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revolutions

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Absolutism means

a)

the real power in any state must be religious and exercised by the church.

b)

ultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right.

c)

subordinate powers have an absolute right to advise the king on conducting the affairs of state.

d)

no matter how humble, male citizens have an absolute right to participate in politics.

2.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

a)

Develop better relations with muslim rulers

b)

Centralize political power in their nations

c)

Encourage the growth of political farms

d)

Increase human rights for citizens

3.

Who was Peter the Great?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best

d)

This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them

4.
The theory justifying a monarch's rule by God's authority is called
a)
laissez-faire
b)
totalitarianism
c)
predestination
d)
divine right
5.
A time period, mostly in the 1700's, where philosophers and thinkers thought science and reason could improve all humanity.
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Great Awakening
c)
American Revolution
d)
French Revolution
6.
People in a society give up some of their rights in exchange for protection.
a)
Social Contract
b)
Enlightenment
c)
State of Nature
d)
Revolution
7.
French writer who believed in freedom of speech, religious tolerance, and the separation of church and state.
a)
Voltaire
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
d)
Montesquieu
8.
John Locke believed people were born with certain rights than no-one could take away. 
a)
Life, liberty, property
b)
Life , liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
c)
Freedom of speech, religion, and property
d)
Social Contract
9.
This thinker believed in the separation of powers within a government.  Each part should have check and balances over the other parts.
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Wollstancraft
c)
Locke
d)
Voltaire
10.
This thinker believed that humanity was inherently evil.  Laws and governments are needed to protect people from each other. 
a)
Hobbes
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Roussoue
d)
Voltaire
11.
This thinker wrote "The Social Contract." He believed that government was a contract between the ruler & the people.
a)
Rousseau
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Voltaire
12.

The Declaration of Independence was influenced by what enlightenment thinker who suggested, "men are free" under the social contract?

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Rousseau

d)

Montesquieu

13.

What are the natural rights, suggested by John Locke?

a)

Life

b)

Liberty

c)

Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Property

14.
Which was an important effect of the American Revolution?
a)
France lost its control of North America.
b)
Americans recognized the rights of slaves.
c)
Latin American leaders drew inspiration from the American Revolution.
d)
The British were able to repay their debts from the French and Indian War.
15.
Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Touissant l'Ouverture were important individuals in Latin American history because they were ---
a)
conquerors of pre-Columbian empires
b)
leaders in the struggle for independence
c)
active in converting Native Americans to Christianity
d)
influential Enlightenment thinkers
16.
The Haitian Revolution is important because...
a)
it is the first successful slave revolt in history
b)
it ended absolute monarchy in the United States
c)
it brought Louis XVI back to power in France
d)
there was no bloodshed
17.
Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?
a)
Robespierre
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
King Louis XVI
18.

Leader of the Haitian Revolution. He freed the slaves and gained effective independence for Haiti despite military interventions by the British and French.

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Metternich

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Toussaint l'Ouverture

e)

William Wilberforce

19.

Toussaint L'Ouverture

a)

Revolution in Mexico

b)

Revolution in France

c)

Slave revolt in Haiti

d)

Uprising in Colombia