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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many serfs did Count N. P. Sheremetov own?
(a) 185,610.
(b) 185,100.
(c) 175,610.
(d) 18,610.

2. What is kanunname derived from?
(a) Papal law.
(b) Canon law
(c) French law.
(d) Roman law.

3. What countries were examples of weak absolutism and failed accountability, according to Chapter 25?
(a) Spain and France.
(b) Italy and Spain.
(c) Britain and France.
(d) Germany and Italy.

4. When did the major powers face growing demands for military expenditures?
(a) 14th century on.
(b) 13th century on.
(c) 15th century on.
(d) 12th century on.

5. What emerged as a a result of lineages need to place to bury their ancestors and appease the souls of the dead according to Chapter 29?
(a) Serfs.
(b) Cemetaries.
(c) Private property.
(d) Public land.

6. What was the nickname of Empress Wu?
(a) Evil CWu.
(b) Beautiful Empress Wu.
(c) Crazy Empress Wu.
(d) Good Empress Wu.

7. What was the Ancien régime France an early prototype of?
(a) Rent-seeking societies.
(b) Wealth societies.
(c) Filial societies.
(d) Merit societies.

8. How many taels of silver were left in the Chinese treasury in the early 17th century China?
(a) 270,000.
(b) 370,000.
(c) 70,000.
(d) 170,000.

9. What did Hayek say is not the result of top-down rational planning?
(a) Social order.
(b) Tribalism.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Agriculture.

10. When did the Battle of Lepanto take place?
(a) 1524.
(b) 1526.
(c) 1571.
(d) 1589.

11. When did Peter the Great die?
(a) 1766.
(b) 1749.
(c) 1725.
(d) 1752.

12. When did Philip II issue the law that stated "no impositions, contributions, or other taxes are to be imposed on the whole Kingdom without the Cortes being summoned and without their being granted by the procuradores"?
(a) 1456.
(b) 1563.
(c) 1567.
(d) 1598.

13. When did Warren Hastings decide to apply the Dharmasastra to the Hindus, Islamic law to the Muslims, and some version of English "Justice, Equity, and Good Conscience" to all other cases?
(a) 1775.
(b) 1774.
(c) 1772.
(d) 1779.

14. What king imposed the Magna Carta after a military defeat?
(a) Kind Edward.
(b) King John.
(c) King George.
(d) King Mark.

15. How much was the per capita spending on all government services, from armies and roads to schools and police on the street in Afghanistan in 2008?
(a) $50.
(b) $20.
(c) $19.
(d) $150.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Catholic Church declare its independence from secular authorities?

2. When did King Bela III die?

3. When did the Moorish bastion of Grenada fell?

4. What country has become what some political scientists label an "electoral authoritarian" regime according to Chapter 26?

5. When was "The Wealth of Nations" written in relation to Marx?

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