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WorksheetsAMS Absolutism & the Enlightenment Review
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The belief that power was granted by god.
a)
Divine Right
b)
Declaration of Right
c)
Petition of Right
d)
Dead Right
2.
Charles I was beheaded during this countries' Civil War.
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Russia
3.
Peter the Great is from...
a)
Austria
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Russia
4.
This is a ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people.
a)
Supreme Monarch
b)
Absolute Monarch
c)
Monarch
d)
Queen
5.
Louis XIV built this palace as a symbol of Frances wealth and power.
a)
Taj Mahal
b)
Buckingham Palace
c)
Versailles
6.
What is an absolute monarchy?
a)
The power is in the hands of all.
b)
All of the power is given to the people and no power is given to the monarch.
c)
The king (monarch) has all of the power.
7.
How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?
a)
By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations
b)
By reading classic literature
c)
By collecting samples of plant life
d)
By forming new government ideas
8.
According to Copernicus, the sun
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
Had many moons
9.
The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of the government should be derived from….?
a)
Divine-right rulers
b)
The middle class
c)
A strong military
d)
The people
10.
Who was the Enlightenment thinker to first suggest the separation of powers & checks and balances in government?
a)
Voltaire
b)
John Locke
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
11.
Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers wrote extensively about his belief that people were born with “natural rights” (life, liberty, property)?
a)
Voltaire
b)
John Locke
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
12.
What did the geocentric theory state?
a)
The sun was at the center of the universe
b)
The earth was at the center of the universe
13.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued for freedom of religion and free speech?
a)
Voltaire
b)
John Locke
c)
Baron de Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
14.
Who created the heliocentric theory?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Galileo
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Kepler
15.
Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights (Life, liberty, property):
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
d)
Rousseau
16.
A distribution of powers to more than one branch of government
a)
natural rights
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Social Contract
d)
Theocracy
17.
Which one does not relate to the others?
a)
positive view of people
b)
government protect rights
c)
absolute monarchy
d)
Locke
18.
Who wrote about ABSOLUTE monarchs being the best form of government in his book "Leviathan"
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
d)
Montesquieu
19.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
20.
Which Scientist was charged with heresy for supporting Copernicus’s teaching that Earth revolves around the Sun?
a)
Galileo
b)
Newton
c)
Kepler
d)
Bacon
21.
Who wrote extensively about his belief that people were born with “natural rights” (life, liberty, property)?
a)
John Locke
b)
Rousseau
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Voltaire
22.
A period of history from 1550 to 1700 when many important scientific advances were made
a)
The enlightenment
b)
The Scientific Revolution
c)
Age of Reason
d)
The English Civil War
23.
True or False: The natural rights were life, liberty, and the freedom of speech.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
24.
True or False: Under the Social Contract, citizens agree to obey a set of rules and the government agrees to protect its citizens.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
25.
True or False: Enlightenment philosophers were not fond of democracy because they feared uneducated voters.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
26.
True or False: According to Locke, citizens never have the right to revolt against their government.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
27.
True or False: Montesquieu believed that government should be split into multiple parts but the monarch or the president must have more power than the others.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
28.
True or False: Rousseau wanted all citizens involved in making laws and running the country.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
29.
True or False: John Locke is famous for his quote about democracy - "government of the people, by the people, force the people."
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
30.
Which of the following is not an idea from the Enlightenment?
a)
People have natural rights
b)
Problems can be solved by using reason
c)
Kings ruled by divine right
d)
Government should serve the people
31.
The willingness of people to hand over their rights to a ruler in exchange for law and order in society was called the
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Social Contract
d)
Enlightenment
32.
John Locke believed that the government had an obligation to the people it governed to protect their natural rights. If the government failed to do this, then the people had the right to
a)
Move to another country
b)
Refuse to vote in the next election
c)
Overthrow the government
d)
Continue to be persecuted
33.
Who controls the government in a monarchy?
a)
A king or queen
b)
A representative legislature
c)
The people
d)
The land-owning elite
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