Topic 2 Quiz

1. How did Enlightenment thinkers influence those that were oppressed in the lowest classes?

• Thinkers like John Locke told the people of all social classes to be content with the class they were born into.
• Enlightenment thinkers allowed the people in the Third Estate to recognize their natural rights were being threatened by their own government.
• Thinkers like Voltaire enlightened the people in the top Estates to speak out against the Third Estate.
• The Third Estate was frustrated by the influences of the Enlightenment thinkers.

2. What is one problem with the way this system is set up?

• All people in both graphs are equally proportioned.
• The people who own the land pay the most in taxes.
• 98% of the population should own 98% of the land, but they don't.
• 2% of the population owns only 2% of the land.

3. Mary Wollstonecraft was mostly known for her work as a(n)

• advocate for female suffrage.
• author of Frankenstein.
• scientist in the Scientific Revolution.
• natural rights activist for men.

4. Who was the leader to come to power after the French revolted?

• Louis XIV
• Louis XVI
• John Locke
• Napoleon Bonaparte

5. What did the people of the Third Estate do to publicly revolt against the French government?

• Public beheadings of the highest classes, including Louis XVI
• Non-violent protests outside of the Palace of Versailles
• Stopped farming as a boycott against the highest class
• They stopped working so the upper classes would starve

6. What kind of government did the commoners want to replace?

• Democracy
• Oligarchy
• Aristocracy
• Absolute Monarchy

7. Using the chart above, what Estate would have a problem with the “One class, one vote” policy?

• The First Estate would have a problem because they support the other classes.
• The Second Estate would have a problem because they stabilize the economy.
• The Third Estate would have a problem because they comprise 98% of the population and still only have one vote.
• All three Estates found the tax policy equal and fair.

8. Using the chart above, what would be one reason for the French Revolution?

• 98% of the population pays 65% of the taxes.
• 2% of the population pays 100% of the taxes.
• Only 35% of the population owns land.
• 2% of the population is the wealthiest and do not pay taxes.

9. Which of the following people believed separation of government was the only way to prevent one person from becoming too powerful.

• Baron de Montesquieu
• Jean-Jaques Rousseau
• John Locke
• Thomas Hobbes

10. Which of the following is a similarity between the French and Haitian Revolutions?

• Generals in both Revolutions became political leaders afterward
• Both Revolutions used violence & weaponry
• Lowest classes in both Revolutions revolted against the upper classes
• All of the above.