Unit 5B Multiple Choice Test: Age of Revolution

Issues between James I and Parliament include…

• Authority, religion, and money.
• Legitimate heirs and line of succession.
• Colonies and imperialism
• legitimate heirs and money

After the English Civil War Oliver Crowell created a Commonwealth. During this time…

• Cromwell created a military dictatorship.
• Life was harsh due to strict religious rules.
• it was illegal to go to theaters & sporting events.
• All of the above

The transfer of power to William III and Mary II was so peaceful it became known as...

• The Glorious Revolution
• The Age of Enlightenment
• The English Civil War
• The Paris Peace

Which of the following DID NOT occur under William and Mary?

• England became a constitutional monarchy.
• The English Bill of Rights was passed that limited the power of the monarchy
• England embraced Catholism under an Absolute Monarch
• There was no excessive bail or taxation without consent

The cause of the French Revolution included…

• The Estate System, ideas of the Enlightenment, weak leaders and economic problems.
• The Estate System, ideas of the Renaissance, legitimate heirs and economic problems.
• Legitimate Heirs and the line of succession.
• Legitimate Heirs, the line of succession, economic problems

According to the chart which of the following statements is true?

• The first estate owned the most land and paid the most taxes.
• The second estate had equal population and taxation
• The third estate paid 50% of the taxes,
• All of the above

At the meeting of the Estates- General the 3rd Estate made a list of grievances asking for three things. Which is NOT included

• a written constitution with equality before the law.
• equal taxes to all social classes or Estates.
• end class privileges.
• the execution of the King and Queen

On June 17, 1789 the 3rd Estate declared itself the National Assembly took the Tennis Court Oath in which they pledged to

• sleep on the tennis court until Louis gave up his throne.
• end absolutist monarchy in France and create a government that was more enlightened.
• create a democracy with a president instead of a king.
• fight until Robespierre was given the crown.

The first bloodshed of the revolution occured...

• At the storming of the Bastille
• At the Tennis Court Oath
• During the Reign of Terror
• When the King and Queen were executed

What occurred as a result of the March of Versailles?

• They forced the royal family back to Paris and the royal family basically became prisoners of the revolution.
• The peasants were massacred by the French government.
• Robespierre took over France
• The French Revolution came to an end.