Unit 2 Test

Which statement describes the kind of work of Nicolaus Copernicus performed?

• inventing analytic geometry

• developing a heliocentric theory

• experimenting on human bodies

• studying prisms and the nature of light

Which accomplishments are attributed to Galileo Galilei?

• confirmed that the earth revolves around the sun

• wrote the Principia Mathematica

• created a powerful telescope

• discovered moons orbiting Jupiter

• discovered elliptical orbits

Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation showed that the universe follows a set of predictable rules.

• True

• False

What did John Locke believe?

• It is the government’s job to protect the natural rights of life, liberty, and property.

• Absolute monarchs have the right to rule through divine right.

• All governments should have three branches with equal power.

• God should not be involved in the affairs of mankind.

Which beliefs did Voltaire hold?

• Kings should be guided by reason.

• The best form of government is a republic.

• God does not take part in human lives.

• The English system was better than the French.

• Life is short, nasty, and "brutish."

Which work was influenced by Montesquieu?

• Two Treatises of Government

• the theory of universal gravitation

• U.S. Constitution

• Gettysburg Address

Which best describes a major impact of the U.S. Constitution?

• It promised freedom and equality to all people in the new United States.

• It established the world’s first republican government.

• It established a government based on a document reflecting the will of the people.

• It proclaimed the United States as a country independent from Great Britain.

Maximilien Robespierre led France during which phase of the Revolution?

• the Directory

• the Reign of Terror

• the Great Fear

• The Consulate

Which was Napoleon's greatest achievement as the leader of France?

• The Continental System

• the Battle of Waterloo

• Napoleonic Code

• The Sale of Louisiana

Where did Napoleon suffer his most serious defeat?

• Russia

• Austria

• Germany

• Hungary