Super Quiz™PowerPoint Test 10

2011-2012

Which of the following refers to a classification whereby a

settler colony receives domestic autonomy, while the mother

country retains control over foreign policy and trade?

Question 1

a. buffer zoneb. protectoratec. independent kingdomd. de facto colonye. dominion status

Which of the following refers to a classification whereby a

settler colony receives domestic autonomy, while the mother

country retains control over foreign policy and trade?

Question 1

e.dominion status(43, 2, 3)

Who initially suspected that young Pandurang and

his cousin were spies for the British during the

Indian Rebellion?

Question 2

a. Vishnubhat Godseb. Sita Ramc. Pandurang Mahipat Belsared. Tatya Topee. Mangal Pandey

Who initially suspected that young Pandurang and

his cousin were spies for the British during the

Indian Rebellion?

Question 2

d. Tatya Tope(98, 1, 4)

Which Huguenot received a patent to settle at St

Croix Island?

Question 3

a. Nicolas Durand, Chevalier de Villegagnon b. Pierre du Guast, Comte de Montsc. Marquis de la Roched. Samuel Champlaine. René de Laudonnière

Which Huguenot received a patent to settle at St

Croix Island?

Question 3

b. Pierre du Guast, Comte de Monts(16, 1, 2)

The Waitangi Treaty offered protection to

indigenous people of

Question 4

a. Australiab. New Zealandc. South Africad. Siame. Canada

The Waitangi Treaty offered protection to

indigenous people of

Question 4

b. New Zealand(44, 1, 1)

In Vishnubhat Godse’s narrative, who revealed to

the Brahman that the rifle cartridges were

contaminated?

Question 5

a. a sepoyb. a priestc. a street sweeperd. a hospital workere. an armory guard

In Vishnubhat Godse’s narrative, who revealed to

the Brahman that the rifle cartridges were

contaminated?

Question 5

c. a street sweeper(96, 2, 1)

When World War II broke out, 600,000 European

Jewish settlers and twice as many Arabs were living

in British-controlled

Question 6

a. Hong Kongb. Palestinec. Pakistand. Burmae. Kuwait

When World War II broke out, 600,000 European

Jewish settlers and twice as many Arabs were living

in British-controlled

Question 6

b. Palestine(113, 1, 1)

In the 1860s, the British government committed

resources to intervention in the

Question 7

a. Maroon Warsb. Afghan Wars c. Anglo-Burmese conflictd. Meiji Restoratione. Maori resistance

In the 1860s, the British government committed

resources to intervention in the

Question 7

e. Maori resistance(44, 1, 1)

When, in the context of events leading to the Indian Rebellion,

did the two men near Mau tell Vishnubhat Godse that the

infantrymen first received their new guns?

Question 8

a. in late 1854b. in early 1855c. in late 1855d. in late 1856e. in mid 1857

When, in the context of events leading to the Indian Rebellion,

did the two men near Mau tell Vishnubhat Godse that the

infantrymen first received their new guns?

Question 8

d. in late 1856(96, 1, 2)

Which of the following English monarchs brought

Wales under English legal and political authority

through two Acts of Union?

Question 9

a. King George IIIb. Elizabeth Ic. Henry VIIId. Mary Ie. Edward VI

Which of the following English monarchs brought

Wales under English legal and political authority

through two Acts of Union?

Question 9

c. Henry VIII(17, 2, 1)

Which group promoted a fundamentalist Islamic revival in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Africa?

Question 10

a. Zulusb. Bantusc. Fulanid. Afrikanerse. Ndebele

Which group promoted a fundamentalist Islamic revival in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century Africa?

Question 10

c. Fulani(46, 2, 1)

In the late eighteenth century, the British and

Ottoman Turks fought the French in the

Question 11

a. Haitian Revolution b. Indian Rebellionc. Battle of Plassey d. Battle of Isandhlwana e. Battle of the Nile

In the late eighteenth century, the British and

Ottoman Turks fought the French in the

Question 11

e. Battle of the Nile(47, 1, 1)

Which of the following entities assumed control of

the Congo Free State in 1908?

Question 12

a. African National Congressb. French National Assemblyc. United Nationsd. Belgian Parliamente. British Exchequer

Which of the following entities assumed control of

the Congo Free State in 1908?

Question 12

d. Belgian Parliament(93, 1, 3)

Which historian explored England’s concept of

“empire” in Historia Regum Brittaniae?

Question 13

a. Geoffrey of Monmouthb. Michael Hechterc. K. M. Panikkard. Felipe Fernández-Armestoe. Fernand Braudel

Which historian explored England’s concept of

“empire” in Historia Regum Brittaniae?

Question 13

a. Geoffrey of Monmouth(17, 1, 2)

When Jules Ferry in his 1883 speech asks “Is this

some kind of chimera?”, he is referring to

Question 14

a. encroaching socialismb. the need for export marketsc. the slave traded. the unrest in the coloniese. competition from European neighbors

When Jules Ferry in his 1883 speech asks “Is this

some kind of chimera?”, he is referring to

Question 14

b. the need for export markets(47, 2, 2)

Under the rule of King Leopold II, Africans were

forced by gunpoint into the cultivation of

Question 15

a. quinineb. palm oilc. rubberd. sugare. tobacco

Under the rule of King Leopold II, Africans were

forced by gunpoint into the cultivation of

Question 15

c. rubber(93, 1, 2)

Nationalists from which of the following African

nations provided a model for how to navigate global

politics and secure independence?

Question 16

a. Tunisiab. Togoc. Moroccod. Algeriae. West Africa

Nationalists from which of the following African

nations provided a model for how to navigate global

politics and secure independence?

Question 16

d. Algeria(112, 2, 3)

Which Albanian officer in the Ottoman army seized

power after the Battle of the Nile?

Question 17

a. Osman Ib. John Bullc. Mohammed Alid. Zhu Yuanzhange. Abdelkader

Which Albanian officer in the Ottoman army seized

power after the Battle of the Nile?

Question 17

c. Mohammed Ali(47, 1, 1)

The narrator of “Shooting an Elephant” considers

the British Raj to be

Question 18

a. “prostrate” before great powerb. an “evil-spirited” beastc. an “unbreakable tyranny”d. sensitive and filled with “an intolerable sense of guilt”e. “nimble” and “hideous”

The narrator of “Shooting an Elephant” considers

the British Raj to be

Question 18

a. “prostrate” before great power(103, 2, 3)

The traditional idea of the “plantation” as “a colony

of settlement” FIRST emerged in the English plan

for dealing with the

Question 19

a. Indian subcontinentb. United Statesc. Welshd. Scottishe. Irish

The traditional idea of the “plantation” as “a colony

of settlement” FIRST emerged in the English plan

for dealing with the

Question 19

e. Irish(18, 1, 1)

Who explored Hudson Bay in 1508 and may have

navigated even farther down the Eastern seaboard?

Question 20

a. Henry the Navigatorb. James Cookc. John Cabotd. John Rute. Sebastian Cabot

Who explored Hudson Bay in 1508 and may have

navigated even farther down the Eastern seaboard?

Question 20

e.Sebastian Cabot(20, 1, 1)

Which superintendent of the Buitenzorg Botanical Gardens in

Java traveled to the Andes in 1853-1854 to collect cinchona

seeds?

Question 21

a. Thomas Hutchinsonb. Justus Charles Hasskarlc. Clements Markhamd. Richard Sprucee. Robert Cross

Which superintendent of the Buitenzorg Botanical Gardens in

Java traveled to the Andes in 1853-1854 to collect cinchona

seeds?

Question 21

b. Justus Charles Hasskarl(61, 1, 4)

When was France’s mission civilisatrice abandoned

as an official policy?

Question 22

a. in the early 1800sb. at the same time as the Indian Rebellion against British rulec. as a result of the Sino-Japanese Ward. after World War Ie. after the Vietnam War

When was France’s mission civilisatrice abandoned

as an official policy?

Question 22

d. after World War I(94, 2, 2)

Who made “ill-starred efforts” in 1571-72 to

establish military settlements in Ulster?

Question 23

a. William of Orangeb. Humphrey Gilbertc. Walter Raleighd. Richard Grenvillee. Thomas Smith

Who made “ill-starred efforts” in 1571-72 to

establish military settlements in Ulster?

Question 23

e. Thomas Smith(18, 1,2)

Who was the “most lionized of all the explorers” to

Africa and an early proponent of quinine

prophylaxis?

Question 24

a. Macgregor Lairdb. William Lairdc. Richard Landerd. David Livingstonee. John Lander

Who was the “most lionized of all the explorers” to

Africa and an early proponent of

quinine prophylaxis?

Question 24

d. David Livingstone(61, 1 ,1)

When, in relationship to the May 1857 outbreak of

the Indian Rebellion, did Vishnubhat Godse write his

tale of the rebellion?

Question 25

a. during the outbreakb. three to four months after the outbreakc. a year after the outbreakd. ten years after the outbreake. over fifteen years after the outbreak

When, in relationship to the May 1857 outbreak of

the Indian Rebellion, did Vishnubhat Godse write his

tale of the rebellion?

Question 25

e.over fifteen years after the outbreak(96, 1, 1)

The French agreed to the independence of Algeria in the

Question 26

a. Geneva Accordsb. Evian Accordsc. Treaty of Parisd. Treaty of Londone. Charter Act

The French agreed to the independence of Algeria in the

Question 26

b. Evian Accords(112, 2, 2)

Before 1850, all the world’s supply of cinchona bark

came from forests in

Question 27

a. North Americab. Central Americac. Australiad. South Americae. Indonesia

Before 1850, all the world’s supply of cinchona bark

came from forests in

Question 27

d. South America(61, 1, 3)

Which young Brahman priest from a village north of

Bombay witnessed the events of the Indian

Rebellion?

Question 28

a. Vishnubhat Godseb. Sita Ramc. Pandurang Mahipat Belsared. Tatya Topee. Nana Sahib

Which young Brahman priest from a village north of

Bombay witnessed the events of the Indian

Rebellion?

Question 28

a. Vishnubhat Godse(95, 2 ,4)

Which historian described the Scottish settlers’

tendency to create their own “colony-within-a

colony”?

Question 29

a. William Blackstoneb. Nicholas Cannyc. Geoffrey de Monmouthd. Fernand Braudele. H. L. Wesseling

Which historian described the Scottish settlers’

tendency to create their own “colony-within-a

colony”?

Question 29

b. Nicholas Canny(18, 1, 3)

Which naval physician wrote the set of instructions

for the crew of the Pleiad in 1854?

Question 30

a. Alexander Brysonb. Jean André Antoninic. François Clément Maillotd. H. D. Trottere. T. H. R. Thomson

Which naval physician wrote the set of instructions

for the crew of the Pleiad in 1854?

Question 30

a. Alexander Bryson(60, 2, 2)

In the 1880s, which of the following locations became

a new source of cinchona bark, largely through the

efforts of Dutch and British horticulturalists?

Question 31

a. North Americab. Central and South Africac. Australiad. Caribbeane. Indonesia

In the 1880s, which of the following locations became

a new source of cinchona bark, largely through the

efforts of Dutch and British horticulturalists?

Question 31

e.Indonesia(62, 2, 1)

Where was the Doctrine of Lapse considered “a final outrage of British conquest”?

Question 32

a. Bombayb. Delhic. Oudhd. Calcuttae. Khajuri

Where was the Doctrine of Lapse considered “a final outrage of British conquest”?

Question 32

c. Oudh(95, 2, 1)

The population of the colony of Quebec reflected a

remnant of the colonial empire of

Question 33

a. Franceb. Portugalc. Belgiumd. Netherlandse. England

The population of the colony of Quebec reflected a

remnant of the colonial empire of

Question 33

a. France(11, 1, 2)

As a result of the Qing emperor’s refusal to sign the

peace treaties ending the Opium Wars, Britain and

France occupied the city of

Question 34

a. Nankingb. Pekingc. Shanghaid. Hong Konge. Canton

As a result of the Qing emperor’s refusal to sign the

peace treaties ending the Opium Wars, Britain and

France occupied the city of

Question 34

b. Peking(42, 1, 1)

The Doctrine of Lapse dealt specifically with the

death of

Question 35

a. British commanders b. legitimate heirsc. influential sepoysd. native rulerse. adopted heirs

The Doctrine of Lapse dealt specifically with the

death of

Question 35

d. native rulers(95, 2, 2)

Who emerged from retirement to during the bitter war against Algerian independence and soon after negotiated Algerian independence?

Question 36

a. Benito Mussolinib. Edouard Daladierc. Emilio Aguinaldod. François Mitterrande. Charles de Gaulle

Who emerged from retirement to during the bitter war against Algerian independence and soon after negotiated Algerian independence?

Question 36

e.Charles de Gaulle(112, 2 ,1)

Which of the following was the last to occur?

Question 37

a. Haitian Revolutionb. British abolition of slaveryc. Afrikaner Great Trekd. Boxer Rebellione. Berlin Conference

Which of the following was the last to occur?

Question 37

d. Boxer Rebellion(34, chart)

From 1847 to 1856, Lord Dalhousie served as the

Question 38

a. Prime Minister of Englandb. Governor General of Indiac. Deputy Prime Ministerd. Secretary for Foreign Affairse. Chancellor of the Exchequer

From 1847 to 1856, Lord Dalhousie served as the

Question 38

b. Governor General of India(95, 2, 1)

Before 1750, Europe paid for its Asian goods

primarily with

Question 39

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

Before 1750, Europe paid for its Asian goods

primarily with

Question 39

e. gold and silver from mines in the Americas(11, 1, 1)

Who was the English monarch during the defeat of

the Spanish Armada?

Question 40

a. King George IIIb. Elizabeth Ic. Henry VIId. Mary Ie. Edward VI

Who was the English monarch during the defeat of

the Spanish Armada?

Question 40

b. Elizabeth I(17, 1, 1)

The cheaply produced opium that flooded Chinese

markets in the mid-eighteenth century was a product

of

Question 41

a. Javab. Cubac. Indiad. Burmae. Egypt

The cheaply produced opium that flooded Chinese

markets in the mid-eighteenth century was a product

of

Question 41

c. India(42, 1, 1)

In retrospect, the narrator of “Shooting an

Elephant” knew that he “had committed himself” to

shooting an elephant when

Question 42

a. he released his ponyb. the elephant attacked the rubbish vanc. he sent for the elephant rifled. the Burmese sub-inspector arrivede. the bamboo huts were stormed

In retrospect, the narrator of “Shooting an

Elephant” knew that he “had committed himself” to

shooting an elephant when

Question 42

c. he sent for the elephant rifle(105, 2, 2)

Where in Asia did the French concentrate their

intercontinental trading activities during the

seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries?

Question 43

a. Indonesiab. Japanc. Chinad. Indiae. Korea

Where in Asia did the French concentrate their

intercontinental trading activities during the

seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries?

Question 43

d. India(11, 1, 2)

Which conflict prompted the subjugation of the

Ottoman Empire to France and Great Britain?

Question 44

a. Indian Rebellion of 1857b. Afghan Wars c. Anglo-Burmese Wars d. Crimean Ware. Opium War

Which conflict prompted the subjugation of the

Ottoman Empire to France and Great Britain?

Question 44

d. Crimean War(41, 2, 1)

Which of the following leaders did the Western

powers in NATO see as “identical to Stalin”?

Question 45

a. Mao Zedongb. Ho Chi Minhc. Gamal Abdul Nasserd. Jiang Jieshie. Mohammed Mosaddeq

Which of the following leaders did the Western

powers in NATO see as “identical to Stalin”?

Question 45

a. Mao Zedong(111, 1, 2)