Enlightenment & Age of Revolutions Quiz

The Reign of Terror ended when

• crowds of Parisians stormed the jails and released the prisoners

• the French Army mutinied

• the First Coalition armies entered Paris

• members of the Convention, afraid Robespierre would turn the Terror on them, had him arrested and executed

Toussaint L'Ouverture led a second revolt in Haiti against France after Napoleon

• decided to sell Louisiana to the United States

• eliminated colonial representation in the National Assembly

• reinstated slavery in French colonies

• took away universal male suffrage

During the Scientific Revolution, scientists started to follow a new theory that said

• the Sun was the center of the universe, which the Catholic Church rejected at first.

• Earth was the center of the universe, which the Catholic Church rejected at first.

• the Sun was the center of the universe, which was based on Catholic teachings.

• Earth was the center of the universe, which was based on Catholic teachings.

Which statement from the writings of Locke, Rousseau, and Voltaire expresses an idea of the Enlightenment?

• All individuals have natural rights.

• The king is sacred and answers only to God.

• Those who are the most fit will survive and succeed.

• History is a continuous struggle between social classes.

The great French Empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia.

Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon? 

• The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleon's army.

• Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleon's army.

• The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleon's army.

• There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleon's army.

Which THREE of the following statements are major ideas of the Enlightenment?

• individual rights are the foundation of society

• religious freedom and the freedom of speech

• governments should be able to collect money without reason

• governments should be freely elected

• monarchy is the best form of government

Philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that society could best be improved by which of the following? 

• relying on faith and divine right

• applying reason and the laws of nature

• studying the practices of successful leaders

• borrowing ideas from ancient Greece and Rome

Which term correctly describes an absolute monarch?

• a ruler who is sure of their power

• a ruler who rules with others

• a ruler who has to answer to a separate government body

• a ruler who is involved in all aspects of government and public life

Enlightenment philosophes such as John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau challenged the idea of the divine right of kings. They wrote about a government’s obligations to uphold people’s rights and how the government should be based on the consent of the governed.

These new ideas encouraged people to do which of the following?

• remain firm in their support of absolute monarch

• look for leaders who would exercise dictatorial powers

• engage in revolutions to establish democratic governments

• call for church leaders to create theocracies and replace the monarchies

Why did the Roman Catholic Church in Italy sentence Galileo to prison?

• Galileo said that Earth traveled around the sun

• Galileo tried to overthrow the nation’s ruler

• Galileo believed in a new type of religion

• Galileo discovered that germs cause disease