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WH2: Unit 3: Enlightenment - Absolution - Revolutions

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which idea best expresses the beliefs of Thomas Hobbes?

a)

The government should include a separation of powers.

b)

Government must preserve the people's rights

c)

The state must have absolute power

d)

Religious toleration should triumph over religious fanaticism

2.

Which country correctly completes this title?

a)

Germany

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Italy

3.

Which statement best completes this diagram?

a)

Promotes Religious Tolerance

b)

Encourages Socialism

c)

Strengthens Parliamentary Authority

d)

Supports Westernization

4.

What was the immediate results of the following philosophy?


"Revolutionary government owes to all good citizens the fullest protection the state can afford; to enemies of the people it owes nothing but death." --Maximilien Robespierre, December 25, 1793

a)

an increase in taxes

b)

a period of restored peace

c)

an expansion of the justice system

d)

a time of mass executions

5.

Who became ruler of France as a result of the French Revolution?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Henry IV

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Marie Antoinette

6.

King Louis XIV of France required all nobles to spend part of each year living in the palace at Versailles to -

a)

maintain control over the nobles

b)

force the nobles to acquire educations

c)

limit religious influences over the nobles

d)

prevent the nobles from mistreating the peasants

7.

Which religious group was most affected when the Edict of Nantes was revoked?

a)

Puritans living in England

b)

Jesuits living in France

c)

Protestants living in France

d)

Catholics living in England

8.

Which form of literature was introduced to Europe during the Enlightenment?

a)

poem

b)

novel

c)

satire

d)

essay

9.

The concept of divine right was important to absolute monarchs because it -

a)

reserved governmental positions for the clergy

b)

guaranteed natural rights to the people

c)

justified the king's right to rule

d)

honored the king for supporting religious freedom

10.

"The end of law, is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom." --John Locke, Second Treatise of Civil Government, 1690


Locke influenced the French Revolution when he argued against -

a)

social reforms

b)

political parties

c)

absolute monarchy

d)

parliamentary power

11.

Which completes the table?

a)

Louvre Palace

b)

Palace at Versailles

c)

Bastille Prison

d)

Cathedral of Notre Dame

12.

Which economic system is best describe by the following list?


*Gold and silver represent the wealth of the nation

*a nation needs a positive balance of trade

*European colonialism should be expanded

*the government controls the economy through the use of tariffs

a)

communism

b)

mercantilism

c)

capitalism

d)

socialism

13.

Which phrase completes this diagram?

a)

Strengthening of Parliament

b)

Spread of Renaissance Ideas

c)

Establishment of a Commonwealth

d)

Abandonment of Mercantilist Systems

14.

Which writer most influenced the people who started the French Revolution?

a)

Niccolo Machiavelli

b)

Miguel de Cervantes

c)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

d)

Benjamin Franklin

15.

What would be the best title for this list?

a)

major ideas of John Locke

b)

central themes of The Leviathan

c)

Principles of Niccolo Machiavelli

d)

ideals of The Communist Manifesto

16.

Montesquieu's The Spirit of Laws emphasized the importance of -

a)

honesty for rulers

b)

the social contract

c)

religious tolerance

d)

a separation of powers

17.

"...except for a few ships from Marseilles. . .maritime trade in the kingdom does not exist,. . .for the French West Indies one-hundred-fifty Dutch vessels take care of all the trade. . .if we ran our own West Indies trade, they would be obliged to bring us these two million in hard cash." -- Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Memorandum on Trade to King Lois XIV, 1664


The passage above argues for the expansion of French -

a)

isolationism

b)

feudalism

c)

militarism

d)

mercatilism

18.

Which word best describes the ideas of the Englightenment?

a)

Traditional

b)

Secular

c)

Economic

d)

Religious

19.

A new form of literature called the novel was developed during the -

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Reformation

d)

Age of Exploration

20.

These locations were named after the man who:

  • The district of Manuel Hidalgo in Mexico City
  • Hidalgo County, New Mexico
  • The Mexican state of Hidalgo
a)

protected Mexican territory from French invasion

b)

was the first President of the Mexican Republic

c)

stated the movement for Mexican independence

d)

led the Mexican army in the war against Texas

21.

Which event inspired independence movements in Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the early 19th centuries?

a)

Reformation

b)

American Revolution

c)

Renaissance

d)

Commercial Revolution

22.

Who led the independence movements that caused the changes shown in this table?

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Simon Bolivar

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Vasco da Gama

23.

Which phrase best describes the social system in Latin America after the Spanish conquest?

a)

a rigid class system based on ethnic background

b)

a flexible system with a large middle class

c)

a provincial system based on native traditions

d)

a democratic system with a strong central government

24.

Which religion replaces the question mark in this diagram?

a)

Judaism

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Islam

25.

During the 1600's and 1700's, the European policy of mercantilism led to increased -

a)

concern over invading armies from Asia

b)

study of ancient knowledge in Latin texts

c)

competition for markets in the Americas

d)

interest in spreading the beliefs of Christianity

26.

Why do Mexico and Peru have primarily Catholic populations?

a)

the Inquisition converted the Jews and Muslims of the area

b)

religion was spread in these areas by Spanish missionaries and colonists

c)

people who practiced traditional native religions migrated out of these areas

d)

the people in these areas were isolated from foreign influence

27.

Which region was protected from outside influence by the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

"...Lima...being the center of the whole commerce of Peru, a greater number of Europeans resort to it, ... many after they have finished their respective affairs, return home, yet the major part induced [encouraged] by the fertility of the soil, and goodness of the climate, remain..." -- Jorge Juan and Antonio de Ulloa, 1748

Based on this passage, Lima became an important outpost because it -

a)

attracted Spanish colonists

b)

had a navigable river

c)

upheld Catholic traditions

d)

had a profitable mine

29.

How is the missing class of people best described?

a)

immigrants to South America

b)

people of European heritage born in South America

c)

immigrants from North America

d)

people of European heritage born in Africa

30.

Which European country's economy most directly benefited from the mining described in this table?

a)

France

b)

Italy

c)

Spain

d)

England

31.

Toussaint L'Ouverture led a successful revolution against French rule in -

a)

Algeria

b)

Haiti

c)

Brazil

d)

Mexico

32.

The Napoleonic Cod valued order and authority over individual rights?

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Napoleon successfully unified Europe under French leadership.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Napoleon successfully created the largest empire since the Romans.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Which of Napoleon's achievements influences governments today?

a)

the conquest of Portugal

b)

the unification of Europe

c)

the codification of the law

d)

the restoration of the monarchy

36.

The American Revolution influenced independence movements in South America by -

a)

offering military aid to support revolts

b)

providing an example of a successful colonial rebellion

c)

blockading Spanish military and trade ships

d)

undermining English military and economic power