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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Cortes begin his conquest of Mexico?
(a) 1519.
(b) 1567.
(c) 1524.
(d) 1589.

2. How much did the European population increase between 1500 and 1600?
(a) 12%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 30%.
(d) 60%.

3. How long did Charles I's personal rule last?
(a) 21 years.
(b) 17 years.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 11 years.

4. When was an examination system put back in place in China?
(a) 125.
(b) 605.
(c) 635.
(d) 458.

5. When was the Peace of Westphalia signed?
(a) 1658.
(b) 1425.
(c) 1653.
(d) 1648.

6. When was the Table of Ranks put in place in Russia?
(a) 1722.
(b) 1756.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1743

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

8. What Empire did not allow aristocracy to emerge?
(a) The Chinese EMpire.
(b) The French Empire.
(c) The Ottoman Empire.
(d) The Mongol Empire.

9. What was the impersonal bureaucracy of the Han Dynasty eroded by?
(a) Lack of applicants.
(b) Invasion.
(c) High cost.
(d) Aristocratic families.

10. What was the per capita income range necessary to achieve the "upper middle income" status of the World Bank in the mid 20th century according to Chapter 24?
(a) $6,000 to $12,000.
(b) $4,000 to $12,000.
(c) $40,000 to $125,000.
(d) $400 to $1,200.

11. When did Commodore Matthew Perry show up with his "black ships" in Tokyo Bay?
(a) 1895.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1853.
(d) 1835.

12. 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) 1772.
(b) 1779.
(c) 1774.
(d) 1775.

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

14. When was the Concordat of Worms enacted ?
(a) 1122
(b) 1265.
(c) 1325.
(d) 1125.

15. When did the Catholic church upheld the right of women to inherit property?
(a) 7th century.
(b) 11th century.
(c) 8th century.
(d) 9th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Romanov of Russia gain power according to Chapter 21?

2. How many serfs did Count N. P. Sheremetov own?

3. When did the Kwangju massacre take place?

4. Who are not formally accountable to their people except through a parliament with very limited powers, but have been careful to attend to the demands of the various groups that make up the country?

5. When was Constantinople taken by the Turks?

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