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Modern Spain: the 19th century (PART I)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One of the following technical advances doesn't belong to the 19th century:

a)

steam engine

b)

telegraph

c)

television

d)

photography

2.

The 19th century was a period of great stability, both in Europe and Spain:

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The entire population had access to education in Spain during the 19th century:

a)

True

b)

False

4.

One of the following is not an idea promoted by the French Revolution:

a)

liberty

b)

fraternity

c)

equality

d)

privileges

5.

The Treaty of Fontainebleau allowed Napoleon's army to cross Spain towards...

a)

Africa

b)

America

c)

Portugal

d)

the Canary Islands

6.

Absolute monarchs are characterised by sharing their power with democratic Courts:

a)

True

b)

False

7.

In 1808 the French army invaded Spain. On 2 May that same year there was a revolt in Madrid that marked the beginning of...

a)

the Portugese Civil War

b)

the Cuban War of Independence

c)

the second Carlist War

d)

the Spanish War of Independence

8.

A guerrilla war is characterised by...

a)

great battles

b)

the use of sophisticated weapons

c)

large groups of combatants

d)

ambushes, sabotages, hit-and-run tactics

9.

The Spanish War of Independence...

a)

started in 1808 and ended in 1814.

b)

started in 1800 and ended in 1808.

c)

started in 1900 and ended in 1908.

10.

During the Spanish War of Independence, there were two governments: the French government based in Madrid, and the Spanish government based in...

a)

Toledo

b)

Granada

c)

Cádiz

d)

Valencia

11.

In 1812 the Spanish government in Cádiz approved the Constitution of Cádiz, influenced by the French Revolution ideas. Some of the following content is not on it:

a)

the Spanish Inquisition was abolished.

b)

the power of the monarchy was reduced.

c)

all men and women could vote.

d)

freedom of the press was established

12.

The French government based in Madrid was headed by Napoleon's brother, known as...

a)

Joseph I

b)

Fernando VII

c)

Charles IV

d)

Albert the Great

13.

Carlos IV and his Prime Minister, Godoy, ruled Spain before Napoleon's invasion. Fernando VII was Carlos IV son, and Isabel II was...

a)

Carlos IV's sister.

b)

Fernando VII's mother.

c)

Fernando VII´s daughter.

d)

Fernando VII´s aunt.

14.

Salic law prohibited women from inheriting the throne. But Fernando VII modified the law so his daughter could be queen. Fernando VII´s brother, Carlos, aspired to the throne, too, and this led to the ...

a)

Carlist wars

b)

Elizabethan wars

c)

Independence wars