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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.
| 101. |
_________ is a form of monarchical power that is unlimited by any other institution, such as the church, parliament, or social elites. |
| A. | absolutism |
| B. | feudalism |
| C. | capitalism |
| D. | humanism |
| Answer» B. feudalism | |
| 102. |
The author of “The Great Transformation†is ____________ |
| A. | perry anderson |
| B. | robert brellner |
| C. | karl polanyi |
| D. | maurice dobb |
| Answer» D. maurice dobb | |
| 103. |
The Divine Right of Kings states that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority since he derives the right to rule directly from __________ |
| A. | pope |
| B. | god |
| C. | church |
| D. | state |
| Answer» C. church | |
| 104. |
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 | |
| 105. |
According to ________, feudalism is a mode of production that lacks trade and market. |
| A. | paul sweezy |
| B. | emannuel wallerstein |
| C. | maurice dobb |
| D. | christopher hill |
| Answer» B. emannuel wallerstein | |
| 106. |
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 | |
| 107. |
Who is remembered as one of the pre-eminent Marxist economists of the 20th century?. |
| A. | robert brellner |
| B. | emannuel wallerstein |
| C. | maurice dobb |
| D. | christopher hill |
| Answer» D. christopher hill | |
| 108. |
What is Mercantilism?. |
| A. | state\s control the monopoly of trade and commerce |
| B. | state\s control the mode of production |
| C. | state\s control the bureaucratic people |
| D. | state\s control the monumental activities |
| Answer» B. state\s control the mode of production | |
| 109. |
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 | |
| 110. |
In feudalism debate, Perry Anderson's perspective is described as "_________" |
| A. | nationalist eclecticism |
| B. | socilaist eclecticism |
| C. | marxist eclecticism |
| D. | capatalist eclecticism |
| Answer» D. capatalist eclecticism | |
| 111. |
____________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 | |
| 112. |
“__________ came into use for smooth and efficient conduct of businessâ€. This marked the primary 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 | |
| 113. |
“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 | |
| 114. |
In feudalism, _______is considered part of the property. |
| A. | knights |
| B. | clergy |
| C. | fief |
| D. | serf |
| Answer» E. | |
| 115. |
Who made rules that controlled the quantity and quality of production?. |
| A. | lord |
| B. | noble |
| C. | knight |
| D. | guilds |
| Answer» E. | |
| 116. |
A three-field pattern was typical of the later Middle Ages in ________ with its wetter climate. |
| A. | northern europe |
| B. | southern europe |
| C. | south africa |
| D. | west asia |
| Answer» B. southern europe | |
| 117. |
According to _______ land belonged to feudal lords and labour was done by the serfs |
| A. | karl marx |
| B. | irfan habib |
| C. | harbans mukhia |
| D. | perry anderso |
| Answer» B. irfan habib | |
| 118. |
The main part of a noble’s land was called a_________ |
| A. | fief |
| B. | serf |
| C. | manor |
| D. | clergy |
| Answer» C. manor | |
| 119. |
Christianity underwent unification in the fourth century under the reign of _______ |
| A. | theodosius |
| B. | augustus |
| C. | tiberius |
| D. | caligula |
| Answer» B. augustus | |
| 120. |
The Islamic era began in ___________ |
| A. | 622 ad |
| B. | 722 ad |
| C. | 628 ad |
| D. | 737 ad |
| Answer» B. 722 ad | |
| 121. |
Enslaved Turkic soldiers, called __________ A) Dhimmi B) Mawali C) Ghilman D) Jizya 17. Amir is the___________ |
| A. | supervisor |
| B. | monarch |
| C. | priest |
| D. | military leader |
| Answer» D. military leader | |
| 122. |
__________characteristics include the pointed arch, the ribbed vault and the flying buttress. |
| A. | gothic architecture |
| B. | romanesque architecture |
| C. | byzantine art |
| D. | migration period art |
| Answer» B. romanesque architecture | |
| 123. |
Bishops/Archbishops is the ecclesiastical superiors over a __________ |
| A. | manor |
| B. | state |
| C. | province |
| D. | cathedral |
| Answer» E. | |
| 124. |
Romanesque Architecture is an architectural style of medival Europe characterized by___________. |
| A. | circulalar arches |
| B. | symmetrical plan |
| C. | semi-circular arches |
| D. | pointed arches |
| Answer» D. pointed arches | |
| 125. |
Gothic art developed from __________in Northern France the 12th century AD |
| A. | romanesque art |
| B. | byzantine art |
| C. | gothic art |
| D. | migration period art |
| Answer» B. byzantine art | |
| 126. |
__________covers many different styles of art including the polychrome style and the Scythian and Germanic animal style. |
| A. | byzantine art |
| B. | romanesque art |
| C. | gothic art |
| D. | migration period art |
| Answer» E. | |
| 127. |
What was the subject matter of monumental Byzantine art ?. |
| A. | religious and imperial |
| B. | morality |
| C. | humanity |
| D. | rationality |
| Answer» B. morality | |
| 128. |
The financial centre of _________became known as Lombard Street during middle age |
| A. | spain |
| B. | northern france |
| C. | london |
| D. | west asia |
| Answer» D. west asia | |
| 129. |
People with the same __________ formed groups called guilds in towns. |
| A. | religion |
| B. | code of coduct |
| C. | occupation |
| D. | belief |
| Answer» D. belief | |
| 130. |
The feudal system was essentially based on the relationship of reciprocal aid between_________ |
| A. | lord and vassal |
| B. | peasant and pope |
| C. | serf and manor |
| D. | knight and peasant |
| Answer» B. peasant and pope | |
| 131. |
__________were legally classified as free or unfree during medieval times. |
| A. | manor |
| B. | peasant |
| C. | serf |
| D. | pope |
| Answer» C. serf | |
| 132. |
The word ‘Feudalism’ derives from the medieval Latin terms feudalis, meaning fee, and feodum, meaning_________ |
| A. | fief |
| B. | serf |
| C. | peasant |
| D. | knight |
| Answer» B. serf | |
| 133. |
A __________ is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of the state or representative for service to the monarch especially in a military capacity. |
| A. | lords |
| B. | manor |
| C. | serf |
| D. | knight |
| Answer» E. | |