World History Unit 3 Exam Practice Quiz

The French National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath, which was

• a vow to continue meeting until they had produced a French Constitution.

• a promise not to rest until all members of the clergy were tried and executed

• an oath of loyalty to the King.

• 
  a promise to destroy all of the nation's tennis bracelets.

Promotion within Napoleon’s new bureaucracy was based on

• Favoritism

• Rank and social status

• Ability only, not rank

• Age

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed all of the following EXCEPT

• freedom of speech

• freedom of the press

• equal rights for women

• an end to tax exemptions

The most important of the seven legal codes established by Napoleon was

• the Religious Code

• the Merchant Code

• the Civil Code

• the Economic Code

Louis the XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly’s decrees because

• the army turned against him and threatened to execute him.

• thousands of armed Parisian women marched on the palace and captured him and his family.

• his attempt to escape to Poland failed.

• it was the only way he would be allowed to remain mayor of Paris.

How did the Age of European Exploration influence the Scientific Revolution?

• It led to the development of a fourth “G” motive of exploration: Geometry

• It led to the creation of a new field of science: Hydrodynamic microbiology

• It created a demand for scientific solutions to logistical and technical challenges (e.g. ship design and navigation)

• It generated a great deal of wealth to fund technological research

What was the strategy used by the Russians to defeat Napoleon and his army?

• Nuclear weapons

• Russian Summer

• Fall back, burn crops and villages.

• cut off supllies to French troops by raiding convoys

Rousseau wrote, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”

The Social Contract by Jean Jacques Rousseau (1762)

What kind of government did he favor to ensure greater freedom?

• an absolute monarchy

• an enlightened monarchy

• an oligarchy

• a popularly elected government

Which of France's estates was NOT exempt from the taille?

the Second Estate

• the Third Estate

• They all paid taxes

• the Third Estate

• the First Estate

The significance of the American Revolution is not exclusive only to U.S. History; it is also important to World History as well.  How so?

• 
  It demonstrated that a small group of committed farmers and ranchers can defeat a more powerful military

• It was the first successful attempt to gain independence from a European Monarchy

• It was viewed as confirmation of the value (i.e. legitimacy) of Enlightenment ideas

• It proved that Great Britain was vulnerable and could be defeated