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Absolutism, Enlightenment, and Revolutions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Louis XVI create a financial crisis in France?

a)

Expensive wars against European rivals

b)

Building a huge palace at Versailles

c)

Harsh laws to expel non-Catholics

d)

All of the above

2.

What was one effect of the English Parliament?

a)

It provided money for the country.

b)

It limited the monarchy.

c)

It empowered the monarchy.

d)

It created universities.

3.

Who was Oliver Cromwell?

a)

An English King

b)

An English Parliament member

c)

A Russian King

d)

An English military dictator

4.

Which term describes a love for one's country to the exclusion of other countries?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Militarism

c)

Alliance

d)

Nationalism

5.

What is Peter the Great known for?

a)

Built St. Petersburg as the capital of Russia

b)

Built a palace at Versailles

c)

Started a revolution to overthrow the king.

6.

In which of the following revolutions did parliament peacefully replace their monarch with a new king and queen from the Netherlands?

a)

The French Revolution

b)

The Glorious Revolution

c)

The American Revolution

d)

The Russian Revolution

7.

Which of the following options can be attributed to the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment?

a)

Led to the increase of absolute monarchies

b)

Contributed to the end of feudalism

c)

Emphasized the value of human reasoning

d)

Placed great value on traditional beliefs

8.

Who wasn't an absolute monarch?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

King Charles I

c)

Peter the Great

d)

King John I

9.

What the did Enlightenment thinkers focus on?

a)

Exploration

b)

Religion

c)

Art

d)

Government

10.

Which nation had an absolute monarch?

a)

France

b)

The United States

c)

Italy

d)

Greece

11.

Which European country supported the American colonies during their war against England?

a)

Italy

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

France

12.

What is another name for the Seven Years War?

a)

The Thirty Years War

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

The Hundred Years War

d)

The Flower Wars

13.

What was one of the causes of the American Revolution?

a)

The Boston Tea Party

b)

The king was unfair

c)

They wanted higher taxes

d)

Taxation without representation

14.

What did the writings of the Enlightenment philosophers lead to?

a)

Independence movements

b)

English Civil War

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

Russian Revolution

15.

Why didn't Elizabeth I take a husband?

a)

She couldn't find a worthy husband.

b)

Her fiancees died in battle.

c)

She didn't want to marry and lose control of her country.

d)

She was too busy fighting wars.

16.

What did the English Bill of Rights accomplish?

a)

Parliament

b)

Restored the monarchy

c)

Overthrow of King James II

d)

Limited the rights of the people

17.

Why did colonists participate in the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Freedom of the press

b)

Taxation without representation

c)

Freedom of religion

d)

Quartering of troops

18.

Which of the following ideas is fundamental to the Declaration of Independence?

a)

If the government denies people basic rights, that government can be overthrown.

b)

The central government and state governments should be granted equal power.

c)

Rulers get their right to govern from God.

d)

Every citizen should be granted economic security.

19.

Which person said that people have certain unalienable rights such as life, liberty, and property.

a)

Niccolo Machiavelli

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Locke

20.

What was the main point of the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Classical learning and travel

b)

Tradition and reliance on the Church

c)

Observation and experimentation

d)

Divine wisdom and biblical texts