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The “unprecedented series of external and internal challenges” to the mercantile colonial world began in the late Question 1 a.fourteenth century b.fifteenth century c.sixteenth century d.seventeenth century e.eighteenth century

The “unprecedented series of external and internal challenges” to the mercantile colonial world began in the late Question 1 e.eighteenth century (34, 1, 1)

Who was the German ruler from 1888 to 1918? Question 2 a.Adolf Hitler b.Kaiser Wilhelm II c.Otto von Bismarck d.Frederick William e.King George III

Who was the German ruler from 1888 to 1918? Question 2 b.Kaiser Wilhelm II (80, 1, 1)

Which term is used to describe the history and culture of the Americas in the era preceding the exploration of Christopher Columbus? Question 3 a.Columbian b.pre-Columbian c.Eurocentric d.expansionism e.colonialism

Which term is used to describe the history and culture of the Americas in the era preceding the exploration of Christopher Columbus? Question 3 b.pre-Columbian (6, 1, 1)

In the late eighteenth century, what form did the most significant of the “external challenges” to the mercantile colonial world take? Question 4 a.religious protests b.independence movements c.parliamentary reform d.economic boycotts e.increased pirateering

In the late eighteenth century, what form did the most significant of the “external challenges” to the mercantile colonial world take? Question 4 b.independence movements (34, 1, 1)

Where did the Islamic Malinké ruler stave off French conquest with modern European weaponry? Question 5 a.Mali b.Sudan c.South Africa d.Cameroon e.Namibia

Where did the Islamic Malinké ruler stave off French conquest with modern European weaponry? Question 5 a.Mali (81, 2, 1)

What percentage of the Free French forces during World War II were African conscripts? Question 6 a.twenty percent b.forty percent c.fifty percent d.eighty percent e.over ninety percent

What percentage of the Free French forces during World War II were African conscripts? Question 6 a.twenty percent (110, 1, 1)

Which of the following terms is BEST defined as “the belief in basic sameness of all humans”? Question 7 a.imperialism b.Colbertism c.Enlightenment universalism d.mercantilism e.Protestant ethic

Which of the following terms is BEST defined as “the belief in basic sameness of all humans”? Question 7 c.Enlightenment universalism (34, 2, 4)

Which European country succeeded in the full-scale subjugation of the Congo Free State in the late nineteenth century? Question 8 a.France b.Britain c.Belgium d.Italy e.Germany

Which European country succeeded in the full-scale subjugation of the Congo Free State in the late nineteenth century? Question 8 c.Belgium (81, 2, 2)

The founder of the Ottoman Empire was Question 9 a.Piet Heyn b.Süleyman c.Pieter Dirckszn Keyzer d.Selim I e.Osman I

The founder of the Ottoman Empire was Question 9 e.Osman I (7, 1, 1)

Which English merchant navigator reopened trade with Russia in 1553? Question 10 a.Sebastian Cabot b.Richard Hore c.William Hawkins d.John Hawkins e.Hugh Willoughby

Which English merchant navigator reopened trade with Russia in 1553? Question 10 e.Hugh Willoughby (20, 2, 2)

Whose “cult of the noble savage” fostered popular sympathy for enslaved Africans? Question 11 a.John Locke b.Baron Montesquieu c.Denis Diderot d.Jean Jacques Rousseau e.William Wordsworth

Whose “cult of the noble savage” fostered popular sympathy for enslaved Africans? Question 11 d.Jean Jacques Rousseau (34, 1, 3)

In the 1880s, France appeased Spain with a small zone of control bordering its northern African protectorate of Question 12 a.Algeria b.Togo c.Morocco d.Congo e.Libya

In the 1880s, France appeased Spain with a small zone of control bordering its northern African protectorate of Question 12 c.Morocco (81, 2, 3)

What was the first capital of the Ming Dynasty? Question 13 a.Constantinople b.Nanking c.Peking d.Java e.Canton

What was the first capital of the Ming Dynasty? Question 13 b.Nanking (7, 2, 1)

Which of the following practices, according to Adam Smith, was riddled with “built-in efficiency and inflexibility”? Question 14 a.communism b.capitalism c.slavery d.socialism e.primitivism

Which of the following practices, according to Adam Smith, was riddled with “built-in efficiency and inflexibility”? Question 14 c.slavery (35, 2, 2)

The Mahdi army defeated the Anglo-Egyptian troops led by Question 15 a.Charles Gordon b.Matthew Perry c.Mungo Park d.David Livingstone e.Henry Stanley

The Mahdi army defeated the Anglo-Egyptian troops led by Question 15 a.Charles Gordon (84, 1, 1)

After World War II, whose call for an independent Muslim nation resulted in the massacres of Hindu and Sikh shopkeepers in northwest British India? Question 16 a.Harum al-Rashid b.Mehmet Ali c.Mohammed Ali Jinnah d.Abbas Aliã e.Mohammed Saïd

After World War II, whose call for an independent Muslim nation resulted in the massacres of Hindu and Sikh shopkeepers in northwest British India? Question 16 c.Mohammed Ali Jinnah (110, 2, 1)

In the early 1800s, which nation conducted an aggressive anti-slaving mission on the Atlantic ships carrying slave cargo? Question 17 a.France b.Denmark c.Britain d.United States e.Netherlands

In the early 1800s, which nation conducted an aggressive anti-slaving mission on the Atlantic ships carrying slave cargo? Question 17 c.Britain (36, 1, 2)

Who led British troops in their 1898 victory over the Mahdist state? Question 18 a.Charles Gordon b.Matthew Perry c.Mungo Park d.Henry Stanley e.Horatio Herbert Kitchener

Who led British troops in their 1898 victory over the Mahdist state? Question 18 e.Horatio Herbert Kitchener (84, 1, 1)

In the 1500s, Charles V extended the reach of the Holy Roman Empire to which European country? Question 19 a.France b.Italy c.Austria d.Netherlands e.Spain

In the 1500s, Charles V extended the reach of the Holy Roman Empire to which European country? Question 19 e.Spain (8, 2, 2)

The ability of humans to shape the world around them is called Question 20 a.assimilation b.instrumentality c.cultural exclusion d.exploitation e.religious acculturation

The ability of humans to shape the world around them is called Question 20 b.instrumentality (37, 2, 1)

Which noted English historian expressed a distinct admiration for Islamic civilization? Question 21 a.Edward Gibbon b.Jeremy Bentham c.James Mill d.John Stuart Mill e.Thomas Macaulay

Which noted English historian expressed a distinct admiration for Islamic civilization? Question 21 a.Edward Gibbon (37, 1, 1)

The Ashante in East Africa occupied land that became the British colony of Question 22 a.Togoland b.Dahomey c.Ghana d.Cameroon e.Ivory Coast

The Ashante in East Africa occupied land that became the British colony of Question 22 c.Ghana (84, 2, 2)

In the early seventeenth century, which group gave the VOC the monopoly of trade in Asia? Question 23 a.Dutch Long-Distance Companies b.Dutch West India Company c.Amsterdam Stock Exchange d.Heren XVII e.Dutch States General

In the early seventeenth century, which group gave the VOC the monopoly of trade in Asia? Question 23 e.Dutch States General (9, 1, 1)

Which of the following vessels was the imperial yacht on which Empress Eugénie of France entered the Suez Canal in 1869? Question 24 a.North Star b.Sphinx c.Nellie d.Aigle e.Hugh Lindsay

Which of the following vessels was the imperial yacht on which Empress Eugénie of France entered the Suez Canal in 1869? Question 24 d.Aigle (72, 1, 4)

In the late nineteenth century, British merchants organized the Royal Niger Company to protect the commercial interests devoted to which crop? Question 25 a.opium b.cotton c.palm oil d.sugar e.tobacco

In the late nineteenth century, British merchants organized the Royal Niger Company to protect the commercial interests devoted to which crop? Question 25 c.palm oil (84, 2, 2)

What country in the Middle East became the primary focus for business alliances for both the United States and Britain in the aftermath of World War II? Question 26 a.Saudi Arabia b.Palestine c.Israel d.Lebanon e.Iraq

What country in the Middle East became the primary focus for business alliances for both the United States and Britain in the aftermath of World War II? Question 26 a.Saudi Arabia (113, 2, 1)

Who was the President of France during the 1931 Colonial Exhibition? Question 27 a.Camille Pellatan b.Gaston Dourmergue c.Lanzi di Scalea d.Hubert Lyautey e.Paul Reynaud

Who was the President of France during the 1931 Colonial Exhibition? Question 27 b.Gaston Dourmergue (49, 2, 2)

While the officer in “Shooting an Elephant” evaluates the situation with the crowd and the elephant, he waits for the return of the Question 28 a.British Raj b.owner c.mahout d.nawab e.bey

While the officer in “Shooting an Elephant” evaluates the situation with the crowd and the elephant, he waits for the return of the Question 28 c.mahout (104, 1, 1)

Which French fort posed a threat to the success of the Ohio Company of Virginia? Question 29 a.Fort Louisbourg b.Fort Duquesne c.Fort Niagara d.Fort Halifax e.Fort Vincennes

Which French fort posed a threat to the success of the Ohio Company of Virginia? Question 29 b.Fort Duquesne (28, 1, 2)

During the seventeenth century, which group of people were labeled “barbaric” and regarded similarly to both Scottish Highlanders or Islanders? Question 30 a.Inuits b.New Englanders c.the Irish d.Germanic people e.Italians

During the seventeenth century, which group of people were labeled “barbaric” and regarded similarly to both Scottish Highlanders or Islanders? Question 30 c.the Irish (19, 1, 1)

Which explorer to the African continent led the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of ? Question 31 a.Joshua Shaw b.Henry Morton Stanley c.John Kirk d.William Stahl e. William Greener

Which explorer to the African continent led the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition of ? Question 31 b.Henry Morton Stanley (69, 1, 1)

In viewing the faces of the gathering crowd, the narrator in “Shooting an Elephant” specifically compares the danger posed by the elephant to his personal safety to that posed by a/an __________________ pursuing a toad. Question 32 a.crocodile b.tsunami c.king d.criminal e.steamroller

In viewing the faces of the gathering crowd, the narrator in “Shooting an Elephant” specifically compares the danger posed by the elephant to his personal safety to that posed by a/an __________________ pursuing a toad. Question 32 e.steamroller (106, 1, 1)

By 1770, commerce with their colonies accounted for what fraction of the total volume of both British and French foreign trade? Question 33 a.one-sixth b.one-fifth c.one-fourth d.one-third e.one-half

By 1770, commerce with their colonies accounted for what fraction of the total volume of both British and French foreign trade? Question 33 d.one-third (25, 2, 1)

Which nation was at a distinct military disadvantage from its use of gingals in place of field artillery to defend its forts against sea barbarians in the nineteenth century? Question 34 a.Turkey b.Germany c.Japan d.China e.Burma

Which nation was at a distinct military disadvantage from its use of gingals in place of field artillery to defend its forts against sea barbarians in the nineteenth century? Question 34 d.China (66, 2, 2-3)

Who was the first to be killed in the “Shooting an Elephant” narrative? Question 35 a.a mahout b.the Burmese sub-inspector c.an Indian constable d.a black Dravidian coolie e.an old woman holding a switch

Who was the first to be killed in the “Shooting an Elephant” narrative? Question 35 d.a black Dravidian coolie (104, 2, 1)

In 1953, the CIA directed a coup against which nationalist prime minister? Question 36 a.François Mitterrand b.Charles de Gaulle c.Mohammad Mosaddeq d.Gamal Abdul Nasser e.Faisal bin Abdul Aziz

In 1953, the CIA directed a coup against which nationalist prime minister? Question 36 c.Mohammad Mosaddeq (114, 1, 1)

Which of the following terms is a general label for firearms into which the propellant charge is loaded from the front of a gun? Question 37 a.smooth bore b.muzzleloader c.flintlock d.breechloader e.needle-gun

Which of the following terms is a general label for firearms into which the propellant charge is loaded from the front of a gun? Question 37 b.muzzleloader (64, 2, 1)

The attitude of the narrator of “Shooting an Elephant” toward the Burmese who mocked him was Question 38 a.hatred b.compassionate c.indifferent d.welcoming e.tinged with violence

The attitude of the narrator of “Shooting an Elephant” toward the Burmese who mocked him was Question 38 a.hatred (103, 2, 2)

Which Native American chief was killed by Captain Ralph Lane and his men during the conflicts on Roanoke Island? Question 39 a.Wingina b.Manteo c.Wanchese d.Croatoan e.Pocahontas

Which Native American chief was killed by Captain Ralph Lane and his men during the conflicts on Roanoke Island? Question 39 a.Wingina (21, 1, 1)

Which of the following was the first aluminum steamer to be used in navigating Africa’s rivers? Question 40 a.Pioneer b.Lady Nyassa c.Ballay d.Léon Blot e.North Star

Which of the following was the first aluminum steamer to be used in navigating Africa’s rivers? Question 40 d.Léon Blot (63, 2, 3)

Plasmodium vivax is the agent for transmitting Question 41 a.dengue fever b.dysentery c.yellow fever d.typhoid e.tertian malaria

Plasmodium vivax is the agent for transmitting Question 41 e.tertian malaria (58, 2, 2)

Edmund Morel’s 1904 book was based primarily on Question 42 a.court records and testimony b.interviews with indigenous tribesmen c.logs of slave traders d.interviews with members of British parliament e.interviews with Belgian bureaucrats and businessmen

Edmund Morel’s 1904 book was based primarily on Question 42 e.interviews with Belgian bureaucrats and businessmen (101, 1, 3)

The Muscovy Company was a joint stock company focusing on trade with Question 43 a.Africa b.Russia c.the Baltic d.the Mediterranean and Middle East e.India and China

The Muscovy Company was a joint stock company focusing on trade with Question 43 b.Russia (20, 2, 2)

Which aging Frenchman was in charge of the 1931 Colonial Exhibition in France? Question 44 a.Camille Pellatan b.Gaston Dourmergue c.Lanzi di Scalea d.Hubert Lyautey e.Paul Reynaud

Which aging Frenchman was in charge of the 1931 Colonial Exhibition in France? Question 44 d.Hubert Lyautey (50, 2, 3)

In 1957, which group initiated the “first blow to Britain’s control of Africa” in the Gold Coast of British West Africa? Question 45 a.veterans b.women c.hospital workers d.bureaucrats e.prisoners

In 1957, which group initiated the “first blow to Britain’s control of Africa” in the Gold Coast of British West Africa? Question 45 a.veterans (114, 2, 2)