Class 10 History Chapter 1 The Rise of Nationalism In Europe MCQ
1. Who created the series of prints titled *The Dream of Worldwide Democratic and Social Republics*?
(A) Andreas Rebmann
(B) Frédéric Sorrieu
(C) Giuseppe Mazzini
(D) Karl Kaspar Fritz
Answer
Answer: (B) Frédéric Sorrieu
2. What does the shattered remains of symbols in Sorrieu’s print (Fig. 1) represent?
(A) Absolutist institutions
(B) Religious unity
(C) Industrial progress
(D) Colonial empires
Answer
Answer: (A) Absolutist institutions
3. Which term describes a vision of an ideal society that is unlikely to exist?
(A) Absolutist
(B) Utopian
(C) Liberal
(D) Conservative
Answer
Answer: (B) Utopian
4. In Sorrieu’s vision, which two nations are leading the procession?
(A) France and Germany
(B) United States and Switzerland
(C) Austria and Prussia
(D) Italy and Poland
Answer
Answer: (B) United States and Switzerland
5. What does the statue of Liberty hold in Sorrieu’s print?
(A) Sword and shield
(B) Torch and Charter of Rights
(C) Crown and scepter
(D) Globe and cross
Answer
Answer: (B) Torch and Charter of Rights
6. Which term refers to a government with no restraints on power?
(A) Democracy
(B) Absolutist
(C) Republic
(D) Feudal
Answer
Answer: (B) Absolutist
7. What does the German flag in Sorrieu’s print symbolize?
(A) Monarchical power
(B) Liberal hopes for unification
(C) Colonial ambition
(D) Religious unity
Answer
Answer: (B) Liberal hopes for unification
8. Who symbolized fraternity among nations in Sorrieu’s print?
(A) Kings and queens
(B) Christ, saints, and angels
(C) Peasants and workers
(D) Napoleon
Answer
Answer: (B) Christ, saints, and angels
9. According to Ernst Renan, what forms the basis of a nation?
(A) Common language
(B) Shared history and collective will
(C) Geographical boundaries
(D) Uniform religion
Answer
Answer: (B) Shared history and collective will
10. What does *plebiscite* mean in Renan’s essay?
(A) A military alliance
(B) Direct vote by the people
(C) Religious ritual
(D) Colonial treaty
Answer
Answer: (B) Direct vote by the people
11. Renan argued that nations are a guarantee of:
(A) Colonial expansion
(B) Liberty
(C) Feudalism
(D) Monarchical power
Answer
Answer: (B) Liberty
12. Which principle did Renan reject as a basis for nationhood?
(A) Shared history
(B) Common race or language
(C) Collective will
(D) Heroic past
Answer
Answer: (B) Common race or language
13. Renan described the existence of nations as:
(A) Unnecessary
(B) A daily plebiscite
(C) A religious duty
(D) A colonial project
Answer
Answer: (B) A daily plebiscite
14. The French Revolution transferred sovereignty to:
(A) The Church
(B) French citizens
(C) Napoleon
(D) Foreign allies
Answer
Answer: (B) French citizens
15. Which symbol replaced the royal standard after the French Revolution?
(A) Eagle
(B) Tricolour flag
(C) Cross
(D) Lion
Answer
Answer: (B) Tricolour flag
16. What was the purpose of *la patrie* and *le citoyen*?
(A) Promote monarchy
(B) Create collective identity
(C) Expand colonies
(D) Suppress dissent
Answer
Answer: (B) Create collective identity
17. The French Revolutionaries abolished:
(A) National Assembly
(B) Internal customs duties
(C) Religious institutions
(D) Military conscription
Answer
Answer: (B) Internal customs duties
18. What language became common in France post-Revolution?
(A) Latin
(B) Parisian French
(C) German
(D) Breton
Answer
Answer: (B) Parisian French
19. The Napoleonic Code established:
(A) Feudal privileges
(B) Equality before the law
(C) Colonial trade
(D) Religious dominance
Answer
Answer: (B) Equality before the law
20. Which reform did Napoleon *not* introduce?
(A) Abolition of guilds
(B) Universal suffrage
(C) Standardized weights
(D) Improved transport
Answer
Answer: (B) Universal suffrage
21. Why did local populations turn against French rule?
(A) Economic prosperity
(B) Forced conscription and taxation
(C) Religious freedom
(D) Cultural unity
Answer
Answer: (B) Forced conscription and taxation
22. The Habsburg Empire ruled over:
(A) Only German-speaking regions
(B) Diverse ethnic groups
(C) France and Spain
(D) Scandinavia
Answer
Answer: (B) Diverse ethnic groups
23. Which class dominated socially in 18th-century Europe?
(A) Peasants
(B) Landed aristocracy
(C) Industrial workers
(D) Clergy
Answer
Answer: (B) Landed aristocracy
24. Liberalism in the 19th century emphasized:
(A) Monarchy
(B) Government by consent
(C) Feudalism
(D) Colonialism
Answer
Answer: (B) Government by consent
25. The *Zollverein* aimed to:
(A) Promote war
(B) Unify German economies
(C) Suppress revolutions
(D) Expand colonies
Answer
Answer: (B) Unify German economies
26. Who founded *Young Italy*?
(A) Cavour
(B) Mazzini
(C) Garibaldi
(D) Bismarck
Answer
Answer: (B) Mazzini
27. Metternich hosted the Congress of Vienna to:
(A) Promote democracy
(B) Restore conservative order
(C) Unify Germany
(D) Abolish serfdom
Answer
Answer: (B) Restore conservative order
28. The 1848 Revolution in France led to:
(A) Colonial expansion
(B) Universal male suffrage
(C) Monarchy restoration
(D) Feudal revival
Answer
Answer: (B) Universal male suffrage
29. The Silesian weavers revolted due to:
(A) Religious persecution
(B) Wage reductions
(C) Political censorship
(D) Foreign invasion
Answer
Answer: (B) Wage reductions
30. The Frankfurt Parliament failed because:
(A) Worker support
(B) Opposition from monarchy/military
(C) Foreign aid
(D) Religious unity
Answer
Answer: (B) Opposition from monarchy/military
31. German unification was achieved under:
(A) Mazzini
(B) Bismarck
(C) Garibaldi
(D) Metternich
Answer
Answer: (B) Bismarck
32. Italy’s unification was led by:
(A) Victor Emmanuel II
(B) Cavour and Garibaldi
(C) Napoleon
(D) Wilhelm I
Answer
Answer: (B) Cavour and Garibaldi
33. Germania symbolized:
(A) French Republic
(B) German nation
(C) British Empire
(D) Ottoman Empire
Answer
Answer: (B) German nation
34. Balkan tensions escalated due to:
(A) Industrial growth
(B) Ottoman decline and Slavic nationalism
(C) Religious unity
(D) Colonial trade
Answer
Answer: (B) Ottoman decline and Slavic nationalism
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