Super Quiz™PowerPoint Test 7
2011-2012
Which countries formed the northern geographic
boundaries of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth
century? • d. Egypt
Question 1
a. Algeriab. Persiac. Balkansd. Egypte. Sudan
Which countries formed the northern geographic
boundaries of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth
century? •
Question 1
c. Balkans(41, 1, 3)
How did the narrator of “Shooting an Elephant”
deal with his sympathies for the Burmese people?
Question 2
a. openly expresses his anger for the Britishb. sincerely defended British policyc. kept his personal views secretd. wrote letters hoping to slowly improve conditions in Burmae. valued his emotional response as heavenly intervention
How did the narrator of “Shooting an Elephant”
deal with his sympathies for the Burmese people?
Question 2
c. kept his personal views secret(104, 1, 1)
Mercantilism was MOST clearly associated with
Question 3
a. Jean-Baptiste Colbertb. Count Gobineauc. Robert Knoxd. Rudyard Kiplinge. Benjamin Kidd
Mercantilism was MOST clearly associated with
Question 3
a. Jean-Baptiste Colbert(9, 2, 3)
After which conflict did Great Britain gain control of
five important Chinese ports?
Question 4
a. First Opium Warb. Second Opium Warc. Afghan War of 1839 d. Anglo-Burmese Wars of 1852e. Crimean War
After which conflict did Great Britain gain control of
five important Chinese ports?
Question 4
a. First Opium War(42, 1, 1)
Where was the narrator of “Shooting an Elephant”
embarrassed and angered by being tripped and then
mocked?
Question 5
a. town squareb. courtroom c. churchd. markete. football field
Where was the narrator of “Shooting an Elephant”
embarrassed and angered by being tripped and then
mocked?
Question 5
e. football field(103, 2, 2)
The autobiography Head above Water, as well as the
fiction books In the Ditch and Second Class Citizen,
were written by
Question 6
a. Enoch Powell b. Buchi Emechetac. Mohammed Ali Jinnah d. Vishnubhat Godse e. Meena Pathek
The autobiography Head above Water, as well as the
fiction books In the Ditch and Second Class Citizen,
were written by
Question 6
b. Buchi Emecheta(108, 1, 3)
Which of the following was a commonly held belief in
pre-Enlightenment Europe?
Question 7
a. human biological samenessb. belief in human improvementc. irreconcilability of world culturesd. importance of free trade and laissez-faire economicse. application of reason to social reform
Which of the following was a commonly held belief in
pre-Enlightenment Europe?
Question 7
c. irreconcilability of world cultures(36, 2, 1)
In the context of Vishnubhat Godse’s narrative, a
“Cambhar” was a(n)
Question 8
a. infantrymanb. priestc. street sweeperd. hospital workere. armory guard
In the context of Vishnubhat Godse’s narrative, a
“Cambhar” was a(n)
Question 8
c. street sweeper(96, 1,2)
What was the center of the spice production for the
Dutch trading industry in the seventeenth century?
Question 9
a. Hong Kongb. Macauc. Malabar d. Coromandel e. Moluccas
What was the center of the spice production for the
Dutch trading industry in the seventeenth century?
Question 9
e.Moluccas(10, 1, 1)
The Colonial Expedition of 1931 occurred two years after the
Question 10
a. end of the Franco-Prussian warb. annexation of Tunisiac. Wall Street Crashd. end of World War I e. publication of Juilan Duvivier’s Pépé-le-Moko
The Colonial Expedition of 1931 occurred two years after the
Question 10
c. Wall Street Crash(51, 1, 1)
After the Second Opium War, China awarded extraterritorial
rights, trading privileges, and military protection to all of the
following countries EXCEPT
Question 11
a. Japanb. Britainc. Franced. United Statese. Russia
After the Second Opium War, China awarded extraterritorial
rights, trading privileges, and military protection to all of the
following countries EXCEPT
Question 11
a. Japan(42, 1, 1)
Who served as a loyal sepoy in the Bengal army
during the annexation conflict in Oudh?
Question 12
a. Vishnubhat Godseb. Sita Ramc. Pandurang Mahipat Belsared. Tatya Topee. Nana Sahib
Who served as a loyal sepoy in the Bengal army
during the annexation conflict in Oudh?
Question 12
b. Sita Ram(95, 2, 2)
After 1750, Europe increasingly bolstered its
competition in trade with Asia with
Question 13
a. industrial goods produced in Europeb. industrial goods produced in the Americasc. cash crops from the Caribbeand. tobacco and cotton from the North American coloniese. gold and silver from mines in the Americas
After 1750, Europe increasingly bolstered its
competition in trade with Asia with
Question 13
a. industrial goods produced in Europe(12, 2, 3)
Where did the British first meet with failure in their
attempts to create a global economic empire?
Question 14
a. New Zealandb. Chinac. Japand. Indiae. Australia
Where did the British first meet with failure in their
attempts to create a global economic empire?
Question 14
c. Japan(42, 2, 3)
What specific image makes the narrator of “Shooting
an Elephant” realize that he will have to shoot the
elephant?
Question 15
a. sudden flurry of dustb. sea of yellow faces c. redness rising in his faced. the sharp scream of a childe. the plaintive shouts of a young mother
What specific image makes the narrator of “Shooting
an Elephant” realize that he will have to shoot the
elephant?
Question 15
b. sea of yellow faces (105, 2, 1)
The brightly garbed figures of women sculpted by
Niki de Saint Phalle are reflective of which culture?
Question 16
a. Indianb. African Pygmiesc. Caribbeand. Afrikanere. Thai
The brightly garbed figures of women sculpted by
Niki de Saint Phalle are reflective of which culture?
Question 16
c. Caribbean(122, 2 ,1)
Which European nation was the first to outlaw the
Atlantic slave trade?
Question 17
a. Franceb. Denmarkc. Britaind. United Statese. Netherlands
Which European nation was the first to outlaw the
Atlantic slave trade?
Question 17
b. Denmark(36, 1, 2)
After the First Sino-Japanese War, the Europeans exacted trade privileges and concessions to pay for
Question 18
a. establishing the opium tradeb. naval blockadesc. building railroadsd. developing weaponrye. funding missionaries
After the First Sino-Japanese War, the Europeans exacted trade privileges and concessions to pay for
Question 18
c. building railroads(86, 2, 1)
Which company settled the colony that formed the
basis for the future white rule of South Africa?
Question 19
a. Dutch West India Companyb. British East India Company c. Dutch East India Company d. General India Companye. Brandenburg Africa Company
Which company settled the colony that formed the
basis for the future white rule of South Africa?
Question 19
c. Dutch East India Company (10, 2, 1)
During the sixteenth century, which Florentine
mariner was sponsored by Francis I?
Question 20
a. Bartolomé Ferrelob. Hernando de Sotoc. Francisco Vásquez de Coronadod. Juan Ponce de Leóne. Giovanni de Verrazzano
During the sixteenth century, which Florentine
mariner was sponsored by Francis I?
Question 20
e.Giovanni de Verrazzano(15, 1, 1)
The MOST successful European strategy for exerting
control over Southeast Asian nations was
Question 21
a. religionb. foreign aidc. traded. educatione. military
The MOST successful European strategy for exerting
control over Southeast Asian nations was
Question 21
c. trade(43, 1, 2)
The first Sino-Japanese War was fought primarily
over control of
Question 22
a. Burmab. Philippinesc. Tibetd. Koreae. Malaya
The first Sino-Japanese War was fought primarily
over control of
Question 22
d. Korea(86, 2, 1)
Which country founded the settlement that
eventually grew into the Cape Colony?
Question 23
a. Netherlandsb. Portugalc. Franced. Britaine. Spain
Which country founded the settlement that
eventually grew into the Cape Colony?
Question 23
a. Netherlands(10, 2, 1)
Which war in the 1840s ended in the defeat of the
Chinese?
Question 24
a. Afghan Warsb. Anglo-Burmese Warc. Crimean Ward. Opium Ware. Maroon Wars
Which war in the 1840s ended in the defeat of the
Chinese?
Question 24
d. Opium War(42, 1, 1)
The 1903 Investigative Report confirmed “the
depopulation, slaughter, and disease” in the
Question 25
a. Gold and Ivory Coast regionb. Suez Canal regionc. Cape of Horn regiond. region along the Mediterranean coastlinee. Congo Free State
The 1903 Investigative Report confirmed “the
depopulation, slaughter, and disease” in the
Question 25
e.Congo Free State(101, 2, 2)
The brightly garbed figures of Caribbean women
sculpted by Niki de Saint Phalle are called
Question 26
a. “Nanas”b. gado gadoc. totemsd. “first arts”e. couscous
The brightly garbed figures of Caribbean women
sculpted by Niki de Saint Phalle are called
Question 26
a. “Nanas”(122, 2, 1)
What port did the Chinese emperor block in 1840 in
order to seize the opium supplies of foreign
merchants?
Question 27
a. Hong Kongb. Bombayc. Cantond. Batviae. Bengal
What port did the Chinese emperor block in 1840 in
order to seize the opium supplies of foreign
merchants?
Question 27
c. Canton(42, 1, 1)
The “annexation insult” in which Indian kingdom
served as a major catalyst of the Indian Rebellion?
Question 28
a. Bombayb. Delhic. Oudhd. Calcuttae. Khajuri
The “annexation insult” in which Indian kingdom
served as a major catalyst of the Indian Rebellion?
Question 28
c. Oudh(95, 2, 3)
In 1815, Europe’s expansion into which of the
following areas was the LEAST extensive?
Question 29
a. Indonesiab. Indochinac. Caribbeand. South Americae. Africa
In 1815, Europe’s expansion into which of the
following areas was the LEAST extensive?
Question 29
e.Africa(13, 1, 1)
Which term specifically referred to “work in non-cash systems of rural production” in the French colonies?
Question 30
a. forced laborb. indemnityc. idlingd. waged worke. extraction
Which term specifically referred to “work in non-cash systems of rural production” in the French colonies?
Question 30
c. idling(52, 2, 1)
In the 1920s and 1930s, the open rebellions in
Morocco, Syria, and Indo-China were reactions
against colonial rule by
Question 31
a. Spainb. Francec. Portugald. Netherlandse. Britain
In the 1920s and 1930s, the open rebellions in
Morocco, Syria, and Indo-China were reactions
against colonial rule by
Question 31
b. France(53, 2, 1)
According to “Shooting an Elephant,” what does the
“white man” destroy when he “turns tyrant”?
Question 32
a. “his own freedom”b. “a piece of machinery”c. “faces all happy and excited”d. “his homeland”e. “humanity everywhere”
According to “Shooting an Elephant,” what does the
“white man” destroy when he “turns tyrant”?
Question 32
a. “his own freedom”(105, 2, 1)
The VOC trading post of Coromandel was located on
the east coast of
Question 33
a. Indiab. Australiac. Perud. Canadae. Africa
The VOC trading post of Coromandel was located on
the east coast of
Question 33
a. India(10, 2, 1)
Which region of Africa served as a center for early
Dutch and English settlers?
Question 34
a. Angola on the West African coastb. Senegal in the Senegambia regionc. the Cape of Good Hope regiond. the Niger region in West Central Africae. the Transvaal
Which region of Africa served as a center for early
Dutch and English settlers?
Question 34
c. the Cape of Good Hope region(44, 2, 1)
During the nineteenth century competition for the
South Pacific, which two European countries split
the western half of New Guinea?
Question 35
a. Britain and Germanyb. France and Denmarkc. Italy and Germanyd. Italy and the Netherlandse. France and Britain
During the nineteenth century competition for the
South Pacific, which two European countries split
the western half of New Guinea?
Question 35
a. Britain and Germany(86, 2, 2)
What term does Bonnie Smith give to those immigrants who
turned the focus of the traditional European population from
the age of empire to twentieth-century multiculturalism?
Question 36
a. “New Europeans”b. “Pan-Africans”c. “unwilling refugees”d. “Muslim proponents”e. “national liberationists”
What term does Bonnie Smith give to those immigrants who
turned the focus of the traditional European population from
the age of empire to twentieth-century multiculturalism?
Question 36
a. “New Europeans”(109, 1, 1)
What was the accepted mantra of early to mid
nineteenth-century imperial rhetoric?
Question 37
a. state-private profit sharingb. competition for spheres of influencec. encroaching protectionismd. free market competitione. de-colonization
What was the accepted mantra of early to mid
nineteenth-century imperial rhetoric?
Question 37
d. free market competition(36, 2, 1)
The Dutch holdings in Southeast Asia in the
nineteenth century did NOT include
Question 38
a. Cambodiab. Sumatrac. western New Guinead. Borneoe. Java
The Dutch holdings in Southeast Asia in the
nineteenth century did NOT include
Question 38
a. Cambodia(86, 2, 2)
Which country enjoyed “world dominion” in the
eighteenth century?
Question 39
a. Netherlandsb. Russiac. Franced. Britaine. Spain
Which country enjoyed “world dominion” in the
eighteenth century?
Question 39
d. Britain(10, 1, 1)
Which Spanish explorer discovered the Mississippi
River?
Question 40
a. Bartolomé Ferrelob. Hernando de Sotoc. Francisco Vásquez de Coronadod. Juan Ponce de Leóne. Giovanni de Verrazzano
Which Spanish explorer discovered the Mississippi
River?
Question 40
b. Hernando de Soto(14, 2, 3)
What was the first colony to receive Dominion status
from Britain?
Question 41
a. Australiab. Canadac. United Statesd. New Zealande. South Africa
What was the first colony to receive Dominion status
from Britain?
Question 41
b. Canada(43, 2, 3)
The Anglo-Russian Entente of 1907 divided which of
the following into a Russian sphere and a British
sphere?
Question 42
a. Persiab. Indochinac. Tibetd. Burmae. Afghanistan
The Anglo-Russian Entente of 1907 divided which of
the following into a Russian sphere and a British
sphere?
Question 42
a. Persia(86, 1, 1)
Which body of water contributed the MOST to defining the
“economic and political center of Europe” before the sixteenth
century?
Question 43
a. North Seab. Mediterranean Seac. Caspian Sead. Adriatic Seae. Black Sea
Which body of water contributed the MOST to defining the
“economic and political center of Europe” before the sixteenth
century?
Question 43
b. Mediterranean Sea(10, 1, 1)
The Maori resistance is associated with the conflict
between the indigenous people and expropriating
settlers in
Question 44
a. Australiab. New Zealandc. South Africad. Siame. Canada
The Maori resistance is associated with the conflict
between the indigenous people and expropriating
settlers in
Question 44
b. New Zealand(44, 1, 1)
Which war dramatically changed Europe by weakening the
great imperial powers of Britain and France and the smaller
ones of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Portugal?
Question 45
a. World War Ib. World War IIc. Korean Ward. Vietnam Ware. Boer War
Which war dramatically changed Europe by weakening the
great imperial powers of Britain and France and the smaller
ones of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Portugal?
Question 45
b. World War II(108, 2, 1)