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CHY4U Practice Test
Unit 3: 19th Century Age of Transition
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Name:_____________________
1. By saying “when France sneezes, Europe catches a cold” Metternich (Congress of Vienna) meant:
A. France was still a danger to the balance of power in Europe
B. Revolutions that broke out in France spread to other parts of Europe
C. French nationalists were stirring up trouble across Europe
D. Napoleon was contagious
E. None of the above
2. The Dreyfus Affair refers to:
A. Corruption uncovered in Napoleon’s army
B. Unfair promotion system in the French military in the 1800s
C. Armed conflict in African French colonies
D. Controversy about treason charges laid against a Jewish French officer
E. Case made to keep women out of the French military
3. The Second Industrial revolution is marked by its:
A. Use of new sources of energy
B. Relative shortness
C. Spread to continental Europe
D. Use of the canal and rail system in Britain
E. Advances in the textile industry
4. The Russian Revolution of 1905 is noteworthy for:
A. The defeat of Russia by the Japanese
B. Bloody Sunday when peaceful protesters were gunned down
C. Creation of a state Duma (legislative assembly)
D. Workers strikes
E. All of the above
5. The descent of Man, Darwin’s second major text, stated that:
A. Evolution can easily be accounted for in the Christian Bible
B. Religion and Science can never be reconciled
C. Humans changed through evolution
D. Plants probably were the precursors to animal life forms
E. Evolution had determined superior races of man
6. By the late 1800s, all of the following had contributed to the creation of a new international order in Europe
EXCEPT:
A. The Industrial Revolution
B. The unification of Germany and Italy
C. Franco-Prussian War
D. Growth of the Ottoman Empire
E. Wealth and power created through Imperialism
7. Which was the dominant sea power during the 19th century:
A. France
B. Italy
C. Britain
D. Italy
E. Russia
8. Which of the following is correctly linked to his invention:
A. Samuel Morse- telegraph
B. Eli Whitney- power loom
C. Jethro Tull- cotton gin
D. Robert Fulton- gas lighting
E. Thomas Edison- lithograph
9. Which is NOT associated with Romanticism:
A. Fairy tales of the Grimm brothers
B. Beethoven
C. Poetry of William Wordsworth
D. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
E. Painter Gustav Klimt
10. This principle advocates the greatest happiness for the majority and emphasizes the use of social and political
institutions to increase the well-being of citizens:
A. Laissez-Faire
B. Utilitarianism
C. Abolitionism
D. Nationalism
E. Socialism
11. Who of the following was NOT an early feminist:
A. Mary Wollstonecraft
B. John Stuart Mill
C. Emily Howard Stowe
D. Germaine Greer
E. Emmiline Pankhurst
12. The Industrial Revolution:
A. Began in 1750 and ended in 1851
B. Surged forward in every country in Europe at the same time with the same rate of progress
C. Was a series of technical innovations beginning in England and ending in America
D. Was powered by gas and electricity
E. Made many poorer than they were before
13. Bismark thought that German unification could be best brought about by:
A. Giving Prussia a liberal constitution
B. Taking military action when necessary
C. Making France more powerful
D. Establishing a parliament
E. Removing generous social programs
14. Which of the following inventions did NOT contribute to the mechanization of the textile industry:
A. Mechanical reaper
B. Spinning jenny
C. Cotton gin
D. Sewing machine
E. Power loom
15. By the early 1900s, living conditions in Paris had improved with:
A. Infrastructure projects begun by Louis Napoleon
B. Adoption of building codes
C. Streetcars and a subway system
D. Clearing of the slums
E. All of the above
16. Factory Act of 1833 placed limits on:
A. Workers organizing into unions
B. The number of hours children could work
C. Hiring of women
D. Relief payments for unemployed workers
E. Wages paid to women and children
17. This strategically partitioned Africa for the European powers seeking to expand their colonial empires:
A. Berlin Conference
E. Hapsburg Documents
B. Congress of Vienna
F. Treaty of Congo
C. Concert of Europe
18. The Revolutions of 1848 failed largely because:
A. Workers opposed radical changes
B. Revolutionary leaders moved to the United States
C. Revolutionaries were divided over their goals, approaches and policies
D. National militaries were weak and did not act
E. Metternich organized strong resistance
19. Nineteenth century liberals supported all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Freedom of speech
B. Religious tolerance
C. Written constitutions
D. Universal suffrage
E. Primary education for all
20. This war used the first modern methods of warfare: railway and telegraph, as well as munitions manufactured
by the German company Krupp:
A. Boer War
B. Franco-Prussian War
C. Russo-Japanese War
D. Crimean War
E. American Civil War
21. Colonial resistance against European Imperialism in China is illustrated by:
A. Many slave revolts
B. Boer War
C. Opium Wars
D. Battle of Carabobo
E. None of the above
22. The 19th Century can be seen as an age of transition because:
A. Shift from autocracy to democracy
B. Changes in production, transportation and trade
C. Development of socialism
D. Dominant class shifted from aristocracy to middle class
E. All of the above
23. Which was NOT an important book of the 19th century:
A. Hard Times- Charles Dickens
B. Communist Manifesto- Marx and Engels
C. Heart of Darkness- Joseph Conrad
D. Vindication of the Rights of Women- Mary Wollstonecraft
E. Origin of the Species- Charles Darwin
24. Led by Theodor Herzl, this is a national movement that calls for a Jewish homeland and was a reaction to antiSemitism in the 19th century:
A. Zionism
B. Utopian-Socialism
C. Fundamentalism
D. Despotism
E. None of the above
25. The 19th century was a time of state-building and nationalism. Which of the following gained independence
during this time:
A. Greece
B. Netherlands
C. France
D. Piedmont
E. Austria
26. Which of the following was an important consequence of the revolutions of 1848:
A. Absolutism continued to be necessary for strong leadership
B. Divisions between social classes were strengthened
C. Many workers became more radicalized and turned to socialism
D. There was a move away from realpolitik and towards policies based on utopian ideas
E. Militaries no longer supported their governments
27. Which of the following is known for embracing new technologies and materials and representing art in popular
forms such as furniture, glass lamps, posters and magazines?
A. Post-Impressionism
D. Neo-Classicism
B. Art Nouveau
E. Post-Moderism
C. Romanticism
Match each of the following people with his or her contribution.
A.
Conservative PM of Britain, he appealed to
nationalism to build British empire through aggressive
foreign policy
______ William Wilberforce
Austrian foreign secretary who oversaw the Congress
of Vienna which established peace in Europe after
decades of Napoleonic Wars
______ Florence Nightengale
C.
Philosopher and economist who campaigned against
the physical abuse of women by their husbands
______ Prince Metternich
D.
Liberal PM of Britain, he favoured peace and reform and
believed that there was a natural antagonism between workers
and the middle class
B.
______ Adam Smith
______ Friedrich Nietzsche
______ Max Planck
______ James Watt
______ Benjamin Disraeli
E.
German philosopher, famous for his statement “God is dead”
F.
Ruled France as President of the Second Republic and later
as emperor
______ Ned Lud
G.
British parliamentarian who worked for the abolition of the
slave trade
H.
Led an extensive campaign of machine wrecking and vandalism
to protect jobs and wages, and became a hero of the 19th century
proletariat class
______ Simon Bolivar
______ William Gladstone
______ John Stuart Mill
______ Marie Curie
______ Napoleon III
I.
Italian nationalist guerrilla leader who led a group of forced known
as red shirts and contributed to the unification of Italy
J.
Inventor of the steam engine in the 1760s which led the way
for the locomotive and innovations in communication and trade
K.
Economist known for his philosophy of non-involvement by
government known as laissez-faire or economic liberalism
L.
Gained fame for her work on the front lines of the Crimean War
nursing injured soldiers
M.
Played a key role in Latin America’s successful struggle to
gain independence from Spain
N.
First female professor at the University of Paris, she is famous
for her ground-breaking work on radioactivity
O.
Explained properties of atomic particles with theory of quantum physics
______Giuseppe Garabaldi
True OR False?
1.______ During the 19th century the number of births outside of marriage neared 50% in cities like Paris.
2.______ Charles Darwin believed in eugenics and that the weakest in society should be discouraged from
breeding (survival of the fittest).
3. _____ Otto Von Bismark demonstrated realpolitik by encouraging free trade between Prussia and smaller
German states.
4. _____ Many thousands died of “consumption” in Victorian England which referred to alcohol poisoning.
5. _____ The Crystal Palace was a showcase of the Great Exhibition of 1851 and served to demonstrate the
industrial progress of England.
6. _____ Renoir, Monet and Van Gogh are all Impressionist artists.
7. _____ Post-Impressionists, like Seurat, used short brush strokes and pointillism.
8. _____ Carte-de-visite were photo calling cards that were a huge fad in the Victorian era.
9. _____ By the mid-nineteenth century, skilled workers in England had acquired enough power to enable them to
form Trade Unions.
10. _____ In Queen Victoria’s England an emphasis on strict morals and modesty meant that cosmetics were
associated with women of questionable morals and prostitutes.
Explain the following quotations. Identify the speaker and what they are referring to. (2 marks each)
“Let the ruling classes tremble at a communist revolution. The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains.
They have a world to win. Workingmen of all countries, unite!”
“Not through speeches and majority decisions will the great questions of the day be decided - that was the great
mistake of 1848 and 1849 - but by iron and blood.”
“Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal.”