Class 10 - History

The Rise of Nationalism in Europe online mcq Test

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Set 18

1. What event in 1845 led to a revolt among weavers in Silesia?

(A) Food shortage
(B) Economic boom
(C) Reduction in payments by contractors
(D) Political uprising

2. According to journalist Wilhelm Wolff, what was the most widespread occupation in these villages?

(A) Agriculture
(B) Cotton weaving
(C) Carpentry
(D) Pottery

3. What was the response of the contractor to the demand for higher wages?

(A) Immediate agreement
(B) Scorn and threats
(C) Generous increase in wages
(D) Union negotiation

4. What actions did the weavers take during the revolt?

(A) Peaceful protest
(B) Negotiation with the contractor
(C) Forced entry into the contractor's house and destruction of property
(D) Silent demonstration

5. Where did the contractor flee with his family?

(A) Another village
(B) The city
(C) Abroad
(D) A neighbouring village

6. What action did the contractor take upon his return after fleeing?

(A) Requested police intervention
(B) Requisitioned the army
(C) Begged for forgiveness
(D) Continued negotiations

7. How many weavers were shot in the exchange with the army?

(A) Four
(B) Eight
(C) Eleven
(D) Fifteen

8. What did the weavers do to the contractor's storehouse?

(A) Ignored it
(B) Plundered it of supplies
(C) Guarded it
(D) Repaired it

9. What was the response of the neighbouring village when the contractor fled there?

(A) Welcomed him
(B) Sheltered him
(C) Refused to shelter him
(D) Ignored him

10. What did the weavers demand from the contractor?

(A) Lower wages
(B) Higher wages
(C) More working hours
(D) Shorter working hours