WorksheetsSOL WC2: "Revolutions"
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Enlightenment thinkers encouraged the improvement of society through the --
a)
teachings of the church
b)
use of reason
c)
development of absolutism
d)
establishment of a rigid social hierarchy
2.
“Angry Mob Destroys Bastille” “Robespierre’s Execution Ends Reign of Terror” “Napoleon Seizes Power”
Which country’s revolution is referred to in these headlines?
Which country’s revolution is referred to in these headlines?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Haiti
d)
Russia
3.
The Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights led the English government to develop a political system in which --
a)
rulers were responsible to the people
b)
religious authorities controlled the lawmaking process
c)
the power of the monarch came from God
d)
the individual was denied a trial by jury
4.
Which pair of natural resources were used to change transportation and manufacturing in Great Britain during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
gold and salt
b)
diamonds and petroleum
c)
copper and tin
d)
coal and iron ore
5.
The slogan “Blood and Iron” and a united Germany are most closely associated with
a)
Prince Metternich
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Camillo Cavour
d)
Otto von Bismarck
6.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke both agreed that a government should be based on the
a)
separation of nationalities
b)
religious values of the people
c)
equal distribution of wealth
d)
consent of the governed
7.
Which pair of ideas were central to the Scientific Revolution?
a)
social stability and economic self-sufficiency
b)
observation and experimentation
c)
technology and military expansion
d)
scarcity and interdependence
8.
Which speaker best represents the views of Karl Marx?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
9.
What was one ideal of Renaissance humanism?
a)
training as a knight and practicing chivalry
b)
obeying divine right monarchs and the church
c)
living apart from the world and taking monastic vows
d)
investigating areas of interest and fulfilling one’s potential
10.
“The French Revolution is most important for having changed subjects to citizens.” This statement emphasizes the shift from
a)
religious traditions to secular values
b)
divine right rule to people’s participation in government
c)
rural lifestyles to urban lifestyles
d)
private property ownership to government ownership
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