4.6 Reading Quiz

Ana Nzinga was a…

• Ruler of Ndongo

• Ruler of Kongo

• Slave in Ndongo

• Slave in Kongo

Which of the following statements is NOT true regarding serfs

• Serfs provided free labor

• Serfs were oppressed

• Serfs were sold along with their lands of their owners

• Serfs signed contracts to become serfs in exchange for expensive passage to the Americas

The Cossacks lived in which country?

• France

• Russia

• Spain

• India

What was the Maratha Empire in India upset at the spread of?

• The Spread of Persian Art, Culture and Islam
• Western European art, culture, and Christianity

• Chinese art, culture, and Buddhism

• African griots, fabrics, gold, and Islam

Who fought in the Maroon wars?

• Slaves in the Caribbean and English colonizers

• Slaves in the Caribbean and Portuguese colonizers

• England and France

• Portugal and Brazil

Which of the following statements is TRUE

• The Glorious Revolution ended all conflict between Catholics and Protestants

• William of Orange was Catholic and James II was Protestant

• The Glorious Revolution saw James II overthrow William of Orange

• The Glorious Revolution saw William of Orange overthrow James II

The actions of the Maroons that forced British colonial authorities to conclude a treaty with them are best explained as evidence of reactions against which of the following global trends in the period 1450–1750 ?

• The persistent spread of epidemic diseases

• The continuing impoverishment of indigenous populations resulting from agricultural transfers

• The increase in armed conflict resulting from state rivalries over control of trade routes

• The increasing expansion and centralization of state power

The passage could best be used to explain which of the following developments in the Americas in the period 1500–1750 ?

• Enslaved peoples and their descendants were frequently recruited into the armies of colonial empires.

• Some of the descendants of enslaved peoples gradually came to own large sugar plantations.

• Some enslaved peoples won their freedom by taking legal action against plantation owners in colonial courts.

• Enslaved peoples and their descendants used violent means to escape oppression and maintain their freedom.

The sentiments expressed in the passage most directly indicate

• opposition to growing syncretic religions

• concerns about the spread of epidemic diseases

• frustration over the establishment of forced labor systems

• resistance to European colonial expansion and control

Which of the following is the most likely purpose of Titu Cusi’s letter?

• To encourage rebellion among the subjects of the Inca Empire

• To gain help from Christian missionaries in completing the conversion of his subjects

• To characterize the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire as unjust and illegitimate

• To increase the political reach of the Inca Empire to its pre-conquest borders