Age of Revolution & Napoleon Quiz

Who believed in the "General will" of the people and influenced the "Declarations of Rights of Man"?

• Rousseau
• Hobbes
• Voltaire
• Newton

Galileo was imprisoned due to his support of the heliocentric theory. This theory states that the sun was the center of the universe instead of the earth. Who originated the heliocentric theory?

• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Newton
• Smith

What is absolutism?

• When a ruler has complete control over their people
• When a ruler shares their power with other branches of government
• When a ruler believes that god has given them the right to rule
• When a ruler governs by following the will of their people

How did Louis XIV gain support of the Catholic clergy?

• Louis XIV repealed the Edict of Nantes. This reduced the religious freedom France previously had.
• Louis XIV signed the Edict of Nantes which allowed for more religious freedom in France.
• Louis XIV repealed the Edict of Nantes which allowed for more religious freedom in France.
• Louis XIV signed the Edict of Nantes. This reduced the religious freedom France previously had.

Divine right, the belief that kings derived the right to rule from God, was used to justify the power of kings and the rule of .

• Kings and Queens
• Absolute Monarchies
• Revolutionary Leaders
• Limited Monarchies

Who is the father of the scientific method?

• Sir Francis Bacon
• Thomas Hobbes
• Issac Newton
• Galileo Galilei

Which philosopher believed everyone should be challenged and used satire to promote his ideas?

• Voltaire
• Diderot
• Pascal
• Bacon

Who believed that there were certain rights that were universal to all men? The main ones included life, liberty, and property.

• John Lock
• Thomas Hobbes
• Emanual Kant
• Francis Bacon

Who is responsible for creating the idea supporting the distribution of powers?

• Montesque
• Locke
• Newton
• Descartes

Who believed that women's rights were limited to the home and family?

• Rousseau
• Montesque
• John Locke
• Mary Wollstonecraft