Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Rudyard Kipling

Accepted Answer

English writer and poet, born

Question 2

The Sepoy Rebellion took place when the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  British refused to recognize a holy day for the Indian Muslims 
B)  native troops were fearful they were going to have to convert to Christianity 
C)  province of Sepoy did not meet its quota of productivity and the British sent in troops 
D)  local Raj pushed for independent rule from the British 
E)  British enraged the Sepoy unit of the military by offending its members' religious sensibilities 
A)  British refused to recognize a holy day for the Indian Muslims 
B)  native troops were fearful they were going to have to convert to Christianity 
C)  province of Sepoy did not meet its quota of productivity and the British sent in troops 
D)  local Raj pushed for independent rule from the British 
E)  British enraged the Sepoy unit of the military by offending its members' religious sensibilities

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

Accepted Answer

Indian political and spiritual

Question 4

The conflict over interests in Korea between Russia and Japan was primarily focused on what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Russian naval presence in Port Arthur 
B)  Russian settlement in Vladivostok 
C)  Russia's Trans-Siberian Railway annex 
D)  Russian military bases in China 
E)  Occupation of small islands in the Pacific 
A)  Russian naval presence in Port Arthur 
B)  Russian settlement in Vladivostok 
C)  Russia's Trans-Siberian Railway annex 
D)  Russian military bases in China 
E)  Occupation of small islands in the Pacific

Question 5

All of the following represent uprisings against European imperialism except the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sepoy Rebellion 
B)  Boxer Rebellion 
C)  Boer War 
D)  Battle of Omdurman 
E)  Russo-Japanese War 
A)  Sepoy Rebellion 
B)  Boxer Rebellion 
C)  Boer War 
D)  Battle of Omdurman 
E)  Russo-Japanese War

Question 6

Cecil Rhodes endowed a scholarship in his name with the intention of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  allowing students the opportunity of international travel 
B)  creating a community of humanitarian scholars 
C)  furthering the efforts of international diplomacy 
D)  allowing students to finish at Oxford and perpetuate English traditions 
E)  giving poor, lower-class students a chance for higher education 
A)  allowing students the opportunity of international travel 
B)  creating a community of humanitarian scholars 
C)  furthering the efforts of international diplomacy 
D)  allowing students to finish at Oxford and perpetuate English traditions 
E)  giving poor, lower-class students a chance for higher education

Question 7

After the British in India, the European power which had the most contact with the Muslim world was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Austro-Hungary 
B)  Russia 
C)  France 
D)  Spain 
E)  the Netherlands 
A)  Austro-Hungary 
B)  Russia 
C)  France 
D)  Spain 
E)  the Netherlands

Question 8

What work was commissioned for the opening of the Suez Canal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Verdi's Aïda 
B)  Tennyson's "The Fleet" 
C)  Loti's The Desert 
D)  Puccini's Madama Butterfly 
E)  Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days 
A)  Verdi's Aïda 
B)  Tennyson's "The Fleet" 
C)  Loti's The Desert 
D)  Puccini's Madama Butterfly 
E)  Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days

Question 9

Analyze the reasons and motivations for, and the strengths and weaknesses of imperialism.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Historians give many

Question 10

As a result of the Sepoy Rebellion, the British ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tightened their administration with English civil servants 
B)  deployed British-only troops against the Muslim factions 
C)  demobilized the Sepoy unit and gave them home rule 
D)  allowed members of the Indian upper class to serve in civil service positions 
E)  None of these. 
A)  tightened their administration with English civil servants 
B)  deployed British-only troops against the Muslim factions 
C)  demobilized the Sepoy unit and gave them home rule 
D)  allowed members of the Indian upper class to serve in civil service positions 
E)  None of these.

Question 11

France's claimed reason for extending into Indochina was protection of Catholic missionaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Boxer Rebellion attacked ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  foreign missionaries 
B)  businessmen 
C)  diplomats 
D)  Chinese converts to Christianity 
E)  All of these. 
A)  foreign missionaries 
B)  businessmen 
C)  diplomats 
D)  Chinese converts to Christianity 
E)  All of these.

Question 13

In the Battle of Omdurman, African troops with traditional weapons were machine-gunned by the British.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The common language in India under the Raj was Hindi.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Positive results from British occupation of India included all of the following except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unification through language by teaching English 
B)  cultural assimilation of many of the Bengali middle class 
C)  deindustrialization 
D)  enhanced educational opportunities, albeit only for the elite 
E)  British rule connected India to the world economy 
A)  unification through language by teaching English 
B)  cultural assimilation of many of the Bengali middle class 
C)  deindustrialization 
D)  enhanced educational opportunities, albeit only for the elite 
E)  British rule connected India to the world economy

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Ho Chi Minh

Accepted Answer

Vietnamese national leader who

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Jadidism

Accepted Answer

Movement attempting to reconci

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Mughal empire

Accepted Answer

Muslim emp

Question 19

Where was Rudyard Kipling born?

Accepted Answer

A)  England 
B)  Scotland 
C)  Ireland 
D)  China 
E)  India 
A)  England 
B)  Scotland 
C)  Ireland 
D)  China 
E)  India

Question 20

David Livingstone's attempts to convert native African populations to Christianity was done by ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  proselytizing 
B)  threatening violence 
C)  offering economic incentives 
D)  modeling an example 
E)  indoctrinating the population 
A)  proselytizing 
B)  threatening violence 
C)  offering economic incentives 
D)  modeling an example 
E)  indoctrinating the population

Exam 24: The Age of Imperialism

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Rudyard Kipling

The Sepoy Rebellion took place when the ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

The conflict over interests in Korea between Russia and Japan was primarily focused on what?

All of the following represent uprisings against European imperialism except the ______________.

Cecil Rhodes endowed a scholarship in his name with the intention of ______________.

After the British in India, the European power which had the most contact with the Muslim world was ______________.

What work was commissioned for the opening of the Suez Canal?

Analyze the reasons and motivations for, and the strengths and weaknesses of imperialism.

As a result of the Sepoy Rebellion, the British ______________.

France's claimed reason for extending into Indochina was protection of Catholic missionaries.

The Boxer Rebellion attacked ______________.

In the Battle of Omdurman, African troops with traditional weapons were machine-gunned by the British.

The common language in India under the Raj was Hindi.

Positive results from British occupation of India included all of the following except ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Ho Chi Minh

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Jadidism

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Mughal empire

Where was Rudyard Kipling born?

David Livingstone's attempts to convert native African populations to Christianity was done by ______________.

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