WorksheetsChapter 21 The Enlightenment and American Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Thomas Jefferson author of the Declaration of Independence based his justification for revolution on the ideas of which philosopher?
Voltaire
Locke
Montesquieu
Hobbes
Which of the following were reasons the American colonists revolted against the British?
The Stamp Act
Tea Tax
Navigation Acts
All of these are true
All of the following were “Enlightened Despots” EXCEPT:
Catherine the Great
Joseph II
Frederick the Great
George III
Which of the following was the architectural style that developed during the Enlightenment based on Classical Greek and Roman styles?
Baroque
Classical
Neo-classical
Modern
In 1816 “The Year without a Summer” Frankenstein was written by
Shelley
Wollstonecraft
Locke
Rousseau
Which early feminist author wrote, Vindication of the Rights of Women?
Shelley
Wollstonecraft
Locke
Rousseau
Which philosopher promoted the separation of power and branches of government?
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Locke
Voltaire
Which philosopher promoted the idea that people deserve freedom of speech and religion?
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Locke
Voltaire
Which philosopher promoted the idea that people deserve certain rights such as, “Life, Liberty and Property”?
Montesquieu
Rousseau
Locke
Voltaire
Which movement was also known as the “Age of Reason”?
Renaissance
Reformation
Enlightenment
Scientific Revolution
Which scientist developed a vaccine for Small Pox?
Galileo
Copernicus
Boyle
Jenner
Newton’s Law of Gravity helped scientists in which field?
biology
astronomy
chemistry
mathematics
Which method of study promoted a series of steps to prove/disprove a theory?
Rational Method
Scientific Method
Helios Method
none of the above
Which scientist was excommunicated from the Catholic Church due to his support of Copernicus’ sun-centered universe?
Kepler
Bacon
Descartes
Galileo
Which theory promoted a sun-centered universe?
geocentric
heliocentric
lunarcentric
earthcentric
