History Quiz: French Revolution and Enlightenment

What did the National Assembly vow in the Tennis Court Oath?

• To abolish the monarchy

• To support the king

• To form a new government

• To draft a new constitution

Who was the Italian astronomer that was first to observe the moons of Jupiter, providing strong support for the heliocentric model of the solar system and thus earning him persecution from the Catholic Church?

• Johannes Kepler

• Galileo Galilei

• Isaac Newton

• Tycho Brahe

Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?

• A French general who became emperor after the Revolution

• A member of the French royal family

• A leader of the Estates-General

• A radical revolutionary leader

What was the fate of King Louis XVI?

• He was exiled to England

• He was imprisoned for life

• He was executed by guillotine

• He fled to the United States

Who wrote "Candide," a book that criticized society, the Church, and the government?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• John Locke

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

What was the Reign of Terror?

• A time of violent repression led by the Committee of Public Safety

• A peaceful negotiation between the revolutionaries and the monarchy

• A period of peace and prosperity

• A series of military victories against the Haitian revolutionaries

Who is credited with the invention of the microscope?

• René Descartes

• Andreas Vesalius

• William Harvey

• Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

What is the political system most associated with the ideas of Thomas Hobbes?

• Confucian Bureaucracy

• Absolutism

• Theocracy

• Democracy

Which Irish scientist proved all matter is made of elements?

• Boyle

• Napoleon

• Wilde

• St. Patrick

Who is known for promoting the natural rights of "Life, liberty, and property"?

• Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

• John Locke