STUDENT GENERATED MULTIPLE CHOICE BANK FOR HISTORY 212

1. Who was in the Holy Alliance after the reign of Napoleon?

A. Austria, Prussia, and Russia

B. U.S., Canada, and Europe

C. China, Australia, and Russia

D. Austria, Belgium, and France

2. A culture that believes that time is a commodity and must be used to complete one task at a time is

A. monochronic.

B. polychromic.

C. alternative.

D. mainstream.

3. Which disease became a pandemic in the mid-19^th century?

A. yellow fever

B. typhus

C. cholera

D. smallpox.

4. Which disease contributed to he winning of the Haitian Revolution against Napoleon?

A. smallpox

B. cholera

C. bubonic plague

D. yellow fever

5. Which historical figure broke from traditional Islam to create his own religion of godism?

A. Babur

B. Hernan Cortes

C. Emperor Meiji

D. Abu Akbar

6. How many centuries of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade were there?

A. 5

B. 2

C. 7

D. 4

7. What is one difference between Catholicism and Protestants?

A. Mary is more venerated in the Protestant churches.

B. Priests are allowed to marry in the Catholic Church.

C. There are no fundamental differences.

D. transubstantiation.

8. Who was the slave who lead a revolution against the French in Haiti?

A. Toussaint Louverture

B. Frederick Douglass

C. Jouvell De’Brousais

 

9. Which city was burned to the ground to destroy Napoleon’s plans of conquest?

A. Heidelberg

B. Moscow

C. Paris

D. Amsterdam

10. Which of the following Russian rulers prompted an extensive program of westernization?

A. Ivan IV

B. Vladimir Putin

C. Joseph Stalin

D. Peter the Great

11. Which of the following countries was known as a trading post empire in the Indian Ocean?

A. Spain

B. France

C. Portugal.

D. India

12. Why was Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz denied the right to further her education?

A. Because she was female.

B. Because she was seen as a threat to the Church.

C. Because she had visions.

D. Because her poetry was seen as good enough without more education.

13. What was Joseph Mazzini’s key goal?

A. to spread the scientific revolution.

B. to unify Italy.

C. to destroy the Catholic Church.

D. to create a pasta sauce that would be popular in the United States.

14. Sikhism grew out of which two religions?

A. Islam and Hinduism.

B. Islam and Godism.

C. Hinduism and Jainism.

D. Christianity and Paganism.

15. What was the historical importance of the silver trade around the world?

A. Silver was worn more often.

B. It gave rise to a global network exchange.

C. It did not have much importance.

D. Since it was lighter than gold, it was easier to transport which gave rise to better shipping.
 

16. When did Cortes begin the conquest of the Aztecs?

A. 1419

B. 1519

C. 1619

D. 1719

17. Which ruler used elephants in battle, as a sort of natural “tank”?

A. Napoleon

B. Songhai

C. Babur the Magnificent

D. Abu Akbar

18. To which country were the largest number of slaves shipped during the trans-atlantic slave trade?

A. Brazil

B. England

C. Mexico

D. The United States

19. What was the name given to people of Spanish and African ancestry?

A. Mestizo

B. Mulatto

C. Creole

D. Peninsular