Question 1

Which of the following was a consequence of Napoleon's failed attempt to create a French continental empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nationalism was crushed once and for all,leaving Europe at the mercy of large,multiethnic states ruled by foreign monarchs. 
B)  The huge French army defeated the Ottoman Empire and provided freedom for oppressed minorities in North Africa and the Middle East. 
C)  The reforms of the French Revolution were totally wiped out after Napoleon's defeat,and an absolutist monarchy was reinstituted. 
D)  Europe was divided between those who wanted to restore the status quo and those who wanted to create a society based on individual rights and limited government. 
A)  Nationalism was crushed once and for all,leaving Europe at the mercy of large,multiethnic states ruled by foreign monarchs. 
B)  The huge French army defeated the Ottoman Empire and provided freedom for oppressed minorities in North Africa and the Middle East. 
C)  The reforms of the French Revolution were totally wiped out after Napoleon's defeat,and an absolutist monarchy was reinstituted. 
D)  Europe was divided between those who wanted to restore the status quo and those who wanted to create a society based on individual rights and limited government. D

Question 2

What did Europeans mean when they proposed that Africans should engage in "legitimate" trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Africans should stop using mercantilist forms of protectionism,and engage in free trade. 
B)  Africans should only sell slaves to European traders who had been licensed by their home governments. 
C)  Africans should begin to produce goods on an industrial scale for sale in the world market. 
D)  Africans should sell raw materials instead of slaves,and buy manufactured goods from Europe. 
A)  Africans should stop using mercantilist forms of protectionism,and engage in free trade. 
B)  Africans should only sell slaves to European traders who had been licensed by their home governments. 
C)  Africans should begin to produce goods on an industrial scale for sale in the world market. 
D)  Africans should sell raw materials instead of slaves,and buy manufactured goods from Europe. D

Question 3

Jean-Léon Gérôme's Bashi-Bazouk (1868-69)is considered an Orientalist portrait because the artist staged the depiction of an Ottoman solider in a European studio.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The American Revolution was the first of a series of revolutions to shake the Atlantic world,inspired by new ideas of freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Why did King Louis XVI summon the Estates-General into session in 1788?

Accepted Answer

A)  To improve the status of the French peasantry 
B)  To levy new taxes in order to improve his credit 
C)  To discuss new ways in which France could work against British interests 
D)  To create a more egalitarian legal system in France 
A)  To improve the status of the French peasantry 
B)  To levy new taxes in order to improve his credit 
C)  To discuss new ways in which France could work against British interests 
D)  To create a more egalitarian legal system in France

Question 6

In what way did the newly independent United States and revolutionary France differ?

Accepted Answer

A)  France sought to spark revolution in other countries,and the United States did not. 
B)  The United States experienced an outpouring of retributive violence,and France did not. 
C)  The United States swiftly built up its military,and France did not. 
D)  French women successfully acquired a central role in its political sphere,and American women did not. 
A)  France sought to spark revolution in other countries,and the United States did not. 
B)  The United States experienced an outpouring of retributive violence,and France did not. 
C)  The United States swiftly built up its military,and France did not. 
D)  French women successfully acquired a central role in its political sphere,and American women did not.

Question 7

The wealth generated by the expansion in trade in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries led to the emergence of which of the following social groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bourgeoisie 
B)  The proletariat 
C)  The nobility of the robe 
D)  The yeomanry 
A)  The bourgeoisie 
B)  The proletariat 
C)  The nobility of the robe 
D)  The yeomanry

Question 8

In early-nineteenth-century industrial societies,why did migration to urban areas increase so rapidly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cities offered more comfortable and modern housing. 
B)  There was a growing demand for factory workers in the cities. 
C)  Peasants wanted to avoid the rigid work discipline of the rural farms. 
D)  Cities provided free public education to their residents. 
A)  Cities offered more comfortable and modern housing. 
B)  There was a growing demand for factory workers in the cities. 
C)  Peasants wanted to avoid the rigid work discipline of the rural farms. 
D)  Cities provided free public education to their residents.

Question 9

Which of the following accurately describes the political revolution against the Spanish monarchy in early nineteenth-century Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was largely a revolt by Amerindians against poor treatment by the Spanish. 
B)  It depended on support from the United States for its success. 
C)  It was crushed by the colonial elite,who used their Spanish identity to justify their control. 
D)  It became a social struggle among Amerindians,slaves,mestizos,and whites. 
A)  It was largely a revolt by Amerindians against poor treatment by the Spanish. 
B)  It depended on support from the United States for its success. 
C)  It was crushed by the colonial elite,who used their Spanish identity to justify their control. 
D)  It became a social struggle among Amerindians,slaves,mestizos,and whites.

Question 10

Which of the following is a valid comparison between the American and the Saint-Domingue Revolutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The American colonists wanted only economic freedom,but the people of Saint-Domingue were guided by Enlightenment ideas. 
B)  Both revolutions ended in the abolition of slavery and the establishment of representative rule. 
C)  The leaders of the American Revolution were primarily owners of property,but the leaders of Saint-Domingue were primarily slaves. 
D)  Neither revolution was inspired by the Enlightenment. 
A)  The American colonists wanted only economic freedom,but the people of Saint-Domingue were guided by Enlightenment ideas. 
B)  Both revolutions ended in the abolition of slavery and the establishment of representative rule. 
C)  The leaders of the American Revolution were primarily owners of property,but the leaders of Saint-Domingue were primarily slaves. 
D)  Neither revolution was inspired by the Enlightenment.

Question 11

Where did participation in global trade first begin to have a significant impact on the lives of ordinary people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean trade network 
B)  European Russia and Siberia 
C)  Northwestern Europe and British North America 
D)  Southern Europe and the Mediterranean 
A)  Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean trade network 
B)  European Russia and Siberia 
C)  Northwestern Europe and British North America 
D)  Southern Europe and the Mediterranean

Question 12

How did Europe's trade balance with the rest of the world change during the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  It went from a surplus to a deficit as Europeans scrambled to buy large amounts of raw materials from overseas. 
B)  It went from a surplus to a deficit as the European bourgeoisie purchased new luxury goods from Asia. 
C)  It went from a deficit to a surplus as Europeans sold manufactured goods around the world. 
D)  It went from a deficit to a surplus as Europeans extracted nearly all their raw materials domestically. 
A)  It went from a surplus to a deficit as Europeans scrambled to buy large amounts of raw materials from overseas. 
B)  It went from a surplus to a deficit as the European bourgeoisie purchased new luxury goods from Asia. 
C)  It went from a deficit to a surplus as Europeans sold manufactured goods around the world. 
D)  It went from a deficit to a surplus as Europeans extracted nearly all their raw materials domestically.

Question 13

Napoleon's invasions repressed attempts to reform society in both Russia and the Ottoman world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Who benefited most from the revolutions against Spanish rule in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local military chieftains who formed alliances with land owners 
B)  Simon Bolivar,who went on to found the federation of "Gran Colombia" 
C)  Andean tribes,who were now free from the domination of the peninsulares 
D)  Mestizos,who were able to take control of the new republics from the creole elites 
A)  Local military chieftains who formed alliances with land owners 
B)  Simon Bolivar,who went on to found the federation of "Gran Colombia" 
C)  Andean tribes,who were now free from the domination of the peninsulares 
D)  Mestizos,who were able to take control of the new republics from the creole elites

Question 15

Which of the following factors helped create the "industrious" revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Households were moved by revivalist preachers to work harder to avoid time for sinning. 
B)  Because of changing climates,households had to work much longer hours to grow enough food. 
C)  Because of competition with slave and other forms of forced labor,most households had to include their children in laboring to provide enough income to survive. 
D)  Households gave up leisure time to produce more goods for the market in order to buy products produced elsewhere. 
A)  Households were moved by revivalist preachers to work harder to avoid time for sinning. 
B)  Because of changing climates,households had to work much longer hours to grow enough food. 
C)  Because of competition with slave and other forms of forced labor,most households had to include their children in laboring to provide enough income to survive. 
D)  Households gave up leisure time to produce more goods for the market in order to buy products produced elsewhere.

Question 16

In the eighteenth century,global trade was stimulated by poor people in Western Europe consuming which of the following products?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tea,rum,and beef 
B)  Coffee,chocolate,and vodka 
C)  Coffee,tea,and sugar 
D)  Tea,sugar,and turnips 
A)  Tea,rum,and beef 
B)  Coffee,chocolate,and vodka 
C)  Coffee,tea,and sugar 
D)  Tea,sugar,and turnips

Question 17

How did the idea that "all men were created equal" affect revolutionary American society?

Accepted Answer

A)  It led to the argument that everyone should pay the same amount in taxes. 
B)  It encouraged people to overturn social hierarchies and stop deferring to those who claimed higher rank. 
C)  It undermined the belief in the importance of private property. 
D)  It led slave owners to use less force in controlling their slaves,eventually even freeing them. 
A)  It led to the argument that everyone should pay the same amount in taxes. 
B)  It encouraged people to overturn social hierarchies and stop deferring to those who claimed higher rank. 
C)  It undermined the belief in the importance of private property. 
D)  It led slave owners to use less force in controlling their slaves,eventually even freeing them.

Question 18

How did the industrial revolution affect Europe's relationships with other parts of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe became more powerful economically by exporting more goods than it imported. 
B)  Europe pulled back from its earlier interest in overseas colonization. 
C)  Europe became more dependent on other parts of the world for financial support. 
D)  Europe became vulnerable to trade embargoes by Asian empires. 
A)  Europe became more powerful economically by exporting more goods than it imported. 
B)  Europe pulled back from its earlier interest in overseas colonization. 
C)  Europe became more dependent on other parts of the world for financial support. 
D)  Europe became vulnerable to trade embargoes by Asian empires.

Question 19

Which of the following explains in part why China did not become the epicenter of the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Qing did not foster experimentation or create links between thinkers and investors. 
B)  The Qing put too much emphasis on overseas trade,draining capital needed to industrialize. 
C)  The Qing believed that science was against the principles of Confucianism. 
D)  The Qing passed protective tariffs to protect local merchants,which stifled trade and innovation. 
A)  The Qing did not foster experimentation or create links between thinkers and investors. 
B)  The Qing put too much emphasis on overseas trade,draining capital needed to industrialize. 
C)  The Qing believed that science was against the principles of Confucianism. 
D)  The Qing passed protective tariffs to protect local merchants,which stifled trade and innovation.

Question 20

Which of the following characterized the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte in France?

Accepted Answer

A)  A respect for the authority of other European leaders 
B)  An increase in popular democracy 
C)  A centralized,efficient administration 
D)  A separate legal code for the French colonies and future conquests 
A)  A respect for the authority of other European leaders 
B)  An increase in popular democracy 
C)  A centralized,efficient administration 
D)  A separate legal code for the French colonies and future conquests

Exam 15: Reordering the World 1750-1850

Which of the following was a consequence of Napoleon's failed attempt to create a French continental empire?

What did Europeans mean when they proposed that Africans should engage in "legitimate" trade?

Jean-Léon Gérôme's Bashi-Bazouk (1868-69)is considered an Orientalist portrait because the artist staged the depiction of an Ottoman solider in a European studio.

The American Revolution was the first of a series of revolutions to shake the Atlantic world,inspired by new ideas of freedom.

Why did King Louis XVI summon the Estates-General into session in 1788?

In what way did the newly independent United States and revolutionary France differ?

The wealth generated by the expansion in trade in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries led to the emergence of which of the following social groups?

In early-nineteenth-century industrial societies,why did migration to urban areas increase so rapidly?

Which of the following accurately describes the political revolution against the Spanish monarchy in early nineteenth-century Latin America?

Which of the following is a valid comparison between the American and the Saint-Domingue Revolutions?

Where did participation in global trade first begin to have a significant impact on the lives of ordinary people?

How did Europe's trade balance with the rest of the world change during the Industrial Revolution?

Napoleon's invasions repressed attempts to reform society in both Russia and the Ottoman world.

Who benefited most from the revolutions against Spanish rule in the Americas?

Which of the following factors helped create the "industrious" revolution?

In the eighteenth century,global trade was stimulated by poor people in Western Europe consuming which of the following products?

How did the idea that "all men were created equal" affect revolutionary American society?

How did the industrial revolution affect Europe's relationships with other parts of the world?

Which of the following explains in part why China did not become the epicenter of the Industrial Revolution?

Which of the following characterized the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte in France?

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