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Unit 7 Test Review Game

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thinkers during the Age of Enlightenment attempted to change the established social order by -

a)

Calling for an end to all governments

b)

Denying the existence of heaven

c)

Demanding a just society based on reason

d)

Supporting peasant rebellions

2.

Phillip II of Spain, Louis XIV, of France, and Peter the Great of Russia were all considered absolute rulers because they---

a)

broke from the Roman Catholic Church

b)

helped feudal lords build secure castles

c)

instituted programs that gave more power to their parliaments

d)

made government decisions without the consent of their people

3.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau and John Locke both agreed that a government should be based on the---

a)

Separation of nationalities .

b)

Religious values of the people.

c)

Equal disribution of wealth.

d)

Consent of the governed.

4.

" I do not agree with a word you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it"


The above quote on freedom of speech was by which enlightenment philosopher?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbs

c)

Voltaire

d)

Thomas Jefferson

5.

The telescope is to the _________ as the camera phone is today society.


Which of the following best completes the statement above?

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

Enlightenment

6.

Which of the following correctly lists the characteristics of the enlightenment?

a)

Used science and reason to govern society.

b)

20th century movement in Europe,

c)

neither choices

d)

Both choices

7.

In what United States document use the philosophy of John Locke?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Articles of Confederation

8.

Galileo inspired the study of...

a)

Geometry

b)

Medicine

c)

Astronomy

d)

Anatomy

9.

Which title would be the most appropriate for the events on this timeline?

a)

The Impact of Chinese Technological Innovations on Europe

b)

The Achievements of the Renaissance

c)

Leading English Scientific Thinkers

d)

Contributions of Scientists of the Scientific Revolution

10.

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…

- US Declaration of Independence, 1776


Which idea is described in the passage in the box above?

a)

Justinian Code

b)

Theories of Jean Jacques Rousseau

c)

Philosophy of Machiavelli

d)

Writings of John Locke

11.

What type of government is shown in the cartoon?

a)

A democratic republic

b)

A socialist republic

c)

A communist dictatorship

d)

An absolute monarchy

12.

Which of the following statements provides the best description of John Locke’s philosophy?

a)

People have natural rights to life, to be free, and to own property.

b)

A country needs a ruler with absolute power to succeed.

c)

Democracy is necessary for a country to succeed.

d)

A country does not require a ruler.

13.

There is as yet no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from legislative power and the executive.

-Montesquieu


The quote above demonstrates the need for the ______ in a ________.

a)

separation of powers, republic

b)

freedom of speech, democracy

c)

separation of powers, oligarchy

d)

freedom of speech, dictatorship

14.

Which of the following statements would Thomas Hobbes NOT agree with?

a)

Citizens have natural unalienable rights.

b)

People are reasonable.

c)

Best government is a democracy.

d)

Best type of government is a absolute monarchy

15.

My principal occupation is to combat ignorance and prejudice ... to enlighten minds, cultivate morality, and to make people as happy as it suits human nature, and as the means at my disposal permit.


-Frederick the Great


The quote from Frederick the Great shows his desire to be -

a)

an unjust monarch

b)

a ruthless dictator

c)

an Enlightened despot

d)

a supporter of voting