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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, America Goes Global.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does the crew gaze upon the Philippines for the first time?
(a) April 1621.
(b) March 1521.
(c) April 1521.
(d) March 1621.

2. On what do the Spanish soldiers excitedly concentrate?
(a) Preparing the Philippine people to be independent.
(b) Finding a route to enhance their power in the spice trade.
(c) Collecting revenue and converting the population to Christianity.
(d) Selling the Philippines to the United States.

3. Who have found their lives inexorably linked to the Philippines?
(a) Many Spanish.
(b) Many famed historical leaders.
(c) Many Americans.
(d) Many island residents.

4. What effect do modest reforms have on the leaders in the Philippines?
(a) It decreases the power of both the Spanish bureaucrats and the church.
(b) It increases the power of both Spanish bureaucrats and the church.
(c) This limits the power of the Spanish bureaucrats, but actually increases the power of the church.
(d) This limits the power of the church, but actually increases the power of the Spanish bureaucrats.

5. During the mid 1800s, the American desire to become a world power and be taken seriously _____________.
(a) Ends.
(b) Shrinks.
(c) Begins.
(d) Grows.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mark Twain, Samuel Gompers and _________________ find themselves oddly on the same side of the expansionism issue.

2. What creates a harsh feudal system when it comes to land ownership and taxation?

3. What happens to the Philippines under Spanish rule?

4. Of what does McKinley have no knowledge?

5. European countries move out by sea and land to explore the unknown reaches of the world in what is known as what?

(see the answer key)

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