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World History Unit 7 Quiz

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the 4th planet from the sun?
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Pluto
d)
Jupiter
e)
Venus
2.

French societal and political division or estate consisting of the Roman Catholic high clergy (religious officials).

a)

2nd Estate

b)

1st Estate

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Oliver Cromwell

e)

3rd Estate

3.

French societal and political division (estate) consisting of nobles.

a)

Bourgeoisie

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Viceroy

e)

1st Estate

4.

French societal and political division (estate) consisting of mostly well-off merchants and skilled workers who lacked the status of nobles, city workers, peasants or farm workers. Also included the lower clergy, such as local priests and ministers.

a)

1st Estate

b)

3rd Estate

c)

Congress of Vienna

d)

2nd Estate

e)

Romanticism

5.

The year that marks the beginning of the French Revolution. This conflict officially begins with the Storming of the Bastille.

a)

1987

b)

1789

c)

1798

d)

1776

e)

1819

6.

A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

a)

The Directory

b)

Absolutism

c)

Constitutionalism

d)

Charles I of England

e)

Social Contract

7.
Americans put into practice the ideas of the Enlightenment by fighting against the corrupt British rule during this period from 1775-1783; the French aided the American colonists
a)
Haiti
b)
American Revolutionary War
c)
3rd Estate
d)
Mulattos
e)
Charles I of England
8.

This massive victory by the French caused Russia and the Austrians to suspend their support against France. Allowed Napoleon to pretty much control all of Europe.

a)

National Assembly

b)

Battle of Austerlitz

c)

Battle of Waterloo

d)

Marie Antoinette

e)

Battle of Trafalgar

9.

The site of Napoleon's defeat by British and Prussian armies in 1815, which ended his last bid for power

a)

Battle of Austerlitz

b)

Battle of Waterloo

c)

The Directory

d)

Battle of Trafalgar

e)

Corsica

10.
Printer, author, inventor, diplomat, statesman, and Founding Father. He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution. One of the few Americans who was highly respected in Europe, primarily due to his discoveries in the field of electricity.
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Marie Antoinette
d)
Don Quixote
e)
Thomas Jefferson
11.
the middle class in France, including merchants, industrialists, and professional people
a)
Peninsulares
b)
Bourgeoisie
c)
Mestizos
d)
Committee of Public Safety
e)
Enlightenment
12.

Son of King James; He believed in the divine right of Kings and wanted to force his religious policies among the Puritans and other religious groups in England. He was executed by Oliver Cromwell.

a)

Marie Antoinette

b)

Charles I of England

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Charles II of England

e)

King James II

13.

His father was executed. During the English Civil War he hid out in France. He learned the lessons of his predecessors (Don't mess with Parliament!) included religious toleration, but leaned toward the Catholics. The Habeas Corpus Act (1679) recognized rights to citizens.

a)

Charles I of England

b)

Charles II of England

c)

Don Quixote

d)

Louis XVI

e)

Bourgeoisie

14.
This organization was created by Robespierre; it's primary purpose was to "try" and execute enemies of the Revolution.
a)
Mestizos
b)
Committee of Public Safety
c)
Corsica
d)
Liberty Leading the People
e)
National Assembly
15.
Meeting of representatives of European monarchs called to reestablish the old order after the defeat of Napoleon
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Congress of Vienna
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Corsica
e)
Liberty Leading the People
16.

Basic principle that government and those who govern must obey the law; the rule of law

a)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

b)

Constitutionalism

c)

Jose de San Martin

d)

Absolutism

e)

Slaves and Native Americans

17.
French Island where Napoleon was born. Near Italy, people there speak French with a slight Italian accent.
a)
Battle of Austerlitz
b)
Corsica
c)
Robespierre
d)
Reign of Terror
e)
Coup d'etat
18.
Overthrow of the government, generally by force.
a)
Congress of Vienna
b)
Coup d'etat
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
Enlightenment
e)
Battle of Waterloo
19.
Those with Spanish parents that were born in the colonies; this group led many of the Latin American Revolutions
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
Creoles
c)
Coup d'etat
d)
Jose de San Martin
e)
Monroe Doctrine
20.
This French document, inspired by the American Declaration of Independence, guaranteed citizens equal justice, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion.
a)
Nationalism
b)
Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen
c)
Reign of Terror
d)
Mestizos
e)
Peninsulares
21.
Doctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent
a)
Coup d'etat
b)
Divine Right of Kings
c)
Charles I of England
d)
Thomas Hobbes
e)
Secular
22.
The first novel. Tells the story of an elderly man who becomes so enamored by old stories of brave knights that he seeks out his adventures
a)
Secular
b)
Don Quixote
c)
Glorious Revolution
d)
Congress of Vienna
e)
Absolutism
23.
The tiny island that Napoleon was granted after his abdication. Off the coast of Italy.
a)
Committee of Public Safety
b)
Elba
c)
Oliver Cromwell
d)
Eugene Delacroix
e)
Napoleon Bonaparte
24.
A legal system used mainly by the Spanish during their colonization of the Americas. The Spanish granted a person a number of natives to protect and instruct in Spanish and the Catholic faith.
a)
Estates General
b)
Encomienda System
c)
Peninsulares
d)
Haiti
e)
Viceroy
25.
Conflict from 1640 to 1660; featured religious disputes mixed with constitutional issues concerning the powers of the monarchy; ended with restoration of the monarchy in 1660 following execution of previous king
a)
Absolutism
b)
English Civil War
c)
Horatio Nelson
d)
Miguel de Cervantes
e)
John Locke
26.

A movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions.

a)

Constitutionalism

b)

Enlightenment

c)

2nd Estate

d)

Battle of Austerlitz

e)

Nationalism

27.
The legislative ruling body of France consisting of the three estates; each estate had 1 vote.
a)
Marie Antoinette
b)
Estates General
c)
Battle of Waterloo
d)
Inflation
e)
Mestizos
28.
This French Romantic painter is most famous for his painting called Liberty Leading the People.
a)
Charles II of England
b)
Eugene Delacroix
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen
e)
1st Estate
29.
Started the Mexican independence movement of mostly farm peasants. He is referred to as the "Father of the Nation."
a)
Oliver Cromwell
b)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
c)
Absolutism
d)
Elba
e)
Benjamin Franklin
30.

The revolution that began in 1789, overthrew the absolute monarchy of the Bourbons and the system of aristocratic privileges, and ended with Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory and seizure of power in 1799.

a)

Glorious Revolution

b)

French Revolution

c)

Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen

d)

Louis XVI

e)

Simon Bolivar

31.

A final end to Catholic Monarchs in England. A reference to the political events of 1688-1689, when James II (a Catholic) abdicated his throne and was replaced by his daughter Mary and her husband, Prince William of Orange (who were Protestant)

a)

French Revolution

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Latin American Revolutions

e)

Isaac Newton

32.
Beheading machine used during the Reign of Terror
a)
St. Helena
b)
Guillotine
c)
Divine Right of Kings
d)
Secular
e)
Scientific Revolution
33.
When it gained independence in 1804, it was the first independent nation of Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as the only nation in the world established as a result of a successful slave revolt.
a)
Reign of Terror
b)
Haiti
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
d)
Rousseau
e)
Storming of the Bastille
34.
British Admiral whose fleet destroyed the combined French and Spanish fleets at Trafalgar. Limited Napoleon's power in the Seas, and maintained British Dominance.
a)
Mulattos
b)
Horatio Nelson
c)
Estates General
d)
1st Estate
e)
Latin American Revolutions
35.
The rise in the price of goods while the value of money stays the same.
a)
Eugene Delacroix
b)
Inflation
c)
Liberty Leading the People
d)
Bourgeoisie
e)
Creoles
36.
English mathematician and scientist who invented differential calculus and formulated the theory of universal gravitation, a theory about the nature of light, and three laws of motion. His treatise on gravitation, presented in Principia Mathematica (1687), was supposedly inspired by the sight of a falling apple.
a)
3rd Estate
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
1789
d)
Benjamin Franklin
e)
The Directory
37.

17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property.

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Inflation

d)

Horatio Nelson

e)

American Revolutionary War

38.
A colonial soldier for Spain in its Peninsular War with France who would later fight to liberate his native Argentina as well as Chile from Spain. He also aided in the liberation of Peru.
a)
Don Quixote
b)
Jose de San Martin
c)
1st Estate
d)
Romantic Painting
e)
Thomas Hobbes
39.
The period of time when the central and South American colonists (of mostly Spain, but also France and Brazil) worked towards becoming independent nations
a)
2nd Estate
b)
Latin American Revolutions
c)
Haiti
d)
Social Contract
e)
Glorious Revolution
40.

French painting which is a glorification and personification of the idea of liberty.

a)

National Assembly

b)

Liberty Leading the People

c)

Vincent Van Gogh

d)

French Revolution

e)

Don Quixote

41.

King of France and husband of Marie Antoinette who was faced with a failing economy, war debt and an increasingly powerful Estates-General. He was guillotined during the French Revolution

a)

English Civil War

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Charles I of England

d)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

e)

Charles II of England

42.
Queen of France (as wife of Louis XVI) who was unpopular her extravagance and opposition to reform contributed to the overthrow of the monarchy; she was guillotined along with her husband (1755-1793)
a)
Charles I of England
b)
Marie Antoinette
c)
Charles II of England
d)
Coup d'etat
e)
Louis XVI
43.
Part of the encomienda system comprising of Mixed Spanish and Native American
a)
Glorious Revolution
b)
Mestizos
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Slaves and Native Americans
e)
English Civil War
44.
He is credited with writing the first novel, Don Quixote, during the Enlightenment
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Miguel de Cervantes
c)
Romanticism
d)
Creoles
e)
Estates General
45.
This stated that the United States would not tolerate any European nations interfering in the Western Hemisphere, while also recognizing Latin American nations as independent.
a)
Divine Right of Kings
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
French Revolution
d)
Robespierre
e)
Inflation
46.
Class in the encomienda system comprising of Mixed Spanish and slave
a)
Elba
b)
Mulattos
c)
John Locke
d)
Romanticism
e)
Committee of Public Safety
47.

Overthrew the French revolutionary government (The Directory) in 1799 and became emperor of France in 1804. Failed to defeat Great Britain and abdicated in 1814. Returned to power briefly in 1815 but was defeated and died in exile.

a)

American Revolutionary War

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Slaves and Native Americans

d)

Louis XVI

e)

Elba

48.
A French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate on June 17, 1789, to enact laws and reforms in the name of the French people.
a)
Encomienda System
b)
National Assembly
c)
Bourgeoisie
d)
Simon Bolivar
e)
Congress of Vienna
49.

French Revolutionary assembly (1789-1791). Called first as the Estates General, the three estates came together and demanded radical change. It passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man in 1789.

a)

Corsica

b)

National Assembly

c)

House of Representatives

d)

House of Commons

e)

Oliver Cromwell

50.
Loyalty to one's country rather than to one's king
a)
1789
b)
Nationalism
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Guillotine
e)
Charles II of England
51.
English military, political, and religious figure who led the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War (1642-1649) and called for the execution of Charles I. As lord protector of England (1653-1658) he ruled as a virtual dictator.
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Oliver Cromwell
c)
American Revolutionary War
d)
Peninsulares
e)
Robespierre
52.
The native Spanish-born at the top of the Encomienda system
a)
Jose de San Martin
b)
Peninsulares
c)
Creoles
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
e)
Reign of Terror
53.
Period in French history when thousands were killed during Robespierre's rule, which began in 1793 and ended in July 1794.
a)
Inflation
b)
Reign of Terror
c)
Viceroy
d)
Scientific Revolution
e)
2nd Estate
54.
A French political leader of the eighteenth century. A Jacobin, he was one of the most radical leaders of the French Revolution. He was in charge of the government during the Reign of Terror, when thousands of persons were executed without trial. After a public reaction against his extreme policies, he was executed without trial.
a)
Rousseau
b)
Robespierre
c)
Miguel de Cervantes
d)
Monroe Doctrine
e)
Constitutionalism
55.
Painting style that emerged out of the age of revolutions that showed classical subjects, public events, natural scenes, and living people (portraits). It emphasized the emotional, spiritual, representation of the ideal, reminiscence for the beauty of times past, and a preference for exotic themes.
a)
Robespierre
b)
Romantic Painting
c)
Battle of Austerlitz
d)
Charles II of England
e)
Encomienda System
56.
New school of art and forms of literature that emerged during the time of the French and Latin American Revolutions. Emphasis on nature, nationalism, and emotion
a)
Liberty Leading the People
b)
Romanticism
c)
St. Helena
d)
National Assembly
e)
Miguel de Cervantes
57.
(1712-1778) Believed that society threatened natural rights and freedoms. Wrote about society's corruption caused by the revival of sciences and art instead of it's improvement. He was sponsored by the wealthy and participated in salons but often felt uncomfortable and denounced them. Wrote "The Social Contract."
a)
Storming of the Bastille
b)
Rousseau
c)
National Assembly
d)
Nationalism
e)
1789
58.
The intellectual movement in Europe, initially associated with planetary motion and other aspects of physics, that by the seventeenth century had laid the groundwork for modern science.
a)
Creoles
b)
Scientific Revolution
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Thomas Jefferson
e)
Jose de San Martin
59.
Society no longer tied to church as the authority
a)
Horatio Nelson
b)
Secular
c)
Elba
d)
1789
e)
Horatio Nelson
60.
A native South American who led revolutionary efforts in much of the northern areas of South America, specifically Bolivia, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela
a)
Battle of Waterloo
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Social Contract
d)
The Directory
e)
St. Helena
61.
This group was at the bottom of the Encomienda system.
a)
Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen
b)
Slaves and Native Americans
c)
National Assembly
d)
English Civil War
e)
Divine Right of Kings
62.
A theory that states voluntary agreement among individuals to secure their rights and welfare by creating a government and abiding by its rules.
a)
French Revolution
b)
Social Contract
c)
English Civil War
d)
Isaac Newton
e)
Battle of Austerlitz
63.
After the Battle of Waterloo, the island off the coast of Africa in the South Atlantic where Napoleon was exiled to a final time
a)
Slaves and Native Americans
b)
St. Helena
c)
Committee of Public Safety
d)
Absolutism
e)
Rousseau
64.

On July 14, 1789, an angry crowd attacked a Paris prison and got gunpowder for their weapons in order to defend the city. French Independence Day today.

a)

Father Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Storming of the Bastille

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Divine Right of Kings

e)

Guillotine

65.
1785-1799. Five man group. Passed a new constitution in 1795 that was much more conservative. Corrupt and did not help the poor, but remained in power because of military strength. By 1797 it was a dictatorship. Napoleon overthrew it in 1799.
a)
Romantic Painting
b)
The Directory
c)
Father Miguel Hidalgo
d)
Battle of Waterloo
e)
French Revolution
66.
English materialist and political philosopher who advocated absolute sovereignty as the only kind of government that could resolve problems caused by the selfishness of human beings
a)
Latin American Revolutions
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Rousseau
d)
3rd Estate
e)
Eugene Delacroix
67.
3rd President of the United States, chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826); head of the Democratic Republicans; believed in strong state government/power; believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution
a)
Miguel de Cervantes
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Scientific Revolution
d)
John Locke
e)
Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen
68.
Was an important leader of the Haïtian Revolution and the first leader of a free Haiti; in a long struggle again the institution of slavery, he led the blacks to victory over the whites and other free men and secured native control over the colony in 1797, calling himself a dictator.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
c)
Nationalism
d)
Storming of the Bastille
e)
Haiti
69.
Only those colonists that were born in Spain could have this title.
a)
Simon Bolivar
b)
Viceroy
c)
Latin American Revolutions
d)
2nd Estate
e)
Marie Antoinette