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Unit 6 - Absolutism, Enlightenment, and the Age of Revolutions

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete control of everything, sharing power with nobody, is a good definition for which term?

a)

Absolutism

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Age of Revolutions

d)

Scientific Revolution

2.

Most European monarchs during the 16th to 18th centuries were

a)

Enlightenment Thinkers

b)

Absolutists

c)

Egalitarians

d)

Revolutionists

3.

The theory that god gave the monarch the right and power to rule is called

a)

Absolutism

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Divine Right

d)

The Mandate of Heaven

4.

Acquiring a warm water port, building a navy, raising women's status, and making the nobles shave their beards are all examples of this Absolutists attempts to modernize his country.

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Phillip II

5.

This Absolutist is considered the greatest example of an Absolute Monarch. He ruled over France, built the Versailles Palace, and proclaimed that he was the "Sun King".

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Phillip II

6.

This Absolutist is considered one of the greatest rulers of England, with religious tolerance and the defeat of the Spanish Armada as one of their greatest accomplishments.

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Phillip II

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Peter the Great

7.

The French Enlightenment thinker who criticized the French Monarch, advocated for separation of Church and State, and advocated for free speech even if they "did not like what you had to say".

a)

John Locke

b)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

c)

Voltaire

d)

Charles Montesquieu

8.

Locke, Rousseau, Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Wollstonecraft are all examples of

a)

Absolute Monarchs

b)

French Revolutionaries

c)

Nobles

d)

Enlightenment Thinkers

9.

Which of the following is not an Enlightenment ideal?

a)

There are natural rights that humans are born with.

b)

Divine Right

c)

Society should work towards progress.

d)

Governments should operate based on the consent of their people.

10.

Why is the English Revolution called the "Glorious Revolution"?

a)

They overthrew their Catholic King in a violent series of wars.

b)

They do not call the English Revolution the "Glorious Revolution".

c)

After the revolution the skies opened up, and they interpreted this as God's approval. Thus making it "Glorious".

d)

It was a peaceful transition of power and "bloodless".

11.

His belief in Divine Right, his desire to be an Absolute ruler, and his Catholic sympathies are all examples of

a)

King Charles I ability to work with Parliament.

b)

King Charles I alienation from Parliament.

c)

King Charles ability to work with Catholic Spain.

d)

King Charles ability to pursue the throne in Scotland.

12.

Parliament increasing its power, as well as the Monarch's power decreasing is a direct result of

a)

The Glorious Revolution

b)

The French Revolution

c)

The American Revolution

d)

The Latin American Revolutions

13.

Parliament agreed to let William and Mary become monarchs of England, as long as they agreed to sign this document. This document assured rights and limited the monarch's power by extending the power of Parliament.

a)

The Consitution

b)

The Treaty of Paris

c)

The English Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man

14.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the American Revolution?

a)

Lack of Labor Sources

b)

Taxation without Representation

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Denial of Trial by Jury

15.

How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment Ideals?

a)

It said there are natural rights, such as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

b)

It guaranteed rights.

c)

It set up the system of checks and balances in the American government.

d)

It abolished any acquiring of wealth in the colonies.

16.

Which event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?

a)

Women's March

b)

The creation of the National Assembly

c)

Storming of the Bastille

d)

The Reign of Terror

17.

The inequalities of the estate system, unfair distribution of taxes, excessive poverty, and severe hunger are all considered:

a)

Causes of the American Revolution

b)

Impacts of the American Revolution

c)

Impacts of the French Revolution

d)

Causes of the French Revolution

18.

To justify the revolution, the National Assembly wrote the

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens

c)

The Concordat

d)

The Tennis Court Oath

19.

What does this picture represent?

a)

The French military having to carry the burden of the people.

b)

The French government having to carry the burden of the poor people.

c)

The Estate System in France, and the 3rd Estate carrying the burden of the 1st and 2nd Estates.

d)

France carrying the burden of other European powers.

20.

The Reign of Terror was a part of which revolution?

a)

The French Revolution

b)

The American Revolution

c)

The Latin American Revolutions

d)

The Glorious Revolution

21.

Which group was spared during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Nobles

b)

Peasants

c)

Clergy

d)

No one was spared

22.

Napoleon was well like by the French people because

a)

He stabilized society with his Napoleonic Code

b)

He built France back into a powerhouse

c)

He fixed the taxes and debt in France

d)

All of the above

23.

Napoleon almost conquered all of Western Europe, but was defeated at Waterloo and sent to St. Helena until he died.

a)

True

b)

Flase

24.

Which 2 nations above were Napoleon's biggest threat to his expansion of power?

a)

Spain and Italy

b)

Great Britain and Austria

c)

Russia and Great Britain

d)

Portugal and Sweden

25.

The first successful slave revolt occurred in

a)

Mexico

b)

Colombia

c)

Brazil

d)

Haiti

26.

Touissant L'Ouverture led the slave rebellion and revolution in

a)

Bolivia

b)

Brazil

c)

Haiti

d)

Spain

27.

Men and women born in the New World but with pure European blood, and they helped spearhead the revolutions of Latin America.

a)

Mestizo's

b)

Mullatoe's

c)

Peninsulare's

d)

Creole's

28.

Who was seen as the symbol for Mexican independence

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Miguel Hidalgo

c)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

d)

Hernan Cortez

29.

Who did they call "the Liberator"?

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Miguel Hidalgo

c)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

d)

Hernan Cortez

30.

The Latin American Revolutions were fought against this colonial power

a)

Portugal

b)

England

c)

America

d)

Spain

31.

The system of the Shogunate in Japan is very similar to

a)

European Imperialism

b)

European Feudalism

c)

European Exploration

d)

the European Revolutions

32.

By forcing the Daimyo's and their families to live in the capital, Tokugawa Ieyasu was able to

a)

pay them.

b)

abuse them.

c)

control them.

d)

rely on them.

33.

This dynasty in China was able to expel the Mongols.

a)

The Han

b)

The MIng

c)

The Qing

d)

The Zhou

34.

The Qing did not allow the Chinese to have the same status as the Manchu and worked to keep them seperate.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

This man was the leader of the Reign of Terror.

a)

Voltaire

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Jean Jacque Rousseau

d)

Louis XVI