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Unit 9: Age of Revolutions

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by

a)

Galileo Galilei

b)

Andreas Vesalius

c)

Johannes Kepler

d)

Nicolaus Copernicus

2.

Peter the Great's main reason for visiting the Western Europe was to

a)

Learn about Western customs and modernize Russia

b)

Gain allies for Russia during their war with the Mongols

c)

Impress the West with Russia's learning and technology

d)

Gain a warm-water seaport for Russia

3.

Which Monarch was called the "sun King" and said " I am the Government?"

a)

James I

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Queen Elizabeth

d)

Peter the Great

4.

One similarity of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment is that both. . .

a)

Had the support of the Roman Catholic Church

b)

helped bring an end to feudalism in Europe

c)

placed great value on traditional beliefs from Greece and Rome

d)

Emphasized the value of logic and reason

5.

According to John Locke, the purpose of the government is to

a)

Serve the monarch

b)

protect natural rights of individuals

c)

use direct democracy to guarantee the will of the majority

d)

divide power among three equal branches of government

6.

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed in limited government and argued that government power comes from the "consent of the governed"?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

John Locke

d)

Mary Wollstonecraft

7.

In the years before the American Revolution, the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts in order to

a)

limit the colonists'' use of tea

b)

End colonial smuggling and restrict trade

c)

raise money to pay off debts from the French and Indian War

d)

Increase colonial shipbuilding industry.

8.

Which revolution was caused by:

1. Financial Crisis

2. Tax burden on 3rd Estate

3. Enlightenment Ideas

4. Inspiration from American Revolution

a)

Latin American

b)

American

c)

French

d)

Haitian

9.

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed so much in freedoms of speech and religion that he declared, "I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to my death your right to say it"?

a)

Voltaire

b)

Cesare Beccaria

c)

Rousseau

d)

Thomas Hobbes

10.

European monarchs of the 1600s believed that they should have absolute power because they

a)

had been given their power to govern from God

b)

Thought that communism was the superior political system

c)

needed to defend their nations against threats from the Western Hemisphere.

d)

Thought that all people should have the right to a good ruler

11.

King Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia were absolute monarchs because they

a)

Helped feudal lords increase their power over the peasants

b)

Made all government decisions without the consent of their people

c)

Broke from the Roman Catholic Church

d)

Created programs that provided more power to their parliaments.

12.

Louis XIV's palace at Versailles is a good example that the king

a)

relied on the advice of noble lords to make decisions in France.

b)

Was interested in saving France money

c)

used the nation's wealth to glorify himself and not the French people

d)

built a modern, Western city much like Florence in Italy

13.

Isaac Newton explained the

a)

chemical composition of matter

b)

Function of blood vessels

c)

Anatomy of the human body

d)

Law of Universal Gravitation

14.

The slogan "No taxation without Representation" that was used in the American Revolution shows colonists belief that the Americans

a)

wanted to be independent since before the French and Indian War

b)

Have no right to form colonial assemblies

c)

refused to pay all taxes, event he ones that their own assemblies had passed

d)

should be able to vote on the laws and taxes that affect them

15.

The Declaration of Independence(America) and the The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen(France) were similar because both documents suggested that

a)

The absolute power of kings is protected by divine rights

b)

A direct democracy is better than a democratic republic

c)

The government should protect the rights of citizens

d)

A constitutional monarchy is better than an absolute monarchy

16.

Which of the following best describes the reasons for the French Revolution?

a)

There was constant conflict between the members of the First and Second Estates

b)

The Third Estate had too much power and forced the king and the peasants to fight back

c)

French commoners hated having no say in government while having to pay all the taxes

d)

The king could never agree with the members of the First and Second Estates.

17.

Which of the following is true about the meeting of the Estates-General in 1789?

a)

Louis XVI angered the Third Estate by voting by order and increasing taxes on commoners

b)

The purpose of the meeting was to decide whether or not to sell Louisiana to America

c)

King Louis XVI declared war on Napoleon's Army and ended the Reign of Terror

d)

The meeting ended the French republic and created a powerful monarchy under Louis XVI

18.

A similarity between the American Revolution and the French Revolution is:

a)

Both led to new governments ruled by strong kings

b)

Both created new democratic governments based on individual liberty

c)

Both revolutions followed the advice of Thomas Hobbes

d)

Both countries gained their independence by overthrowing foreign rulers

19.

The Reign of Terror was a period in French History when

a)

Robespierre became an absolute monarch

b)

Louis XVI treated the members of the First and Second Estate poorly

c)

citizens were accused and executed for being loyal to the new republic

d)

salons were created to spread Enlightenment ideas

20.

Which of the following events in French history is in the correct chronological order?

a)

Reign of Terror begins-->Rise of Napoleon--> Execution of Louis XVI

b)

Citizens storm the Bastille-->Reign of Terror begins-->Meeting of the Estates-General

c)

National Assembly limits the king's power-->Rise of Napoleon-->Meeting of the Estates-General

d)

Louis XVI as an absolute monarch-->Citizens storm the Bastille-->National Convention forms a democratic republic

21.

The independence movement in Haiti was led by

a)

mestizos who wanted to overthrow Spain

b)

Native Americans who wanted the right to own land

c)

creoles who wanted voting rights

d)

slaves who rebelled against France

22.

Prussia, Austria, England, Sweden, and Spain went to war with France in the 1790s in order to

a)

Make sure that Napoleon came to power in France

b)

Keep the ideas of the French Revolution from spreading

c)

Support of the ideas of the French Revolution

d)

Help spread the ideas of John Locke and Montesquieu

23.

Napoleon came to power in France by

a)

being crowned king of France by King Louis XVIII

b)

unifying France, England, and Russia and becoming emperor of Europe

c)

leading a coup d'etat over the French Republic

d)

keeping the Bourbon Dynasty alive when is father Louis XVI was executed

24.

Some important changes Napoleon made in France were:

a)

ending the expensive public school system in France

b)

increasing the power and privileges of the nobility and clergy

c)

creating a Bank of France and a fair tax system

d)

Improving the French economy by encouraging more trade with England

25.

What caused Napoleon to lose during his invasion of Russia?

a)

The many rivers and mountains of Russia

b)

The coalition between the Russian czar and the democratic leaders

c)

the well-trained and well-supplied Russian Army

d)

The severe winters and large size of Russia

26.

The main goal of the Congress of Vienna was to create:

a)

A large French-controlled region of Europe.

b)

A balance of power in Europe after the fall of Napoleon

c)

An international alliance of nations to destroy Napoleon's army at Waterloo

d)

A new democracy in France, Spain, and the German states