super quiz™ powerpoint test 4 2011-2012. which of the following vessels pioneered the red sea...

Super Quiz™PowerPoint Test 4

2011-2012

Which of the following vessels pioneered the Red Sea

Route and “made plain the need for a canal”?

Question 1

a. North Starb. Sphinxc. Nellied. Aiglee. Hugh Lindsay

Which of the following vessels pioneered the Red Sea

Route and “made plain the need for a canal”?

Question 1

e. Hugh Lindsay(72, 2 ,1)

Who posited the theory of “natural selection”?

Question 2

a. Charles Darwinb. Count Gobineauc. Robert Knoxd. Rudyard Kiplinge. Benjamin Kidd

Who posited the theory of “natural selection”?

Question 2

a. Charles Darwin(88, 2, 1)

Which country settled the presidios of Ceuta and

Melilla in Africa?

Question 3

a. Spainb. Netherlandsc. Greeced. Great Britaine. France

Which country settled the presidios of Ceuta and

Melilla in Africa?

Question 3

a. Spain(6, 2, 1)

Marshal Hubert Lyautey was the architect of the French colonization of

Question 4

a. Senegalb. Algeriac. Tunisiad. Moroccoe. Cambodia

Marshal Hubert Lyautey was the architect of the French colonization of

Question 4

d. Morocco(50, 2, 4)

What was the “liberal conceit” of colonialism?

Question 5

a. Europeanizing the non-Western worldb. stripping resources from the non-western worldc. decolonizing the non-western worldd. unabashed consolidation of imperial rule by forcee. forming partnerships with colonial entities

What was the “liberal conceit” of colonialism?

Question 5

a. Europeanizing the non-Western world(87, 2, 2)

The novelist Buchi Emecheta was born in

Question 6

a. Germanyb. Communist Hungaryc. Nigeriad. South Africae. Yugoslavia

The novelist Buchi Emecheta was born in

Question 6

c. Nigeria(108, 1, 1)

What was the name of the French steamer that

bombarded the city of Algiers in 1830?

Question 7

a. Ballayb. Léon Blotc. North Stard. Sphinxe. Nellie

What was the name of the French steamer that

bombarded the city of Algiers in 1830?

Question 7

d. Sphinx(67, 1, 1)

After the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese took

control of Russian railroads in

Question 8

a. Hanoib. Manchuriac. Sakhalind. Egypte. India

After the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese took

control of Russian railroads in

Question 8

b. Manchuria(86, 2, 3)

Who founded the Ming Dynasty in China?

Question 9

a. Zhu Yuanzhangb. Mao Zedongc. Ho Chi Minhd. Jiang Jieshie. Cheng-ho

Who founded the Ming Dynasty in China?

Question 9

a. Zhu Yuanzhang(7, 2, 2)

Giovanni de Verrazzano was killed by members of

which tribe in 1528?

Question 10

a. Huronb. Caribc. Powhatand. Micmace. Algonquin

Giovanni de Verrazzano was killed by members of

which tribe in 1528?

Question 10

b. Carib(15, 1, 1)

The British first tried out the minié ball in the

Question 11

a. Napoleonic Warsb. Bengal Warsc. Anglo-Indian Warsd. Mysore Warse. Kaffir War

The British first tried out the minié ball in the

Question 11

e. Kaffir War(66, 1, 2)

During the nineteenth century competition for the

South Pacific, which two countries divided up the

Solomon Islands?

Question 12

a. Britain and Germanyb. France and Denmarkc. United States and Germanyd. Italy and the Netherlandse. France and Britain

During the nineteenth century competition for the

South Pacific, which two countries divided up the

Solomon Islands?

Question 12

a. Britain and Germany(86, 1, 2)

In the fifteenth century, the House of Habsburg first

reigned in

Question 13

a. Franceb. Italyc. Austriad. Netherlandse. Spain

In the fifteenth century, the House of Habsburg first

reigned in

Question 13

c. Austria(8, 2, 2)

What gun was approved in 1836 for use by British

troops?

Question 14

a. Pennsylvania-Kentucky rifleb. Prussian needle gunc. Brunswick rifled. Minié riflee. Brown Bess

What gun was approved in 1836 for use by British

troops?

Question 14

c. Brunswick rifle(65, 2, 4)

Which Vietnamese resistance movement fought

French infiltration?

Question 15

a. Destoursb. Black Flagsc. Taipingsd. Freedom Fighterse. Taliban

Which Vietnamese resistance movement fought

French infiltration?

Question 15

b. Black Flags(86, 1, 1)

Which composer used the sitar in his composition of

“Norwegian Wood”?

Question 16

a. György Ligetib. Karlheinz Stockhausenc. George Harrisond. Buchi Emechetae. Niki de Saint Phalle

Which composer used the sitar in his composition of

“Norwegian Wood”?

Question 16

c. George Harrison(121, 2, 1)

In 1807, which clergyman and amateur physicist

proposed using a detonating gunpowder and a

percussion lock instead of a flintlock?

Question 17

a. Alexander Forsythb. Joshua Shawc. Joseph Needhamd. Hauptmann Klinge. Gustav Rohlfs

In 1807, which clergyman and amateur physicist

proposed using a detonating gunpowder and a

percussion lock instead of a flintlock?

Question 17

a. Alexander Forsyth(64, 1, 2)

Which nation was NOT a participant in the Crimean War?

Question 18

a. Russiab. Germanyc. Ottoman Empired. Francee. Britain

Which nation was NOT a participant in the Crimean War?

Question 18

b. Germany(86, 2, 2)

The proper name of the board governing the VOC was the

Question 19

a. North African Starb. Neo-Destours c. Amsterdam Stock Exchanged. Heren XVIIe. Dutch States General

The proper name of the board governing the VOC was the

Question 19

d. Heren XVII(9, 1, 1)

Which French politician asked, “What is this

civilization which you impose with cannonballs?”

Question 20

a. Jules Maigneb. Georges Perinc. Jules Ferryd. Frédéric Passye. Camille Pellatan

Which French politician asked, “What is this

civilization which you impose with cannonballs?”

Question 20

e.Camille Pellatan(48, 1, 2)

As a part of the European exploration of inland

African waterways, who transported the small

steamer Khedive to the upper Nile River?

Question 21

a. George Goldieb. Samuel White Bakerc. Lieutenant Gentiled. David Livingstonee. Henry Stanley

As a part of the European exploration of inland

African waterways, who transported the small

steamer Khedive to the upper Nile River?

Question 21

b. Samuel White Baker(63, 1, 2)

What word does the narrator of “Shooting an

Elephant” use in describing the “futility of the white

man’s dominion in the East”?

Question 22

a. “watchful”b. “hollowness”c. “ironic”d. “juggernaut”e. “corpselike”

What word does the narrator of “Shooting an

Elephant” use in describing the “futility of the white

man’s dominion in the East”?

Question 22

b. “hollowness”(105, 2, 1)

The formal declaration of war between England and

France over their North American holdings came in

Question 23

a. 1745b. 1756c. 1767d. 1778e. 1789

The formal declaration of war between England and

France over their North American holdings came in

Question 23

b. 1756(28, 2, 1)

The ambitions of which Belgian ruler is often cited as

an explanation of the intense “scramble for Africa”?

Question 24

a. Leopold IIb. King George IIIc. Henry VIIId. Edward VIe. Francis I

The ambitions of which Belgian ruler is often cited as

an explanation of the intense “scramble for Africa”?

Question 24

a. Leopold II(62, 1, 2)

The formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910

was a partial fulfillment of the ambitions of

Question 25

a. Charles Gordonb. Cecil Rhodesc. Mungo Parkd. George Goldiee. Horatio Herbert Kitchener

The formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910

was a partial fulfillment of the ambitions of

Question 25

b. Cecil Rhodes(85, 1, 1)

The Tropical Museum is located in

Question 26

a. Amsterdamb. Budapestc. Javad. Denmarke. Yugoslavia

The Tropical Museum is located in

Question 26

a. Amsterdam(122, 2, 2)

Which vector of malaria was identified in 1897?

Question 27

a. mosquitoesb. firewoodc. viral infectiond. maggotse. food poisoning

Which vector of malaria was identified in 1897?

Question 27

a. mosquitoes(58, 2, 4)

Which discovery in the 1860s prompted the British

encroachment on the Afrikaner republics?

Question 28

a. platinumb. diamondsc. tungstend. golde. copper

Which discovery in the 1860s prompted the British

encroachment on the Afrikaner republics?

Question 28

b. diamonds(85, 1, 1)

According to the estimates of Philip Curtain, how many slaves

were transported to the British North America and to the

United States during the entire period of the Atlantic slave

trade?

Question 29

a. about 125,000b. about 400,000c. about a million and a halfd. about two and a half millione. about four million

According to the estimates of Philip Curtain, how many slaves

were transported to the British North America and to the

United States during the entire period of the Atlantic slave

trade?

Question 29

b. about 400,000(26, 2, chart)

What was the primary agricultural product that the Portuguese exported from the islands of the Bight of Biafra?

Question 30

a. sugarb. goldc. coffeed. cottone. wheat

What was the primary agricultural product that the Portuguese exported from the islands of the Bight of Biafra?

Question 30

a. sugar(14, 1, 1)

In Tunisia, the traditional Liberal Constitution party

was known as

Question 31

a. Neo-Destour b. North African Starc. National Assemblyd. Moroccan Action Committeee. Destour

In Tunisia, the traditional Liberal Constitution party

was known as

Question 31

e. Destour(54, 1, 3)

Which European country controlled the land

separating German South West Africa and German

East Africa?

Question 32

a. Italyb. Britainc. Belgiumd. Francee. Netherlands

Which European country controlled the land

separating German South West Africa and German

East Africa?

Question 32

b. Britain(84, 2, 1)

Which word was found carved on a doorpost may

serve as a clue to what happened to the Roanoke

islanders?

Question 33

a. Winginab. Manteoc. Wanchesed. Croatoane. Norumbega

Which word was found carved on a doorpost may

serve as a clue to what happened to the Roanoke

islanders?

Question 33

d. Croatoan(22, 2, 1)

In the early twentieth century, Hubert Lyautey

served as the

Question 34

a. Governor of Moroccob. French Minister of the Coloniesc. Italian Minister of the Coloniesd. head of the Neo-Destour partye. founder of the North African Star

In the early twentieth century, Hubert Lyautey

served as the

Question 34

a. Governor of Morocco(50, 1, caption)

Sita Ram initially thought that the Indian Mutiny

would be restricted to those

Question 35

a. involved in the slave tradeb. supporting home rulec. angry over the Oudh annexationd. who had used the tainted rifle cartridgese. hurt by the taxation of agricultural commodities

Sita Ram initially thought that the Indian Mutiny

would be restricted to those

Question 35

c. angry over the Oudh annexation(99, 2, 3)

The musician György Ligeti was a refugee from

Question 36

a. Germanyb. Communist Hungaryc. Pakistand. South Africae. Yugoslavia

The musician György Ligeti was a refugee from

Question 36

b. Communist Hungary(122, 2, 1)

Who directed the building of the Suez Canal from

1859-1869?

Question 37

a. Edmund Cartwrightb. Carolus Linnaeusc. James Wattd. Ferdinand Lessepse. Georges-Louis Leclerc de Bouffon

Who directed the building of the Suez Canal from

1859-1869?

Question 37

d. Ferdinand Lesseps(46, 2, 2)

How did many young women died during the 1858

attack on Jhansi?

Question 38

a. fireb. blunt traumac. bayonet woundsd. drowninge. starvation

How did many young women died during the 1858

attack on Jhansi?

Question 38

d. drowning(99, 1, 4)

Who was England’s first major slave trader?

Question 39

a. John Hawkinsb. Martin Frobisherc. Michael Lokd. John Gilberte. John Davis

Who was England’s first major slave trader?

Question 39

a. John Hawkins(21, 1, 2)

Which of the following successfully resisted

annexation as a western buffer zone for Britain’s

Indian Empire?

Question 40

a. Afghanistanb. Persiac. Punjabd. Burmae. Ceylon

Which of the following successfully resisted

annexation as a western buffer zone for Britain’s

Indian Empire?

Question 40

a. Afghanistan(41, 1, 1)

Where did Shaka Zulu build his powerful empire?

Question 41

a. Natalb. Algeriac. Cairod. Transvaale. Orange Free State

Where did Shaka Zulu build his powerful empire?

Question 41

a. Natal(46, 1, 3)

Which siege does Sita Ram describe as purportedly

being “tough work” that pitted 10,000 against

70,000?

Question 42

a. Paranab. Sagarc. Khajurid. Delhie. Barva

Which siege does Sita Ram describe as purportedly

being “tough work” that pitted 10,000 against

70,000?

Question 42

d. Delhi(98, 2 ,4)

The outbreak of which of the following in 1566

weakened Spanish power to protect its interests in

the New World?•

Question 43

a. Prosser’s Revolt b. Tyrone’s Rebellion c. Nine Years Ward. Seven Years Ware. Eighty Years War

The outbreak of which of the following in 1566

weakened Spanish power to protect its interests in

the New World?•

Question 43

e. Eighty Years War(21, 1, 2)

In the early eighteenth century, the empire-builders

in Europe showed the LEAST interest in

Question 44

a. North Americab. Africac. Central Asiad. Southeast Asiae. Australia

In the early eighteenth century, the empire-builders

in Europe showed the LEAST interest in

Question 44

b. Africa(44, 1, 4)

Which artist integrated non-Western forms into

sculpture?

Question 45

a. Meena Pathekb. György Ligetic. Karlheinz Stockhausend. Louise Bourgeoise. Buchi Emecheta

Which artist integrated non-Western forms into

sculpture?

Question 45

d. Louise Bourgeois(122, 1, 2)