Module 3 Quiz On History
This quiz covers content from Module 3.
- 1.In an effort to conduct a successful economic war against Britain, Napoleon created the
- A.
Bank of France
- B.
Continental System
- C.
Napoleonic Code
- D.
Confederation of the Rhine
- 2.Who was the most prominent enlightened political ruler of the 18th century?
- A.
Catherine the Great
- B.
Frederick the Great
- C.
Louis VX
- D.
Joseph II
- 3.All of the following have been advanced as explanations for the coming of the French Revolution EXCEPT
- A.
The desire of the middle class members of the Third Estate to have a greater voice in government.
- B.
An inefficient and corrupt government controlled by the Second Estate aroused the anger of a mass of the French people.
- C.
The nobility of France sought to enhance their power.
- D.
The storming of Versailles
- 4.Which of the following was the most important factor in increasing agricultural productivity in eighteenth-century England?
- A.
The development of artificial fertilizer
- B.
The development of a new breed of sheep
- C.
Enclosure
- D.
The extension of the open field system
- 5.The principal goal of the Reign of Terror was to
- A.
End chaos and restore order so as to assure the survival of the Revolution.
- B.
Force the peasants to provide food for Paris.
- C.
Drive out foreign enemies.
- D.
Force the holdouts from the clergy to take the oath to the revolutionary constitution.
- 6.Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the Napoleonic Code?
- A.
It gave all citizens the right to own land outright
- B.
It granted all citizens the right to equal treatment under the law and freedom of religion
- C.
Gave equal rights to illegitimate children
- D.
It deprived women of all property and juridical rights that had been granted during the Revolution and placed them under the absolute authority of their husbands
- 7.The Battle of Waterloo
- A.
Occurred immediately after Napoleon's army returned from its failed attempt to conquer Russia.
- B.
Was a decisive victory for the Napoleonic army.
- C.
Ended the Napoleonic era.
- D.
Led to Napoleon's defeat at the hands of Admiral Nelson.
- 8.Which of the following could NOT be a leg of the Triangle Trade?
- A.
African slaves delivered to the Americas
- B.
Mexican silver delivered to Manila
- C.
Barbados rum sold to England
- D.
Manufactured goods sold to Africans
- 9.The Middle Passage of the slave trade was
- A.
The forced march of slaves through central Africa from their homelands.
- B.
The ship voyage across the Atlantic in the cargo decks.
- C.
The public auction of slaves in the Caribbean.
- D.
The holding pens where African captives were held before sale to plantation owners.
- 10.The system under the Cottage Industry was profitable for all of the following groups EXCEPT whom?
- A.
The entrepreneurs who moved cloth production into the countryside.
- B.
The rural workers who did the spinning and weaving.
- C.
The merchant and traders who shipped woolen cloth outside the country.
- D.
The guild members who specialized in specific elements of cloth production such as weaving or dying.
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