WorksheetsEnlightenment and Scientific Revolution
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Government in which leaders rule without restrictions.
a)
Autocratic
b)
Unlimited
c)
Republic
d)
Limited
2.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
3.
Which of the following is an example of an “unlimited government?”
a)
Democracy
b)
Republic
c)
Absolute Monarch
d)
Constitutional Monarchy
4.
Many rulers came to power believing that their right to lead came from God. This is an example of:
a)
Supreme Law
b)
Divine Right
c)
Their Opinion
d)
Poor Judgement
5.
The US has a written constitution, this characteristic is one of a:
a)
Limited Government
b)
Unlimited Government
6.
The first 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called the
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
The Preamble
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Rules of Law
7.
The Scientific Revolution can best be described as:
a)
A period when scientists embraced the teachings of the Church
b)
The time when the Catholic Church empathized most with scientists
c)
period when scientists began to question the old teachings of the Church
d)
Scientific property invented by astrophysicists to explain the rotation of the Earth
8.
This diagram is representative of which theory that was supported by the Catholic Church?
a)
Geocentric
b)
Concentric
c)
Heliocentric
d)
Geothermantic
9.
Sir Isaac Newton is associated with the Laws of:
a)
Electricity
b)
Motion and gravity
c)
Human biology
d)
Astronomy
10.
Which astronomer was tried for heresy and placed under house arrest because he argued that the universe was heliocentric?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Newton
d)
Galileo
11.
Whose authority was challenged by the new scientific theories during the 16th and 17th centuries?
a)
English monarchs
b)
The President of the United States
c)
The Catholic Church
d)
Silk Road merchants
12.
Which of the following best explains the effect of the Scientific Revolution on traditional religious beliefs?
a)
People now looked to religion to explain the world around them.
b)
People now looked to their kings to explain the world around them.
c)
People used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
Momney makes the world go round
13.
This diagram is representative of which theory that was challenged by the Catholic Church
a)
Geocentric
b)
Concentric
c)
Heliocentric
d)
Geothermantic
14.
Most Enlightenment thinkers were speaking out against
a)
Democracy
b)
Absolute Monarchy
15.
Enlightenment philosopher who did not agree with censorship.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Denis Diderot
c)
Mary Wollstonecraft
d)
Adam Smith
16.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
17.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
18.
Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Natural Rights
a)
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.
b)
Life, Liberty, and Property
c)
Freedom
d)
Rights to say what we want, when we want to.
20.
What is another name for the Enlightenment?
a)
The Age of Reason
b)
The Age of Great Philosophers
c)
The Age of Religion
d)
The Age of Revolution
21.
The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called ___.
a)
a natural law
b)
checks and balances
c)
a social contract
d)
laissez-faire
22.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
23.
Voltaire was a big believer in which of the following?
a)
Freedom of Speech
b)
People are born wicked
c)
People are born free and equal
d)
The social contract
24.
In what way did Enlightenment philosophers reflect the central ideas of both Greek democracy and Roman republicanism?
a)
A) They taught that rule by an
elite class of nobles is necessary for running a government.
b)
B) They thought government should represent the will of its citizens.
c)
C) They argued that a merit-based system is the best method for selecting government officials.
d)
D) They felt that rule by a strong central leader is the only way to govern effectively.
25.
a)
A) American and French Revolutions
b)
B) Buddhism and Confucianism
c)
C) Islamic philosophy
d)
D) Scientific Revolution
26.
Enlightenment thinkers and theories inspired
a)
A. the French Revolution
b)
B. the American Revolution
c)
C. other revolutions of the 1800s
d)
D. all of the above
27.
The roots of our system of government date back to
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Austria
28.
Which of the following rights were guaranteed by the Magna Carta?
a)
right to a written constitution
b)
right to trial by jury
c)
all citizen can vote
d)
right to overthrow the monarchy
29.
During the English Restoration, Parliament
a)
set up a Commonwealth
b)
ordered Charles l execution
c)
set up Martial law
d)
returned the monarchy to England
30.
The English Bill of Rights gave citizens
a)
the right to bear arms
b)
the right to a trial by jury
c)
the right from cruel and unusual punishment
d)
all of the above
31.
After the Glorious Revolution England moved from an Absolute Monarchy to a
a)
Totalitarian Monarchy
b)
Democracy
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Oligarchy
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