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World History, Mid Terms

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John Locke, an English Philosopher, described life, liberty, and property as…

a)

Politicial Rights

b)

Economic Rights

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Social Rights

2.

What does Absolute Ruler mean?

a)

King elected in a democracy

b)

A pastor

c)

Ruler who has absolute power

d)

Heir to throne

3.

What is divine right?

a)

The ability to only answer to God

b)

Life Insurance

c)

Promise to be re-elected

4.

Who built the Palace of Versailles?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Queen Elizabeth

5.

A dictator is similar to an absolute monarchy, in that in both forms of government, the leaders…

a)

Allow citizens to vote

b)

Have absolute power

6.

French King that ruled for 72 years and built Versailles

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Queen Elizabeth

7.

Which historic document includes John Locke’s belief that people had the right to by birth to freedom and equality and that the government should protect those rights?….

a)

Workers rights

b)

Platos Republic

c)

The communist Manifesto

d)

The Declaration of Independence

8.

Which of the following is evidence that religion was an important element in the English Civil War, the formation of a commonwealth, and the restoration?

a)

Parliament kept much of its power after the civil war

b)

Parliament passed a petition of Right, limiting the kings rights to act

c)

King James II began to appoint Catholics to high public offfices

d)

Cavaliers and Roundheads supported opposite sides.

9.

The Enlightenment is also known as the….

a)

The age of reason

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

Social change

d)

The revolution

10.

Thomas Hobbes believed that humans were guided by….

a)

Reason and intellect

b)

Religion and personal ethics

c)

Desire to avoid conflict

d)

Basic survival instincts

11.

When Napoleon came to power, what came to an end?

a)

The reign of terror, French Revolution

b)

The bourbon restoration

c)

Age of Enlightenment

d)

The French dynasty

12.

Where did Napoleon’s final defeat in battle take place?

a)

Mountainous terrain

b)

Harsh Russian winter

c)

Short distance from france

d)

Deep forest

13.

Which of these ideas was part of Rousseau’s philosophy

a)

Government power comes with general will

b)

Life, Liberty, and property

c)

Government should be divide into branches

d)

Enlightened despots are the most effective governments

14.

The American Revolution was unique among successful revolts of the people against a tyrannical monarch and was recognised by many as…

a)

A prelude to the scientific revolution

b)

Confirmation of the ideals of the Enlightenment

c)

Proof that monarchies were outdated

d)

A validation of enlightened absolutism

15.

Who studied the system of government in which seperation of powers caused the parts of the government to control and limit eachother

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Locke

c)

Hobbes

d)

Rousseau

16.

A social contract is

a)

Laws of the land

b)

A signed contract when buying a house

c)

An agreement amongst the members of a society

d)

Job contract

17.

Montesquieu liked the idea of the government being separated into _ branches

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

3

18.

Diderot— complied all knowledge of the day made it into the first…

a)

Newspaper

b)

Encyclopaedia

c)

Dictionary

d)

Atlas

19.

Where and when did the industrial Revolution begin?

a)

England/late 1700s (it was Great Britain but whatvaaa)

b)

France/late 1700s

c)

Russia/early 1700s

d)

USA/early 1800s

20.

Money available for investment is called

a)

Communism

b)

Socialism

c)

Capital

d)

Labor

21.

A person that takes a risk in order to make a profit is a

a)

Communist

b)

Entrepreneur

c)

Socialist

d)

Plebiscite

22.

Life in the factory for children. Could be described as…

a)

Harsh and dangerous

b)

Getting paid more for overtime

c)

A chance to buy a new phone

d)

Enjoying lots of free time

23.

26. Coal was used to power what type of engine?

a)

• A. Outboard

b)

B. internal combustion

c)

C. The little one that could

d)

Steam

24.

when did the Industrial Revolution begin spreading to the US?

a)

1600s/17th century

b)

1800s/19th century

c)

1700s/18th century

d)

1900s/20th century

25.

Famine and …. Were 2 factors that impacted global mov and urbanisation

a)

Poverty

b)

Education

26.

Which of the following emphasises military strength

a)

Militarism’

b)

Armyism

c)

Rocketism

d)

Tankism

27.

The minors doctrine was issued to prevent …. From further colonization in the Americas

a)

Australia

b)

China

c)

St. Helen

d)

Europe

28.

Where did Napoleon’s final defeat battle take place?

a)

Britain

b)

Waterloo, Belgium

c)

Verdun

d)

Somme