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Unit 5 Review

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was considered the first to develop a heliocentric model of the universe:

a)

Ptolemy

b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Johannes Kepler
d)
Nicolaus Copernicus
2.

Which of the following discovered the law of universal gravitation:

a)

Francis Bacon

b)
Galileo Galilei
c)

Robert Boyle

d)

Isaac Newton

3.

Which of the following was considered the father of modern rationalism:

a)
René Descartes
b)
John Locke
c)

Margaret Cavendish

d)

Antoine Lavoisier

4.

Montesquieu was famous for his doctrine of:

a)

Laissez-faire

b)
Divine right of kings
c)
Social contract theory
d)
Separation of powers
5.

Locke was famous for suggesting that the social contract was formed to:

a)

protect natural rights

b)
create economic equality
c)
promote religious freedom
d)
establish a monarchy
6.

For Rousseau, the social contract meant that people agreed to follow:

a)

the laws of the country

b)

individual self-interest

c)

the general will

d)
the interests of the wealthy
7.

Frederick the Great was the king of:

a)
Austria
b)
Sweden
c)
Prussia
d)
France
8.

Joseph II was the emperor of:

a)

Russia

b)

Austria

c)

Rome

d)

France

9.

Catherine the Great was the empress of:

a)
Austria
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)

Spain

10.

The British raised taxes on their American colonists to pay for:

a)

the Civil War

b)

the War of 1812

c)

the French and Indian War

d)

the Revolutionary War

11.

The Declaration of Independence was highly influenced by:

a)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

Montesquieu

c)
John Locke
d)

Thomas Hobbes

12.

The first constitution for the independent United States was called the:

a)
Articles of Confederation
b)

U.S. Constitution

c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Bill of Rights
13.

Which of the following was NOT one of the Intolerable Acts:

a)

The Quartering Act

b)

The Massachusetts Government Act

c)

The Quebec Act

d)

The Tea Act

14.

What did the “committees of correspondence” do:

a)

organized military training for colonial militias

b)

established trade agreements with foreign nations

c)

created a system of taxation for the colonies

d)

coordinated boycott efforts

15.

The first government for all the British colonies in America was:

a)

the House of Burgesses

b)

the Continental Congress

c)

the Mayflower Compact

d)

the National Assembly

16.

Before the Revolution, France was divided into:

a)

Three Estates

b)

Five Estates

c)

Two Estates

d)

Four Estates

17.

The Bastille was stormed to:

a)

seize gunpower to allow the people to protect themselves

b)
host a public festival
c)
establish a new government
d)
celebrate a royal event
18.

As a ruler, Napoleon had which title:

a)

King

b)

First Consul

c)

President

d)

Governor

19.

This country is:

a)

the Austrian Empire

b)

the Spanish Empire

c)

the Russian Empire

d)

the French Empire

20.

This country was:

a)

allied against Napoleon

b)

allied with Napoleon

c)

a dependent state of the French Empire

d)

the French Empire

21.

This country was:

a)

allied against Napoleon

b)

allied with Napoleon

c)

a dependent state of the French Empire

d)

the French Empire

22.

Which of the following events happened first:

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Campaign in Egypt

c)

French invasion of Russia

d)

French Concordat

23.

Which of the following events happened last:

a)

Coronation of Napoleon

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Women's March on Versailles

d)

Flight to Varennes

24.

Which set of events occurred in chronological order:

a)
  1. 1. Meeting of the Estates-General, 2. Reign of Terror, 3. invasion of Russia

b)
  1. 1. Storming of the Bastille, 2. invasion of Russia, 3. Flight to Varennes

c)
  1. 1. Campaign in Egypt, 2. Coronation of Napoleon, 3. Reign of Terror

d)
  1. 1. invasion of Russia, 2. Reign of Terror, 3. Meeting of the Estates-General

25.

In Saint-Domingue, the people on the top of the social hierarchy were called:

a)

peninsulares

b)

big whites

c)

free people of color

d)

little whites

26.

The beginning of the Haitian Revolution was the:

a)

calling of the Continental Congress

b)

signing of the Declaration of Independence

c)

1791 Rebellion

d)

storming of the Bastille

27.

The people of Saint-Domingue fought against the French because:

a)

they wanted to protect Toussaint Louverture

b)

they did not want to be re-enslaved

c)

they wanted to protect the big whites

d)

they wanted to protect the little whites

28.

Ptolemy is associated with:

a)

rationalism

b)

geocentrism

c)

heliocentrism

d)

the scientific method

29.

Which of the following was a baroque composer?

a)

Franz Joseph Haydn

b)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
c)
Ludwig van Beethoven
d)
Johann Sebastian Bach
30.

Which of the following is the best explanation for the cause of the English Civil War?

a)
Religious conflicts between Catholics and Protestants.
b)
The influence of foreign powers on English politics.
c)
The power struggle between King Charles I and Parliament.
d)
Economic disputes over trade tariffs.
31.

Which of the following countries fought in the Seven Years' War?

a)

Britain

b)
Sweden
c)
Russia
d)
Italy
32.

Which war helped cause the American Revolution?

a)

The Seven Years' War

b)

The War of Spanish Succession

c)

The War of Austrian Succession

d)
The War of 1812
33.

What was Napoleon's trade alliance called?

a)
Continental System
b)
Trade Federation
c)
Mercantile Alliance
d)

Continental Congress

34.

Mexican independence was led by:

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)
Miguel Hidalgo
c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Toussaint Louverture