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Unit 6 Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Between 1550 and 1789, Enlightenment ideas swept

a)

Only through France and colonial America.

b)

Only through European society.

c)

Through European society and colonial America.

d)

Throughout the world.

2.

Salons helped to spread

a)

The geocentric theory

b)

Only the ideas of the philosophes.

c)

Only the ideas of the political scientists

d)

Enlightenment thinking.

3.

Which person would probably NOT have been influenced by the philosophes?

a)

A scholar who believed in the geocentric theory.

b)

A European artist living during the 1700s.

c)

A leader of a salon.

d)

An American patriot denouncing taxation without representation.

4.

The philosophes used reason to address

a)


British taxes

b)

Social issues

c)

Abusive rulers

d)

All of the above

5.

The American Revolution was influenced by 

a)

British policies

b)

Political scientists

c)

The philosphes

d)


All of the above.


6.

Which of the following attempted social reforms?

a)

The philosphes

b)

Scholars

c)

Enlightened Despots

d)

All of the above

7.

Which of the following occurred after the salons spread enlightenment ideas?

a)

The scientific method develops.

b)

The colonists denounced taxation without representation.

c)

Political scientists propose new ideas about government.

d)

People apply the scientific approach to society.

8.

How did Napoleon's conquests affect the size of the French-controlled territory?

a)

It shrank by half.

b)


It approximately tripled the size.

c)

It stayed approximately the same.


d)


It changed only slightly.

9.

Which routed would enable the French troops to stay within the French Empire for most of the journey to the Russian border?

a)

crossing through Switzerland, Confederation of the Rhine, Sweden

b)

Crossing the Confederation of the Rhine, Ottoman Empire, Austrian Empire

c)

Crossing Switzerland, Italy, Ottoman Empire, Austria

d)

Crossing the Confederation of the Rhine, Prussia, The Grand Duchy of Warsaw

10.

Great Britain and Moscow lie above which line of latitude?

a)

40* S

b)


80* W

c)

50* N

d)

8* E

11.

Which major advantage did Czar Alexander I have over Napoleon's Grand Army?

a)

The Grand Army had no access to the Baltic Sea.

b)


The Grand Army was not accustomed to Russian winters.

c)

The Grand Army was far from its enemies.


d)

The Grand Army had great difficulty navigating the Black Sea.

12.

Which of Napoleon's allies shared the longest borders with the area he controlled?

a)

Austrian Empire

b)


Switzerland

c)

Portugal


d)

Denmark

13.

Under Japan's new system of feudalism, the daimyo were

a)

Warlords

b)

Shoguns

c)

Emperors

d)

Religious leaders

14.


The Tokugawa Shogunate was a type of


a)

Cultural institution

b)

Religions authority

c)


Military government

d)

Commercial partnership or organization

15.


In 1600, the person who finally completed the long process of unifying Japan was

a)

Matsuo Basho

b)

Oda Nobunaga

c)

Tokugawa Ieyasu

d)

Toyotomi Hidetoshi

16.

Tokugawa Ieyasu used the “alternate attendance policy” to control the


a)

Foreign traders

b)


Peasants

c)

Merchants

d)

Daimyo

17.


What type of policy did Japan institute to control foreign ideas?

a)

A closed country policy    

b)


A policy of colonization    

c)


A policy of persecution

d)

A Zen Buddhist policy

18.

The Declaration of Independence was written by

A

John Adams

a)


John Adams

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson


d)

Patrick Henry

19.


The Bill of Rights was influenced by

a)


Voltaire

b)


Locke

c)


Rousseau

d)

All of the above

20.

Which of the following events occurred after the American Revolution?

a)


Constitutional Convention

b)


French and Indian War

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Navigation Acts

21.

What was Montesquieu’s influence on the U.S. Constitution?

a)


Public elections

b)

Branches of government

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

Representatives


22.

What did the American colonists protest as “taxation without representation”?

a)


French and Indian War

b)

Navigation Acts

c)


Stamp Act

d)

 Export tax on tea

23.

How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment ideals?

a)

It stated that all titles of nobility should be abolished.

b)

It protected the rights of the accused and prohibited cruel punishment.

c)

It set up a system of checks and balances for the U. S. government.

d)


It said that people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

24.

What king became France’s most powerful ruler and boasted “I am the state”?

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Louis XVI

25.

The first Russian ruler to adopt the title czar, meaning “Caesar,” was

a)

Peter the Great

b)


 Ivan the Terrible

c)

Yaroslav

d)

Vladimir

26.


Which of the following did the Glorious Revolution bring to England’s throne?

a)

William and Mary

b)


Charles II

c)

James II

d)

James I

27.

A major reason for the colonists’ victory over Britain was

a)


Superior weaponry.    

b)

A stronger motivation to fight

c)

Military support from Italy

d)

More experienced generals

28.

Which of the following was created by the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The Congress

b)

The Supreme Court

c)


The office of the president

d)


The office of the vice-president

29.

The first nation government of the 13 individual states in North America was created by the 

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Navigation Acts

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

30.

The person most responsible for the accomplishments of the Congress of Vienna was

a)

Czar Alexander I of Russia. 

b)

Emperor Francis of Austria.

c)

King Frederick William III of Prussia.

d)

Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria.

31.

About what percentage of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate?


a)

2

b)

98

c)

20

d)

10

32.


What happened on Bastille Day?

a)

Robespierre was executed by guillotine.

b)

French women marched all the way to Versailles. 

c)

A mob stormed a prison looking for weapons.

d)

All of the above are true.

33.

Which goal was NOT stated in the slogan of the French Revolution?

a)

Liberty

b)


Equality

c)


Justice

d)

Brotherhood

34.

During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine?

a)

No one

b)

the nobility

c)


the clergy

d)

Third Estate

35.


Who was the most influential leader at the Congress of Vienna?

a)

Czar Alexander I of Russia

b)

Emperor Francis of Austria

c)

King Frederick William III of Prussia

d)

Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria

36.

Which of the following was an important goal of the Congress of Vienna?

a)

to destroy France

b)

to execute Napoleon by guillotine

c)


to establish a balance of power in Europe

d)

to establish Vienna as the new capital of Europe

37.


About what percent of France’s population belonged to the First and Second Estates?

a)

2

b)

10

c)

20

d)

98

38.


Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of the Enlightenment?


a)

the nobility   

b)


the bourgeoisie

c)

the peasant class

d)

the clergy

39.


What issue led to the first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years?

a)

proposed taxation of the Second Estate

b)


political representation in the government

c)

food shortages and riots among the peasants

d)


taking away religious freedoms from the Huguenots

40.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory?

a)

to raise money

b)


To cut his losses in America    

c)

to punish the sugar growers in Saint Domingue

d)

to weaken Britain's power

41.

What was one important consequence of the Battle of Trafalgar?


a)

 Napoleon gave up his plans of invading Britain.

b)

Napoleon conquered Russia.

c)


Portugal became part of the French Empire.

d)

Napoleon became emperor.

42.


How did Great Britain react to the Continental System?

a)

 It invaded France.

b)

It organized its own blockade.    

c)

It negotiated a peace agreement with France.

d)


It formed an alliance with Austria and Prussia.

43.

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


a)

Only peasants and the clergy paid taxes.

b)

 Only about 2 percent of the nobility paid any taxes.

c)

The nobility paid taxes only on land, not on income.


d)


The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.


44.


What does the word plebiscite mean?

a)

an agreement

b)


a vote of the people

c)

a seizure of power


d)

a public school

45.


How did Admiral Nelson defeat the French-Spanish fleet in the Battle of Trafalgar?

a)

He ordered the British fleet to invade France.

b)

He bombed Napoleon's infantry.

c)

He divided the French fleet into smaller groups and then attacked them.

d)


He pretended to retreat and did scorched earth.