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Quiz/ Chapter 13: Contemporary Era

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Means "something that happens or exists in our own time".

a)

contemporary

b)

modern

c)

ancient

2.

The era we lived in today is known as...

a)

Modern Era

b)

Contemporary Era

c)

Prehistoric Era

3.

A drastic and profound change in the social, political and economic structures of a country.

a)

revolution

b)

war

c)

conflict

4.

Broke out in France in 1789. Several conflicts led to this revolution.

a)

The July Revolution

b)

The Feminist Revolution

c)

The French Revolution

5.

One of the conflicts that led the French Revolution, was a state of crisis when the absolute monarchies were unable to cope with social and economic problems of France.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

On July 14, 1789, the French Revolution was defeated by the monarchy.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Was a French military general who helped run the National Convention. Later, he was crowned emperor.

a)

Charles X

b)

Eugene Delacorix

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

8.

During the period of Restoration, the European monarchies that tried to return to their old absolutist political systems met in 1814 at the...

a)

French Congress

b)

Congress of Vienna

c)

French Revolution

9.

At the end of the 18th century, an artistic movement surfaced as a reaction to the ideas of the Enlightenment. It was known as...

a)

Romanticism

b)

Renaissance

c)

Humanism

10.

Revolution that changed the society from agrarian one to an industrial an urban one.

a)

The French Revolution

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

The July Revolution

11.

Dominion of the world powers over other parts of the world, motivated by industrialization and capitalism.

a)

capitalism

b)

industrial capitalism

c)

imperialism

12.

Industrialization was a process that required large amounts of money known as...

a)

budget

b)

capital

c)

savings

13.

In 1830 the bourgeoisie led a new a new revolution together with the peasants and workers to claim more rights for the people, this revolution was called:

a)

The French Revolution

b)

The July Revolution

c)

The European Revolution

14.

This organizations emerged during the Industrial Revolution to defend the rights of the laborers, who worked long hours in exchanged for miserable wages.

a)

labor unions

b)

guilds

c)

associations

15.

Is a territory located outside the nation that governs it.

a)

empire

b)

kingdom

c)

colony

16.

The Industrial Revolution is divided into three phases.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The Industrial Revolution began in Germany in the late 18th century.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The social inequality was one of the conflicts that led to the French Revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

During the Industrial Revolution, the working class or_________________emerged.

a)

proletariat

b)

bourgeoisie

c)

peasants

20.

Romantic artists used music to channel their feelings, one of them was:

a)

Casals

b)

Beethoven

c)

Vivaldi