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WorksheetsUnit 8 Review I - Absolutism & Revolution
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which idea of the philosophes challenged the concept of the "Divine Right of Kings"
a)
fair wages
b)
a social contract
c)
creation of a nation-state
d)
women involved in politics
2.
How were France & the 13 Colonies different at the outset of their respective revolutions?
a)
Americans wanted to use non-violent means
b)
The French were much more nationalistic than the Americans
c)
Americans had already done away with slavery
d)
The French had much more severe economic problems than the Americans
3.
Which of the following contributed the MOST to the start of the French Revolution?
a)
Government support of monopolies for tea companies
b)
rapid growth in the size of the Third Estate
c)
inability to agree on how to use slave labor
d)
rise of a middle class that lacked political representation
4.
How were the American colonists familiar with representative government?
a)
Most of the philosophes of the Enlightenment were British
b)
the Glorious Revolution had created a Constitutional Monarchy in Great Britain
c)
the extensive study of political systems of the Indian tribes
d)
French soldiers fighting in the American Revolution had educated the colonists.
5.
Following Napoleon's final defeat, the Congress of Vienna assembled to --
a)
restore a balance of power in Europe
b)
return the French monarchy to the throne
c)
support the creation of a unified Germany
d)
establish democracies throughout Europe
6.
How did Enlightenment ideas of the philosophes influence the political revolutions of the 1700s?
a)
Their ideas became the focus of debates between monarchs and Parliaments
b)
Their ideas were used to create slogans & mottoes to rally the troops
c)
Their ideas were used by kings to argue against revolutionary changes
d)
Their ideas became incorporated into constitutional documents created during the revolutions
7.
Which quotation was most likely to be made by an Absolute monarch?
a)
"I am the state"
b)
"It is the parliament that must make the laws"
c)
The government must be based on a solid constitution"
d)
"The government that governs best, governs least"
8.
Both the American & French Revolutions produced documents declaring independence. Which of these ideas was included as a justification in both instances?
a)
Governments are inherently corrupt & oppressive
b)
Governments are established to protect citizens' rights
c)
Government power should be divided between different groups
d)
Government should provide for the economic welfare of citizens
9.
Enlightenment philosophers inspired later political revolutions because of their support for --
a)
mercantilism
b)
natural rights
c)
imperialist policies
d)
the Divine Right of Kings
10.
How were the outcome of the American Revolution & the French Revolution similar?
a)
Citizens gained more political power
b)
wealth of the Catholic Church increased
c)
a new social order was created
d)
Kings were able to maintain absolute power
11.
The Congress of Vienna was formed in order to
a)
end the chaos of the French Revolution.
b)
abolish slavery.
c)
provide women's rights and create jobs.
d)
assure peace in Europe after Napoleon's defeat.
12.
The first country to be formed by emancipated slaves was
a)
Liberia.
b)
Bolivia.
c)
Haiti.
d)
Brazil.
13.
Following the Glorious Revolution, England replaced a
a)
Parliament with a republic.
b)
Protestant king with a Catholic king.
c)
Parliament with a monarchy.
d)
Catholic king with a Protestant king and queen.
14.
One of the causes of the American Revolution was
a)
debt from the French and Indian War.
b)
disagreement with the Catholic Church.
c)
an alliance with Napoleonic France.
d)
cruel English laws.
15.
Perhaps the greatest influence on the Declaration of Independence was
a)
Voltaire.
b)
John Locke.
c)
Jean-Jacques Rousseu.
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte.
16.
Kings sit upon God's throne and rule according to God's law." This statement would most likely have been made by a person who believed in
a)
oligarchy.
b)
democracy.
c)
absolutism.
d)
glasnost.
17.
The three-branch government used by the United States federal government, along with checks and balances, were first described by
a)
Locke.
b)
Rousseau
c)
Montesquieu.
d)
Voltaire.
18.
John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support the rights of citizens to
a)
return to feudalism.
b)
have divine right monarchy.
c)
be ruled by the Catholic Church.
d)
decide the best form of government.
19.
John Locke advocated that the government should provide "natural rights" including
a)
life, freedom, and independence.
b)
God, gold, and glory.
c)
liberty, strength, and equality.
d)
life, liberty, and property.
20.
According to the Deceleration of Independence and Rousseau; what should people do when the Government fails to protect them?
a)
Move away
b)
Overturn it and replace it
c)
Protest
d)
Nothing. You just have to deal with it.
21.
John Locke felt that it was the governments job to protect what?
a)
civil liberties
b)
natural rights
c)
money
d)
unalienable rights
22.
Enlightenment thinkers would believe in this statement.
a)
The King has final athourity
b)
Surviving society is only for the strong
c)
All individuals have rights
d)
Social classes are the best way to keep people in order
23.
System of government in which a monarch shares power with a constitutionally organized government including a parliament
a)
Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Limited Monarch
d)
Absolute Monarchy
24.
Government principle based on just laws and on a government created by and subject to the will of the people
a)
Popular sovereignty
b)
Democracy
c)
Republic
d)
Constituionalism
25.
The Declaration of Independence states, “That whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it.” Which Enlightened idea do these words describe?
a)
need to ensure a representative government.
b)
social contract between government and the people.
c)
revolutionary intent to overthrow the current government.
d)
return to a society that has no central authority.
26.
Which estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
27.
This device was used to execute thousands of people during the period known as the Reign of Terror.
a)
guillotine
b)
astrolabe
c)
gallows
d)
Bastille
28.
Which event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?
a)
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
b)
The formation of the Committee of Public Safety
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
The Reign of Terro
29.
Who was in charge of the Committee for Public Safety and ruled as a virtual dictator?
a)
Napoleon
b)
Robispierre
c)
King Louis XVI
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
30.
What is the name of the document passed by the National Assembly?
a)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens
b)
US Constituion
c)
Tennis Court Oath
d)
English Bill of Rights
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