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Unit 1 Test Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

“In every government, there are three kinds of power. These are the legislative, the executive, and the judicial powers.” Who said this?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

e)

Thomas Jefferson

2.

“In order to live a more contented (happy) life and escape that miserable condition of war, men must give up their freedom to the State (government)” Who said this?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

e)

Thomas Jefferson

3.

“Man is born free, but is everywhere in chains.” Who said this?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

e)

Thomas Jefferson

4.

"People had a right to overthrow a government that fails to protect their natural rights." Who said this?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

e)

Thomas Jefferson

5.

"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" Who said this?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

John Locke

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

e)

Thomas Jefferson

6.

The Magna Carta was the first document to state the ______ was not above the law.

a)

Judge

b)

King

c)

Jury

d)

Executioner

7.

What do the American Declaration of Independence and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen have in common?

a)

Both outline a series of natural rights

b)

Both are sets of explicitly codified laws

c)

Both are inherently religious documents

d)

Both call for the overthrow of the king

8.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen stated:

a)

All men were born free and equal in rights

b)

All male citizens had the right to vote

c)

Male and female citizens were equal before the law

d)

All citizens had to pay equal taxes

9.

During the Enlightenment, individuals known as _________ began to ask if natural rights belonged to all human beings.

a)

Nobles

b)

Professors

c)

Marquises

d)

Philosophers

10.

In 1776, Thomas Jefferson drafted a document which laid out the American colonists' complaints against King George III and explained the actions that they were willing to take to protect their “unalienable rights” to “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” What was this document?

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The United States Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The Bill of Rights

11.

Under __________, the monarch has absolute control over the government.

a)

absolutism

b)

democracy

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

totalitarianism

12.

The _____ Estate was a privileged class made up of the nobles.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

13.

The _____ Estate was a privileged class made up of the clergy

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

14.

What was a major cause of the French Revolution?

a)

Inequalities of the tax structure

b)

Economic success of mercantilism

c)

Failure of the Congress of Vienna

d)

Continental system in Europe

15.

Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for:

a)

sending French troops to fight in the American Revolution

b)

protecting freedom of religion

c)

supporting the reign of King Louis XVI

d)

instituting the Reign of Terror

16.

The Reign of Terror refers to:

a)

10 months of accusations and executions

b)

Violent counterrevolution

c)

Devastating Russian winter

d)

The Royal Army

17.

During the Reign of Terror, Robespierre tried to

a)

Execute all the French nobles

b)

Restore the Catholic Church

c)

Crush all opposition to the revolution

d)

Reinstate the monarchy

18.

What percentage of the population of France made up the Third Estate?

a)

1%

b)

2%

c)

97%

d)

35%

19.

When combined, what percentage of France’s population were the First and Second Estates?

a)

2%

b)

3%

c)

97%

d)

35%

20.

When combined, how much of the land in France did the First and Second Estates own?

a)

35%

b)

45%

c)

65%

d)

70%