Unit 1.3 Vocabulary Quiz: Key Documents & Traditions

Unit 1.3 Vocabulary Quiz: Key Documents & Traditions

10th Grade

12 Qs

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Unit 1.3 Vocabulary Quiz: Key Documents & Traditions

Unit 1.3 Vocabulary Quiz: Key Documents & Traditions

Assessment

Quiz

History

10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Wesley Batcheller

FREE Resource

12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Magna Carta (1215) was a significant early step in establishing the principle of the rule of law because it...

separated the English government into three distinct branches.

argued that all people are born with natural rights like life and liberty.

established that everyone, including the king, was subject to the law.

gave the king absolute power to escape a 'state of nature.'

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A key outcome of the English Bill of Rights was that it...

declared England's independence from France.

established a constitutional monarchy and affirmed the rights of Parliament.

was written by Thomas Hobbes to support the absolute power of the king.

created the idea of the 'general will' for the English people.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

John Locke's Two Treatises of Government was a foundational text for the Enlightenment because it...

argued against absolute monarchy and promoted the idea of natural rights.

argued that an absolute sovereign was necessary for a peaceful society.

used reason to advocate for American independence from Great Britain.

explored the concept of a just and ideal state in ancient Greece.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The main argument in Thomas Hobbes's book Leviathan is that...

people have the natural right to overthrow a government they do not consent to.

government should be split into separate branches to avoid tyranny.

people need an absolute sovereign to save them from a chaotic 'state of nature'.

all humans are born with rights that should be protected universally.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense was influential during the American Revolution because it...

persuaded the English king to give Parliament more power.

used Enlightenment arguments to persuade colonists to seek independence.

argued for a stronger, more absolute monarchy in the American colonies.

outlined the structure for the modern United Nations.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The U.S. Declaration of Independence, with its language about 'life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,' was heavily influenced by the ideas of...

Thomas Hobbes, particularly his ideas on absolute sovereignty.

John Locke, particularly his ideas on natural rights.

Plato, particularly his ideas on philosopher-kings.

Thomas Paine, particularly his ideas about the 'general will.'

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, which stated that 'men are born and remain free and equal in rights,' was a foundational document of the...

American Revolution.

Glorious Revolution in England.

French Revolution.

creation of the United Nations.

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