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Unit 5 Test Review

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The English legislative government is called. 
a)
Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
Monarchial
d)
Patrilineal
2.
Before the English Civil War, monarchs were used to _______, but needed parliament to help.
a)
Divine Rule
b)
Marshall Law
c)
Enlightened Thinking
d)
Sleeping all day
3.
Two sides fighting in the English Civil War were the
a)
Brits vs Scots
b)
Broncos vs Stallions
c)
Squarepants vs Colts
d)
Cavaliers vs Roundheads
4.
Before restoration, this parliamentarian took control with a "New Model Army"
a)
Benjamin Banneker
b)
Prince Charles II
c)
Oliver Cromwell
d)
Pippi Livingstone
5.
Which term best describes the system of government headed by Cromwell
a)
An absolute monarchy
b)
A democracy
c)
A military dictatorship
d)
A communist dictatorship
6.
Which of the following is a reason why James II was dethroned?
a)
He was Catholic
b)
He was a Calvinist (Puritan)
c)
He tried to return the peasants to serfdom
d)
He tried to abolish private property
7.
Who were William and Mary
a)
The leaders of the Leveller movement
b)
The new king and queen of England after James II was dethroned
c)
The two favorite horses of Oliver Cromwell
d)
The royal couple who were dethroned and beheaded in the Glorious Revolution
8.
Who became leader of England directly after the English Civil War?
a)
William and Mary
b)
Oliver Cromwell
c)
Charles II
d)
James I
9.
In England, the group that makes the laws and is made up of elected officials is called....................................
a)
Roundheads
b)
Commonwealth
c)
Cavaliers
d)
Parliament
10.
After the English Civil War Oliver Cromwell established a commonwealth but then sent Parliament home and established a _____________.
a)
Monarchy
b)
 Dictatorship
c)
Constitutional Monarchy
d)
Autocracy
11.
What were the supporters of monarchy (Charles I) called during the English Civil War?
a)
Roundheads
b)
Cavaliers 
c)
Boyars
d)
Missionaries
12.
During the English Civil War what were the supporters of Parliament and Oliver Cromwell called ?
a)
Roundheads
b)
Boyars
c)
Cavaliers 
d)
Serfs
13.

What was the result of the English Bill of Rights?

a)

Parliament gains power

b)

Parliament loses power

c)

American Colonies gain independence

d)

Tolerance is granted towards Catholics

14.

A system of governing in which the monarch's power is limited by law

a)

Glorious Revolution

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Communism

d)

Republicanism

15.

Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate General

16.

Nobles: Had land and wealth. Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estates General

17.

This system was based on social classes. The people with the most money did not have to pay taxes. The Third Estate had to pay all the taxes.

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate System

18.

The leader of the Reign of Terror. He and the Jacobins started the Reign of Terror.

a)

Robespierre

b)

King Louis XVI

c)

Marie Antoinnette

d)

Estates General

19.

Monarch of France during the French Revolution. He was beheaded and charged with treason for trying to flee France.

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

Marie Antoinnette

d)

Robespierre

20.

The document that increased the rights of all French citizens

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

Constitution

21.

The political prison, symbol of tyranny during the French Revolution

a)

The Bastille

b)

The Tennis Court

c)

Versailles Palace

d)

Paris

22.

The symbol of terror during the French Revolution, used to execute traitors to the revolution.

a)

Guillotine

b)

Robespierre

c)

The Jacobins

d)

The Bastille

23.

Third Estate members vowed to never give up until a constitution was written.

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Estates General

c)

Estates System

d)

Guillotine

24.

The wife of Louis XVI

a)

Marie Anntoinnette

b)

Robespierre

c)

The Bastille

d)

Lady Gaga

25.

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.

26.

The Reign of Terror ended with the beheading of which well-known revolutionary?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

King Louis XVI

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

27.

The Enlightenment and American Revolution influenced the French Revolution.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

When the Third Estate rebelled, the created what group?

a)

National Assembly

b)

French Parliament

c)

Congress of France

d)

Directory

29.

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.

30.

Nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people.

a)

National Assembly

b)

The Estates

c)

New Regime

d)

Feudalism

31.
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed government works best when there is separation of powers?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
32.
According to Locke, all humans share a set of __________.
a)
 internal organs
b)
natural rights
c)
hopes and dreams
d)
traits and motivations
33.
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
34.
Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Locke would all support:
a)
A dictatorship
b)
A democracy
c)
An absolute monarchy
d)
All of these
35.
Which of the following would NOT be an Enlightenment ideal?  
a)
one ruler should make laws
b)
the government should represent the people
c)
the government should be limited
d)
citizens should have their natural rights
36.
Which Enlightenment thinker believed in the "social contract"?
a)
Charles-Louis Montesquieu
b)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
c)
Adam Smith
d)
John Locke
37.

Who argued for freedom of speech and religion?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Descartes

38.

Who wrote the Leviathan?

a)

Locke

b)

Jefferson

c)

Descartes

d)

Hobbes

39.

Who argued the social contract theory?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Locke

c)

Jefferson

d)

Wollstonecraft

40.
Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
What was the name of the intellectual movement that was responsible for challenging unlimited governments and caused people to question the authority of the church?
a)
The Great Illumination
b)
The Renaissance
c)
The Great Awakening
d)
The Enlightenment
42.

What is a "social contract"?

a)
A legal document outlining the rights and responsibilities of citizens
b)
A physical contract signed by all members of a society
c)
An agreement between two individuals within a society
d)

Implicit agreement among the members of a society and their government to cooperate for social benefits

43.

Which of these philosophers was famously anti-enlightenment, believing that people need to be controlled by government?

a)
Thomas Hobbes
b)
John Locke
c)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d)
Immanuel Kant
44.

Which of these philosophers famously pushed for the idea of "natural rights"?

a)

Thomas Paine

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)
John Locke
d)

Voltaire

45.

What are the three natural rights?

a)
freedom, equality, and justice
b)
money, power, and fame
c)
happiness, health, and education
d)
life, liberty, and property
46.

Which philosopher wrote "Common Sense"?

a)
Thomas Paine
b)

John Locke

c)

Baron de Montesquieu

d)

Immanuel Kant

47.

The Enlightenment was the...

a)

Intellectual movement of the 17th and 18th centuries

b)

period in which advancements were made in math and science

c)

battle between the french and the british for land and control of the fur trade

d)

governments transition from absolute monarchies to constitutional monarchies

48.

During the Enlightenment people began to...

a)

apply reason/logic in order to understand and improve society

b)

increase the power of the monarchs

c)

create a more unlimited government

d)

increase the power of the Roman Catholic Church

49.

Where were most advancements made in the Enlightenment?

a)

Math and Science

b)

English and History

c)

All of the Above

d)

Politics/ Government

50.

Ideas created in the enlightenment were...

a)

Challenges to Absolutism and Divine Right

b)

Influenced development of limited government

c)

Unlimited and Limited government

d)

Authoritian beliefs of the RCC

51.

What country did Louis XIV lead?

a)

France

b)

Prussia

c)

Austria

d)

Spain

52.

What country did Peter the Great lead?

a)

Prussia

b)

Russia

c)

Spain

d)

France

53.

What country did William and Mary eventually lead?

a)

France

b)

Prussia

c)

Great Britain

d)

Sicily

54.

'Absolutism' refers to WHICH of the following governmental ideologies?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Absolute Democracy

d)

Absolute Dictatorship

55.

Which of the following gave kings their 'right' to rule?

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

Divine Right

c)

Magna Carta

d)

English Bill of Rights

56.
Where did Louis XIV move France's palace?
a)
Lyon
b)
Gordes
c)
Versailles
d)
Dinan
57.

Absolute monarchs believe they only answer to -

a)

their people

b)

God

c)

the Pope

d)

nobility

58.

James II was overthrown during the -

a)

English Civil War

b)

Restoration

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

Dictatorship of Cromwell

59.

Louis XIV was known by what name?

a)

The Sun King

b)

The Moon King

c)

King of all Europe

d)

King of the Franks

60.

Who was the Russian ruler who expanded the Russian empire and implemented educational and legal reforms?

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Catherine the Great

d)

Ivan the Terrible

61.

Which philosopher believed in the separation of church and state and criticized religious intolerance?

a)

John Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Immanuel Kant

d)

Rene Descartes

62.

Which philosopher's ideas influenced the United States Constitution with the concept of checks and balances?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Locke

63.

Who argued that individuals should give up some of their freedoms for the benefit of society as a whole?

a)

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

b)

Adam Smith

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Thomas Jefferson

64.

Who implemented Western-style reforms in Russia, including the introduction of potatoes and modernizing the military?

a)

Nicholas II

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Ivan the Terrible

d)

Catherine the Great