1) Which of the following was NOT a weakness associated with the Ottoman Empire in the eighteenth century? A) Weak rulers B) Competition within factions of the elite D) Deteriorating conditions for artisans as a result of competition with the West E) Weak and obsolete military force 2) Which of the following statements concerning the Muslim economy at the beginning of the eighteenth century is most accurate? A) The Muslim economy remained dependent on Arab merchants who traded predominantly with Africa. B) By holding the Europeans at bay, the Muslims were able to capitalize an indigenous industry based on the production of cotton textiles. C) The prosperity of the industrial base of the Muslim empires led to a close alliance between the artisans and the government. E) The discovery of new resources caused a resurgence of Ottoman economic power. 3) Which of the following European powers seized territories of the Ottoman Empire in the early decades of the eighteenth century? 4) In the later 1700s what power became the main threat to the Ottomans' survival? A) theCrimea B) Greece C) Serbia D) Palestine E) Turkey 6) By the 1870s, the Ottoman Empire had recovered most of their territorial losses to European powers. had ceased to rule any portion of Asia Minor. D) had driven the Russian armies back to the steppes. E) was the largest multiethnic empire in Eurasia. 7) What European nation supported the Ottoman Empire in order to prevent other European nations from gaining access to the Mediterranean? A) Western-style education was introduced throughout the empire. B) The Janissary corps was eliminated as a political and military force. D) Railways were constructed connecting the empire with Europe. E) The empire was taken over by Muhammad Ali. 9) What Ottoman Sultan successfully eliminated the Janissary corps as a military and political influence? A) Selim ill B) Mahmud II C) Abdul Hamid D) Selim n E) All 10) Which of the following...