Regents Review #2: French Revolution Era

The French Revolution was a reaction to the

• (1) defeat in and humiliation of the Franco-Prussian War

• (2) influence of and privileges granted to the First and Second Estates

• (3) increasing confrontations between Catholics and Protestants

• (4) conflict between competing branches of the French royal family

Which issue is raised in a study of Robespierre’s Reign of Terror within France?

• (1) urbanization

• (2) environmental degradation

• (3) human rights

• (4) colonial resistance

Which statement about Louis XIV is an opinion rather than a fact?

• (1) He insisted that Huguenots convert to Catholicism.

• (2) He strengthened the monarchy by centralizing the government.

• (3) The wars he engaged in were the least successful in the history of France.

• (4) The palace he built at Versailles was part of his plan for controlling the nobles.

What influence did the Scientific Revolution have on the Enlightenment in Europe?

• (1) Natural laws were used to explain human affairs.

• (2) Economic growth was slowed by the lack of useable technology.

• (3) Scientific truths were used to justify absolute monarchies.

• (4) The emphasis on religious doctrine led to the rejection of scientific ideas.

Which statement about the French and Latin American revolutions is accurate?

• (1) People in both regions were fighting for freedom from England.

• (2) Strong French monarchs led revolutions in Latin America.

• (3) Revolutions in both regions were based on the idea of natural rights.

• (4) The French Revolution was modeled after revolutions in Latin America.

Which statement would Louis XIV most likely support?

• (1) “The king is entitled to unquestioning obedience.”

• (2) “Parliament should represent the best interests of the people.”

• (3) “People have the right to revolt against an unjust government.”

• (4) “Government should be administered by people of all beliefs.”

In which way did the ideas of the Enlightenment influence the French Revolution?

• (1) Superstition and ignorance were promoted.

• (2) The principles of mercantilism were glorified.

• (3) The divine right theory of kings was challenged.

• (4) Punishments for criminal acts were rooted in vengeance.

Which individual suggested the idea that if a government fails to protect its people’s natural rights of life, liberty, and property, the people have the right to overthrow it?

• (1) Karl Marx

• (2) John Locke

• (3) Thomas Hobbes

• (4) Niccolò Machiavelli

Louis XIV strengthened the power of the monarchy in France by

• (1) centralizing control

• (2) granting democratic reforms

• (3) practicing religious toleration

• (4) reducing the size of the bureaucracy

In the late 1700s, which situation in France is considered a cause of the other three?

• (1) meeting of the Estates General

• (2) unfair policies of taxation

• (3) execution of the king

• (4) storming of the Bastille