Quiz for Sources for World Societies, Chapter 25

1. Question

   Which of these was a goal of the Tanzimat reforms (see Document 25-1)?

   A.

   To eliminate legal distinctions between social and religious groups

   B.

   To democratize Ottoman politics

   C.

   To impose Islamic law on the Ottoman empire

   D.

   To combat income inequality

   Correct: The answer is a. The reforms sought to remove legal distinctions based on social and religious groups and to establish equality before the law as a core principle of Ottoman government.

   Incorrect: The answer is a. The reforms sought to remove legal distinctions based on social and religious groups and to establish equality before the law as a core principle of Ottoman government.

   Which of these was a goal of the Tanzimat reforms (see Document 25-1)?

2. Question

   Which of these best describes Cecil Rhodes’s ultimate goal (see Document 25-2)?

   A.

   The “civilizing” of all non-Western peoples

   B.

   The breakup of the British Empire

   C.

   World peace

   D.

   British domination of the entire world

   Correct: The answer is d. Rhodes believed that the English were the best people in the world, and therefore, the more of the world inhabited by English people the better.

   Incorrect: The answer is d. Rhodes believed that the English were the best people in the world, and therefore, the more of the world inhabited by English people the better.

   Which of these best describes Cecil Rhodes’s ultimate goal (see Document 25-2)?

3. Question

   What did Ndansi Kumalo see as the greatest hardship of colonial rule (see Document 25-3)?

   A.

   Forced conversion to Christianity

   B.

   Mandatory service in the colonial military

   C.

   The loss of a sense of community

   D.

   Heavy taxes and poor economic prospects

   Correct: The answer is d. Kumalo’s account of life under colonial rule emphasizes the economic exploitation of his people and their poor prospects for improving their economic situation.

   Incorrect: The answer is d. Kumalo’s account of life under colonial rule emphasizes the economic exploitation of his people and their poor prospects for improving their economic situation.

   What did Ndansi Kumalo see as the greatest hardship of colonial rule (see Document 25-3)?

4. Question

   According to John Mensah Sarbah, which of these was a traditional Fanti punishment for slander (see Document 25-4)?

   A.

   Slanderers were not allowed to speak in public for a full year and were made to wear a sign describing their crime.

   B.

   Slanderers had to give half of their wealth to their victim for a first offense and all of it for a second offense.

   C.

   Slanderers were forced to publish a retraction of their lies in the newspaper and apologize in person to their victims.

   D.

   Slanderers were made to carry a heavy stone through the town or village, stopping from time to time to publicly confess their crime.

   Correct: The answer is d. The act of public humiliation and contrition reflected the strong role community censure played in Fanti social control.

   Incorrect: The answer is d. The act of public humiliation and contrition reflected the strong role community censure played in Fanti social control.

   According to John Mensah Sarbah, which of these was a traditional Fanti punishment for slander (see Document 25-4)?

5. Question

   According to David Engohahe, what was the punishment for the failure of a village to meet its rubber quota (see Document 25-5)?

   A.

   Some of the village men would be shot.

   B.

   Payment for the rubber would be withheld.

   C.

   The next quota would be doubled.

   D.

   The village women would be sold into slavery.

   Correct: The answer is a. According to Engohahe, anywhere from 25 to 40 percent of a village’s men would be shot for such a failure.

   Incorrect: The answer is a. According to Engohahe, anywhere from 25 to 40 percent of a village’s men would be shot for such a failure.

   According to David Engohahe, what was the punishment for the failure of a village to meet its rubber quota (see Document 25-5)?