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Origin of Nations Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which definition of “nation” is most likely to appeal to an ethnic nationalist?

a)

“A nation is an imagined political community.”

b)

“A nation is a large group of people living in one area with their own government.”

c)

“A nation is a large body of people united by common descent, culture or language.”

d)

“A nation is a community that has been constructed by disciplinary institutions such as the school, the army and the factory.”

2.

Civic nationalism is based on

a)

racial and ethnic uniformity

b)

the sharing of descent and ancestry

c)

support for monarchy and loyalty to a dynasty

d)

the common values and ideals of a political community

3.

Which event in the French Revolution created “the National Assembly”?

a)

The Battle of Valmy

b)

The Tennis Court Oath

c)

The Storming of the Bastille

d)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

4.

Who is best described as “the traveling salesman of nationalism” who introduced nationalism to many regions of early-nineteenth-century Europe?

a)

George Washington

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Prince Klemens von Metternich

5.

#1.The abolition of feudalism

#2.The storming of the Bastille

#3.The Declaration of the Rights of Man

(All of the above are best identified as?)

a)

causes of the Tennis Court Oath

b)

symbols of nationalism for the people of France

c)

actions taken to increase the strength of the nation-state

d)

examples of the conservative reaction to the French Revolution

6.
Ethnic nationalism is founded on: 
a)
people who agree to live together according to certain laws.
b)
the desire for self-determination.
c)
the political authority to control one's affairs.
d)
Ancestry and traditions that lead to a shared sense of nation.
7.
Sovereignty is founded on:
a)
people who agree to live together according to certain laws.
b)
the desire for self-determination.
c)
the political authority to control one's own affairs.
d)
traditions that lead to a shared sense of nation.
8.
The power to control one's own affairs, is an example of : 
a)
civic nationalism.
b)
ethnic nationalism.
c)
sovereignty.
d)
self-determination.
9.
Civic nationalism is founded on : 
a)
people who agree to live together according to certain laws.
b)
the desire for self-determination.
c)
the political authority to control one's own affairs.
d)
traditions that lead to a shared sense of nation.
10.
Which of the following is an accurate description of the SOCIAL condition in France prior to the French Revolution?
a)
All French citizens had equal wealth distribution.
b)
There was a rigid class structure and inequalities in wealth.
c)
The French government provided their citizens with all their needs.
d)
The Government was heavily in Debt because of the support of the American Revolution.
11.

Which factor of nationalism is best related to the following: "Many Sunni's joined ISIS because they had been forced out of jobs in the Iraqi government and military in favour of Shiite applicants. There didn't seem to be any future for Sunnis in positions of power in Iraq."

a)

Geographic Factors

b)

Social Factors

c)

Economic Factors

d)

Historic

12.

The signing of the American Declaration of Independence was an important moment for American citizens. This event can be seen as an example of...

a)

National Symbolism

b)

Social Factors for Nationalism

c)

Collective Consciousness

d)

Popular Revolution

13.
a)

Economic Factors for Nationalism

b)

Social Factors for Nationalism

c)

Political Factors for Nationalism

d)

Historic Factors for Nationalism

14.

Quebec could best be considered a...

a)

Geographic Nation

b)

Ethnic Nation

c)

Civic Nation

d)

Linguistic Nation

15.
a)

Nationalist Loyalty to Religion

b)

Non-Nationalist Loyalty to Religion

c)

Nationalist Loyalty to an Ideology

d)

Non-Nationalist Loyalty to an Ideology

16.
a)

Nation-State

b)

Stateless Nation

c)

Multi-Nation State

d)

Multi-Ethnic State

17.
The United Nations recognizing Liberia as a political authority able to control one's own affairs is the definition of; 
a)
A Sovereign State
b)
An Ethnic Nation
c)
An Ethnic State
d)
A Civic State
18.

How did the rest of the European monarchs and nobles feel about the French Revolution?

a)

They opposed it because they feared the revolution would spread.

b)

They supported it because they were liking the ideas of the Enlightenment philosophers.

c)

They supported it because they weakened France.

d)

none of the above

19.
Albertans angry about oil tax payments taken from Alberta by the Federal Government. 
a)
Regional Vs Cultural
b)
Ideological vs Regional
c)
National Vs Ethnic
d)
Regional Vs National