Chapter 10 Quiz

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What began the constitutional movement in Persia?

The beating of two sugar merchants by the Tehran government. correct incorrect

The abdication of the last Qajar ruler. correct incorrect

The rebellion of the Persian army and government. correct incorrect

The invasion of Persia by Russia and Britain. correct incorrect

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What is bast?

It is the ulama calling for negotiations in the Ottoman Empire. correct incorrect

It is seeking sanctuary in a public building in Persia. correct incorrect

It is a military coup in Egypt. correct incorrect

It is a sacred ritual in Arabia. correct incorrect

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What was the "Fundamental Law" that the Persian majlis began to write up in 1906?

A law guaranteeing religious equality correct incorrect

A constitution correct incorrect

A law eliminating all customs duties correct incorrect

A workers' bill of rights correct incorrect

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Which Middle Eastern nation promulgated the first constitution in 1861?

Egypt correct incorrect

The Ottoman Empire correct incorrect

Tunisia correct incorrect

Persia correct incorrect

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Under which ruler was the first Ottoman constitution promulgated?

Abdulhamid II correct incorrect

Muhammad III correct incorrect

Abdulaziz I correct incorrect

Mahmud II correct incorrect

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How long was the first Ottoman constitutional period?

ten years correct incorrect

two months correct incorrect

two years correct incorrect

eight years correct incorrect

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What sparked a call for a constitution in Egypt?

The revolt of Ahmad 'Urabi. correct incorrect

The fall of Mehmet Ali's dynasty. correct incorrect

The occupation of Egypt by Britain. correct incorrect

The Russo-Japanese War correct incorrect

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Which of the following was not a location where constitutionalism emerged?

Russia correct incorrect

Persia correct incorrect

China correct incorrect

Spain correct incorrect

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What impact did the depression of 1873 to 1896 have on the Ottoman Empire and Egypt?

It led to each declaring bankruptcy and foreign supervision of government finances. correct incorrect

It led to large-scale rebellions by impoverished farmers that led to the collapse of governments in both states. correct incorrect

It led to foreign occupation both states by Britain and France in order to secure debt repayments. correct incorrect

It led to closer ties between the two states as they worked together to increase trade and pay off foreign debt. correct incorrect

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What caused prices in Persia to rise 600 percent between 1850 and 1890?

Foreign occupation of Persia by Britain and Russia. correct incorrect

The collapse of the value of its silver currency. correct incorrect

The worldwide growth in commodity prices during this period. correct incorrect

The imposition of new taxes on good to pay for defensive developmentalism. correct incorrect

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Constitutionalist movements in the Middle East not only developed due to global economic problems, but also in response to

global migration. correct incorrect

the rise of salafi movements. correct incorrect

European imperialism. correct incorrect

the growth of public education. correct incorrect

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Midhat Pasha was important in the constitutionalist movement in which Middle Eastern state?

The Ottoman Empire correct incorrect

Persia correct incorrect

Tunisia correct incorrect

Egypt correct incorrect

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Which group that played a key role in the restoration of the Ottoman constitution in 1908?

The Young Ottomans correct incorrect

The Committee of Union and Progress correct incorrect

The anjumanha correct incorrect

The Hemmat correct incorrect

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The Ottoman constitution of 1876 was inspired by the ideas of the Young Ottomans and modeled after whose constitution?

France correct incorrect

Persia correct incorrect

Belgium correct incorrect

Tunisia correct incorrect

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Who, often with advanced educations, formed the nucleus of constitutional movements both in the Ottoman Empire and Persia?

Military officers correct incorrect

Bureaucrats correct incorrect

Intellectuals correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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Whose defeat of Russia in a war inspired constitutionalists in the Middle East?

Britain correct incorrect

Japan correct incorrect

Germany correct incorrect

China correct incorrect

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What ideas did Persian oil field workers bring back with them from Russia?

democracy and unionism correct incorrect

liberalism and constitutionalism correct incorrect

socialism and unionism correct incorrect

nationalism and socialism correct incorrect

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What Persian city became a stronghold of constitutionalism and social democratic ideas during the Persian Constitutional Revolution?

Tehran correct incorrect

Esfahan correct incorrect

Baku correct incorrect

Tabriz correct incorrect

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What led to the end of constitutional rule in the Ottoman Empire by 1913?

The takeover of the government by a triumvirate of military leaders. correct incorrect

The return of autocratic rule under Abdulhamid II. correct incorrect

The establishment of a dictatorship under Midhat Pasha. correct incorrect

The occupation of Istanbul and the closure of parliament by a Russian army. correct incorrect

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What important change did constitutionalist movements have on the Middle East during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

It led to a major change in the political culture of the Middle East. correct incorrect

It led to the secularization of governmental structures. correct incorrect

It led to a sharp decline in European interference in the Middle East. correct incorrect

It led to a significant rise of Islamic revivalist movements in the Middle East. correct incorrect