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Unit 3 Reason and Revolution

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Overall, what did the majority of Enlightenment thinkers believe?

a)

People were born with individual rights to be protected by the government

b)

People were born with individual rights to be protected by the church

c)

People were to be completely controlled by an almighty ruler

d)

People were born with individual rights to be protected by the Star Troopers

2.

Which term best characterizes the belief that no religion should run or make laws for a government?

a)

Separation of Church and State

b)

Freedom of Religion

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

Religious tolerance

3.

Which enlightenment term best describes life, liberty, and property?

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

state of nature

d)

enlightenment

4.

According to the concept of divine right, who gave monarchs the power to rule?

a)

kings

b)

God

c)

military

d)

people

5.

Which Enlightenment idea was developed to prevent one person from becoming too powerful?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Separation of Church and State

c)

Three Natural Rights

d)

State of Nature

6.

Which type of government did the majority of the Enlightenment thinkers support?

a)

Anarchy

b)

Absolute Monarchies

c)

Democracies

d)

Dictatorships

7.

Which Enlightenment Thinker supported absolute monarchies?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Voltaire

8.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
9.
Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"
a)
The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
b)
The colonists had no representation in Parliament
c)
The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
d)
The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy
10.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
11.
The Third Estate was made up of these people.
a)
clergy
b)
nobles
c)
common people
d)
kings and queens
12.

Which group paid around 50% of the taxes in France before the French Revolution?

a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
1st and 3rd Estates
13.
What did the 3rd Estate want in government?
a)
equal representation in the government 
b)
to pay more taxes
c)
to form a new, separate country from France
d)
to form a separate religion
14.

Which of the following words best describes a revolution?

a)

change

b)

order

c)

obedience

d)

traditional

15.

Which Enlightenment thinker developed idea of freedom of speech and religion and the separation of church and state?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Locke

c)

Hobbes

d)

Wollstonecraft

16.

Which Enlightenment thinker developed the idea of 3 natural rights?

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Voltaire

d)

Rousseau

17.

Which best describes the idea that the government and the people are meant to work together?

a)

State of Nature

b)

Religious Tolerance

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Social Contract

18.

What group was at the top of the Latin American social classes?

a)

Creoles

b)

Mestizos

c)

Peninsulares

d)

Mulattos

19.
The global implications of the American Revolution was it....
a)
abolished slavery.
b)
inspired others to seek democracy and independence.
c)
marked the end of English control in Europe.
d)
proved the use of violence against politics.
20.
What was the main factor in determining a person's social status in Spain's colonies in Latin America?
a)
race
b)
wealth
c)
politics
d)
religion
21.

What was one effect of the Latin American revolutions of the 19th century?

a)

Democracy became the dominant political system in Latin America.

b)

European colonialism replaced the independent governments of Latin America

c)

Countries in Latin America deported most people with European ancestry

d)

Many Latin American countries achieved independence.

22.

What did the American, French, and Latin American Revolutions have in common?

a)

They all used the guillotine

b)

They all occurred in the 1700s

c)

Napoleon was responsible for all of them

d)

Enlightenment ideals inspired them all

23.

During the Haitian Revolution, who did Toussaint Overture lead in the fight for independence?

a)

Enslaved people

b)

Plantation Owners

c)

All citizens of Saint Domingue

d)

Clergy