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WorksheetsReview: Enlightenment and Revolution
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 15mins
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1.
In general the Enlightenment philosophers believed in which of the following?
a)
expanding women's rights
b)
all Church decrees
c)
progress for society
d)
authoritarian rule
2.
What was the significance of England's Bill of Rights?
a)
It returned the power to the monarchy and the Catholic Church
b)
It ensured that England would forever be ruled by Protestants
c)
It limited the power of the monarch and guaranteed rights of the people
d)
It gave all of the power to Parliament and reduced the need for a monarch
3.
What did John Locke consider to be people's natural rights and how did he say these rights should be protected?
a)
the right to be selfish and ambitious; protected by a social contract
b)
the right to life liberty and property; protected by forming governments
c)
the right to overthrow a government; protected by a constitution
d)
the right to freedoms of religion and speech; protected by a republic
4.
His book Leviathan laid out the case for needing an absolute authority to keep the peace in any form of government
a)
John Locke
b)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
c)
Charles Montesquieu
d)
Thomas Hobbes
5.
What is a republic?
a)
a government in which citizens elect leaders who make government decisions
b)
a government in which citizens rule directly and not through representatives
c)
a government in which one person rules
d)
a government in which the noble class rules
6.
What was the Magna Carta?
a)
the formal summary of the rights and liberties of the people
b)
the laws that reflected the customs and principles established over time
c)
the document signed by King John guaranteeing certain English rights
d)
the assertion that the power of kings came from God
7.
The Declaration of Independence was written by
a)
John Adams
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
8.
The Bill of Rights of the United States was influenced by
a)
Voltaire
b)
John Locke
c)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
d)
All of them
9.
"We, the Japanese people, do proclaim that sovereign power resides with the people and do firmly establish this Constitution" - The Constitution of Japan 1946
The quotation from the Japanese constitution expresses the idea of
The quotation from the Japanese constitution expresses the idea of
a)
federalism
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
individual rights
d)
separation of powers
10.
The division of South Africa's government into executive- judicial- and legislative branches reflects the principle of
a)
federalism
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
individual rights
d)
separation of powers
11.
The European philosophical movement that emphasized natural rights and the value of reason was known as the
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Reformation
c)
Renaissance
d)
Scientific Revolution
12.
The Constitution of the United States of America reflects the idea that a government's authority comes from
a)
God
b)
majority rule
c)
the people
d)
the state
13.
The philosophical idea that people are willing to give up some individual freedoms in the interests of law and order is known as
a)
absolutism
b)
natural law
c)
the social contract
d)
voluntary association
14.
As a result of the influence of European philosophers such as Locke and Rousseau; Simon Bolivar
a)
established a social contract within Latin America
b)
launched democratic revolutions against Spain
c)
led a revolt that ended slavery in Argentina and Chile
d)
supported the monarchy in an effort to restore order
15.
Why did English colonists in North America expect to have representative government?
a)
Colonists in South America had representative government
b)
England had a long tradition of representative government
c)
The king promised they would have representative government
d)
They left England in order to establish representative government
16.
In the American Declaration of Independence "unalienable rights" refers to rights that
a)
the government cannot take away
b)
are granted by the state
c)
are protected by law
d)
foreigners do not possess
17.
What was Montesquieu's influence on the U.S. Constitution?
a)
public elections
b)
branches of government
c)
the Bill of Rights
d)
representatives
18.
Which of the following men contradicted the ideas in the U.S. Constitution?
a)
Baron de Montesquieu
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
John Locke
d)
Rene Descartes
19.
How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment ideals?
a)
It stated that all titles of nobility should be abolished
b)
It protected the rights of the accused and prohibited cruel punishment
c)
It set up a system of checks and balances for the U.S. government
d)
It said that people have rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
20.
About what percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
50
d)
97
21.
What happened on Bastille Day?
a)
Robespierre was executed by guillotine
b)
French women marched all the way to Versailles
c)
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder
d)
All of these
22.
Which goal was NOT stated in the "slogan of the (French) Revolution"?
a)
liberty
b)
equality
c)
justice
d)
brotherhood
23.
Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?
a)
Only peasants and the clergy paid taxes
b)
Only about 2 percent of the nobility paid any taxes
c)
The nobility paid taxes only on land not on income
d)
The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes
24.
Which document stated that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights"?
a)
Holy Alliance
b)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Napoleonic Code
25.
During the Reign of Terror who was safe from the guillotine?
a)
no one
b)
the nobility
c)
known revolutionaries
d)
only Maximilien Robespierre
26.
- Louis XVI
- Walter Raleigh
- Mary Queen of Scots
- Maximilien Robespierre
Which of the following figures belongs on this list?
- Walter Raleigh
- Mary Queen of Scots
- Maximilien Robespierre
Which of the following figures belongs on this list?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Charles I
27.
Marie Antoinette was married to the French prince Louis Capet when she was 14 to make an alliance between France and
a)
Prussia
b)
Russia
c)
Austria
d)
Britain
28.
His newspaper L'ami du peurple called for the death of thousands of supporters of the Old Regime
a)
Maximilien Robespierre
b)
Jean Paul Marat
c)
Toussaint L'ouverture
d)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
29.
Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of the Enlightenment?
a)
the nobility
b)
the bourgeoisie
c)
the peasant class
d)
the urban class
30.
Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?
a)
the Second Coalition
b)
the Committee of Public Safety
c)
the National Assembly
d)
the king's Swiss guard
31.
The French Revolution was sparked by outrage over the
a)
Tennis Court Oath
b)
France's financial problems
c)
state's control of the Catholic Church
d)
war with Austria
32.
The three social classes of pre-Revolutionary France were called
a)
emigres
b)
estates
c)
lycees
d)
plebiscites
33.
Both the United States Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man emphasized the idea that governments must
a)
guarantee economic prosperity
b)
protect the rights of the people
c)
support established religious beliefs
d)
operate on a system of check and balances
34.
The principles of the American Revolution and the French Revolution are similar in many ways. Which of the following best summarizes their similarities?
a)
Both favored representative governments
b)
Both limited voting rights to an economic elite
c)
Both retained certain hereditary rights for aristocrats
d)
Both supported equal rights for women
35.
When the members of the Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath (1789) at the start of the French Revolution they were attempting to
a)
establish a military government
b)
draft a new national constitution
c)
restore the king to power
d)
persuade Napoleon to take power
36.
What was one factor that enabled Napoleon to seize control of France?
a)
the weakness of the French government
b)
the endorsement by foreign governments
c)
the support Napoleon received from French aristocrats
d)
the strong democratic reforms Napoleon advocated
37.
Among the causes of the French Revolution was the
a)
excessive spending of King Louis XVI
b)
rise of the National Assembly
c)
Reign of Terror
d)
loss of the Old Regime
38.
Which painter became the most influential artist of the French Revolution?
a)
Peter Paul Rubens
b)
Jacques Louis David
c)
Leonardo DaVinci
d)
Jean Jacques Rousseau
39.
One of the main reasons Louis XVI of France supported the American Revolution was to avenge France's loss in which war?
a)
The Hundred Years War
b)
Seven Years War
c)
The War of 1812
d)
Thirty Years War
40.
Given the patterns that have emerged from looking at 17th and 18th century revolutions leaders of a nation should pay attention to what policies to avoid losing power?
a)
Religious Issues
b)
Tax System
c)
Representation in Government
d)
Social Welfare
41.
What feature was shared by the major revolutionary movements of the late 1700s and early 1800s?
a)
All maintained that government's power comes from its people
b)
All took place in colonized parts of the world
c)
Each ended with a bill of rights being passed by the new government
d)
Each began with a declaration of independence
42.
How was the French Revolution an example of why democracies sometimes fail?
a)
The new assembly was not accepted so the people revolted again
b)
France did not tolerate new ideas so the revolution didn't last
c)
The people of France were too diverse to agree on a government
d)
Equality was a promise made but not backed up by practice
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