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Modern World Culture Chapter 7 Quiz

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did Hobbes sum up people's quality of life in a state of nature?
a)
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
b)
poor, nasty, brutish, and short
c)
fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and introspective
d)
scared, hungry, lonely, and cold
2.
According to Hobbes, people agreed to give up some ______ in exchange for _______ as part of the social contract.
a)
rights and power / protection
b)
food and shelter / weapons
c)
security and protection / freedom
d)
money / goods and services
3.
John Locke's thinking most influenced what American Founding Father?
a)
George Washington
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Thomas Jefferson
4.
According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.
a)
 internal organs
b)
natural rights
c)
hopes and dreams
d)
traits and motivations
5.
Locke's inalienable rights include...
a)
life, liberty, and property
b)
pizza, chips, and soda
c)
life, property, and travel
d)
freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assemble
6.
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed government works best when there is separation of powers?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
7.
Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support:
a)
A dictatorship
b)
A democracy
c)
An absolute monarchy
d)
All of these
8.
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the "social contract"?
a)
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
b)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c)
Adam Smith
d)
John Locke
9.
Baron de Montesquieu established two ideas that helped mold today's government in the United States. Those two ideas were....
a)
reason and progress 
b)
Separation of Power and Checks and Balances 
c)
Laissee-faire and Supply & Demand
d)
General Will and Social Contract
10.
What did Rousseau believe that governments should work toward?
a)
A Revolution against the monarchy
b)
Good Health
c)
Common Good
d)
No Taxes
11.
Why did Montesquieu believe that checks and balances were needed in governments?
a)
To make sure that each branch of government is correct
b)
Keep the different branches of government from getting too much power
12.

“The state of nature has a law of nature to govern it. . . no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty, or possessions. . .” --Two Treatises on Government, 1690

Who wrote the passage from Two Treatises on Government?

a)

John Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Rousseau

d)

Voltaire

13.
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
14.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people were born good, but society corrupted them.  
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
15.
How did Hobbes view human nature?
a)
We are inquisitive and industrious.
b)
We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.
c)
We are naturally altruistic and usually willing to compromise.
d)
We are born a 'blank slate', and we develop differently according to our life's experiences..
16.
According to John Locke, why are governments created?
a)
God gives monarchs a divine right to rule over their people
b)
People are naturally selfish and need a strong ruler to create order
c)
People set up governments to protect their lives and property
d)
Civil government must be established to offset the power of the church
17.
Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that people have the right to abolish their government and create a new one?
a)

Baron De Montesquieu

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

18.
The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other is called ___.
a)

a natural law

b)

checks and balances

c)

a social contract

d)

laissez-faire

19.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)

Philosophers

b)

Democracy

c)

Social Contract

d)

Divine Right of Kings

20.
Wrote the book, Leviathan, during the English Civil War
a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

c)

Baron De Montesquieu

d)

John Locke

21.

Father of Capitalism

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Adam Samson

c)

Smith Adam

d)

John Locke

22.

According to Adam Smith laissez faire was the best way to run an economy. According to this idea what should the government do with the economy?

a)
hands off the economy
b)
completely run the economy
c)
be in charge of food and drinks in the economy
d)
provide pay checks for everyone in society
23.
Which statement best describes the beliefs of the Enlightment thinkers?
a)
They had faith that absolute monarchs would govern wisely and fairly.
b)
They believed that science and reason could improve people's lives.
c)
They believed religion alone could answer all questions about life.
d)
They believed that the ancient Greeks and Romans knew all there was to know.
24.

Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.--That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government.... Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence)


1. The excerpt above illustrates which key Enlightenment idea?

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Due Process

c)

Social Contract

d)

Separation of power

25.
How did Hobbes view human nature?
a)
We are inquisitive and industrious.
b)
We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.
c)
We are naturally altruistic and usually willing to compromise.
d)
We are born a 'blank slate', and we develop differently according to our life's experiences..
26.

Review this quote:

"...he intends only his own security; and by directing that industry in such a manner as its produce may be of the greatest value, he intends only his own gain, and he is in this, as in many other cases, led by an invisible hand to promote an end which was no part of his intention. Nor is it always the worse for the society that it was no part of it. By pursuing his own interest, he frequently promotes that of the society more effectually than when he really intends to promote it. "  Adam Smith

What is meant by the invisible hand?

a)
An actual invisible hand guides economic outcomes, and freedom is created. 
b)
The invisible hand is a metaphor or a symbol of "market forces" in the free-market system.  These market forces lead to good outcomes without any central planning. 
27.

According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

a)

Overthrow the government

b)

Petition the government for their rights

c)

Nothing, the people don't have rights

28.
According to Rousseau, what is the basis for society?
a)
The interests of the ruling class
b)
The general will of the people
c)
The power of the Catholic Church
d)
Superstition
29.

Which Enlightenment thinker's ideas were used when the Founding Fathers created America's branches of government?

a)

John Locke

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

30.

Which Enlightenment thinker is associated with the concept of popular sovereignty?

a)

John Locke

b)

Jean Jacques Rousseau

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Denis Diderot

31.

According to Rousseau, who should have the power in the government?

a)

the people

b)

the president

c)

the king

d)

the judicial branch

32.

Rousseau believed the people create a unwritten agreement with the government. The people agree to obey the government if the government agrees to protects the people's rights. Rousseau called this agreement:

a)

the Constitution

b)

the Declaration of Rights

c)

the Social Contract

d)

the Encyclopedia

33.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
34.
The First Estate in French society was composed of 
a)
the Clergy
b)
people with special courts
c)
people who did not pay taxes
d)
all of the abve
35.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
36.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
37.
When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to 
a)
leave the city
b)
storm the Bastille
c)
force the King to come to Paris
d)
none of the above
38.
What day marks the official beginning of the French Revolution?
a)
June 17, 1789
b)
May 5, 1789
c)
August 4, 1789
d)
July 14, 1789
39.
What was the significance of the Storming of the Bastille?
a)
Bastille was symbol to the people of France representing years of kindness by the monarchy
b)
it represented a challenge to the Old Regime
c)
the event was ignored by most of the French and proved the revolution was unpopular
d)
most French today argue that the Storming of the Bastille was not important
40.
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
41.
What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
it led to a new constitution for France
b)
it started the French Revolution
c)
it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror
d)
it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon
42.
Who tried to create their own government and vowed to write their own constitution?
a)
The National Assembly
b)
King Louis XVI
c)
The Clergy
d)
The emigres
43.

The King and Queen were viewed as

a)

good leaders

b)

unconcerned with the needs of the people

c)

honest and good stewards of the people

d)

Presidential

44.

What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

a)

all the estates were taxed equally

b)

the upper classes paid the most taxes

c)

the poorest classes paid all the taxes

d)

the third estate was the wealthiest

45.
Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?
a)
The American  Civil War
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
The Seven Years War
46.

What percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?

a)

97

b)

70

c)

3

d)

40

47.

What type of people made up the First Estate?

a)

Roman Catholic Clergy

b)

Nobility

c)

Peasants

d)

Middle Class

48.

The nobility were members of the ______

a)

Second Estate

b)

First Estate

c)

Fourth Estate

d)

Third Estate

49.

Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system of France in the years preceding the French Revolution?

a)

The Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.

b)

The nobility paid taxes only on land, not income.

c)

All members of society paid taxes evenly.

d)

The Second and Third Estates split the taxes.

50.

What was not a reason France found itself deep in debt?

a)

The French government spent most of the treasury on food for the people.

b)

France spent way too much money on wars.

c)

Marie Antoinette loved shopping sprees and gambling.

d)

Louis XVI fired his finance ministers who wanted to create reforms.

51.

What was Marie Antoinette's nickname?

a)

Madame Deficit

b)

Lady Spender

c)

Mrs. Big Spender

d)

Madame Debt

52.

What was the reasoning behind the Queen's nickname?

a)

Her lavish spending habits

b)

Her trendy outfits and style

c)

Her attitude and view of society

d)

Her throne made of large stacks of cash

53.

Who suffered the most before and during the French Revolution

a)

Third Estate

b)

First Estate

c)

Nobility

d)

The King

54.

What was a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

The influence of Enlightenment ideas

b)

New taxes on the second estate

c)

Economic prosperity

d)

Strong leadership of Louis XVI

55.

Which of these groups were NOT part of French society during this time?

a)

Roman Catholic Clergy

b)

Third Estate

c)

Nobility

d)

Congress

56.

Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

United States Constitution

57.

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

a)

by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

b)

by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.

c)

by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

d)

by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

58.

The French-Indian/Seven Years War is often viewed by historians as being a factor in causing the American Revolution. Which of these BEST explains why this might be the case?

a)

The Indians believed the colonists would return seized lands to them

b)

The British were able to defeat the French in North America, Asia, and at sea

c)

The high cost of the war meant Parliament had to create new taxes in the American colonies

d)

The French were never truly expelled and played a large role in stirring-up colonial discontent

59.

Why were Colonists angered by the new taxes placed on the colonies following the French and Indian War

a)

They believed their taxes were being wasted by King George III

b)

They felt that they should have representation in Parliament

c)

The issue of taxing colonists had never before been raised

d)

The British policy of Salutary Neglect was being enforced

60.

After winning the French & Indian War, Great Britain passed the Proclamation of 1763 which made the colonists angry because

a)

it took away their representation in Parliament.

b)

it forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.

c)

it passed a tax on items such as newspapers, wills and contracts.

d)

it did not allow them to settle on land west of the Appalachian mountains

61.

Which of these is a right found in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

right to free speech

b)

right to health care

c)

live long and propser

d)

pursuit of happiness

62.

The Declaration of Independence was approved by the Second Continental Congress on

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

December 25, 1776

c)

September 17, 1787

d)

September 25, 1792

63.

How was the Stamp Act different from earlier taxes imposed on the British colonies?

a)

The Stamp Act was only enforced in the southern colonies; northern colonies were not affected by the taxes

b)

Revenue collected under the Stamp Act was given to the colonial governments instead of the British government.

c)

Representatives from the colonies were elected to Parliament so that colonial interests could be addressed in the debate over passage of the Stamp Act.

d)

The Stamp Act directly affected the colonists, taxes prior to the stamp act were indirect taxes, paid only by merchants

64.

Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by

a)

enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts.

b)

"tarring and feathering" the colonial leaders of Boston.

c)

rounding up suspected participants and sending them to Australia

d)

enacting a series of restrictive measures known as the Intolerable Acts

65.
the Sugar Act, Quartering Act, and Stamp Act contributed to the start of the American Revolution by...
a)
restricting colonial trade with American Indians.
b)
imposing regulations on colonial agriculture.
c)
angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties were being violated.
d)
punishing colonists for resisting Parliament.
66.
The Continental Congress appointed/commissioned _________________ as General and Commander in chief of the Continental Army in 1775.
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
67.
The Haitian Revolution took place between ______?
a)
1791-1804
b)
1776-1781
c)
1789-1804
d)
1804-1808
68.
What country did Haiti gain its independence from ___?
a)
France
b)
England
c)
 Spain
d)
The United States
69.
What did the French call Haiti?
a)
Saint Domingue
b)
Santo Domingo
c)
Hispaniola
d)
New Spain
70.

Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had

a)

a smaller tax burden than the other estates

b)

greater political influence than the clergy

c)

a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates

d)

a high tax burden and little political power

71.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT

a)

freedom of speech

b)

freedom of the press

c)

freedom of religion

d)

equal rights for women

72.

In 1793 King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were

a)

saved from the Robespierre.

b)

executed.

c)

deported to England.

d)

returned to the throne.

73.

  1. Which group of people made up the majority of the population in St. Domingue and were exploited for economic growth?

a)

European settlers

b)

Indigenous people

c)

African slaves

d)

Free mulattoes

74.

What was the significance of the Storming of the Bastille during the French Revolution?

a)

It marked the end of the French Revolution

b)

It marked the beginning of the French Revolution

c)

It marked the peak of the French Revolution

d)

It had no significance in the French Revolution

75.

  1. What inspired the Mulattoes and slaves in Haiti to seek revolution?

a)

The French Revolution

b)

The British invasion of Haiti

c)

The American Revolution

d)

  1. The Spanish Invasion of Haiti

76.

  1. Who was one of the leaders of the Haitian revolution?

a)

  1. Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

  1. Thomas Jefferson

c)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

d)

King Louis XVI

77.

  1. Who made up the first social class in Haiti?

a)

free mulattoes

b)

African merchants

c)

White European settlers

d)

African slaves

78.

What cause of the French Revolution is represented by this image?

a)

Weak leadership of the monarchy

b)

Unequal social class system

c)

Economic crisis

d)

Inspiration from the Enlightenment

79.

What does letter A represent in this image?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estates General

80.

What was the famous slogan colonists used to portray their unhappiness with Parliament?

a)

It's My Money and I want It Now!

b)

No Way Without a Say!

c)

No Taxation Without Representation

d)

The British are Coming!

81.

Which phrase become popular among colonists in response to England imposing taxes?

a)

“No taxation without representation”

b)

“The rights of Englishmen”

c)

“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”

d)

“Give me liberty or give me death”

82.

The Social Contract Theory

a)

Sought to guarantee liberty by dividing the powers of government

b)

Led to the growth of new Protestant denominations (groups) in the mid-1700s

c)

Questioned the authority of any church to persecute those who did not accept its teachings

d)

Held that if a government did not protect the citizens & their rights, then citizens were justified in rebelling

83.

This document officially ended the American Revolution

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Navigation Act

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