WorksheetsWestern Civ Mid Year
Total questions: 113
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
In what year did England defeat the Spanish Armada?
1535
1588
1648
1688
This man believed that every man was born with natural rights.
Oliver Cromwell
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Which one is NOT one of John Locke's natural rights?
Life
The pursuit of happiness
Liberty
Property
The Edict of Nantes was issued in order to...(select all that apply)
End fighting between Catholics and Huguenots.
Allow the construction of Huguenot forts.
Increase the political power of the Pope.
Banish all protestant worshipers from England
Cardinal Richelieu was the Chief Minister to King...
Phillip II
Louis XIII
Mazarin
Louis XIV
Who was the Chief Minister for King Louis XIV (14th)?
Cardinal Richelieu
Mazarin
Louis XIII (13th)
Phillip II
The French philosophes of the 18th century agreed with all of the following except:
People should have religious freedom
Absolute monarchy was the best form of government
There should be less censorship
Education would help to end superstition
The English philosopher who wrote that it was the duty of the government to protect the peoples natural rights was;
William Harvey
John Locke
Rousseau
Oliver Cromwell
In his book The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith supported;
Communism
Laissez faire economics
Utopian socialism
Social Darwinism
The Spirit of Laws recommended that powers of government be divided among three separate branches, a concept clearly outlined in the;
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Declaration of the Rights of Man
English Bill of Rights
The Enlightenment philosophe credited with compiling and editing a 35 volume Encyclopedia was;
Diderot
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Voltaire
Influenced by the works of Voltaire and others, Frederick the Great of Prussia and Catherine the Great of Russia liked to think of themselves as;
enlightened monarchs
limited monarchs
revolutionary leaders
divine right, absolute dictators
Under the Old Regime, the burden of paying taxes fell largely on the;
nobles
First Estate
Third Estate
peasants and clergy
Napoleon gained power in France in 1799 by;
Joining the Jacobin Club
overthrowing the Directory
Conquering Egypt
Defeating Lord Nelson
Admiral Nelson ended the French fleet as a real naval power at...
Actium
Trafalgar
Gibraltar
Waterloo
Napoleon was first exiled to
Trafalgar
Waterloo
Elba
St Helena
The Constitution of 1791, written by the National Assembly
allowed the king to leave France
made France a republic
preserved the old divisions between the three estates
established a limited monarchy
Mary Tudor a.k.a. “Bloody Mary”, is:
Henry VIII’s 1st wife
Elizabeth I daughter
A Protestant Queen from Scotland
Henry VIII’s daughter
This Tudor queen ushered in the “Golden Age” of England.
Mary Tudor I
Elizabeth I
Lady Jane Grey
Mary Queen of Scots
What title was bestowed upon Oliver Cromwell when his army defeated the king’s forces?
Regent
King
Prince of Whales
Lord Protector
In order to bring peace to the feuding Protestant and Catholic forces in England, Elizabeth I…
created the Church of England
burned hundreds of Catholics at the stake
banned Christian masses
asked the pope to forgive Henry VIII
As a result of the French Revolution, the following terms have come to be used to describe contrasting political positions.
Left and right
Tory and Whig
Democrat and Republican
Communist and Fascist
During the Reign of Terror, Robespierre tried to;
execute all of the nobles in France
restore the power of the Catholic Church
crush all opposition to the revolution
negotiate peace treaties with Austria and Prussia
The Reign of Terror occurred at a time when;
the people of France were united behind the revolution
the king of France was plotting against the revolution
the revolution was facing foreign and domestic threats
Napoleon was planning his coup de tat
The fall of the Bastille was important because it;
freed many political prisoners
showed that there was popular support for revolutionary change
led to the arrest of the king
forced the king to create a new constitution
The Storming of the Bastille took place on…
July 4, 1790
July 14, 1789
July 14, 1790
July 4, 1776
Which of the following was not a member of the Jacobin leaders?
Danton
Marat
Corday
Robespierre
Under the old system, voting in the Estates General was as follows;
610 votes for the 3rd estate
1 vote for each estate
2 votes for the 1st estate, 1 for the 2nd and 3rd each
591 votes for the 1st estate
Which of the following is chronologically correct?
The Directory is created, the 3rd Estate creates the National Assembly, The Reign of Terror, The (National) Convention is formed
The 3rd Estate creates the National Assembly, The Reign of Terror, The (National) Convention is formed, The Directory is created,
the 3rd Estate creates the National Assembly, The (National) Convention is formed, The Reign of Terror, The Directory is created
The Reign of Terror, The Directory is created, the 3rd Estate creates the National Assembly, The (National) Convention is formed
Members of the city dwelling middle class made up of merchants, bankers and businessmen.
The corvée
The 2nd Estate
The bourgeoisie
The Old Regime
This event marks the beginning of England’s limited monarchy.
The 3rd Crusade
The death of Henry IV
The signing of the Magna Charta
The creation of the Anglican Church
France’s institutions of the monarchy, feudalism and the church were referred to as …
The Old Regime
The sans-culottes
The 1st Estate
The bourgeoisie
Which of the following was not a cause of the French Revolution?
Absolutism
The rise of the bourgeoisie
The Enlightenment
Napoleon’s coup-de-tat
The Napoleonic code was important because it
gave the French a uniform system of law
preserved all of the reforms passed during the revolution
made men and women equal before the law
all of the above
One of the ways Louis XIV attacked the power of the nobility was to;
exile them to north America
force them to live at Versailles
give them positions in the Roman Catholic church
keep them under observation at the Tuileries
According to John Locke
absolutism was the best form of government
government was designed to protect life, liberty and property
government should redistribute land to the working class
citizens have no right to overthrow their rulers
The philosophe Voltaire
admired British culture and politics
wanted to eliminate all forms of bigotry and repression
despised religious intolerance
all of the above
Adam Smith’s economic ideas
supported government involvement in the economy
implied that government should help the poor
believed supply and demand should determine economic activity
wanted the means of production to be controlled by the working class
The statement “Man is born free ; and everywhere he is in chains” is associated with which philosophe?
Mark
Voltaire
Locke
Rousseau
The main reason for the formation of the National Assembly was
disagreement over the role of the church in political affairs
disagreement over voting procedures among the three estates
an alliance between the Third Estate and the nobles over tax reform
all of the above
The individuals who are seen as being the most responsible for the expansion of the Reign of Terror were: Select all that apply.
de Launay
Revaliac
Robespierre
Corday
Marat
Napoleon’s Continental System
resulted in free and expanded trade throughout Europe
was largely unsuccessful
improved the Russian economy
was popular in Britain but not in France
Which of the following was the leader in European industrialization?
France
Austria
Russia
Great Britain
What was the result of Louis XIV’s persecution of the Huguenots?
They rose against him in the 100 Years War.
They left France, causing the economy to suffer
They were all massacred
They were allowed to form their own country within French borders
The costly palace of Louis XIV was
Fontainebleau
Versailles
Aix-la-Chappelle
The Tuileries
The chief reason for the wars of Louis XIV was to;
reduce the influence of Spain in French politics
destroy the Dutch
extend France to her natural borders
gain ports on the Adriatic Sea
The political purpose of Versailles was to
give Louis XIV privacy
serve as Louis XIV’s hunting lodge
act as a reception hall for state dinners
reduce his nobles power and keep an eye on them
James I of England angered Parliament by
encouraging an alliance between Spain and England
building up the English army
insisting on ruling by divine right
persecuting Protestants
With regards to England, “Restoration” meant ;
that for the first time a civilian would rule England
the end of Parliament
Catholics could now serve in government
the Stuarts would come to power under Charles II
The “Glorious Revolution” in 1688 in England was significant for:
deposing James II in a bloodless coup
restoring Charles II
restoring Catholicism as the dominant faith
attacking the American colonists who sought independence
The Philosophes
were thinkers who advocated reason and liberty
supported censorship
believed in the concept of divine right
supported the Old Regime
Montesquieu’s most famous work, The Spirit of the Laws
claimed that the judicial branch was the most important
argued for a balance between three branches of government
ridiculed the English system of governments
rejected the concept of “checks and balances” in governments
The “capital” of the Enlightenment was;
Vienna
Berlin
London
Paris
All of the following were Enlightenment figures except;
Rousseau
Voltaire
Richelieu
Adam Smith
The concept of laissez-faire economics was outlined by;
Adam Smith
John Locke
John Adams
Karl Marx and Friedrich Engles
Which of the following books expressed Rousseau's political ideas on the “general will?”
The Wealth of Nations
Leviathan
The Social Contract
Common Sense
During the Enlightenment, salons were;
forums for discussion and the exchange of ideas hosted by women
used by the working class as a form of entertainment
official meetings held by the nobility to discuss economic policy
banned by the Catholic Church
At the Congress of Vienna, legitimacy meant;
making sure Napoleon never came to power again
identifying who would appoint church officials
restoring deposed monarchs to their thrones
maintaining a balance of power
The Austria foreign minister and diplomat who dominated the actions of the Congress of Vienna was;
Alexander I
Metternich
Nelson
Otto II
The main purpose of the Congress of Vienna was to;
restore European borders to the time prior to the French Revolution
unify the many German principalities under one king
bring democracy and the ideas of the Enlightenment to all of Europe
put Napoleon on trial
The most important consequence of the Napoleonic Era was;
nationalism
imperialism
socialism
Marxism
As used in the term Industrial Revolution, the work “Revolution” means;
popular uprisings
sweeping changes
rebirth
slow minimal change
Early in the Industrial Revolution, most governments responded to unions by;
supporting their demands for better working conditions
offering workers free public education
declaring unions to be illegal
limiting the number of workers who could join themselves
Which industry was the first to be affected by the factory system?
textile
coal
steel
railroad
The assembly line;
limited the working day for women and children
forbade hiring women and children
slowed down production
broke down a complex job into smaller tasks
A monopoly;
produced steel more efficiently
gave total control of a market and production to one company
outlawed labor unions
gave control of production to multiple companies
The practice of making goods with hand tools in small shops or in the home is called the;
assembly line production
mass production
Bessemer process
domestic system
Marx predicted that conditions for workers would only improve when;
workers formed unions
the bourgeoisie became the new ruling class
workers gained control of the means of production
governments enforce strict capitalist policies
Which of the following groups predicted that the workers would overthrow the capitalist system in a violent revolution?
laissez-faire economists
Utopian socialists
communists
realists
In the Crimean war, France and Britain fought:
Russia
Prussia
Italy
Austrian
After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon is exiled to;
Corsica
Elba
St. Helena
Sicily
Napoleon’s return from Elba was know as the;
coup de tat
hundred days
“wiff of grape”
long march
This government established by William and Mary in England forces monarchs to share powers with Parliament.
Absolute Monarchy
Dictatorship
Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Who responded to Elizabeth I's support of protestant uprisings in England by sending his armada to invade England?
Louis XIV
Phillip II
Frederick the Great
Cardinal Mazarin
Two sides fighting in the English Civil War were the
Brits vs Scots
Blockheads vs the Longhairs
Cavilairs vs Royalists
Royalists vs Roundheads
I am one of the people associated with the Gunpowder Plot. I am
Philip II
Babington
Oliver Cromwell
Guy Fawkes
The First Estate in French society was comprised of
the Clergy
priests, bishops and cardinals.
people who did not pay taxes
all of the above
This body of twelve men lead by Robespierre and was responsible for the Reign of Terror
The National Convention
The Committee of Public Safety
The Directory
The National Safety Council
I was responsible for writing L'amei du' peuple
Rousseau
Danton
Marat
Robespierre
The French Revolution helped to eliminate...
the King
Christianity
the Old Regime
all of the above
Members of the working class who did not want to be associated with the nobility.
the Old Regime
the Culottes
the San culottes
the Mountain
I killed Jean Paul Marat for being a radical revolutionary who I blamed for the extreme violence and fear sweeping through France.
Georges Danton
Charlotte Corday
Maximilian Robespierre
Madame Geoffrin
These moderates of the revolution were located mostly in the rural areas of France.
the Jacobins
the San culottes
L'Ami du Peuple
the Girondin
On June 6, 1794 a new holiday in France is celebrated, The Festival of the ________ which celebrated the goddess of ________.
Terror, fear
Supreme Being, reason
National razor, enlightenment
Reason, the Supreme Being
This was a tax based on 10% of your income that was paid to the church.
Taille
Corvee
Tithe
Pole Tax
"What is the third estate?"
Danton
Robespierre
a quote from the Declaration of the Rights of Man
the Abbe de Sieyes
The French feminist who fought for equal rights women during the French Revolution.
Mary Wollstonecraft
Betsy Ross
Charlotte Corday
Olympe de Gouges
The White Terror can best be described as a reaction to...
the royalist resistance to the revolution.
the violence of the Reign of Terror
the execution of Robespierre.
the Bourbon armies violent attacks against the Girondins.
Napoleon went to the military academy and was commissioned as a ____________________________________________?
Petty officer on a Naval Ship
Infantry Officer in the Corsican Army
Lieutenant in the French Army's Artillery
General that led French troops in the American Revolution
Government sponsored schools?
Lycées
Jacobins
Consulates
Concordates
The agreement between the Pope and Napoleon that recognized the Catholic Church but kept Napoleon in charge?
The Napoleonic Code
The Concordat of 1801
The Peace of Augsburg
The Concert of Europe
The meeting between European powers that reinstated peace and stability and the "Old Order"?
The Concordat
The Congress of Vienna
The Peace Sumit
The Treaty of Paris
Germany
What body of water is #1
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Pacific Ocean
What body of water is #2
Caspian Sea
Black Sea
English Channel
Atlantic Ocean
What body of water is #3
Caspian Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
