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This section includes 657 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Testing Subject knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
_________was constituted as a Principality under the rule of Miloš Obrenović |
| A. | assyria |
| B. | persia |
| C. | rome |
| D. | serbia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
First opium war took place in the period of __________ |
| A. | 1839-1842 |
| B. | 1939-1942 |
| C. | 1960-1964 |
| D. | 1898-1902 |
| Answer» B. 1939-1942 | |
| 3. |
____________is the type of colonisation tends to result in local populations being marginalised |
| A. | outpost colonies |
| B. | pure settlement colonies |
| C. | imperial settlement colonies |
| D. | pure imperial colonies |
| Answer» C. imperial settlement colonies | |
| 4. |
_________ colonies established through massive settlement colonisation flanked by military power with the purpose of exploiting local labour and/or exporting excess population. |
| A. | imperial settlement |
| B. | outpost colonies |
| C. | pure settlement colonies |
| D. | pure imperial colonies |
| Answer» B. outpost colonies | |
| 5. |
The author of “The Wrenched of the Earthâ€__________ |
| A. | frantz fanon |
| B. | dominic davies |
| C. | rudyard kipling |
| D. | joseph conard |
| Answer» B. dominic davies | |
| 6. |
Who had ventured to Ethopia in 1769 and reached the source of the Blue Nile?. |
| A. | james bruce |
| B. | ypsilantis |
| C. | william i |
| D. | van speijk |
| Answer» B. ypsilantis | |
| 7. |
The _________ region was often referred as the holy land for three major religions Islam, Christianity and Judaism. |
| A. | african |
| B. | west asian |
| C. | asian |
| D. | european |
| Answer» C. asian | |
| 8. |
On 1 December 1830, King Louis Philippe named the Duc de Rovigo as head of military staff in_________ |
| A. | algeria |
| B. | moldova |
| C. | austria |
| D. | ukraine |
| Answer» B. moldova | |
| 9. |
The key exponent of the modern idea of the nation-state was ________ |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | rene descartes |
| C. | charles montesquieu |
| D. | g. w. friedrich hegal |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
_________won independence from Sweden in 1905 |
| A. | ukraine |
| B. | norway |
| C. | moldova |
| D. | austria |
| Answer» C. moldova | |
| 11. |
The term "___________" was invented by a famous German historian Leopold von Ranke |
| A. | serbian revolution |
| B. | french revolution |
| C. | glorious revolution |
| D. | belgium revolution |
| Answer» B. french revolution | |
| 12. |
A ____________is primarily driven by fear of unpredictability in societies experiencing rapid demographic, racial, and cultural change. |
| A. | traditional nationalism |
| B. | transsovereign nationalism |
| C. | protectionist nationalism |
| D. | substate nationalism |
| Answer» D. substate nationalism | |
| 13. |
The conquest of Algeria was initiated in the last days of the Bourbon Restoration by _________ |
| A. | charles x |
| B. | duc de rovigo |
| C. | bartolomeu dias |
| D. | james bruce |
| Answer» B. duc de rovigo | |
| 14. |
Prince Henry was the first European to methodically explore __________ and the oceanic route to the Indies. |
| A. | asia |
| B. | africa |
| C. | europe |
| D. | america |
| Answer» C. europe | |
| 15. |
France annexed as a colony the occupied areas of________ in 1834 |
| A. | algeria |
| B. | croatia |
| C. | estonia |
| D. | lithuania |
| Answer» B. croatia | |
| 16. |
European exploration of Africa begins with the Age of Discovery by ___________ |
| A. | henry |
| B. | james |
| C. | william |
| D. | pache |
| Answer» B. james | |
| 17. |
The second phase of Asia is related to the Industrial Revolution and the rise of powerful ________in Europe |
| A. | absolutism |
| B. | nation states |
| C. | middle class |
| D. | noble class |
| Answer» C. middle class | |
| 18. |
A Colony is a collectivity of_______ |
| A. | people |
| B. | manor |
| C. | market |
| D. | guilds |
| Answer» B. manor | |
| 19. |
____________ is the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. |
| A. | feudalism |
| B. | absolutism |
| C. | secularism |
| D. | colonization |
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. |
_________ was marked by an emphasis on the scientific method and reductionism, along with increased questioning of religious orthodoxy. |
| A. | enlightenment |
| B. | renaissance |
| C. | rationalism |
| D. | secularism |
| Answer» B. renaissance | |
| 21. |
Who wrote “The Theory of the Moral Sentiments�. |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | jean-jacques rousseau |
| C. | adam smith |
| D. | immanuel kant |
| Answer» D. immanuel kant | |
| 22. |
_____________ is a key figure in the 17th-century scientific revolution, best known for his laws of planetary motion |
| A. | thomas hobbes |
| B. | johannes kepler |
| C. | voltaire |
| D. | marie jean caritat |
| Answer» C. voltaire | |
| 23. |
__________’s Ten Books on Architecture is a bible of Renaissance architecture. |
| A. | leon battista alberti |
| B. | johannes kepler |
| C. | marie jean caritat |
| D. | voltaire |
| Answer» B. johannes kepler | |
| 24. |
Acoording to ____________ outlined a theory of politics based on people’s natural rights: life, liberty, and the ownership of property |
| A. | benvenuto cellini |
| B. | giotto |
| C. | leon battista alberti |
| D. | john locke |
| Answer» E. | |
| 25. |
The rationalism movement started in the 17th century with Descartes and was continued by________ |
| A. | cartesian |
| B. | subaltern |
| C. | indologist |
| D. | orientalist |
| Answer» B. subaltern | |
| 26. |
Girondists had the majority in the Legislative Assembly in ________ |
| A. | italy |
| B. | spain |
| C. | france |
| D. | england |
| Answer» D. england | |
| 27. |
In feudalism, the_________ were subjected to “triple taxation†|
| A. | peasants |
| B. | knights |
| C. | clergy |
| D. | noble |
| Answer» B. knights | |
| 28. |
The term "rationalism" derived from Latin ratio which means__________ |
| A. | culture |
| B. | reason |
| C. | philosophy |
| D. | art |
| Answer» C. philosophy | |
| 29. |
__________means separation of religion from political, economic, social and cultural aspects of life, religion being treated as a purely personal matter. |
| A. | humanism |
| B. | postivism |
| C. | secularism |
| D. | liberalism |
| Answer» D. liberalism | |
| 30. |
Masterwork of Montesquieu is___________ |
| A. | the spirit of the laws |
| B. | macbeth |
| C. | theessays |
| D. | utopia |
| Answer» B. macbeth | |
| 31. |
_____________is the author of “Discourse on the Method and Principles of Philosophyâ€. |
| A. | charles montesquieu |
| B. | john locke |
| C. | rene descartes |
| D. | jean-jacques rousseau |
| Answer» D. jean-jacques rousseau | |
| 32. |
__________is the author of the book “Virgin of the Rocks†|
| A. | leonardo da vinci |
| B. | raphael |
| C. | benvenuto cellini |
| D. | leon battista alberti |
| Answer» B. raphael | |
| 33. |
Who is the “Father of Modern Philosophy�. |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | rene descartes |
| C. | charles montesquieu |
| D. | jean-jacques rousseau |
| Answer» C. charles montesquieu | |
| 34. |
Who wrote Utopia?. |
| A. | thomas more |
| B. | erasmus |
| C. | elizabeth carey |
| D. | montaigne |
| Answer» B. erasmus | |
| 35. |
The Sistine Chapel is chapel is part of the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City |
| A. | st. peter’s basilica |
| B. | pazzi chapel |
| C. | sistine chapel |
| D. | rosslyn |
| Answer» D. rosslyn | |
| 36. |
Which was the first history of art?. |
| A. | lives of the artists |
| B. | virgin of the rocks |
| C. | basilica of saint peter’s |
| D. | quattrocento art |
| Answer» B. virgin of the rocks | |
| 37. |
Most famous work of Niccolò Machiavelli is _________ |
| A. | the prince |
| B. | the praise of folly |
| C. | the tragedy of mariam |
| D. | the history of that ingenious gentleman |
| Answer» B. the praise of folly | |
| 38. |
________ states had three basic forms of government: princedoms, monarchies, and oligarchies |
| A. | nation |
| B. | socialist |
| C. | renaissance |
| D. | enlightenment |
| Answer» D. enlightenment | |
| 39. |
The word Renaissance occurs _________’s work “Histoire de Franceâ€. |
| A. | jules michelet |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | castiglione |
| D. | michelangelo |
| Answer» B. petrarch | |
| 40. |
The word “Renaissance,â€means_________ |
| A. | recreate |
| B. | regenerate |
| C. | transition |
| D. | rebirth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
Renaissance began in ________about 1350 |
| A. | france |
| B. | spain |
| C. | england |
| D. | italy |
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. |
_________are the intelligentsia and the critical study of the ideas expressed in the texts produced by intellectuals |
| A. | intellectual history |
| B. | nationalis history |
| C. | imperial history |
| D. | marxist history |
| Answer» B. nationalis history | |
| 43. |
__________is the author of the book “Leviathan†|
| A. | paul sweezy |
| B. | john lock |
| C. | mauris dobb |
| D. | thomas hobbes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. |
____________, that resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III |
| A. | french revolutions |
| B. | greek war |
| C. | serbian revolution |
| D. | glorious revolution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. |
The english civil wars finally ended in ___________ |
| A. | 1651 |
| B. | 1552 |
| C. | 1622 |
| D. | 1772 |
| Answer» B. 1552 | |
| 46. |
________is the formal name of the Whig Party |
| A. | country party |
| B. | conservative party |
| C. | labour party |
| D. | presbyterians |
| Answer» B. conservative party | |
| 47. |
“Ironside†is the nickname of __________ |
| A. | charles ii |
| B. | joseph ii |
| C. | william iii |
| D. | oliver cromwell |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Who was elected as a Member of Parliament for Huntingdon in 1628?. |
| A. | louis xiv |
| B. | james ii |
| C. | oliver cromwell |
| D. | william iii |
| Answer» D. william iii | |
| 49. |
The English Civil Wars are considered to have begun in England in _________ |
| A. | august 1642 |
| B. | august 1648 |
| C. | september 1639 |
| D. | july 1641 |
| Answer» B. august 1648 | |
| 50. |
__________is the first modern philosopher to articulate Social Contract |
| A. | thomas hobbes |
| B. | leopold von ranke |
| C. | david hume |
| D. | james mill |
| Answer» B. leopold von ranke | |