Question 1

Around 1800, which of these ruled most of North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Egyptian Fatimids 
B)  the Ottoman Empire 
C)  the British Empire 
D)  France 
A)  the Egyptian Fatimids 
B)  the Ottoman Empire 
C)  the British Empire 
D)  France

Question 2

What was the impact of the Tanzimat reforms in West Asia and North Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Growing feelings of a common cause united the Ottoman Empire. 
B)  Anti-Turkish sentiment grew along with desire for autonomy. 
C)  Anti-Western feelings combined with pro-Turkish unity. 
D)  A sense of shared Muslim Arab culture strengthened the Ottoman Empire. 
A)  Growing feelings of a common cause united the Ottoman Empire. 
B)  Anti-Turkish sentiment grew along with desire for autonomy. 
C)  Anti-Western feelings combined with pro-Turkish unity. 
D)  A sense of shared Muslim Arab culture strengthened the Ottoman Empire.

Question 3

The slave trade increased in East Africa following the Western ban on slave trading.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The defeat of Cetshwayo in 1879 demonstrated

Accepted Answer

A)  the power of the Zulu nation. 
B)  the end of the colonial period in Africa. 
C)  rapid changes in Africa in the 1800s 
D)  the superiority of Zulu tactics. 
A)  the power of the Zulu nation. 
B)  the end of the colonial period in Africa. 
C)  rapid changes in Africa in the 1800s 
D)  the superiority of Zulu tactics.

Question 5

Which of these were decisive at both Omdurman in 1898 and in Ethiopia in 1896?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islamic unity 
B)  modern weapons 
C)  African nationalism 
D)  anti-Western hostility 
A)  Islamic unity 
B)  modern weapons 
C)  African nationalism 
D)  anti-Western hostility

Question 6

Which European country gained control of South Africa?

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The answer of Which European country gained control of South...

Question 7

What West African people adopted Sufism and formed the Sokoto Caliphate?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What West African people adopted Sufism and...

Question 8

Zulu military success was based on adopting Western weapons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which African nation was a U.S. protectorate for freed slaves?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which African nation was a U.S. protectorate...

Question 10

Discuss the causes and effects of the South African War.

Accepted Answer

The South African War, also known as the

Question 11

Africans liberating from slave-trading vessels and resettled in Sierra Leone were called

Accepted Answer

A)  the liberated. 
B)  contradands. 
C)  recaptives. 
D)  maroons. 
A)  the liberated. 
B)  contradands. 
C)  recaptives. 
D)  maroons.

Question 12

Tropical Africa was known as the "white man's graveyard" due to

Accepted Answer

A)  the dry climate. 
B)  armed natives. 
C)  malaria. 
D)  pythons. 
A)  the dry climate. 
B)  armed natives. 
C)  malaria. 
D)  pythons.

Question 13

Which of these was the winning combination that kept Ethiopia independent and inspired anti-imperialism in other African countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  sound finances and industrialization 
B)  nationalism and modern weapons 
C)  unity within Islam and skillful diplomacy 
D)  institutional stability and liberal reform 
A)  sound finances and industrialization 
B)  nationalism and modern weapons 
C)  unity within Islam and skillful diplomacy 
D)  institutional stability and liberal reform

Question 14

Algeria's ruler hit the French consul with a fly swatter because

Accepted Answer

A)  he insulted his favorite wife. 
B)  the French were interfering with the slave trade. 
C)  the French owed Algeria money. 
D)  France would not pay higher tribute. 
A)  he insulted his favorite wife. 
B)  the French were interfering with the slave trade. 
C)  the French owed Algeria money. 
D)  France would not pay higher tribute.

Question 15

Which country was behind the building of the Suez Canal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  Britain 
C)  France 
D)  the United States 
A)  Egypt 
B)  Britain 
C)  France 
D)  the United States

Question 16

Compare and contract racial attitudes between the British and Dutch in South Africa.

Accepted Answer

The racial attitudes of the British and

Question 17

Evaluate the role of the Tanzimat in the Ottoman Empire.

Accepted Answer

The Tanzimat was a series of reforms imp

Question 18

Usman dan Fodio

Accepted Answer

A)  was concerned about the religious intolerance in his country. 
B)  declared a "jihad of the sword." 
C)  created the first ban on the slave trade in Algeria. 
D)  created the first ban on the slave trade in East Africa. 
A)  was concerned about the religious intolerance in his country. 
B)  declared a "jihad of the sword." 
C)  created the first ban on the slave trade in Algeria. 
D)  created the first ban on the slave trade in East Africa.

Question 19

What was the impact of the work of Olaudah Equiano?

Accepted Answer

A)  He assisted the independence movement in Algeria. 
B)  His narrative gave new impetus to the antislavery movement. 
C)  He helped modernization in Egypt. 
D)  He inspired the Latin American independence movement. 
A)  He assisted the independence movement in Algeria. 
B)  His narrative gave new impetus to the antislavery movement. 
C)  He helped modernization in Egypt. 
D)  He inspired the Latin American independence movement.

Question 20

"Diamond fever" brought thousands of outsiders into

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa. 
B)  Togoland. 
C)  Tanzania. 
D)  East Africa. 
A)  South Africa. 
B)  Togoland. 
C)  Tanzania. 
D)  East Africa.

Exam 30: New Connections and Challenges in West Asia and Africa, 1800-1914

Around 1800, which of these ruled most of North Africa?

What was the impact of the Tanzimat reforms in West Asia and North Africa?

The slave trade increased in East Africa following the Western ban on slave trading.

The defeat of Cetshwayo in 1879 demonstrated

Which of these were decisive at both Omdurman in 1898 and in Ethiopia in 1896?

Which European country gained control of South Africa?

What West African people adopted Sufism and formed the Sokoto Caliphate?

Zulu military success was based on adopting Western weapons.

Which African nation was a U.S. protectorate for freed slaves?

Discuss the causes and effects of the South African War.

Africans liberating from slave-trading vessels and resettled in Sierra Leone were called

Tropical Africa was known as the "white man's graveyard" due to

Which of these was the winning combination that kept Ethiopia independent and inspired anti-imperialism in other African countries.

Algeria's ruler hit the French consul with a fly swatter because

Which country was behind the building of the Suez Canal?

Compare and contract racial attitudes between the British and Dutch in South Africa.

Evaluate the role of the Tanzimat in the Ottoman Empire.

Usman dan Fodio

What was the impact of the work of Olaudah Equiano?

"Diamond fever" brought thousands of outsiders into

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