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Unit 7: Assessment

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An intellectual movement focused on improving government and society using reason and thought.

a)

natural rights

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

10 Commandments

2.
What is the heliocentric theory?
a)
There is no sun
b)
The sun is smaller than the Earth
c)
The sun is the center of the universe
d)
The Earth in the center of the universe
3.
Who created the heliocentric theory?
a)
Copernicus
b)
Galileo 
c)
Ptolemy
d)
Kepler
4.
The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
earthcentric
d)
world's worst
5.
Who created the geocentric theory?
a)
Issac Newton
b)
Ptolemy 
c)
Copernicus
d)
Galileo
6.

An agreement among individuals to secure their rights and safety by creating a government and agreeing to its rules is known as ___________________

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Social Contract

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Consent of the Governed

7.
What document did John Locke's ideas influence?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Great Charter
d)
Magna Carter
8.

This enlightenment philosopher argued strongly in favor of free speech as a human right, and criticized intolerance and oppression, especially that of the Catholic Church

a)

John Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

Olympe de Gouges

9.

This philosopher was the first to propose two major features of modern American government - Separation of powers and Checks & Balances

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Baron de Montesquieu

c)

Olympe de Gouges

d)

John Locke

10.

This philosopher had a negative view of human nature, believing that people were generally greedy and selfish.

a)

John Locke

b)

Voltaire

c)

Cesare Beccaria

d)

Thomas Hobbes

11.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
12.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people were born good, but society corrupted them.  
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
13.
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

14.

Father of Capitalism

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Adam Samson

c)

Smith Adam

d)

John Locke

15.
What was Galileo's most important invention
a)
Water Pump
b)
Telescope
c)
The Big Wheel
d)
Electricity
16.

What is the belief that a leader derives their power from God?

a)

Absolutism

b)

Divine Right

c)

Junkerism

d)

Peace of Westphalia

17.

What is the term that states no individual can be held in prison without first being charged?

a)

Divine Right

b)

Balance of Power

c)

Edict of Nantes

d)

Habeas Corpus

18.

Who are the Huguenots?

a)

French Catholics

b)

French Protestants

c)

French Nobles

d)

French Peasants

19.

Who was the author of Don Quixote?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Cervantes

c)

Locke

d)

Hobbes

20.

By what name was Louis XIV known?

a)

Sun King

b)

Moon King

c)

King of all Europe

d)

King of the Franks

21.

Which option completes the table?

a)

Palace of Versailles

b)

Louvre Palace

c)

Bastille Prison

d)

Notre-Dame Cathedral

22.

It made Catholicism the official religion of France and gave religious freedom for the Huguenots.

a)

Balance of Power

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

Edict of Nantes

d)

Bill of Rights

23.

Which country was the first to execute its king?

a)

Russia

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

24.

Who was the Lord Protector of England?

a)

Charles II

b)

William and Mary

c)

Oliver Cromwell

d)

James I

25.

Who was the first Stuart ruler of England?

a)

Philip I

b)

Peter I

c)

Charles I

d)

James I

26.

Which English king was executed?

a)

James I

b)

Philip I

c)

Charles I

d)

Henry IV

27.

Peter the Great implemented this to strengthen Russia.

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Westernization

c)

Balance of Power

d)

Trickle-down Economics

28.

The ruler of Russia who improved education and established schools for women.

a)

Catherine the Great

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Ivan IV

d)

Maria Theresa

29.

Who was the first female Empress of the Holy Roman Empire?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Maria Theresa

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Mary I

30.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed men and women should be equal
a)
Voltaire
b)
Denis Diderot
c)
Mary Wollstonecraft
d)
Adam Smith
31.
English physicist and mathematician who developed the Laws of Motion and the Law of Gravity.
a)
Sir Francis Bacon
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
John Locke
d)
Sir Isaac Newton
32.
English philosopher and scientist who is considered the Father of the Scientific Revolution after his development of the Scientific Method.
a)
Sir Francis Bacon
b)
Johannes Kepler
c)
Voltaire
d)
Sir Isaac Newton
33.
_________ is credited with saying "I think, therefore I am."  
a)
Rene Descartes
b)
John Locke
c)
Galileo Galilei
d)
Sir Francis Bacon
34.
What are the three natural rights that everyone is said to be born with?
a)
Life, liberty, and money
b)
Liberty, money, and property
c)
Life, liberty, and property
d)
Cellphones, cars, and clothes
35.

Who did not support the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Aristotle

b)

Bacon

c)

Descartes

d)

Catholic Church

36.

What do these steps describe?

1. Ask a question

2. Form a hypothesis

3. Experiment to test hypothesis

4. Analyze data

5. Draw a conclusion

a)

Order of Operations

b)

Steps of CPR

c)

Scientific Method

d)

Essay writing

37.

How many amendments have been made to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

17

d)

27

38.

You learned that Catherine the Great was an example of an Enlightened Monarch, which of the following actions support this?

a)

She passed strict laws

b)

She censored freedom of speech

c)

She passed many reforms making life better for people

d)

She was an Absolute Monarch.

39.

You learned that Mary Shelly wrote the popular book Frankenstein in 1818, what century was this book written?

a)

18th C

b)

17th C

c)

19th C

d)

20th C

40.
Which famous Enlightenment philosopher made this statement
a)
Voltaire
b)
Locke
c)
Hobbes
d)
Montesquieu
41.

Which Spanish Enlightenment thinkers' ideas laid the foundation for the 8th Amendment, which protects you from excessive bail, and cruel and unusual punishments.

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbs

c)

Voltaire

d)

Beccarie

42.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John Locke

d)

Thomas Jefferson

43.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
44.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
45.

Sons of Liberty boarded ships carrying tea and threw the tea into the Boston Harbor.

a)

The Night of Tea

b)

The Night Tea was Wasted

c)

The Boston Tea Party

46.

In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed laws called the __________ to punish the colonists.

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Shame on You Acts

c)

You're Grounded Acts

47.

.The 1765 act that taxed all paper and printed goods in the colonies was called the ____________.

a)

Sugar Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Quartering Act

48.

He was the King of England during the American Revolution. He was often blamed for being a tyrant.

a)

King Phillip

b)

King Charles

c)

George Washington

d)

King George III

49.

Written by Thomas Paine, it helped inspire the American Revolution?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Common Sense

c)

Bible

d)

Don Quixote

50.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
51.
The Third Estate was made up of these people.
a)
clergy
b)
nobles
c)
common people
d)
kings and queens
52.

Which of the following made up members of the 2nd Estate?

a)

peasants

b)

Kings

c)

Nobles

d)

merchants

53.

Which of the following made up members of the 1st Estate?

a)

Kings

b)

merchants

c)

nobles

d)

Clergy

54.

Who was the leading figure during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Georges Danton

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

55.

Which group ruled the country during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Second Estate

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

French nobles

d)

Estates General

e)

King Louis XVI and his advisors

56.
What does this images tell you about the Reign of Terror?
a)
Only the nobles were targeted and executed
b)
No citizen was safe, even 3rd Estate members
c)
The middle class was not impacted
d)
All citizens were treated as equals
57.

What happened to King Louis XVI and his wife?

a)
they were executed 
b)
they were allowed to escape to Great Britain 
c)
they were put in jail for the rest of their lives 
58.

In July, 1789, what event starts the French Revolution?

a)

The Legislative Hall

b)

The Palace of Versailles

c)

The Bastille

d)

The Royal Armory

59.
What land does Napoleon sell to America?
a)
Louisiana Territory
b)
New Mexico Territory
c)
California
d)
Cuba
60.

What was the guillotine?

a)

A revolutionary newspaper

b)

A political club

c)

The official uniform of the revolutionaries

d)

A device used to execute people

61.
Who was the former slave that led Haiti to revolution?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Toussaint L'Ouverture
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Christopher Columbus
62.

Launched Mexico's fight for independence with the "Cry of Dolores"

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Jose de San Martin

c)

Toussaint L'Overture

d)

Miguel Hidalgo

63.

Helped Argentina, Chile and Peru gain independence from Spain

a)

Miguel Hidalgo

b)

Jose de San Martin

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Toussaint L'Overture

64.

Liberated Venezuela from Spanish rule

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Miguel Hidalgo

c)

Jose de San Martin

d)

Toussaint L'Overture

65.

Which of the following words means to be FREE, to be able to make and enforce your own laws?

a)

Sovereignty

b)

Democracy

c)

Socialism

d)

Communism

66.

There has only been 27 Amendments to the U. S. Constitution. Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

20th

67.

The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are known as what?

a)

Rights of Man

b)

Rights of Man & Women

c)

The Great Amendments

d)

Bill of Rights

68.

The American Revolution, the French Revolution, all occur during what century?

a)

17th C

b)

18th C

c)

19th C

d)

20th C

69.

Both the American Revolution and French Revolution help create this supreme law of the land to protect every citizen.

a)

Constitution

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Amendment

d)

Sovereignty

70.

What is the most interesting thing you have learned from Unit 7?

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