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Revolutions

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Government ruled by a king or queen
a)
democracy
b)
totalitarianism
c)
monarchy
2.
Many people start a revolution because they want  to...
a)
elect their leaders democratically
b)
move to a new land
3.
The American colonies declared their independence from 
a)
The Mother Country, England (aka Great Britain)
b)
The Spanish Empire
4.
The French helped the Americans by sending
a)
food goods
b)
troops and money
5.
Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?
a)
Live free or die
b)
All men are created equal
c)
Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
d)
No taxation with representation
6.
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness were...
a)
Unalienable rights
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Freedom to live
d)
Will Smith movie
7.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
8.
Enlightenment thinkers heavily criticized __________.
a)
democracy
b)
equality
c)
voting
d)
absolute monarchy
9.

Which Enlightenment thinker had the concept that all men have natural rights (life, liberty, property)? This thinker also inspired the ideas in the Declaration of Independence.

a)

John Locke

b)

Charles Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

10.

What was the central theme that Enlightenment thinkers were writing about?

a)

Divine Right Theory

b)

Debating taxation

c)

Relationship between people and government

d)

Increasing the power of the Church

11.

What is the social contract theory?

a)

People should give up some freedoms so that as a group, everyone is cared for

b)

People should abstain from following any system of Government

c)

All men were born equal with natural rights: life, liberty, property

d)

Government should not be controlled by religion

12.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
13.
Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
14.

What concept below would the Enlightenment philosophers be most likely to agree upon?

a)

Government should be dictated by the Divine Right Theory

b)

Citizens should never be involved in how the Government is ran

c)

People should get to choose how the government controls them

d)

There should be no separation between Church and Government

15.

Who inspired the Declaration of Independence, & who authored it?

a)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

Montesquieu & John Adams

c)

Louis XVI & George III

d)

John Locke & Thomas Jefferson

16.

What events led to the Scientific Revolution?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Reformation

c)

The Age of Exploraton

d)

World War I and World War II

17.

The invention of the printing press and exploring/discovering new lands and species led to what?

a)

The Industrial Revolution

b)

The Scientific Revolution

c)

The creation of the Silk Road

d)

The American Revolution

18.

John Locke and Voltaire both contributed to what American Thinker, who helped write the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

General Cornwallis

19.

What are the three branches of government, created by Baron de Montesquieu?

a)

The Executive

b)

The Judicial

c)

The Congress

d)

The Legislative

20.

Which Enlightenment Thinker believed that people are naturally bad, and need to be governed by an absolute monarch?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Voltaire

d)

Rousseau

21.

What Enlightenment thinker most influenced the American and French Revolution, with the idea of "natural rights"?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Voltaire

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Locke

22.

What are the natural rights, suggested by John Locke?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Property

23.

The Bill restored the right to bear arms to which religious affiliation?

a)

Protestants

b)

Jewish

c)

Morman

d)

Catholic

24.

What was one of the concerns behind the creation of the Bill of Rights?

a)

That the Dutch would invade England.

b)

That the U.S. did not have its freedom from England.

c)

That King James had fled England during the Glorious Revolution.

d)

That the crown retained too much power.

25.

The English Bill of Rights was passed by the

a)

Parliament of England

b)

The 13 American Colonies

c)

The Pope

d)

Scotland

26.

What king and queen signed the Bill of Rights before being sworn in?

a)

James and Helen

b)

William and Mary

c)

Catherine and Henry

d)

Edward and Margaret

27.

What happened to sovereignity after the Bill of rights?

a)

It remained upon the King

b)

It was taken away from the King and given to the people

c)

It was taken away from the King and given to the Parliament

d)

It was taken away from the Parliament and given to the people

28.

How is the Revolution which led to the Bill of rights called?

a)

The infamous Revolution

b)

The Bill of Rights Revolution

c)

The Parliamentary Revolution

d)

The Glorious Revolution

29.

Was freedom of speech guaranteed in the Bill of Rights?

a)

No

b)

Yes, in provision 7.

c)

No, it had been guaranteed before by the Magna Carta.

d)

The video doesn't say

30.

Which religion was chosen in the Bill as the Religion of England?

a)

Catholic

b)

Protestant

c)

Jewish

d)

Muslim

31.

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

32.

Who was invited by Parliament to invade England and take the throne?

a)

Charles I

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

William and Mary of Orange

d)

James II

e)

Charles II

33.

Why did parliament fear the restoration of James II?

a)

He vowed to persecute all Protestants

b)

He had a male heir who would rule as a Catholic after him

c)

He was young and promised to reign for several decades

d)

He had a large, personal army

34.

Which English monarch was executed by his own people?

a)

Charles I

b)

James II

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Charles II

e)

Mary Stuart (Queen of Scots)

35.

Which is NOT a reform instituted by Oliver Cromwell?

a)

the Restoration of the English monarchy

b)

redistribution of representation in parliament

c)

removing corruption from the legal system

d)

extension of religious tolerance to Protestant minorities

36.

The Glorious Revolution changed _________ from Catholic to Protestant

a)

France

b)

The Netherlands

c)

Great Britain

d)

Holy Roman Empire

37.

The Glorious Revolution ended tensions between

a)

The king, William of Orange and the Pope

b)

Parliament, Catholics, and the King

c)

Parliament, Mary Stuart, and France

d)

The king, Parliament and Protestants

38.

Are Catholics and Protestants the same

a)

Yes

b)

No

39.

She was the Protestant daughter of James II

a)

Mary Tudor

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Mary Stuart

d)

Catherine I

40.

Believed women should have equal say in the government

a)

Mary Stuart

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Teresa of Aviles

d)

Mary Wollstonecraft

41.

This is an economic system where businesses have little to no government involvement a.k.a. "your wild cousin"

a)

Traditional Economy

b)

Laissez- Faire

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Mixed Market

42.
What charge was laid against Charles I at his trial?
a)
Adultery
b)
Blasphemy
c)
Treason
d)
Bribery
43.
When Parliament agreed to give Charles I the funds he needed, what did they demand in return?
a)
Granting religious equality to Catholics
b)
Military reforms
c)
Economic reforms
d)
Political and religious reforms (in favor of Parliament and Calvinists)
44.
Which term best describes the system of government headed by Cromwell
a)
An absolute monarchy
b)
A democracy
c)
A military dictatorship
d)
A communist dictatorship
45.
What document secured individual rights and the power of parliament in the Glorious Revolution?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Agreement of the People
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Magna Carta
46.
Lawyers, craftsmen, merchants, and commoners make up which estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
47.
Which of the following fueled French desires to revolt against the monarchy?
a)
The Reign of Terror and the Ideas of the Enlightenment
b)
The Napoleonic Code and ideas of the Enlightenment
c)
Ideas of the Enlightenment and the American revolution
d)
The Scientific Revolution and the Reign of Terror
48.
The clergy and church officials made up which estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
49.
The nobles made up which Estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
50.
Which of the following was a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
unequal tax burdens; the Third Estate paid all of the taxes
b)
a growing French Empire
c)
a law granting peasants more freedom
d)
equal land ownership
51.
Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Robespierre
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
52.
What was the purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
To raise taxes of the the Third Estate
b)
Write a constitution for France and limit the king's power
c)
To make plans to storm the Bastille
53.
Which of the following was a cause of the French revolution?
a)
government debt due to overspending and involvement in wars
b)
France had a surplus of food due to bountiful harvests
c)
men between the ages of 18-25 were required to join the army
d)
France had no king to lead the country
54.
How did Louis XVI react to his newly limited power?
a)
He worked with the people to improve daily life in France
b)
He started the Reign of Terror to remove his enemies
c)
He and his family tried to flee the country and escape
d)
He declared war on neighboring countries
55.

Money, bad harvest, unfair Estate System, Estates General,American Revolution, and Enlightened ideas

a)

Causes of the French Revolution

b)

1st Estate

c)

2nd Estate

d)

3rd Estate

56.

Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate General

57.

Nobles: Had land and wealth. Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estates General

58.

Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants. Made up 98% of the population. Had to pay ALL the taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate System

59.

This system was based on social classes. The people with the most money did not have to pay taxes. The Third Estate had to pay all the taxes.

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate System

60.

The legislative body consisting of representatives from all three Estates.

a)

Estates General

b)

Estates System

c)

2nd Estate

d)

3rd Estate

61.

The document that increased the rights of all French citizens

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

Constitution

62.

The political prison, symbol of tyranny during the French Revolution

a)

The Bastille

b)

The Tennis Court

c)

Versailles Palace

d)

Paris

63.

Third Estate members vowed to never give up until a constitution was written.

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Estates General

c)

Estates System

d)

Guillotine

64.

The wife of Louis XVI

a)

Marie Anntoinnette

b)

Robespierre

c)

The Bastille

d)

Lady Gaga

65.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
66.
What is a coup d'etat?
a)
Overthrow of the government by the Military
b)
Overthrow of the government by the people
c)
When the public votes to change their constitution
d)
Military tactic using artillery and flanking infantry
67.
What was the result of Napoleon's invasion of Russia?
a)
None of these
b)
Napoleon conquered Russia, but while he was invading the British invaded France
c)
Napoleon retreated to focus on the Haitian Revolution
d)
Napoleon lost 95% of his army, and retreated back to France
68.
When Napoleon escaped exile and returned to France, Great Britain and Prussia invaded. Which Battle in Belgium did they meet Napoleon?
a)
Toulon
b)
Austerlitz
c)
Waterloo
d)
Trafalgar
69.
Which country hosted the Congress of Vienna?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Prussia
c)
Austria
d)
France
70.
Why did the Congress of Vienna return absolute monarchs to power in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?
a)
to restore order and the balance of power
b)
to encourage the spread of nationalism
c)
to promote the spread of Enlightenment ideas
d)
to protect the power of the Catholic Church
71.
Which of the following describes why Napoleon was able to quickly gain power? 
a)
The French political system was finally stable after Robespierre executed any enemy of the republic
b)
The political and economic problems that the revolution tried to fix still existed and the people were desperate for change
c)
The newly created French republic of virtue insisted on having a firm leader that would expand the empire across all of Europe
d)
All of the above 
72.
Napoleon assumed dictatorial powers through a sudden seizure of power known as a coupd'etat 
a)
True 
b)
False

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