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10_Rise of nationalism 'n' Power sharing

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify this allegory of a nation

a)

Marianne

b)

Britannia

c)

Germania

d)

Bharat Mata

2.

Name this female figure personified for a European country.

a)

Britannia

b)

Germania

c)

Marianne

d)

Bharat Mata

3.

Who was the painter and what was the title of the painting?

a)

Fredric Sorrieu, The dream of worldwide democratic and social republics

b)

Fredric Sorrieu, The Dream of World democratic and social republics

c)

Fredric Sorrieu, The Dream of Democratic, Socialist Republic World

d)

Fredric Sorrieu, The Dream of world Democratic, Socialist secular Republic.

4.

Identify the event

a)

Crowning of Wilhelm IV emperor of Germany

b)

Crowning of William I as emperor of Germany

c)

Crowning of Victor Emmanuel II as Emperor of Italy

d)

Crowning of Louis VI as Emperor of France

5.

Identify the character in the image

a)

Giuseppe Mazzini

b)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

c)

Count Camillo de Cavour

d)

Victor Emmanuel II

6.

Identify the event

a)

Frankfurt Parliament at St. Paul Church

b)

Estate Generals Meeting at Versailles

c)

Treaty of Versaille

d)

Act of Union 1707

7.

Identify the person

a)

Otto Von Bismarck

b)

Count Camillo de Cavour

c)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

d)

Duke Matternich

8.

A belief that the majority community should be able to rule a country in whichever way it wants, by disregarding the wishes and needs of the minority is:

a)

Power Sharing

b)

federalism

c)

majoritarianism

d)

democracy

9.

A system of ‘checks and balances’ is another name for which one of the following power-sharing arrangements

a)

Power sharing among different social groups.

b)

Vertical division of power or power shared among different levels of government.

c)

Horizontal division of power or power shared among different organs of the government.

d)

Power sharing in the form of political parties, pressure groups and governments.

10.

Prudential reasons of Power Sharing stresses on the facts that:

A. It ensures the stability of political order.

B. It reduces the possibility of conflict between social groups.

C. It gives a fair share to minority.

D. It is the very spirit of democracy.

Which of the above statements are correct?

a)

A , B

b)

A, B, C

c)

All of the above

d)

Only D

11.

Belgium Shares borders with France, the Netherlands, Germany and ……?

a)

England

b)

Norway

c)

Luxembourg

d)

Italy

12.
Who was the Chief Minister of Sardinia Piedmont?
a)
Count Camillo de Cavour
b)
Victor Emmanuel
c)
Otto von Bismark
d)
Metternich
13.
Who established the Civil Code 1804?
a)
Garibaldi
b)
Kaiser Willam I
c)
Count Camillo de Cavour
d)
Napoleon
14.
What do you mean by Das Volk?
a)
Common People
b)
Currencey of Austira
c)
A Custom Union
d)
None of these
15.

Which country is know as the Cradle of European Civilization?

a)

Germany

b)

Italy

c)

Greece

d)

France

16.

Otto von Bismarck said "when France Sneezes the rest of Europe catches cold".

a)

true

b)

false

17.
Victor Emmanuel II was proclaimed as king of United Italy in 1861.
a)
true
b)
false
18.
Who was 'Frederic Sorrieu'?
a)
A Franch Artist
b)
A German Musician
c)
An Italian Philoshper
d)
None of these
19.

Who among the following did not contribute in the unification of Italy?

a)

Mazzini

b)

Cavour

c)

Garibaldi

d)

Bismarck

20.

Which one of the following states was ruled by an Italian princely house before unification of Italy?

a)

Kingdom of the Two Sicilies

b)

Lambardy

c)

Venetia

d)

Sardinia-Piedmont

21.

Whom did the conservatives fear most after Napoleon. Metternich described as the most dangerous enemy of our social order?

a)

Eugene Delacroix

b)

Karol Kurpinski

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

Giacomo Mantegazza

22.
Which of the following countries was not part of the four European powers that collectively defeated Napoleon?
a)
Austria
b)
Prussia
c)
Spain
d)
Britain
23.
Which treaty recognised Greece as an independent nation?
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Treaty of Vienna
c)
Treaty of Constantinople
d)
Treaty of Lausanne
24.
What does the crown of oak leaves worn by Germania stand for ……
a)
Courage
b)
Heroism
c)
Freedom
d)
Unity
25.
Which of the following celebrated national struggle through 'Polonaise and Mazurka'?
a)
Karol Kurpinski
b)
Johann Gottfried
c)
Grimm Grothers
d)
Eugene Delacroix
26.

The Habsburg's were ruler of …………….

a)

Dutch republic

b)

Germany

c)

Switzerland

d)

Austira-Hungary

27.
Which of the following is not true with the reference to Napoleon
a)
He introduced Napoleonic Code
b)
He promoted democracy in France
c)
he made the administrative system more rational and efficient
d)
The napoleonic Code was exported to all regions under french Control.
28.

The most serious source of nationalist tension in Europe, after 1871, was an area called

a)

Ottoman

b)

Prussia

c)

Balkans

d)

Macedonia

29.

Which of the following did the European conservatives not believe in?

a)

Traditional institution of state policy

b)

Strengthened monarchy

c)

A return to a society of pre-revolutionary days

d)

None of these

30.

The meaning of ‘Volksgeist:

a)

Common people

b)

Spirit of the nation

c)

Music

d)

Art

31.

The place where the priests and bishops were punished.

a)

Siberia

b)

Tundra

c)

Mongolia

d)

None of these

32.

Who was proclaimed the King of United Italy, in 1861?

a)

Giuseppe Garibaldi

b)

Victor Emmanuel II

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

Cavour

33.

What was ‘Young Italy’?

a)

Vision of Italy

b)

Secret society

c)

National anthem of Italy

d)

None of these

34.

Name the Italian revolutionary from Genoa

a)

Metternich

b)

Johann Gottfried

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

None of these

35.

Who were the Junkers?

a)

Large land owners of Russia

b)

Large landowners of Prussia

c)

Large landowners of Italy

d)

Large Landowners of Austria

36.

In the capital city Brussels, 80 percent people speak………?

a)

german

b)

french

c)

dutch

d)

English

37.

20 % of the people of Brussels Speak………?

a)

French

b)

Dutch

c)

German

d)

English

38.

Brussels presented a special problem: What was it?

a)

English was becoming dominant

b)

Other foreign languages were seeping in

c)

Dutch-speaking people constituted a majority in the country, but a minority in the capital

d)

Dutch-speaking people constituted a minority in the country, but a majority in the capital

39.

The people whose forefathers came from India to Sri Lanka as plantation workers during the colonial period are called…….

a)

Indian Sri lankans

b)

Indian Tamils

c)

Tamil Sri Lankans

d)

Sri Lankan Tamils

40.

Most of the Sinhalese Speaking people in Srilanka are…………?

a)

Hindus

b)

Muslims

c)

Buddhists

d)

Christians

41.

What percentage of Srilankan Population is Tamil Speaking?

a)

74

b)

50

c)

18

d)

13

42.

In Sri Lanka, by the 1980s, several political organizations were formed demanding ……..?

a)

Certain rights

b)

Independent Tamil Eelam (state)

c)

Sovereign State

d)

Priority in Jobs for Tamils

43.

The ‘community government’ is elected by people belonging to one language community – Dutch, French and German-speaking. What powers does it hold?

a)

Cultural, educational and language-related issues.

b)

Political issues

c)

Defence related issues

d)

All of the above

44.

What emphasized the notion of a united community enjoying equal rights under a constitution?

a)

la patrie (the fatherland) and le citoyen (the citizen)

b)

French people in common

c)

French Flag

d)

Idea of one nation state

45.

What actions were taken in the name of the nation?

a)

army was formed

b)

social work was done

c)

hymns were composed, oaths taken and martyrs commemorated, custom duties were abolished

d)

regular meetings were held

46.

What did the Civil Code of 1804 bring about?

a)

Right by birth to all facilities of state

b)

Did away with all privileges based on birth, established equality before the law and secured the right to property.

c)

No right to property

d)

No right to equality

47.

What is Liberalism?

a)

‘liberalism’ derives from the Latin root liber, meaning free- freedom for the individual and equality of all before the law.

b)

end of autocracy

c)

equal rules for all

d)

liberty to the upper classes

48.

What did the customs union or zollverein do?

a)

abolished tax

b)

abolished tariff barriers and reduced the number of currencies from over thirty to two

c)

abolished tariff charges and reduced the currencies to 5

d)

only abolished tariff barriers

49.

When did the Treaty of Vienna take place and who were the participants?

a)

1816, Britain, Russia, Prussia

b)

1815, Britain, Russia, Prussia, Austria

c)

1820, Britain and Russia

d)

1817, Russia, Prussia, Austria

50.

When was Ireland forcibly incorporated into the United Kingdom ?

a)

1798

b)

1801

c)

1800

d)

1799

51.

Each power – Russia, Germany, England, Austro-Hungary – was keen on countering the hold of other powers over the Balkans, this became one of the major reasons for …………

a)

First World War

b)

Second World War

c)

Fall of the Ottoman Empire

d)

integration of the Balkan States

52.

In 1861 ……………. was proclaimed king of united Italy.

a)

Victor Emmanuel II

b)

Kaiser William I

c)

Napoleon

d)

Giuseppe Mazzini

53.

How many wars over seven years – with Austria, Denmark and France – ended in Prussian victory and completed the process of unification?

a)

four

b)

three

c)

six

d)

seven

54.

Who had sought to put together a coherent programme for a unitary Italian Republic in the 1830s ?

a)

Metternich

b)

Otto von Bismarck

c)

Giuseppe Mazzini

d)

Napoleon

55.

Who was Giuseppe Mazzini, what did he do?

a)

French revolutionary, formed groups

b)

British statesman, gave a speech

c)

Russian politician, wrote a book

d)

Italian Revolutionary, founded two underground societies - Young Italy in Marseilles and Young Europe in Berne and opposed monarchy