7th Grade, Topic 10 "Absolutism & Enlightenment" Test

Scientists during the Scientific Revolution

• Used reason, observation and experiments

• Were supported by the Catholic Church

• Relied on past works of the Ancient Greeks and Romans

• Followed superstitions to come to conclusions

Who proposed the idea of ¨Natural Rights¨ and that people should rebel against an unjust ruler?

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Galileo

• Sir Isaac Newton

Montesquieu argued that the powers of government should be clearly defined and limited. What is this idea known as?

• Separation of powers

• Divine right

• Natural laws

• Self-government

What did Enlightenment thinkers come to believe in the late 1600´s?

• Science was not to be trusted

• Europeans were superior to other cultures

• Superstition was more valuable than human reasoning

• Problems could be solved using human reasoning

A ruler with unlimited power over the government and the lives of the people is

• A President

• An absolute monarch

• A senator

• A governor

How did King Philip of Spain try to build Spanish power?

• Through war only

• Through marriage

• He did not try to build Spanish power

• By asking people to join Spain

What was the dominant religion in France in 1560?

• Catholicism

• Protestantism

• Islam

• Judaism

Divine right is the belief that

• God gave monarchs the right to power

• The people are in charge

• The army chooses the leader

• The pope chooses the leader

A person who murders a public figure is called

• A tyrant

• A mercenary

• A bishop

• An assassin

A general increase in prices for goods and services is called

• Inflation

• Deflation

• Mercantilism

• Bartering