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Unit 5: Age of Absolutism vs. Age of Reason

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is "Divine Right"?

a)

A set of rules used by the Greeks

b)

the God-given right to rule

c)

Hitler's reason to exterminate Jewish people

d)

Machiavelli's theory on power

2.

Which monarch was the Czar of Russia?

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Phillip II

d)

Henry VIII

3.

Phillip II of Spain believed it was his duty to defend this branch of Christianity

a)

Calvinism

b)

Catholicism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Baptism

4.

Who was the monarch of England when Phillip II went to war with his Spanish Armada and lost?

a)

Mary of Scots

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

James I

d)

Charles I

5.

"I am the state"

a)

-Louis XIV

b)

-Peter the Great

c)

-Thomas Hobbes

d)

-Henry VIII

6.

I led the "Roundheads" in the English Civil War

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

John Locke

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

William Harvey

7.

What was restored in England during the Restoration?

a)

Parliament

b)

Catholics

c)

Charles I

d)

Monarchy

8.

William & Mary ruled England with a(n)--

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

republic

d)

constitutional monarchy

9.

What governmental body in England placed limits on the powers of the monarchs?

a)

The Church

b)

Parliament

c)

Universities

d)

Foreign governments

10.

Louis XIV built this palace as a symbol of France's wealth and power

a)

Taj Mahal

b)

Buckingham Palace

c)

Versailles

d)

Huguenots

11.

What is one reason why King Louis XIV built a palace in Versailles?

a)

Because it was pretty

b)

To keep an eye on the nobles

c)

To be closer to family members

d)

To raise his family in a nice place

12.

Who modernized Russia bringing shipbuilding, government, manufacturing, city planning, music, and fashion?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Ivan the Terrible

13.

Peter the Great moved the capital city of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg to--

a)

be closer to Western Europe so he could open trade through the Baltic Sea

b)

move away from the famine and plague that killed thousands

c)

move away from invading Mongols and other East Asian invaders

d)

be closer to the great iron reserves of northern Russia

14.

What is the power of the human mind to think and understand in a logical way?

a)

Reason

b)

Natural Rights

c)

Philosophies

d)

Contract

15.

A right - such as life & liberty - that a person in born with is called a--

a)

divine right

b)

natural right

c)

contractual right

d)

non-left right

16.

What is the term for an agreement between rulers and the people to cooperate for mutual benefits in pursuit of a better society?

a)

Consent of the Governed

b)

Laissaez-Faire

c)

Social Contract

d)

Divine Rights

17.

A place where Enlightenment thinkers got together to discuss Enlightenment ideas

a)

Cafe

b)

Salon

c)

Coffee Shop

d)

Bourgeoisie

18.

What does the term "Separation of Powers" mean?

a)

Separating the ruler from the military

b)

Dividing powers equally among organizations

c)

Dividing powers equally among three people (like in Rome)

d)

Dividing powers equally among three branches of government

19.

Who was the Enlightenment thinker who viewed humanity in a negative way and believed people were naturally wicked?

a)

John Locke

b)

Mary Wollstonecraft

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Thomas Hobbes

20.

Who was the Enlightenment thinker who believed in natural rights of "Life, Liberty, and the right to Property" AND the right to overthrow a government that does not protect those rights?

a)

Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Rousseau

d)

Mary Wollstonecraft

21.

Who was the Enlightenment thinker who was a pioneer for women's rights and education?

a)

Mary Wollstonecraft

b)

Voltaire

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Marie Antoinette

22.

Who was the Enlightenment thinker who fought for freedom of speech and religious tolerance?

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Rousseau

d)

Voltaire

23.

Who was the Enlightenment thinker who coined the term "Social Contract"?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Rousseau

24.

Who was the Enlightenment thinker who came up with the idea of separation of powers and checks & balances?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

John Locke

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

25.

What is the political idea where the government is divided into branches that share power?

a)

Checks & Taxes

b)

Checks & Monarchy

c)

Checks & Balances

d)

Natural Laws & State of Nature