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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was forced to abdicate after the Glorious Revolution?
(a) James II.
(b) George II.
(c) Mark II.
(d) Richard II.

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

3. 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) $40,000 to $125,000.
(b) $400 to $1,200.
(c) $4,000 to $12,000.
(d) $6,000 to $12,000.

4. When did Napoleon win at Jena-Auerstadt?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1865.
(c) 1806.
(d) 1824.

5. When did the Russian aristocrats have their service obligation abolished?
(a) 1723
(b) 1756
(c) 1762.
(d) 1798.

6. 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) $150.
(b) $20.
(c) $19.
(d) $50.

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

8. How long did the Russian occupation by the Mongols last?
(a) 350 years.
(b) 250 years.
(c) 200 years.
(d) 450 years.

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

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

11. When did the Republic of China move to Taiwan according to Chapter 20?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1956.
(c) 152.
(d) 1958.

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

13. What corresponds to what is now called positive law according to Chapter 17?
(a) Legislation.
(b) Fundamentalism.
(c) Liberatism.
(d) Totalitarism.

14. What is the second of three components of political development that together constitute modern politics?
(a) The rule of the land.
(b) The code of law.
(c) The law of the land.
(d) The rule of law.

15. What class was eliminated by the two world wars in Germany?
(a) The Junker.
(b) The Volk.
(c) The Grumber.
(d) The Grainer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the population of China at the start of the Ming Dynasty?

2. When did the Catholic church upheld the right of women to inherit property?

3. 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?

4. When did Cortes begin his conquest of Mexico?

5. What Empire did not allow aristocracy to emerge?

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