Question 1

Who was the Act of Abolition designed to benefit?

Accepted Answer

A) Indian men 
B) British crown 
C) merchants 
D) missionaries 
E) Indian women 
A) Indian men 
B) British crown 
C) merchants 
D) missionaries 
E) Indian women

Question 2

Most of the migrants who dominated the trade in the Straits of Malacca were of which nationality?

Accepted Answer

A) Chinese 
B) Javanese 
C) Burmese 
D) Philippine 
E) Cambodian 
A) Chinese 
B) Javanese 
C) Burmese 
D) Philippine 
E) Cambodian

Question 3

In 1829, the British Governor-General passed the ____________________, which eliminated sati and allowed widows to remarry.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1829, the British Governor-General passed the...

Question 4

All of the following were results of British rule in India EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the Bengal Renaissance 
B) arrival of the Industrial Age in India 
C) positive reception to forced Westernization 
D) development of an Indian middle-class 
E) founding of the Indian National Congress 
A) the Bengal Renaissance 
B) arrival of the Industrial Age in India 
C) positive reception to forced Westernization 
D) development of an Indian middle-class 
E) founding of the Indian National Congress

Question 5

What area of India was crucial to European interests?

Accepted Answer

A) Awadh 
B) Bengal 
C) Punjab 
D) Sind 
E) Bombay 
A) Awadh 
B) Bengal 
C) Punjab 
D) Sind 
E) Bombay

Question 6

Explain the role imperialism played in European contact with Southeast Asia and the impact on these societies.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of th

Question 7

All of the following were items the British imported from India and Asia EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) spices 
B) paper 
C) silk 
D) tea 
E) cotton 
A) spices 
B) paper 
C) silk 
D) tea 
E) cotton

Question 8

The British government ended company rule in India after which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the Great Indian Revolt 
B) the Act of Abolition 
C) the Afghanistan Wars 
D) the great famines 
E) the formation of the Indian National Congress 
A) the Great Indian Revolt 
B) the Act of Abolition 
C) the Afghanistan Wars 
D) the great famines 
E) the formation of the Indian National Congress

Question 9

Among the Southeast Asian nations, only ____________________ remained free of European colonization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Among the Southeast Asian nations, only ____________________...

Question 10

In Southeast Asia, the French colonial possessions were known collectively as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Southeast Asia, the French colonial possessions...

Question 11

What European nation vied for power with Britain in India?

Accepted Answer

A) Belgium 
B) Holland 
C) Russia 
D) France 
E) Spain 
A) Belgium 
B) Holland 
C) Russia 
D) France 
E) Spain

Question 12

Discuss the factors that led to British rule in India including social, political, economic, and military aspects.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 13

Term for identification: nawab

Accepted Answer

The term "nawab" refers to a nobleman or

Question 14

The Great Game refers to what two nations and their attempt to control Asia?

Accepted Answer

A) Russia and Britain 
B) India and Britain 
C) Afghanistan and Russia 
D) Burma and India 
E) China and Britain 
A) Russia and Britain 
B) India and Britain 
C) Afghanistan and Russia 
D) Burma and India 
E) China and Britain

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the role of the sepoys?

Accepted Answer

A) servants to the Raj 
B) 1876 famine victims 
C) European-trained Indian troops 
D) British East India Company employees 
E) Europeans who went native 
A) servants to the Raj 
B) 1876 famine victims 
C) European-trained Indian troops 
D) British East India Company employees 
E) Europeans who went native

Question 16

What was the intellectual, social, and philosophical basis for how the Europeans justified their actions toward the so-called native peoples in Asia and elsewhere?

Accepted Answer

A) They used Karl Marx's concepts of exploiting the successful capitalists to enrich the less productive members of society. 
B) They used the pseudo-scientific application of Darwin's "survival of the fittest" concept regarding other races. 
C) They used John Locke's concepts of liberty and free-will for determining the method of local rule. 
D) They used Jean-Jacques Rousseau's belief that society corrupted the young as an excuse to be paternalistic. 
E) They used Thomas Jefferson's views on how to rule a large nation as a republic with democratic institutions. 
A) They used Karl Marx's concepts of exploiting the successful capitalists to enrich the less productive members of society. 
B) They used the pseudo-scientific application of Darwin's "survival of the fittest" concept regarding other races. 
C) They used John Locke's concepts of liberty and free-will for determining the method of local rule. 
D) They used Jean-Jacques Rousseau's belief that society corrupted the young as an excuse to be paternalistic. 
E) They used Thomas Jefferson's views on how to rule a large nation as a republic with democratic institutions.

Question 17

Most of mainland Southeast Asians followed which of the following belief systems?

Accepted Answer

A) Christianity 
B) Islam 
C) Buddhism 
D) Hinduism 
E) Shinto 
A) Christianity 
B) Islam 
C) Buddhism 
D) Hinduism 
E) Shinto

Question 18

What was the purpose of the Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament?

Accepted Answer

A) To permit the British East India Company to trade through factories in Bombay and Madras. 
B) To allow Queen Victoria to be crowned Empress of India. 
C) To eliminate sati and allow Hindu widows to remarry. 
D) To curb the control of autocratic governors by dividing political power between London and the East India Company. 
E) To eliminate the rigid separation between Europeans and Indians. 
A) To permit the British East India Company to trade through factories in Bombay and Madras. 
B) To allow Queen Victoria to be crowned Empress of India. 
C) To eliminate sati and allow Hindu widows to remarry. 
D) To curb the control of autocratic governors by dividing political power between London and the East India Company. 
E) To eliminate the rigid separation between Europeans and Indians.

Question 19

The Governor-General of French possessions in India during the mid-1700s was _____________________.

Accepted Answer

Joseph Fra

Question 20

Which statement defines the term utilitarianism ?

Accepted Answer

A) The idea that one country should have a monopoly on trade and economic activity in a colony. 
B) The idea that Darwin's "survival of the fittest" applied to race. 
C) The greatest good is whatever is best for the greatest number of people. 
D) To make a country the protecting power over another but not the titular power. 
E) The introduction of common law into forms of land tenure. 
A) The idea that one country should have a monopoly on trade and economic activity in a colony. 
B) The idea that Darwin's "survival of the fittest" applied to race. 
C) The greatest good is whatever is best for the greatest number of people. 
D) To make a country the protecting power over another but not the titular power. 
E) The introduction of common law into forms of land tenure.

Exam 35: India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

Who was the Act of Abolition designed to benefit?

Most of the migrants who dominated the trade in the Straits of Malacca were of which nationality?

In 1829, the British Governor-General passed the ____________________, which eliminated sati and allowed widows to remarry.

All of the following were results of British rule in India EXCEPT

What area of India was crucial to European interests?

Explain the role imperialism played in European contact with Southeast Asia and the impact on these societies.

All of the following were items the British imported from India and Asia EXCEPT

The British government ended company rule in India after which of the following?

Among the Southeast Asian nations, only ____________________ remained free of European colonization.

In Southeast Asia, the French colonial possessions were known collectively as the ____________________.

What European nation vied for power with Britain in India?

Discuss the factors that led to British rule in India including social, political, economic, and military aspects.

Term for identification: nawab

The Great Game refers to what two nations and their attempt to control Asia?

Which of the following best describes the role of the sepoys?

What was the intellectual, social, and philosophical basis for how the Europeans justified their actions toward the so-called native peoples in Asia and elsewhere?

Most of mainland Southeast Asians followed which of the following belief systems?

What was the purpose of the Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament?

The Governor-General of French possessions in India during the mid-1700s was _____________________.

Which statement defines the term utilitarianism ?

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