WorksheetsEnlightenment & Revolutions
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Ruler who tried to apply Enlightened ideas to their ruler
a)
Enlightened Absolutism
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Democracy
d)
Enlightened Monarchy
2.
All universal objects are attracted to one another
a)
separation of powers
b)
deism
c)
univeral law of gravitation
d)
inductive reasoning
3.
The invention of what instruments made it possible for scientific discoveries?
a)
telescope and microscope
b)
gravity and telescope
c)
printing press and microscope
d)
periodic table and microscope
4.
The scientific method grew out of the belief that the world is best understood through
a)
imagination
b)
a geocentric view of the universe
c)
the teachings of Aristotle
d)
direct observation
5.
Francis Bacon believed that scientists should
a)
develop their own scientific methods
b)
use reasoning
c)
rely on ancient authorities
d)
study philosophy
6.
Copernicus's, Kepler's, and Galileo's theories were important because they all contributed to proving that the universe was centered around the
a)
Moon
b)
Solar System
c)
Earth
d)
Sun
7.
Belief that the state should not impose regulations but leave the economy alone
a)
Free Enterprise
b)
Laissez-faire
c)
Communism
d)
Capitalism
8.
According to Rousseau's concept of the social contract,
a)
the government should not interfere in economic affairs
b)
a government should exact harsh punishment for crime
c)
people should be governed by their individual morality
d)
a society agrees to be governed by its general will
9.
Unlike baroque style, rococo art depicted
a)
social struggle
b)
religious figures
c)
the pursuit of pleasure, happiness, and love
d)
grandeur and power
10.
What reasoning did Mary Wollstonecraft present for giving women equal rights?
a)
arbitrary power is wrong and women have the ability to reason
b)
women have the ability to reason and read
c)
women have natural rights and are intellectual
d)
women are more intellectual and emotional
11.
A land tax that hurt the 3rd Estate most was known as
a)
embargo
b)
duty
c)
tariff
d)
taille
12.
Policies of the Committee of Public Safety to defend France from domestic threats was called the
a)
Reign of Terror
b)
Coup d'etat
c)
Consequence of Liberty
d)
Rights of the Citizen
13.
One economic cause of the French Revolution was an increase in prices, which
a)
led to an equal increase in wages among the nobility
b)
left people unable to purchase essential goods like food
c)
channeled more money to merchants and salesman
d)
depleted the government's monetary reserves
14.
The Reign of Terror set up revolutionary courts to prosecute
a)
Robespierre's followers
b)
counter-revolutionairies and traitors
c)
Austrian prisoners
d)
the san-cullottes and other members of the Paris Commune
15.
Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy was
a)
given to those Napoleon favored by taken away when they fell out of his favor
b)
designed to benefit the nobility and keep the middle class in its place
c)
based on ability only, not rank or birth
d)
based on height and weight
16.
Napoleon's empire collapsed because of
a)
France's weak economy and the drain of Napoleon's many wars
b)
Napoleon's greed and laziness within his bureaucracy
c)
the resentment of the clergy and plotting accountants
d)
the coalition of other European states and the force of nationalism
17.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor of France?
a)
himself
b)
Robespierre
c)
King Louis XVI
d)
the Committee of Public Safety
18.
In their rebellion of 1789, the French peasants were reacting to the high cost of bread, high taxes, and
a)
religious persecution
b)
political ineqality
c)
foreign intervention
d)
treatment of women
19.
The threat of foreign intervention to restore Louis XVI to the throne caused the French Revolution to
a)
pursue a goal of equality
b)
fail in its attempt to reform French society
c)
become more radical
d)
spread to other countries
20.
How did Napoleon codify French laws?
a)
He looked to Justinian Code for inspiration and added a few principles of the Revolution.
b)
He copied the American Constitution.
c)
He copied Hammurabi's Code.
d)
He created the Civil Code, which preserved many principles of the Revolution.
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