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World Studies Exam I

Total questions: 69

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The population decline in Europe led to

a)

social tensions

b)

plague

c)

famine

d)

the Guillotine

2.

What is one major thing the English Bill of Rights accomplished?

a)

nothing

b)

It abolished the Monarchy

c)

It recognized Parliament's right to make laws

d)

It recognized the right of a King to Rule absolutely.

3.

The Ideas of_______can be found in the American Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Calvin

c)

Miguel de Cervantes

d)

John Locke

4.

A contributing Factor to Louis XIV's power was

a)

creating a standing army

b)

granting power to the nobles

c)

creating peace

d)

giving power to the peasants

5.

Supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War

a)

Roundheads

b)

Puritans

c)

Leviathan

d)

natural rights

6.

belief that the ruler gets his/her power from God and not his/her subjects

a)

Roundheads

b)

Puritans

c)

Leviathan

d)

divine right of kings

7.

English Protestants who felt the English Church needed further reform and sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship

a)

Roundheads

b)

Leviathan

c)

Puritans

d)

natural rights

8.

Hobbes's name for the state, which he believed needed an absolute ruler with unlimited power

a)

Puritans

b)

Leviathan

c)

divine right of kings

d)

natural rights

9.

Russian word for Caesar

a)

Czar

b)

boyars

c)

Junkers

d)

absolutism

10.

members of the Russian nobility

a)

Versailles

b)

Czar

c)

absolutism

d)

boyars

11.

location of Louis XIV's court

a)

boyars

b)

Versailles

c)

absolutism

d)

Junkers

12.

idea that rulers hold total power

a)

boyars

b)

absolutism

c)

Versailles

d)

Junkers

13.

members of the Prussian landed aristocracy

a)

Junkers

b)

Versailles

c)

absolutism

d)

Czar

14.

Copernicus argued that the planets revolved around the _____.

a)

Copernicus

b)

Motion

c)

Kepler

d)

Sun

15.

_____ was a mathematician who showed that the orbits of the planets were elliptical.

a)

Motion

b)

Kepler

c)

Sun

d)

Motion

16.

The Church attacked Galileo because he defended the system that said the _____ revolved around the sun

a)

Earth and other Planets

b)

Motion

c)

Kepler

d)

Sun

17.

Newton’s universal law of gravitation was important because it could explain all the _____ in the universe.

a)

Kepler

b)

Sun

c)

Motion

d)

Earth and other Planets

18.

These were important because they all contributed to proving that the universe was centered around the Sun

a)

Sun

b)

Kepler

c)

Earth and other Planets

d)

Copernicus’s, Kepler’s, and Galileo’s theories

19.

How did new technology such as the telescope and new theories such as Pascal’s Law lay the foundation of the Scientific Revolution?

a)

The government used them to make scientific laws.

b)

Scientists used them to create more new inventions and theories.

c)

Ordinary people used them in their everyday life.

d)

Philosophers used them to think about ancient Greek ideas.

20.

Which of the following made it possible for scientists to practice direct observation?

a)

natural philosophers

b)

Greek thinkers

c)

the telescope and microscope

d)

the printing press

21.

Francis Bacon believed that scientists should

a)

use reasoning.

b)

develop their own scientific methods.

c)

study philosophy.

d)

rely on ancient authorities.

22.

The goal of the Enlightenment thinkers was to use the scientific method to keep society the same.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Montesquieu studied a system of government in which separation of powers caused the parts of the government to control and limit each other.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Laissez-faire is an economic doctrine that says the state should control the economy.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Rousseau argued that society should be governed by the military.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

According to Rousseau, general will represents what is best for the

a)

government.

b)

peasants and lower classes.

c)

entire community

d)

aristocratic and middle classes.

27.

Which founding document reflects the colonists' fear of a strong central government?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

28.

The U.S. Constitution outlined a federal system with these three branches of government:

__________, __________, and __________.

a)

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

b)

Justice, Legal law, Filling

c)

Peace, Justice, The American Way

29.

The Industrial Revolution started in Britain partly because its rivers provided

a)

cheaper food.

b)

coal and iron ore.

c)

transportation and power

d)

plentiful labor.

30.

Why did coal production expand greatly during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

People preferred to use coal over electricity because it was more powerful.

b)

Coal was an environmentally clean method of fueling machines.

c)

New methods of mining coal made it a very easy job.

d)

Coal was needed to produce iron and to run steam engines.

31.

The Social Contract Spread the ideas of...

a)

The ideas of protection from the People-the individual will

b)

The Ideas of the King having authority -Divine Right

c)

The idea of Protection vs. Freedom- the General Will

d)

An unwritten contract between the King and his Nobles

32.

activities people did after of work

a)

leisure

b)

the new elite

c)

feminism

d)

working class

33.

class made up of the wealthy upper-middle class and the upper class

a)

feminism

b)

working class

c)

suffrage

d)

the new elite

34.

movement for women’s rights

a)

feminism

b)

the new elite

c)

working class

d)

leisure

35.

the largest class in the European population after 1870

a)

suffrage

b)

the new elite

c)

working class

d)

suffrage

36.

the right to vote

a)

feminism

b)

the new elite

c)

working class

d)

suffrage

37.

The Enlightenment is best defined as

a)

When Thinkers thought not Great Thoughts

b)

Industry was at its Height

c)

Introduced New Ideas about Society and Government

d)

There was more Light in Europe than before

38.

This document outlined Enlightenment Ideals, Outlined Basic Freedoms, "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Declaration of importance

c)

The Declaration of the Tennis Court Oath

d)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

39.

What was the main focus on Universal Education?

a)

to create better-educated voters

b)

to develop well-rounded individuals

c)

to introduce new ideas to a wider audience

d)

to give people more opportunities

40.

arrangement of machines, equipment, and workers in which work passes from worker to worker in a direct line until the product is assembled

a)

assembly line

b)

Bessemer process

c)

internal combustion

d)

Thomas Edison

41.

method of making high-quality steel efficiently and cheaply

a)

assembly line

b)

Bessemer process

c)

mass production

d)

internal combustion

42.

created the first commercially practical incandescent light bulb

a)

assembly line

b)

internal combustion

c)

Bessemer process

d)

Thomas Edison

43.

production in large quantities, usually by machinery

a)

internal combustion

b)

Bessemer process

c)

mass production

d)

Thomas Edison

44.

engine type fired by oil and gasoline

a)

Internal combustion

b)

mass production

c)

Bessemer process

d)

assembly line

45.

Why did the assembly line make goods less expensive to buy?

a)

More goods could be produced in the same amount of time, so they cost less to make.

b)

The same amount of goods could be produced with fewer raw materials, so they were cheaper to make.

c)

The assembly line used fewer workers, so the business owners had fewer people to pay.

d)

The owners of factories with assembly lines paid their workers less than other types of factory workers.

46.

Which Marxists believed in using democratic means to achieve the goals of socialism?

a)

revisionists

b)

communists

c)

democrats

d)

proletariat

47.

Many workers reacted to poor working conditions by

a)

quitting their jobs

b)

organizing to pass laws or make reforms.

c)

buying the factories and changing them.

d)

refusing to work and living on welfare.

48.

a sudden, violent, and illegal seizure of power from a government.

a)

Cours se taunt

b)

coup de·tat

c)

Soup de jour

d)

Cops De Bad bois

49.

A single Law Code for France that Divided Civil law into Personal Status, Property, and Acquisition of Property

a)

Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

b)

The Bonaparte Laws

c)

The Napoleonic Dynamite

d)

The Napoleonic Code

50.

Largest sale of any land in history. Sold to the U.S. by France in 1803

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Louisiana Buyout

c)

Louisiana Record

d)

Midwest Purchase

51.

Its Goal was to isolate Britain and Promote Napoleon's Mastery over Europe

a)

The Continents extreme

b)

The Calendar Economic plan

c)

The Continental System

d)

The Concaveral Plan

52.

When Napoleon Attacks Russia we see our First look at the Scorched Earth Policy. His attack on Russia is sometimes called...

a)

overconfidence

b)

Not sound military policy

c)

The huge Mistake

d)

The Big Blunder

53.

an act of renouncing the throne

a)

Allrightism

b)

Absenteeism

c)

Adjudication

d)

Abdication

54.

Those that believe in Monarchy and restored Louis XVIII to the throne of France are called...

a)

Royalists

b)

Loyalists

c)

Moralists

d)

Danteists

55.

Which of the following is considered a main cause of WWI?

a)

The League of Nations was trying to stop aggression in Europe.

b)

Nationalism in the USA caused the war to spread quickly.

c)

The system of alliances caused many nations to enter the war.

d)

The navy of Japan troubled Germany.

56.

Which of the following is a correct list of the ALLIED powers in World War I?

a)

Italy, Britain, France, Ottoman Empire, Russia

b)

Britain, France, Italy, Japan, USA

c)

Britain, Italy, Russia, Germany, France

d)

USA, Italy, Serbia, Austria, France

57.

What was the main goal of U.S. President Wilson’s “Fourteen Points”?

a)

It was a plan to end World War I quickly.

b)

It was a plan for the USA to become a world power.

c)

It was a plan for Germany to control the world.

d)

It was a plan for peace around the world.

58.

The Treaty of Versailles helped lead to World War II because:

a)

the Germans were allowed to keep a large army.

b)

the Germans were humiliated by the treaty.

c)

the Allies began fighting over how to punish Germany.

d)

the Allies began fighting over how to divide their colonies.

59.

Russia surrendered to Germany in World War I because:

a)

The Czar was tired of fighting the Germans and quit.

b)

The Communists took over Russia and promised peace.

c)

The Germans asked for peace on the Eastern front.

d)

Russia never surrendered and finished the war.

60.

Historical​ ​Thinking​ ​and​ ​Skills​ ​Content​ ​Statement​ ​#4

In a certain country, all decisions concerning the production of goods and services are made by the government. However, following a political revolution, a new economic system is setup in which some decisions regarding production of goods and services are made by the government and others are made by individuals and private companies.

How has the economy of this country changed?

a)

From a mixed economy to a market economy

b)

From a command economy to a mixed economy

c)

From a market economy to a traditional economy

d)

From a traditional economy to a command economy

61.

What was one idea that the leaders of the American Revolution shared with Enlightenment thinkers?

a)

Colonies exist to provide raw materials and markets for mother countries

b)

The people have the right to overthrow their government if it abuses its powers

c)

Governments may restrict freedom of speech and of the press during times of crisis.

d)

Factories and businesses should be owned by the government rather than by individuals

62.

The French National Assembly based the __________ on Enlightenment ideals, such as freedom of speech, religion and government protection of rights.

a)

Declaration of Rights of Man

b)

Tennis Court Oath

c)

French Bill of Rights

d)

Estates-General

63.

Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in

a)

Changing the relationship between people and their government.

b)

Supporting the divine right theory.

c)

Debating the role of the church in society

d)

Promoting increase power of European monarchs.

64.

Which of the following ideas become more valuable as a result of enlightenment thinking?

a)

Governments enact strict laws and harsh punishments

b)

Aristocrats should have more power because they are rich

c)

Individuals have the right to speak freely and not be censored

d)

There is only one true religion, and all others are blasphemous

65.

After 1880, European nations sought colonies in Africa primarily because the Europeans were

a)

In need of land for their surplus population

b)

Competing for raw materials and markets

c)

Determined to bring Christianity to the Muslim world

d)

Interested in completing their geographic knowledge to the world

66.

The 19th century term “White man’s Burden” reflects the idea that

a)

Asians and African were equal to Europeans

b)

Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help

c)

Asians and Africans would be grateful for European help

d)

Europeans had a responsibility to improve the lives of the indigenous peoples

67.

During the 19th century, Europeans were able to divide China into “Spheres of influence” mainly because the

a)

Chinese were eager to adopt western culture

b)

Europeans were willing to adopt Chinese customs

c)

Europeans had technologically superior military forces

d)

Chinese lacked raw material and resources

68.

Which of the following was a major cause of the Russian Revolution?

a)

Russia was ruled by a Czarist government that responded to the needs of its people.

b)

Russia was ruled by a communist government that spread equality to all people.

c)

The German Army supplied the communists with planes, trucks and artillery.

d)

Russia was ruled by a Czarist government that failed to implement reforms.

69.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, U.S. foreign policy was closely tied to domestic economic concerns. The annexation of Hawaii, the Open Door Policy with China and the construction of the Panama Canal in Latin America were all motivated by an interest in

a)

Breaking up monopolies and trusts

b)

Extending land grants of railroad construction

c)

Acquiring new markets and sources of raw materials

d)

Limiting the power of labor unions to strike