Chapter 11 Quiz Directions: Answer each question as completely as possible. (7 Points Each) 1. What are the two houses of Parliament? How do you become a member of each? Which house has more power? Why? 2. What are reforms? List three examples of reform movements? 3. Describe three methods used to facilitate or bring about reforms? 4. What are tariffs? What are two benefits of tariffs for nations? What are the negatives? 5. What is meant by “free trade?” What are the benefits of free trade? 6. What are capital offenses? What are two capital offenses in the United States today? 7. What are penal colonies? Where were three British penal colonies located? 8. What happened in Ireland in 1845 that killed millions of Irish and led to massive immigration to the United States? Why was this so harsh for the Irish? 9. What did the construction of the Suez Canal link together? What were three positive results of its construction? 10. Who was Alfred Dreyfus? What did he do? 11. What happened to Dreyfus in what became known as the Dreyfus Affair? Why? 12. What did this say about anti-Semitism in Europe during the late 1800’s? 13. What was the Zionist Movement? Chapter 11 Quiz Review Sheet 13 Short Answer Questions 1. What are the two houses of Parliament? How do you become a member of each? Which house has more power? Why? 2. What are reforms? List three examples of reform movements? 3. Describe three methods used to facilitate or bring about reforms? 4. What are tariffs? What are two benefits of tariffs for nations? What are the negatives? 5. What is meant by “free trade?” What are the benefits of free trade? 6. What are capital offenses? What are two capital offenses in the United States today? 7. What are penal colonies? Where were three British penal colonies located? 8. What happened in Ireland in 1845 that killed millions of Irish and led to massive immigration to the United States? Why was this so harsh for the Irish? 9. What did the construction of the Suez Canal link together? What were three positive results of its construction? 10. Who was Alfred Dreyfus? What did he do? 11. What happened to Dreyfus in what became known as the Dreyfus Affair? Why? 12. What did this say about anti-Semitism in Europe during the late 1800’s? 13. What was the Zionist Movement?
