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World History Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This type of government has one ruler, chosen by birth.

a)

Democracy

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Theocracy

2.

A theocracy is ruled by...

a)

religion

b)

military

c)

a small democratic council

d)

Theo, from the Bill Cosby Show.

3.

Choose which one was not a dictator.

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolph Hitler

d)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

4.

Which type of society usually goes with a dictatorship?

a)

democracy

b)

socialism

c)

fascism

d)

communism

5.

The Enlightenment started in which country?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Russia

d)

United States

6.

The Enlightenment was mostly about what topic?

a)

Improving technology in all fields.

b)

Improving governments care of people's natural rights.

c)

Making people understand religion better.

d)

Channeling the sun's power to create new energy sources.

7.

Which Enlightened Thinker was the biggest proponent of natural rights?

a)

John Locke

b)

Immanuel Kant

c)

Diderot

d)

Voltaire

8.

Which Enlightened Thinker was a proponent of Freedom of Speech and Separation of Church and State?

a)

John Locke

b)

Isaac Newton

c)

Adam Smith

d)

Voltaire

9.

Which Enlightened Thinker said a government was obligated to protect the rights of its citizens? He considered this a social contract.

a)

Baron de Montesquieu

b)

Jean Jaques Rousseau

c)

Immanuel Kant

d)

Voltaire

10.

Which revolution was peaceful and involved a change of power without fighting.

a)

American Revolution

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

French Revolution

d)

October Revolution

11.

Which country did the Glorious Revolution occur?

a)

England

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Russia

12.

Which document was the result of the Glorious Revolution that limited the power of the monarchy and guaranteed more natural rights?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen

c)

Magna Carta

d)

English Bill of Rights

13.

The Proclamation of 1763 tried to keep colonist from moving in which direction?

a)

north

b)

east

c)

south

d)

west

14.

Which country gave the most assistance to the colonies in their attempt at independence?

a)

Russia

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Austria

15.

Which was not a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

Country was massively in debt.

b)

Monarchy spent a majority of their money on themselves, not the paying public.

c)

King Louis' brother was trying to take over.

d)

Extreme inequity between the Third Estate and the other two Estates.

16.

Which person was in charge of France during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Robespierre

b)

Napoleon

c)

King Louis XVI

d)

Voltaire

17.

Who used the chaos of the French Revolution to rise to power?

a)

Napoleon

b)

Charlemagne

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Voltaire

18.

What was it called where people made most of their products at home?

a)

Home Depot

b)

Cottage Industry

c)

House Factory

d)

Hut Incorporated

19.

What did the Enclosure Act cause?

a)

All English ports had seawalls created.

b)

That Parliament was moved to the Palace of Westminster.

c)

All English cities to be walled for protection.

d)

Many small farmers losing their farms.

20.

What is urbanization?

a)

People moving to the cities.

b)

Creation of city parks.

c)

Creation of roads and canals.

d)

The elimination of forests for grazing.