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WorksheetsUnit 2: Three Revolutions
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
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Class
Date
1.
The signing of the _________________ ensured the superiority of parliament over the monarch.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
U.S. Bill of Rights
c)
Napoleonic Codes
d)
English Bill of Rights
2.
The English philosopher John Locke argued that life, liberty, and property are
a)
political rights to be granted as determined by law
b)
economic rights earned in a capitalistic system.
c)
social rights guaranteed by the ruling class.
d)
natural rights that should be protected by government
3.
Charles-Louis Montesquieu is famous for his ideas on which of the following subjects?
a)
banking
b)
states rights
c)
capitalism
d)
separation of powers
4.
Montesquieu, a French Enlightenment thinker, wrote about the separation of power. During 1748, the French government could best be described by which type of government?
a)
absolute monarchy
b)
dictatorship
c)
republic
d)
oligarchy
5.
After the Revolutions in England and France ended, most governments in Europe were?
a)
dictator
b)
constitutional monarchies
c)
republics
d)
absolute monarchies
6.
In 1815 Napoleon escaped from exile, returned to France, and raised another army. For a "Hundred Days" he reigned as emperor. Name one conclusion you can draw about Napoleon's character.
a)
He had a huge ego that continued to drive him to rule
b)
He was heartless and needed to keep his hand inside his shirt to make sure it was beating
c)
He was a quitter who gave up easily
d)
He was kind, gentle and had the best interests of the people in mind at all times
7.
The U.S. Bill of Rights contains many intellectual ideas from the ________________.
a)
Renaissance
b)
Enlightenment period
c)
divine right theory
d)
idea of natural law
8.
The English Constitution is based on which idea(s)?
a)
The rule of law
b)
Limited government
c)
Individual rights
d)
all of the above
9.
What was the time span of Napoleon�s rise and fall?
a)
40 years
b)
30 years
c)
20 years
d)
10 years
10.
________________ became a great symbolic act of the Revolution to the French people. This event took place on July 14, where people gathered weapons to defend Paris.
a)
national assembly
b)
scorched earth policy
c)
storming the Bastille
d)
Tennis Court oath
11.
According the Napoleon movie, Napoleon led the largesty army ever assembled to
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
America
d)
Spain
12.
Who does Parliament use as a replacement when the Glorious Revolution is over and signs the English Bill of Rights?
a)
Charles III
b)
William and Mary
c)
Louis XVI
d)
James II
13.
Whose head had to be guillotined twice?
a)
Charles III
b)
William and Mary
c)
Louis XVI
d)
James II
14.
Which group of people made up the 1st Estate in France?
a)
Clergy
b)
Nobles
c)
Bankers
d)
Merchants
15.
Which group of people were part of the 3rd Estate in France?
a)
Bankers
b)
Merchants
c)
Professionals
d)
all of the above
16.
Which of these first demonstrated that popular protest would play a role in the French Revolution?
a)
the reign of the Committee of Public Safety
b)
the trial of Louis XIV
c)
the fall of the Bastille
d)
the Civil Constitution of the Clergy
17.
Unlike the French Revolution, the American Revolution produced
a)
short-term military rule.
b)
strategic alliances.
c)
a lasting constitution.
d)
women�s suffrage.
18.
Natural rights impacted all three revolutions. Who was the first political philosopher to discuss �natural rights�?
a)
Madison
b)
John Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Jefferson
19.
What was one of the main goals of the Congress of Vienna?
a)
integrate enlightenment ideals into a monarchical or authoritarian rule
b)
create a constitutional republics or democracies that accommodate enlightenment ideals
c)
restore the old order to a time before the French Revolution
d)
ensure Prince Klemens von Metternich does not become another Napoleon
20.
Rousseau did not care what type of government France had, except he did not want it to be a(n) _______.
a)
dictatorship
b)
absolute monarchy
c)
republic
d)
oligarchy
21.
Philosopher who was passionately committed to individual freedom
a)
Rousseau
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Voltaire
d)
Locke
22.
Social critics in France during the mid-1700s
a)
philosophes
b)
Jacobins
c)
Federalists
d)
socialists
23.
Influential French writer that devoted himself to the study of political liberty
a)
Rousseau
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Voltaire
d)
Locke
24.
Philosopher who published more than 70 books of political essays, philosophy, and drama
a)
Rousseau
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Voltaire
d)
Locke
25.
Philosopher who believed all people are born with the right to life, liberty, & property
a)
Rousseau
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Voltaire
d)
Locke
26.
The powers of government are divided into three separate branches
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Federal System
c)
Nationalism
d)
Common Law
27.
The powers of government are divided between the federal (or central) government & the states (or local)
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Federal System
c)
Nationalism
d)
Common Law
28.
Customs and principals established over time
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Federal System
c)
Nationalism
d)
Common Law
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