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This section includes 133 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Master of Arts in History (M.A. History) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
__________established through conquest or peaceful agreement, with a moderate influx ofcolonial immigrants, for the purpose of gaining access to a hinterland |
| A. | outpost colonies |
| B. | pure settlement colonies |
| C. | pure imperial colonies |
| D. | imperial settlement colonies |
| Answer» B. pure settlement colonies | |
| 2. |
The European Revolutions of _______is known in some countries as the Spring of Nations,Springtime of the Peoples or the Year of Revolution |
| A. | 1878 |
| B. | 1802 |
| C. | 1880 |
| D. | 1848 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
The Belgian War of Independence also provided the Netherlands with a hero in the personof__________ |
| A. | jan van speijk |
| B. | bartolomeu dias |
| C. | prince henry |
| D. | francis drake |
| Answer» B. bartolomeu dias | |
| 4. |
_________was constituted as a Principality under the rule of Miloš Obrenović |
| A. | assyria |
| B. | persia |
| C. | rome |
| D. | serbia |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
_________ colonies established through massive settlement colonisation flanked by militarypower 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 | |
| 6. |
On 1 December 1830, King Louis Philippe named the Duc de Rovigo as head of military staffin_________ |
| A. | algeria |
| B. | moldova |
| C. | austria |
| D. | ukraine |
| Answer» B. moldova | |
| 7. |
The author of “The Wrenched of the Earth”__________ |
| A. | frantz fanon |
| B. | dominic davies |
| C. | rudyard kipling |
| D. | joseph conard |
| Answer» B. dominic davies | |
| 8. |
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 | |
| 9. |
A ____________is primarily driven by fear of unpredictability in societies experiencing rapiddemographic, racial, and cultural change. |
| A. | traditional nationalism |
| B. | transsovereign nationalism |
| C. | protectionist nationalism |
| D. | substate nationalism |
| Answer» D. substate nationalism | |
| 10. |
Prince Henry was the first European to methodically explore __________ and the oceanic routeto the Indies. |
| A. | asia |
| B. | africa |
| C. | europe |
| D. | america |
| Answer» C. europe | |
| 11. |
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 | |
| 12. |
____________ is the action or process of settling among and establishing control over theindigenous people of an area. |
| A. | feudalism |
| B. | absolutism |
| C. | secularism |
| D. | colonization |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
__________’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 | |
| 14. |
_____________ is a key figure in the 17th-century scientific revolution, best known for hislaws of planetary motion |
| A. | thomas hobbes |
| B. | johannes kepler |
| C. | voltaire |
| D. | marie jean caritat |
| Answer» C. voltaire | |
| 15. |
_________ was marked by an emphasis on the scientific method and reductionism, along withincreased questioning of religious orthodoxy. |
| A. | enlightenment |
| B. | renaissance |
| C. | rationalism |
| D. | secularism |
| Answer» B. renaissance | |
| 16. |
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. | |
| 17. |
The rationalism movement started in the 17th century with Descartes and was continuedby________ |
| A. | cartesian |
| B. | subaltern |
| C. | indologist |
| D. | orientalist |
| Answer» B. subaltern | |
| 18. |
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 | |
| 19. |
In feudalism, the_________ were subjected to “triple taxation” |
| A. | peasants |
| B. | knights |
| C. | clergy |
| D. | noble |
| Answer» B. knights | |
| 20. |
__________means separation of religion from political, economic, social and cultural aspects oflife, religion being treated as a purely personal matter. |
| A. | humanism |
| B. | postivism |
| C. | secularism |
| D. | liberalism |
| Answer» D. liberalism | |
| 21. |
_____________is the author of “Discourse on the Method and Principles of Philosophy”. |
| A. | charles montesquieu |
| B. | john locke |
| C. | rene descartes |
| D. | jean-jacques rousseau |
| Answer» D. jean-jacques rousseau | |
| 22. |
Who is the “Father of Modern Philosophy”?. |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | rene descartes |
| C. | charles montesquieu |
| D. | jean-jacques rousseau |
| Answer» C. charles montesquieu | |
| 23. |
__________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 | |
| 24. |
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 | |
| 25. |
The word Renaissance occurs _________’s work “Histoire de France”. |
| A. | jules michelet |
| B. | petrarch |
| C. | castiglione |
| D. | michelangelo |
| Answer» B. petrarch | |
| 26. |
The word “Renaissance,”means_________ |
| A. | recreate |
| B. | regenerate |
| C. | transition |
| D. | rebirth |
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. |
_________are the intelligentsia and the critical study of the ideas expressed in the textsproduced by intellectuals |
| A. | intellectual history |
| B. | nationalis history |
| C. | imperial history |
| D. | marxist history |
| Answer» B. nationalis history | |
| 28. |
__________is the author of the book “Leviathan” |
| A. | paul sweezy |
| B. | john lock |
| C. | mauris dobb |
| D. | thomas hobbes |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
____________, that resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of his daughterMary II and her husband, William III |
| A. | french revolutions |
| B. | greek war |
| C. | serbian revolution |
| D. | glorious revolution |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
“Ironside” is the nickname of __________ |
| A. | charles ii |
| B. | joseph ii |
| C. | william iii |
| D. | oliver cromwell |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
The Divine Right of Kings states that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority since hederives the right to rule directly from __________ |
| A. | pope |
| B. | god |
| C. | church |
| D. | state |
| Answer» C. church | |
| 32. |
_________ is a form of monarchical power that is unlimited by any other institution, such as thechurch, parliament, or social elites. |
| A. | absolutism |
| B. | feudalism |
| C. | capitalism |
| D. | humanism |
| Answer» B. feudalism | |
| 33. |
The author of “The Great Transformation” is ____________ |
| A. | perry anderson |
| B. | robert brellner |
| C. | karl polanyi |
| D. | maurice dobb |
| Answer» D. maurice dobb | |
| 34. |
Who is usually viewed as the “father” of the concept of embeddedness?. |
| A. | karl polanyi |
| B. | christopher hill |
| C. | paul sweezy |
| D. | emannuel wallerstein |
| Answer» B. christopher hill | |
| 35. |
According to Dobb, feudal economy can’t simply be described as___________ |
| A. | natural economy |
| B. | mixed economy |
| C. | market economy |
| D. | money economy |
| Answer» B. mixed economy | |
| 36. |
____________is the author of the book “Passage from antiquity to feudalism’’ |
| A. | perry anderson |
| B. | robert brellner |
| C. | emannuel wallerstein |
| D. | maurice dobb |
| Answer» B. robert brellner | |
| 37. |
Who wrote “The origins of modern world system”?. |
| A. | robert brellner |
| B. | emannuel wallerstein |
| C. | paul m sweezy |
| D. | christopher hill |
| Answer» C. paul m sweezy | |
| 38. |
“__________ came into use for smooth and efficient conduct of business”. This marked theprimary stage of capitalism. |
| A. | land, noble and money |
| B. | money, coins and bills of exchange |
| C. | trade, exchange and lord-vassal |
| D. | peasant, knights and noble |
| Answer» C. trade, exchange and lord-vassal | |
| 39. |
“feudalism is a closed estate economy” the definition given by_________ |
| A. | henry pirenne |
| B. | perry anderson |
| C. | rodney hilton |
| D. | karl marx |
| Answer» B. perry anderson | |
| 40. |
The main part of a noble’s land was called a_________ |
| A. | fief |
| B. | serf |
| C. | manor |
| D. | clergy |
| Answer» C. manor | |
| 41. |
Enslaved Turkic soldiers, called __________ A) Dhimmi B) Mawali C) Ghilman D) Jizya17. Amir is the___________ |
| A. | supervisor |
| B. | monarch |
| C. | priest |
| D. | military leader |
| Answer» D. military leader | |
| 42. |
__________covers many different styles of art including the polychrome style and the Scythianand Germanic animal style. |
| A. | byzantine art |
| B. | romanesque art |
| C. | gothic art |
| D. | migration period art |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
Romanesque Architecture is an architectural style of medival Europe characterizedby___________. |
| A. | circulalar arches |
| B. | symmetrical plan |
| C. | semi-circular arches |
| D. | pointed arches |
| Answer» D. pointed arches | |
| 44. |
The feudal system was essentially based on the relationship of reciprocal aidbetween_________ |
| A. | lord and vassal |
| B. | peasant and pope |
| C. | serf and manor |
| D. | knight and peasant |
| Answer» B. peasant and pope | |
| 45. |
A __________ is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of the state orrepresentative for service to the monarch especially in a military capacity. |
| A. | lords |
| B. | manor |
| C. | serf |
| D. | knight |
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. |
The word ‘Feudalism’ derives from the medieval Latin terms feudalis, meaning fee, andfeodum, meaning_________ |
| A. | fief |
| B. | serf |
| C. | peasant |
| D. | knight |
| Answer» B. serf | |
| 47. |
__________established through conquest or peaceful agreement, with a moderate influx of colonial immigrants, for the purpose of gaining access to a hinterland |
| A. | outpost colonies |
| B. | pure settlement colonies |
| C. | pure imperial colonies |
| D. | imperial settlement colonies |
| Answer» B. pure settlement colonies | |
| 48. |
The European Revolutions of _______is known in some countries as the Spring of Nations, Springtime of the Peoples or the Year of Revolution |
| A. | 1878 |
| B. | 1802 |
| C. | 1880 |
| D. | 1848 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The Belgian War of Independence also provided the Netherlands with a hero in the person of__________ |
| A. | jan van speijk |
| B. | bartolomeu dias |
| C. | prince henry |
| D. | francis drake |
| Answer» B. bartolomeu dias | |
| 50. |
__________ is the capital city of Moldavia |
| A. | iași |
| B. | slovakia |
| C. | gambia |
| D. | macedonia |
| Answer» B. slovakia | |