4.0: Revolution Intro Practice Questions

When studying the shift toward more nation-states, personal sovereignty, and the idea of a national identity, which of the three frames is most useful? Choose the best answer.

• Sovereignty

• Networks

• Production & Distribution

• Communities

Answer explanation

That is indeed the best choice! While the other two frames could each be applied to this topic, the central idea here is how communities changed.

Which term is best defined as the right of citizens to govern their own bodies and minds?

• Democracy

• Political Sovereignty

• Personal Sovereignty

• Secularization

Answer explanation

Separate but similar to “political sovereignty” (the right of a nation to govern itself), this has more to do with the rights of the individual.

What new phenomenon increased dramatically in the “long nineteenth century”?

• Political revolutions

• Empires

• Authoritarian monarchs

• Slavery

Answer explanation

World history is full of political revolutions, but the period from 1750 to 1914 saw a dramatic increase.

What best defines political sovereignty?

• The division between religion and the state
  

• The right of a country to govern itself
  

• An individual’s right to govern their own body and mind
  

• A revolution in which an authoritarian becomes the leader
  

Answer explanation

This may sound redundant, but prior to the spread of democracy, most countries were governed by individuals, families, or the elite, and the majority population had no political power.

Which response is the most accurate description of governments around the world before 1750?

• Religious leadership dominated most governments prior to the long nineteenth century.

• There was a variety of monarchies, democracies and republics depending on the region.
  

• Most governments were democratic, giving their citizens some political power.
  

• Governments were mostly monarchies or similar governments where a few people ruled over everyone else.
  

Answer explanation

Democracy is so prevalent now, it feels like it has been around forever, but it was not a big hit until a couple centuries ago.

Which response contains the most potent “ingredients for revolution”?

• The suffering and repression of many people
  

• The decolonization of an empire’s territories
  

• Increased production and distribution
  

• A successful, beloved monarch
  

Answer explanation

The serious risks of challenging authority can become outweighed by the pain citizens experience from the current system, making revolt seem like the only way forward.

Which transformation in the long nineteenth century is most relevant to the communities frame? Choose the best answer.

• The increased globalization of resources, goods, and services

• The increase in rural labor and decrease in industrial manufacturing

• The changes in how most people felt about their role as subjects or citizens

• The spread and exchange of political and intellectual ideas across elite networks

Answer explanation

This can be captured by the idea of sovereignty. People began thinking about sovereignty in more than one way: political sovereignty, or the right of a country to govern itself, and personal sovereignty, or the right to have control over one’s own body and life.

Which term refers to a type of war, but can also simple mean “change”?

• Rebellion

• Sovereignty

• Revolution

• Enlightenment

Answer explanation

For instance, the Scientific Revolution was a rapid intellectual transformation. And revolution can mean a single orbit of a planet around the sun, but that’s not in the lesson.