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Chapter 21 The Enlightenment and American Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thomas Jefferson author of the Declaration of Independence based his justification for revolution on the ideas of which philosopher?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Locke

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Hobbes

2.

Which of the following were reasons the American colonists revolted against the British?

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

Tea Tax

c)

Navigation Acts

d)

All of these are true

3.

All of the following were “Enlightened Despots” EXCEPT:

a)

Catherine the Great

b)

Joseph II

c)

Frederick the Great

d)

George III

4.

Which of the following was the architectural style that developed during the Enlightenment based on Classical Greek and Roman styles?

a)

Baroque

b)

Classical

c)

Neo-classical

d)

Modern

5.

In 1816 “The Year without a Summer” Frankenstein was written by

a)

Shelley

b)

Wollstonecraft

c)

Locke

d)

Rousseau

6.

Which early feminist author wrote, Vindication of the Rights of Women?

a)

Shelley

b)

Wollstonecraft

c)

Locke

d)

Rousseau

7.

Which philosopher promoted the separation of power and branches of government?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Rousseau

c)

Locke

d)

Voltaire

8.

Which philosopher promoted the idea that people deserve freedom of speech and religion?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Rousseau

c)

Locke

d)

Voltaire

9.

Which philosopher promoted the idea that people deserve certain rights such as, “Life, Liberty and Property”?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Rousseau

c)

Locke

d)

Voltaire

10.

Which movement was also known as the “Age of Reason”?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Reformation

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Scientific Revolution

11.

Which scientist developed a vaccine for Small Pox?

a)

Galileo

b)

Copernicus

c)

Boyle

d)

Jenner

12.

Newton’s Law of Gravity helped scientists in which field?

a)

biology

b)

astronomy

c)

chemistry

d)

mathematics

13.

Which method of study promoted a series of steps to prove/disprove a theory?

a)

Rational Method

b)

Scientific Method

c)

Helios Method

d)

none of the above

14.

Which scientist was excommunicated from the Catholic Church due to his support of Copernicus’ sun-centered universe?

a)

Kepler

b)

Bacon

c)

Descartes

d)

Galileo

15.

Which theory promoted a sun-centered universe?

a)

geocentric

b)

heliocentric

c)

lunarcentric

d)

earthcentric