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Unit 5

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
2.
Why was Great Britain taxing the colonies?
a)
To help open jobs
b)
To punish the colonists
c)
To help pay debt from the Seven Years' war
d)
To help with trading
3.
What did the British Parliament make the colonists pay?
a)
Taxes
b)
Fees
c)
Gold and Spices
d)
Cupcakes and Twinkies
4.
The third estate attacked a prison looking for guns and ammunition. In the process, they killed all the guards, let the prisoners go, and tore down portions of the old fort brick by brick. This event is known as:
a)
Storming of the Bastille
b)
Reign of Terror
c)
The Great Fear
d)
Tennis Court Oath
5.
Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?
a)
The American Civil War
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
The Seven Years War
6.

What is the name of the document passed by the French National Assembly?

a)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens

b)

US Constituion

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

English Bill of Rights

7.
Which of the three estates was the poorest?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
8.
Which estate did the nobles belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
9.
Who were the bourgeoisie? 
a)
The middle class
b)
The 1st Estate
c)
The peasants
d)
The nobles
10.
What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
To execute the king
b)
To write a new constitution
c)
To stage a Coup d'etat
d)
To make France independent
11.
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Clergy
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Revolutionary
12.
What was the Estates-General? 
a)
A group that was made up of reps from all 3 estates.
b)
Group that ruled France after the Reign of Terror. 
c)
Name of the 3rd estate after they broke away. 
d)
A radical group. 
13.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
the queen's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
14.

The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Clergy

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Revolutionary

15.

Who belonged to the First Estate?

a)

nobles

b)

clergy

c)

peasants

d)

royalty

16.

Which estate did the nobles belong to?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

17.

All of the following are members of the third estate EXCEPT:

a)

peasants

b)

workers

c)

bourgeoisie

d)

nobles

18.

Which of the three estates was the poorest?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

19.

What is absolutism?

a)

belief the no one is above the law even the king

b)

belief that salvation belongs to the individual

c)

that a king has total total, unrestricted authority

d)

that man's reason can unlock the workings of the universe

20.

Which rights were guaranteed by the English Bill of Rights?

a)

right to bear arms

b)

freedom of religion

c)

only Catholics can take the throne

d)

freedom of the speech

e)

no excessive bail or fines

21.

On whom did the English Bill of Rights have the greatest impact?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

American colonies

d)

Germany

e)

Italy

22.

Believed in freedom of speech and religion

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Voltaire

d)

Montesquie

23.

Favored monarchy that relied on a social contract

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Mary Wollstonecraft

d)

Rousseau

24.

Believed in limited government and natural rights

a)

Phillip II

b)

John Locke

c)

James II

d)

Voltaire

25.

Believed in no cruel and unusual punishment

a)

Becarria

b)

John Locke

c)

William III

d)

Parliament

26.

This movement influenced The Enlightenment

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Glorious Revolution

c)

The Protestant Reformation

d)

The Scientific Revolution

27.

Believed in separation of powers to keep the government in check

a)

Montesquie

b)

Rousseau

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Locke

28.

Good government must protect the rights of individual freedoms

a)

Wollstonecraft

b)

Voltaire

c)

Diderot

d)

Rousseau

29.

The Engish Bill of Rights influenced the following in the US Bill of Rights, EXCEPT

a)

Women's voting rights

b)

No cruel and unusual punishment

c)

Freedom of Speech

d)

Fair Jury Trial

30.

What best describes the focus of Montesquieu’s The Spirit of Laws?

a)

Proper economic structure, including a shift from mercantilism to free trade

b)

Proper judicial structure, including fair trials and just punishments

c)

Proper government structure, including the division of power

d)

Metaphysics, including the realization that we cannot trust our senses

31.

John Locke believed that the government had an obligation to the people it governed to protect their natural rights. If the government failed to do this, then the people had the right to

a)

Move to another country

b)

Refuse to vote in the next election

c)

Overthrow the government

d)

Continue to be persecuted

32.
The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers were based on --
a)
efforts to achieven slvation.
b)
faith in human reason.
c)
traditional practices. 
d)
the inevitability of poverty.
33.
Baron de Montesquieu believed that a separation of powers would -- 
a)
prevent tyranny by acting as a check on power. 
b)
restore authority to the Roman Catholic Church.
c)
increase corruption by political authority. 
d)
decrease the power of the middle class. 
34.
In exploring the relationship between governments and people, Thomas Hobbes argued that governments resulted from a social contract to maintain an orderly society.  John Locke, another philosopher of the Enlightenment, inspired American revolutionaries by arguing that a new social contract could be instituted under what circumstance?
a)
if a government failed to compel obedience.
b)
if a government entered into alliances with foreign governments.
c)
if a government violated people's natural rights.
d)
if a government failed to protect people from economic inequality.
35.

Who wrote and gave the speech "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"?

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

36.

Which of the following is NOT an unalienable right mentioned in the Declaration?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Education

d)

Happiness

37.

According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power from?

a)

The King

b)

Religion

c)

The People

d)

The President

38.

The Declaration of Independence can BEST be compared to which type of document?

a)

A break up letter

b)

A journal entry

c)

A list of rules or laws

d)

A how-to-guide for making a government

39.

What is the U.S Constitution?

a)

A declaration of war

b)

A document that says how the U.S government runs. It is the highest law of the land.

c)

A peace deal

d)

Is a document that says how mayors and governors should act.

40.

What is an amendment?

a)

An amendment is a change in the Constitution. It takes a lot for Congress to make a change or add to the constitution.

b)

An amendment declares war.

c)

It is a peace deal.

d)

The Constitution can never be changed.

41.

Why did the founders of the Constitution create a separation of powers between the three branches?

a)

So that one branch of government would not have too much power.

b)

So that everyone could be equal.

c)

So that people could vote.

d)

So that the president could have all the power

42.

What are the three branches of government?

a)

Legislative, Law Enforcement, Executive

b)

Legislative, Judicial, Executive

c)

Judicial, Exemplary, Legislative

d)

Judges, lawyers, cops

43.
What is the one “rule of law”?
a)
Everyone must partake in making the law
b)
Everyone must obey the law

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