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Unit II Practice Test

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed"


Declaration of Independence, 1776


In this passage of the Declaration, which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are present?

a)

John Locke's natural rights

b)

Montesquieu's separation of powers

c)

Thomas Hobbe's social contract theory

d)

Beccaria's end of cruel and unusual punishment

2.

Montesquieu argued that the 3 branches of government should have power over each other and stop a branch if it got too powerful. This is known as ____________.

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Liberty

c)

Separating of State

d)

Checks on Power

3.

The idea that people give up some of their power to the government in exchange for the protection of the laws that government provides.

a)

Social Contract Theory

b)

Divine Right

c)

Constitutional Monarchy

d)

Natural Rights

4.

The right to life, liberty, and property

a)

natural rights

b)

social contract

c)

natural beauty

d)

popular sovereignty

5.
Which document was based on the Enlightenment ideals and established the separation of the colonies from Britain?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
US Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
6.

This philosopher believed in a strong monarchy because people could not be trusted.

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Voltaire

d)

Mr. Salguero

7.

According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

a)

Overthrow the government

b)

Petition the government for their rights

c)

Nothing, the people don't have rights

8.

Thomas Jefferson used John Locke's natural rights in which famous U.S. document?

a)

U.S. constitution

b)

Declaration of independence

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Magna Carta

9.

The division of power among the the different branches of government is known as __________

a)

Social Contract

b)

Separation of Powers

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Consent of the Governed

10.

In a social contract the people agree to give up some freedom and power for

a)

protection

b)

money

c)

jobs

d)

food

11.

What was the name for the time period in the 17th Century where new ideas about government arose?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Thought Revolution

d)

The industrial revolution

12.

Which Enlightenment thinker argued for equal educational opportunities for women?

a)

Wollstonecraft

b)

Smith

c)

Voltaire

d)

Montesquieu

13.

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that the government should not limit speech and should not support one specific religion?

a)

Hobbes

b)

Rousseau

c)

Voltaire

d)

Lewiston

14.

France was deep in debt because

a)

money spent on the American Revolution

b)

the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes

c)

the queen's spending

d)

all of the above

15.

Most people of France belonged to the

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

4th Estate

16.

Why was voting in the Estates General unfair?

a)

votes were not secret

b)

each estate got the same number of votes

c)

the King got two votes

d)

each estate voted by how many members there were

17.

When the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estate

a)

met separately

b)

took the Tennis Court Oath

c)

created the National Assembly

d)

all of the above

18.

The National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution in

a)

the Declaration of Independence

b)

the U.S. Constitution

c)

the Declaration of the Rights of Man

d)

the Edict of Nantes

19.

How did the Enlightenment and the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?

a)

the people of France overthrew their absolute monarchy

b)

support for absolute monarchy increased

c)

absolute monarchy was strengthened

d)

France was divided into three estates

20.

The French Revolution was a major change in government that began in 1789 and brought about an end to the absolute monarchy and a start to a representative government.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What percentage of the population made up the first two estates in France?

a)

75%

b)

3%

c)

97%

d)

50%

22.

How long had it been since the Estates-General had met?

a)

One year

b)

They never had met

c)

175 years

d)

500 years

23.

Which theory proposed that the sun was the center of the universe?

a)

Heliocentric

b)

Geocentric

c)

Nuclear

d)

Universal

24.

Which Italian astronomer and telescope-maker is said to have contributed more to astronomy than anyone else?

a)

Nicholas Copernicus

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Galileo Galilei

25.
What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  
a)
That Jupiter had four moons
b)
That the planets revolved around the earth 
c)
That the sun was the biggest star
d)
That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun
26.

The Catholic Church considered some thinkers of the Scientific Revolution to be evil or bad because they

a)

worked peacefully for the Church and furthered their ideas

b)

challenged established scientific knowledge and questioned claims made in biblical passages and beliefs

27.
This is the structure of living things.
a)
humanist
b)
geocentric theory
c)
anatomy
d)
rationalism
28.
Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?
a)
the heliocentric theory
b)
the scientific method
c)
the theory of scientifc rationalism
d)
the theory of universal gravitation
29.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
30.
What did Vesalius believe to be important for medical study?
a)
anatomy
b)
microscope
c)
printing press
d)
clean hands
31.

Who began disecting human bodies?

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Antoni Van Leewenhoek

c)

Andreas Vesalius

d)

Dr. House

32.

Hobbes political system where one ruler should have all the power.

a)

Democracy

b)

Absolutism

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

33.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
34.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
35.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
36.
Which innovation  allowed factories to be built anywhere?
a)
flying shuttle
b)
spinning jenny
c)
cotton gin
d)
steam engine
37.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
38.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
39.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
40.

Mass production means:

a)

Products being made with more superior in quality

b)

goods being made in large amounts

c)

laborers received higher wages

d)

industries moved to rural areas

41.

Rural means

a)

country

b)

city

42.

What impact did the Agricultural Revolution have on the population of England?

a)

The population increased a little.

b)

The population declined steeply.

c)

The population increased dramatically.

d)

The population stayed the same.

43.

Which statement about the early years of the Industrial Revolution is true?

a)

Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution

b)

Work conditions improved quickly

c)

There were no labor laws that prevented children from working

d)

Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly.

44.

This process made steel stronger and less expensive

a)

Beringer Process

b)

Bessemer Process

c)

Vanderbilt Process

d)

Carnegie Process

45.

Land includes...

a)

The "gifts of nature" or natural resources not created by human effort.

b)

the tools, equipment, and factories used in production of goods and services

c)

people with all their efforts and abilities

d)

individuals who start a new business or bring a product to market.

46.

Capital refers to...

a)

The "gifts of nature" or natural resources not created by human effort.

b)

people with all their efforts and abilities

c)

the tools, equipment, and factories used in production of goods and services

d)

individuals who start a new business or bring a product to market.

47.

Labor refers to...

a)

people with all their efforts and abilities

b)

individuals who start a new business or bring a product to market.

c)

the tools, equipment, and factories used in production of goods and services.

d)

The "gifts of nature" or natural resources not created by human effort.

48.

Entrepreneurs are...

a)

people with all their efforts and abilities

b)

individuals who start a new business or bring a product to market.

c)

The "gifts of nature" or natural resources not created by human effort.

d)

the tools, equipment, and factories used in production of goods and services

49.
A bulldozer is an example of...
a)
Land
b)
Labor
c)
Entrepreneurs
d)
Capital
50.
Your Mail lady is an example of...
a)
Land
b)
Labor
c)
Entrepreneurs
d)
Capital
51.

Bill Gates is an example of...

a)

Land (seriously though, come on)

b)

Labor

c)

An Entrepreneurs

d)

Capital

52.
A steel factory is an example of
a)
Land
b)
Labor
c)
Entrepreneurs
d)
Capital
53.
Property is owned by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
54.
Governments should not interfere with the rights of individuals to make their own living
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
55.
No-one should have more than anyone else - everybody's needs are equally important
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
56.
The government should interfere in the economy as little as possible
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism