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WorksheetsAge of Revolutions Review
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
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
3.
Which person believed that men were born evil and thus a strong government was needed to control them?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
John Locke
c)
Mary Wollstonecraft
d)
Galileo Galilei
4.
"I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." This pro-free speech quote is attributed to?
a)
Klemens von Metternich
b)
Baron de Montesquieu
c)
Voltaire
d)
Louis XVI
5.
“People are sovereign and have natural rights such as life, liberty, and property”
The author of the quote above is
The author of the quote above is
a)
Locke
b)
Hobbes
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Voltaire
6.
Who believed in a separation of powers as a way to provide checks and balances?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Rousseau
c)
Hobbes
d)
Voltaire
7.
Who believed there should be a separation of church and state?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Rousseau
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Hobbes
8.
Absolutist monarchs were ones who
a)
sought to control all aspects of public and private life.
b)
gathered all power under their personal control.
c)
governed as if the affairs of state should benefit the people.
d)
respect the laws passed by the representative institutions.
9.
A distribution of powers to more than one branch of government
a)
natural rights
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Social Contract
10.
Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support:
a)
A dictatorship
b)
A democracy
c)
An absolute monarchy
d)
All of these
11.
The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of the government should be derived from….?
a)
The people
b)
The elite nobles
c)
small group of rulers
d)
kings and queens
12.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
13.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
14.
Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"
a)
The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
b)
The colonists had no representation in Parliament
c)
The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
d)
The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy
15.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st
Estate
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
16.
The Third Estate was made up of these people.
a)
clergy
b)
nobles
c)
common people
d)
kings and queens
17.
Which country gained its independence first, the U.S or France?
a)
U.S
b)
France
18.
Which group paid almost all of the taxes in France before the revolution?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
1st and 3rd Estates
19.
What did the 3rd Estate want in government?
a)
equal representation in the government
b)
to pay more taxes
c)
to form a new, separate country from France
d)
to form a separate religion
20.
What happened to King Louis and his wife?
a)
they were executed
b)
they were allowed to escape to Great Britain
c)
they were put in jail for the rest of their lives
21.
Who was the former slave that led Haiti to revolution?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Christopher Columbus
22.
What was the main factor in determining a person's social status in Spain's colonies in Latin America?
a)
race
b)
wealth
c)
politics
d)
religion
23.
What is the name for the wealth, Spanish born citizens?
a)
Creoles
b)
Mestizos
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Mulattos
24.
Which group of people led the fight for independence in Latin America?
a)
creoles
b)
peninsulares
c)
mulattoes
d)
mestizos
25.
Which order is correct?
a)
Scientific Revolution, American Revolution, Enlightenment
b)
Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, American Revolution
c)
French Revolution, Latin Revolutions, American Revolutions
26.
Who influenced the addition of freedom of press and speech to constitutions?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Monty
c)
Rousseau
d)
Lcoke
27.
How did the American Revolution cause the French Revolution to occur?
a)
bankrupted the French government
b)
caused the Creoles to fight for independence
c)
caused the 2nd Estate to fight for equality
28.
Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued
a)
That heaven did not exist
b)
That Earth revolved around the sun
c)
Against the law of gravity
d)
That the sun revolved around the Earth
29.
According to Copernicus, the sun
a)
Revolved around the earth
b)
Was the center of the Universe
c)
Was the biggest star
d)
Had many moons
30.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
31.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
32.
What did scientists use to test their scientific theories?
a)
prayer
b)
scientific method
c)
the church
d)
fate
33.
During the scientific revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami
34.
Which of the following words best describes a revolution?
a)
change
b)
order
c)
obedience
d)
traditional
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