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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Arts in History (MA History) .
| 51. |
Most famous work of Niccolò Machiavelli is _________ |
| A. | the prince |
| B. | the praise of folly |
| C. | the tragedy of mariam |
| D. | the history of that ingenious gentleman |
| Answer» A. the prince | |
| 52. |
Who is the “Father of Modern Philosophy”?. |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | rene descartes |
| C. | charles montesquieu |
| D. | jean-jacques rousseau |
| Answer» B. rene descartes | |
| 53. |
_____________is the author of “Discourse on the Method and Principles of Philosophy”. |
| A. | charles montesquieu |
| B. | john locke |
| C. | rene descartes |
| D. | jean-jacques rousseau |
| Answer» C. rene descartes | |
| 54. |
Masterwork of Montesquieu is___________ |
| A. | the spirit of the laws |
| B. | macbeth |
| C. | theessays |
| D. | utopia |
| Answer» A. the spirit of the laws | |
| 55. |
__________means separation of religion from political, economic, social and cultural aspects of life, religion being treated as a purely personal matter. |
| A. | humanism |
| B. | postivism |
| C. | secularism |
| D. | liberalism |
| Answer» C. secularism | |
| 56. |
The term "rationalism" derived from Latin ratio which means__________ |
| A. | culture |
| B. | reason |
| C. | philosophy |
| D. | art |
| Answer» B. reason | |
| 57. |
In feudalism, the_________ were subjected to “triple taxation” |
| A. | peasants |
| B. | knights |
| C. | clergy |
| D. | noble |
| Answer» A. peasants | |
| 58. |
Girondists had the majority in the Legislative Assembly in ________ |
| A. | italy |
| B. | spain |
| C. | france |
| D. | england |
| Answer» C. france | |
| 59. |
The rationalism movement started in the 17th century with Descartes and was continued by________ |
| A. | cartesian |
| B. | subaltern |
| C. | indologist |
| D. | orientalist |
| Answer» A. cartesian | |
| 60. |
Who wrote “The Theory of the Moral Sentiments”?. |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | jean-jacques rousseau |
| C. | adam smith |
| D. | immanuel kant |
| Answer» C. adam smith | |
| 61. |
Acoording to ____________ outlined a theory of politics based on people’s natural rights: life, liberty, and the ownership of property |
| A. | benvenuto cellini |
| B. | giotto |
| C. | leon battista alberti |
| D. | john locke |
| Answer» D. john locke | |
| 62. |
_________ was marked by an emphasis on the scientific method and reductionism, along with increased questioning of religious orthodoxy. |
| A. | enlightenment |
| B. | renaissance |
| C. | rationalism |
| D. | secularism |
| Answer» A. enlightenment | |
| 63. |
_____________ is a key figure in the 17th-century scientific revolution, best known for his laws of planetary motion |
| A. | thomas hobbes |
| B. | johannes kepler |
| C. | voltaire |
| D. | marie jean caritat |
| Answer» B. johannes kepler | |
| 64. |
__________’s Ten Books on Architecture is a bible of Renaissance architecture. |
| A. | leon battista alberti |
| B. | johannes kepler |
| C. | marie jean caritat |
| D. | voltaire |
| Answer» A. leon battista alberti | |
| 65. |
____________ is the action or process of settling among and establishing control over the indigenous people of an area. |
| A. | feudalism |
| B. | absolutism |
| C. | secularism |
| D. | colonization |
| Answer» D. colonization | |
| 66. |
A Colony is a collectivity of_______ |
| A. | people |
| B. | manor |
| C. | market |
| D. | guilds |
| Answer» A. people | |
| 67. |
The second phase of Asia is related to the Industrial Revolution and the rise of powerful ________in Europe |
| A. | absolutism |
| B. | nation states |
| C. | middle class |
| D. | noble class |
| Answer» B. nation states | |
| 68. |
European exploration of Africa begins with the Age of Discovery by ___________ |
| A. | henry |
| B. | james |
| C. | william |
| D. | pache |
| Answer» A. henry | |
| 69. |
Prince Henry was the first European to methodically explore __________ and the oceanic route to the Indies. |
| A. | asia |
| B. | africa |
| C. | europe |
| D. | america |
| Answer» B. africa | |
| 70. |
The conquest of Algeria was initiated in the last days of the Bourbon Restoration by _________ |
| A. | charles x |
| B. | duc de rovigo |
| C. | bartolomeu dias |
| D. | james bruce |
| Answer» A. charles x | |
| 71. |
France annexed as a colony the occupied areas of________ in 1834 |
| A. | algeria |
| B. | croatia |
| C. | estonia |
| D. | lithuania |
| Answer» A. algeria | |
| 72. |
A ____________is primarily driven by fear of unpredictability in societies experiencing rapid demographic, racial, and cultural change. |
| A. | traditional nationalism |
| B. | transsovereign nationalism |
| C. | protectionist nationalism |
| D. | substate nationalism |
| Answer» C. protectionist nationalism | |
| 73. |
The term "___________" was invented by a famous German historian Leopold von Ranke |
| A. | serbian revolution |
| B. | french revolution |
| C. | glorious revolution |
| D. | belgium revolution |
| Answer» A. serbian revolution | |
| 74. |
_________won independence from Sweden in 1905 |
| A. | ukraine |
| B. | norway |
| C. | moldova |
| D. | austria |
| Answer» B. norway | |
| 75. |
The key exponent of the modern idea of the nation-state was ________ |
| A. | john locke |
| B. | rene descartes |
| C. | charles montesquieu |
| D. | g. w. friedrich hegal |
| Answer» D. g. w. friedrich hegal | |
| 76. |
On 1 December 1830, King Louis Philippe named the Duc de Rovigo as head of military staff in_________ |
| A. | algeria |
| B. | moldova |
| C. | austria |
| D. | ukraine |
| Answer» A. algeria | |
| 77. |
The _________ region was often referred as the holy land for three major religions Islam, Christianity and Judaism. |
| A. | african |
| B. | west asian |
| C. | asian |
| D. | european |
| Answer» B. west asian | |
| 78. |
Who had ventured to Ethopia in 1769 and reached the source of the Blue Nile?. |
| A. | james bruce |
| B. | ypsilantis |
| C. | william i |
| D. | van speijk |
| Answer» A. james bruce | |
| 79. |
The author of “The Wrenched of the Earth”__________ |
| A. | frantz fanon |
| B. | dominic davies |
| C. | rudyard kipling |
| D. | joseph conard |
| Answer» A. frantz fanon | |
| 80. |
____________is the type of colonisation tends to result in local populations being marginalised |
| A. | outpost colonies |
| B. | pure settlement colonies |
| C. | imperial settlement colonies |
| D. | pure imperial colonies |
| Answer» B. pure settlement colonies | |
| 81. |
_________ colonies established through massive settlement colonisation flanked by military power with the purpose of exploiting local labour and/or exporting excess population. |
| A. | imperial settlement |
| B. | outpost colonies |
| C. | pure settlement colonies |
| D. | pure imperial colonies |
| Answer» A. imperial settlement | |
| 82. |
First opium war took place in the period of __________ |
| A. | 1839-1842 |
| B. | 1939-1942 |
| C. | 1960-1964 |
| D. | 1898-1902 |
| Answer» A. 1839-1842 | |
| 83. |
_________was constituted as a Principality under the rule of Miloš Obrenović |
| A. | assyria |
| B. | persia |
| C. | rome |
| D. | serbia |
| Answer» D. serbia | |
| 84. |
__________ is the capital city of Moldavia |
| A. | iași |
| B. | slovakia |
| C. | gambia |
| D. | macedonia |
| Answer» A. iași | |
| 85. |
The Belgian War of Independence also provided the Netherlands with a hero in the person of__________ |
| A. | jan van speijk |
| B. | bartolomeu dias |
| C. | prince henry |
| D. | francis drake |
| Answer» A. jan van speijk | |
| 86. |
The European Revolutions of _______is known in some countries as the Spring of Nations, Springtime of the Peoples or the Year of Revolution |
| A. | 1878 |
| B. | 1802 |
| C. | 1880 |
| D. | 1848 |
| Answer» D. 1848 | |
| 87. |
__________established through conquest or peaceful agreement, with a moderate influx of colonial immigrants, for the purpose of gaining access to a hinterland |
| A. | outpost colonies |
| B. | pure settlement colonies |
| C. | pure imperial colonies |
| D. | imperial settlement colonies |
| Answer» A. outpost colonies | |
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