Modern World In Transition Set 1

Bachelor of Arts in History (BA History)

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This set of Modern World in Transition Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Modern World In Transition Set 1

Q1 | The Renaissance, a movement which stressed the ideas of the classical world, has beendescribed as ending the………………….
  • ancient era
  • medieval era
  • modern era
  • post-modern era
Answer: medieval era
Q2 | The word ………means the revival or rebirth of the freedom loving, adventurous thought of man.
  • renaissance
  • science
  • feudalism
  • rationalism
Answer: renaissance
Q3 | During the …………..Ages faith dominated over Reason and consequently there was nointellectual freedom.
  • ancient
  • middle
  • modern
  • post-modern
Answer: middle
Q4 | The Renaissance produced a new spirit of creativity and rationalism and the scholars began tostudy …………..and Latin classics.
  • greek
  • english
  • american
  • african
Answer: greek
Q5 | Original Thinking and the critical spirit of enquiry made Abelard, Roger Bacon and ThomasAquinas as the harbingers of the……………..
  • renaissance
  • evolution
  • crusades
  • feudalism
Answer: renaissance
Q6 | The…………….., the war between the cross and the crescent brought the Europeans of theDark Ages into contact with the highly developed cultural of the Orient.
  • crusades
  • reformation
  • renaissance
  • humanism
Answer: crusades
Q7 | Before the invention of the…………., Knowledge was the privilege of the wealthy people.
  • printing press
  • iron
  • mariners compass
  • gun powder
Answer: printing press
Q8 | In…………….., Constantinople, the capital of Eastern Roman Empire was captured by the Turks.
  • 1253
  • 1343
  • 1453
  • 1543
Answer: 1453
Q9 | In 1453……………., the capital of Eastern Roman Empire was captured by the Turks.
  • constantinople
  • rome
  • sardinia
  • petrograd
Answer: constantinople
Q10 | Humanism means a systematic study of……………...
  • man
  • birds
  • monkey
  • elephant
Answer: man
Q11 | In the middle Ages, …………….became the centre of learning and education.
  • theology
  • secularism
  • individualism
  • reason
Answer: theology
Q12 | ………………….brought about a transition from the religious approach to the humanisticapproach to the problems of the world.
  • renaissance
  • reformation
  • crusades
  • index
Answer: renaissance
Q13 | Renaissance initially started in …………………
  • paris
  • italy
  • bologna
  • oxford
Answer: italy
Q14 | When Constantinople was captured by …………….most of the Greek scholars migrated to Italy
  • turks
  • french
  • russian
  • spanish
Answer: turks
Q15 | The …………..cities like Venice, Milan and Florence were rich and prosperous due to tradewith the East.
  • italian
  • german
  • british
  • spanish
Answer: italian
Q16 | ……………actually came to be known as the “Athens of Italy”.
  • cambridge
  • florence
  • venice
  • milan
Answer: florence
Q17 | Machiavelli was the great political writer of ……………..
  • italy
  • england
  • germany
  • poland
Answer: italy
Q18 | Who was author of the book ‘The Prince’?
  • machiavelli
  • voltaire
  • diderot
  • condorcet
Answer: machiavelli
Q19 | ……………… was called “the Morning star of Renaissance”
  • montesquieu
  • dante
  • thomas hobbes
  • john locke
Answer: dante
Q20 | Who wrote ‘Divine Comedy’?
  • dante
  • petrarch
  • machiavelli
  • boccaccio
Answer: dante
Q21 | ………………was called the ‘Father of Humanism’
  • diderot
  • voltaire
  • petrarch
  • condorcet
Answer: petrarch
Q22 | ……………….. broke the monopoly of Latin and wrote his world famous love sonnets to “Laura”in Italian language.
  • jeremy bentham
  • adam smith
  • petrarch
  • j.s. mill
Answer: petrarch
Q23 | Who wrote ‘Utopia’?
  • thomas moore
  • voltaire
  • diderot
  • condorcet
Answer: thomas moore
Q24 | ………………. was the “Father of Italian Prose”.
  • boccaccio
  • martin luther
  • petrarch
  • machiavelli
Answer: boccaccio
Q25 | Whose master piece was ‘De-Cameron’?
  • ben johnson
  • shakespeare
  • boccaccio
  • marlowe
Answer: boccaccio
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