Intellectual History Of The World Set 1

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This set of Intellectual History of the World Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Intellectual History Of The World Set 1

Q1 | Confucianism established political and social systems in China while what otherphilosophy contributed significantly to China’s medical practices and art and architecture?
  • legalism
  • shintoism
  • hinduism
  • daoism
Q2 | The influence of Islam in Southeast Asia is an example of
  • imperialism
  • migration
  • cultural diffusion
  • ethnocentrism
Q3 | What statement best explains how Greek and Roman learning was preserved during the Middle Ages in Europe?
  • monasteries saw it as their mission to copy all of the older texts of the greek and roman philosophers.
  • the works of greek and roman philosophers were preserved by both the byzantine and the islamic civilizations.
  • the roman catholic church maintained extensive libraries of greek and roman works throughout europe.
  • the collapse in western europe was not so great as to cause a shutdown of universities at the major population centers..
Q4 | What statement explains the bureaucratic view of Buddhism during the Tang dynasty?
  • buddhism provided the society with a means of appeasing the poorer peasant classes because, unlike confucianism, it was egalitarian.
  • buddhism was a threat to the power of the confucian bureaucracy because it offered an alternative social organization.
  • buddhism was not recognized as an issue for the bureaucracy because it was a religion that did not address political issues.
  • buddhism was seen as a challenge to the confucian religious beliefs held by many in the bureaucracy.
Q5 | The Renaissance resulted from economic growth in Europe, but it was mostrecognized for
  • the creation of political systems dominated by the middle class.
  • innovations in visual and performing arts.
  • the establishment of global empires by the european powers.
  • the elimination of the aristocracy as the elite class of the european social system.
Q6 | What was the purpose of the European monarchs in claiming rule through thedivine right of kings?
  • to reinforce the power of the church over secular rulers
  • to establish a stronger connection between church and state
  • to strengthen a king’s claim to absolute power over his subjects
  • to allow the nobility to use the king as a symbol of central political authority without actually giving the king this greatpower.
Q7 | By the late nineteenth century, leading industrial powers like Great Britain and theUnited States depended upon an economic system originally described by
  • john locke
  • adam smith
  • karl marx
  • alexander hamilton.
Q8 | Why was Communism viewed as a threat in industrial nations like Great Britain and Germany?
  • communism required greater participation of the working poor in government.
  • communism called for the violent overthrow of those in power and did notprotect private property.
  • communism demanded an end to the colonial system so that workers in the home nations could demand better pay and benefits.
  • communism would create a political system that did not protect the special privileges of the nobility or middle class..
Q9 | The fourth Budhist council was need of---------
  • pataliputra
  • kashmir
  • magadha
  • kosala
Q10 | Academy was founded by
  • plato
  • alexander
  • aristotle
  • socrates
Q11 | The critique of political economy is a work of
  • karl marx
  • proudhan
  • adams
  • engles.
Q12 | Motesquieu’s famous work is ….
  • philosophy of history
  • spirit of laws
  • new history
  • the new science.
Q13 | The age Louis xiv is a work of……
  • voltaire
  • rousseau
  • marx
  • marvick.
Q14 | Flavio Biondo ……….
  • renaissance
  • reformation
  • enlightenment
  • marxism.
Q15 | Roger Bacon was related to …..
  • renaissance
  • reformation
  • enlightenment
  • marxism.
Q16 | Francis Bacon was related to …..
  • renaissance
  • reformation
  • enlightenment
  • marxism.
Q17 | The founder Nyaya system of philosophy.
  • goutama
  • patanjali
  • kapila
  • vyasa.
Q18 | Astika Darsanas was a philosophy of
  • nyaya
  • vedanta
  • vaiseshika
  • yoga.
Q19 | Goutama is also called.....
  • akshapada
  • narada
  • kanada
  • chidambara.
Q20 | Nyaya philosophy also called.....
  • nyaya sastra
  • samkhya saastra
  • yoga sastra.
  • none of these.
Q21 | Nyaya philosophy also called.....
  • tarka sastra
  • samkhya saastra
  • yoga sastra.
  • none of these.
Q22 | kanada was the founder of......a)Nyaya b) Vaisheshika c) Vedanta d) Chandas. 23.Kanada was also called....
  • uluka
  • jaimini
  • pramanas
  • mimamsa.
Q23 | Vaiseshika is also called....
  • aulukya darsana
  • astika darsanas
  • uttara mimamasa
  • samkhyam.
Q24 | the seven padarthas belongs to......
  • nyaya
  • vedanta
  • vaiseshika
  • yoga
Q25 | The six system of Indian knowledge system is known as.......
  • shad-darsana
  • shad-padartha
  • shad-mantra
  • none of these.