Complete the following quiz to review your knowledge from this learning pathway. This quiz will help students undertaking this course for credit to prepare for their test.

• The East India Company was a joint-stock company, formed in _______ to pursue trade with the East Indies.
  • England
    • Correct. Well done!
  • The Dutch Republic
    • Incorrect. Review activities two and three in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • The Netherlands
    • Incorrect. Review activities two and three in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • India
    • Incorrect. Review activities two and three in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• The Dutch East India Company displaced which European colonial power to monopolize trade with the Spice Islands?
  • Spain
    • Incorrect. Review the first activity in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • England
    • Incorrect. Review the first activity in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • Portugal
    • Correct. Well done!
  • France
    • Incorrect. Review the first activity in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• The East India Company received a Royal Charter from ____________ on 31 December 1600, making it the oldest among several similarly formed European
  • Queen Elizabeth
    • Correct. Well done!
  • Queen Elizabeth II
    • Incorrect. Review activities two and three in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • Queen Mary I
    • Incorrect. Review activities two and three in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • King Charles I
    • Incorrect. Review activities two and three in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• The East India Company decided to recruit its own army:
  • because the company owners thought it would be more profitable if they took control of India.
    • Incorrect. Review activities two and three in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • to defeat the opposition of local rulers to international trade.
    • Incorrect. Review activities two and three in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
  • to protect its trade from attack.
    • Correct. Well done!
  • all of the above answers are correct.
    • Incorrect. Review activities two and three in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.

Indicate whether the following statements are true or false:

• Portugal lost most of its colonies in Asia to the Dutch and the English in the 17th century.
  • True
    • Correct. Well done!
  • False
    • Incorrect. Review activities two and three in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• Calcutta and Delhi were the first trading posts established by the East India Company.
  • True
    • Incorrect. The first trading posts were established in Madras and Calcutta.
  • False
    • Correct. Well done! The first trading posts were established in Madras and Calcutta.
• Spices were, for a time, the most important article of export from the East.
  • True
    • Correct. Well done!
  • False
    • Incorrect. Review activity two in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• A major challenge faced by both the Dutch and British East India companies was the high mortality rates among its employees.
  • True
    • Correct. Well done!
  • False
    • Incorrect. Review activity two in this learning pathway to help you find the correct answer.
• The Dutch East India Company achieved a major victory over the Portuguese in the Battle of Swally in 1612.
  • True
    • Incorrect. The East India Company achieved this victory.
  • False
    • Correct. Well done!