Chapter 3 Entry Test

What is the most famous discovery attributed to Isaac Newton?

• barometer

• thermometer

• laws of universal gravitation

• telescope

What religious philosophy is based on natural law and reason?

• Buddhism

• Theism

• Deism

• Pantheism

The economic doctrine that says government should intervene as little as possible in the direction of economic affairs is called __________________________.

• laissez faire

• utilitarianism

• developmentalism

• demand-side economics

What is an example of representative government, which depends on the participation of the governed? Select all that apply.

• plutocracy

• democracy

• oligarchy

• republic

During the Enlightenment, English writer Mary Wollstonecraft advanced the philosophy of __________________________.

• freedom of speech

• women’s rights

• abolition of slavery

• freedom of action

The growth of reading during the Enlightenment was due to __________________________. Select all that apply.

• Many books were now aimed at the middle class.

• The printing press make publishing less expensive.

• Education was more widespread.

• Magazines and newspapers were free for the public

What is another name for the historical period known as the Enlightenment?

• Edwardian Era

• Age of Reason

• Reformation

• Information Age

Under the rule of ____________, Russia greatly expanded its territory?

• Catherine II

• Peter the Great

• Ivan the Terrible

• Nicholas II

What was the first global war, fought in Europe, India, and North America?

• Seven Years' War

• World War I

• War of the Roses

• Hundred Years' War

Who were the combatants in the French and Indian War in North America?

• United States and India

• France and England

• France and India

• France and Russia