WorksheetsUnit 5 Test - Absolutism, Enlightenment & Revolutions
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Absolutism is ...
a)
The idea that there is an important question that a monarch needs to force into law particularly when dealing with a female inheriting the throne.
b)
The idea that a monarch has the authority to have complete and absolute control.
c)
The idea that a monarch has direct power from God to rule and that they are responsible to God alone.
d)
The idea that a monarch has the ability to tell his subjects what they are to do in life.
2.
What does the term, "Divine Right", mean?
a)
The right to rule was given by God and God only
b)
The right to rule was given by the Pope and the Catholic Church
c)
The right to rule was given to those based on there family title and wealth
d)
The right to rule is given from the people, by the people.
3.
During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to do what?
a)
Develop better relations with eastern rulers for trade and wealth.
b)
To encourage agricultural and production growth to feed the population growth in European nations.
c)
Enhance quality of life among its subjects (citizens).
d)
Centralize political power in their nations under complete monarch rule
4.
What was Louis XIV most known for?
a)
This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European
b)
This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.
c)
This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility
d)
This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.
5.
Louis XIV built Versailles - a massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country. Which country is the home of this palace?
a)
Germany
b)
Italy
c)
Spain
d)
France
6.
____________ introduced newspapers, shaved beards, and encouraged western fashion
a)
Peter the Great
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d)
John Locke
7.
How did Louis the XIV and Peter the Great take power from the nobles and the church?
a)
Louis XIV built the Palace of Versailles to demonstrate power and control, Peter the Great built St. Petersburg, “window to the west” to show control of nobility of the city
b)
Louis XIV controlled the nobility by excluding them from decision-making councils, forcing many of them to live with him at Versailles, and putting power in the hands of royal agents who collected taxes, administered justice, and generally maintained the state.
c)
Peter the Great increased his power by taking on absolutist traits, enforcing his will upon the nobility and restricting their power and customs.
d)
All the Above
8.
In regards to John Locke, his Natural Rights are considered to be which of the following? (Choose all that apply)
a)
Equality
b)
Life
c)
Liberty
d)
Property
9.
John Locke pushed for religious tolerance and stated people are born with ___________.
a)
A blank slate.
b)
A right to work state.
c)
tolerance of others.
d)
superiority over others based on genetics.
10.
The principle of separation of the state from religious institutions is a major concept from which Enlightenment thinker?
a)
Voltaire
b)
John Locke
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
11.
Which two philosophers stated that people are naturally born free, but governments treat them unequally. The only good government has a Social Contract. Check all that apply!
a)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Hobbes
e)
None of these
12.
Rousseau wrote, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
The Social Contract by Jean Jacques Rousseau (1762)
What kind of government did he favor to ensure greater freedom?
a)
an absolute monarchy
b)
an enlightened monarchy
c)
an oligarchy
d)
a popularly elected government
13.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . . .”
—The Declaration of Independence
Which Enlightenment thinker most directly influenced the idea expressed in this passage?
a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
John Locke
c)
Jacques Bossuet
d)
Baron de Montesquieu
14.
Thinkers during the Enlightenment or Age of Reason challenged the established social
order
a)
by calling for an end to government
b)
by denying the existence of heaven
c)
by calling for a just society based on reason
d)
by supporting peasant rebellions.
15.
John Locke was an English philosopher who lived in the 17th century. Locke’s ideas had the most influence over
a)
The belief by the British monarchy that it had the right to collect taxes from American colonists
b)
The development of industry and big business, especially the steel industry in the U.S.
c)
The divine right of kings and the belief that the right to rule should be based on heredity
d)
The rights and freedoms of the individual written into the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
16.
Baron de Montesquieu was a French political thinker known for his
a)
Support of the freedom of speech and thought
b)
Important contributions to economic theory
c)
Criticism of French political institutions
d)
Theory of separation of powers
17.
Which event was most influenced by this idea?
For in all the states of created beings capable of laws, where there is no law, there is no freedom.
—John Locke, Second Treatise of Government, 1690
a)
the nationalist unification of Germany and Italy
b)
the rise of industrial unions in England
c)
the political revolutions in America and France
d)
the fall of the czarist government in Russia
18.
According to John Locke, what was the primary purpose of government?
a)
to support an aristocratic class
b)
to promote equality among citizens
c)
to protect natural rights of individuals
d)
to uphold complete religious toleration
19.
Of all the Revolutions listed below, which Revolution occurred first?
a)
Spanish-American Revolution
b)
Haitian Revolution
c)
French Revolution
d)
American Revolution
20.
Which of the revolutions listed below was led and fought for by slaves?
a)
The British-North American Revolution
b)
The Haitian Revolution
c)
The French Revolution
d)
The Chinese Revolution
21.
A lot of the Enlightenment ideas (separation of power, natural rights, representative democracy) are seen in what US Document?
a)
Federalist Papers
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
US Constitution
d)
Bill of Rights
22.
What was an immediate effect of the American Revolution?
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. —That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,
—Declaration of Independence, 1776
a)
Geographical factors helped improve governmental relations.
b)
Political ideas influenced the citizens of other nations.
c)
Religious views altered the structure of foreign governments.
d)
Social changes created strife among local leaders.
23.
What was a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
There was a wide gap between the privileges of the lowest class that paid most of the taxes and the wealthy bourgeoisie who paid few taxes.
b)
France’s royal treasury was in debt because it could not collect enough tax money from the Second Estate.
c)
The First Estate and Third Estate could not agree about how to reform the economy.
d)
Land was unequally distributed among peasants, nobility, and the Church, which set off the "Fluor War".
24.
Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.
_________________ is the concept that all government power ultimately derives from
the consent of the people being governed
a)
Popular sovereignty
b)
Social contract
c)
Laissez faire
d)
Free market
25.
The term Tabula Rasa means ___________. (Extra Credit Question)
a)
Give me liberty or give me death.
b)
Empty Canvas
c)
Blank Slate / Clean Slate
d)
Divine Right
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