Worksheets1st Semester Modern World History Exam
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When do most historians agree the Scientific Revolution took place?
a)
1543-1687
b)
1992-present
c)
1241-1374
d)
800 BC-200 AD
2.
The Catholic Church began selling these by telling people that if they bought them, their sins would be forgiven.
a)
Heaven Voucher
b)
Indulgence
c)
Tax Form
d)
Golden Ticket
3.
What was Martin Luther’s main argument in his 95 Theses?
a)
The Catholic Church is honorable and true, and it’s worth buying indulgences
b)
The Dark Ages is a term that should no longer be used
c)
Mohammad is the true prophet and worthy of worship
d)
The Bible is the sole authority, and salvation comes through faith alone
4.
A step-by-step process of discovering scientific facts is called the?
a)
Hypothesis
b)
95-step Thesis
c)
Scientific Method
d)
Experimental Phase
5.
A Polish Scholar proposed that the sun was at the center of the universe and not the Earth..
a)
Nicholas Copernicus
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Rene Descartes
6.
A ___________ is a scientist’s possible explanation for why something happens.
a)
Variable
b)
Conclusion
c)
Method
d)
Hypothesis
7.
The force that keeps planets in their orbits around the sun is called?
a)
Velocity
b)
Gravity
c)
Viscosity
d)
Pull
8.
'Heliocentrism' means that the _____ is at the center of the universe.
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Jupiter
9.
'Geocentrism' means that the _____ is at the center of the universe.
a)
Earth
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Jupiter
10.
Who is known for improving the telescope and making observations that supported the heliocentric model, despite facing opposition from the Catholic Church?
a)
Isaac Newton
b)
Galileo Galilei
c)
Johannes Kepler
d)
Rene Descartes
11.
Why was Copernicus’s theory considered revolutionary?
a)
It proved the church was right the whole time
b)
It led to Copernicus being knighted
c)
It went against the Classical Thinkers and the Church
d)
It elevated him to Pope
12.
Which invention of the Scientific Revolution greatly influenced the spread of knowledge and information?
a)
Printing press
b)
Compass
c)
Steam engine
d)
Telephone
13.
What important contribution to the Enlightenment did John Locke make?
a)
He argued for absolute monarchy
b)
He argued that everyone is born with natural rights
c)
He argued that the sun was the center of the universe
d)
He believed that rulers should get power through heredity
14.
What was the main reason that caused the American colonists to declare their independence?
a)
Taxation without representation
b)
The reign of King Louis XVI
c)
The Estate System
d)
George Washington's tyrannical rule
15.
What nation did the American colonists fight against in the American Revolution?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Britain
d)
Portugal
16.
This event helped spark the revolution when British troops in the American colonies fired shots into a crowd of colonial protesters.
a)
The Boston Massacre
b)
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
c)
The Boston Tea Party
d)
The Massachusetts Massacre
17.
This event was a colonial protest to the Tea Tax passed in the British Parliament. Colonists dressed up as native americans to perform this protest.
a)
The Boston Massacre
b)
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
c)
The Boston Tea Party
d)
The Massachusetts Massacre
18.
Who became the allies of the American colonists that helped in battling Great Britain?
a)
The British
b)
The Austrians
c)
The Portuguese
d)
The French
19.
Select the best definition for social hierarchy.
a)
An agreement between citizens and their government to protect natural rights
b)
The separation of powers among branches of government
c)
The system of taxes in pre-revolution France
d)
A social ranking of groups within a society
20.
What was the social hierarchy called in France in 1789?
a)
The Caste System
b)
The Estate System
c)
The Social Class System
d)
The Status System
21.
Who was the king of France in 1789?
a)
Louis XIV
b)
George III
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
d)
Marquis de Lafeyette
22.
Select the best definition for 'clergy.'
a)
The entire class of religious officials, from priests to pastors to bishops and beyond.
b)
The Kings, Queens, and other royal officials
c)
Commoners or peasants
d)
Tax collectors
23.
Select the best definition for 'nobility.'
a)
The entire class of religious officials, from priests to pastors to bishops and beyond.
b)
The Kings, Queens, and other royal officials
c)
Commoners or peasants
d)
Tax collectors
24.
What Estate did the Catholic Clergy belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
This group was not part of an estate
25.
What Estate did the French Nobility belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
This group was not part of an estate
26.
What Estate did the French peasants and commoners belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
This group was not part of an estate
27.
What Estate did the American colonists belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
This group was not part of an estate
28.
What did King Louis XVI call upon when the Revolution had just begun? It had been nearly 175 since this had been called.
a)
The Estates-General
b)
The Tennis Court Oath
c)
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
d)
The Social Contract
29.
When the representatives from the Third Estate showed up to resume talks with the other two estates, what happened?
a)
The three estates agreed to create more equal tax policies.
b)
They found themselves locked out, so they gathered on a Tennis Court in the Palace of Versailles.
c)
They violently smashed down the locked doors to the assembly hall where the First and Second Estates were meeting.
d)
They decided they were not welcome, disassembled, and went home peacefully.
30.
What was the significance of the Storming of the Bastille on July 14th, 1789?
a)
It challenged King Louis XVI’s authority and officially started the French Revolution
b)
It lead to the National Assembly securing extensive foods supplies
c)
It marked the end of the French Revolution
d)
It lead to a spike in bread prices
31.
"The people rushed against the place . . . They took all the arms, discharged the prisoners and such of the garrison as were not killed in the first moment of fury, carried the Governor and Lieutenant governor to the Greve, cut off their heads, and set them through the city in triumph to the Palais royal."
The event Thomas Jefferson is describing in the passage was the immediate cause of the...
a)
American Revolution
b)
Reign of Terror
c)
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
d)
Signing of the US Constitution
32.
The radical faction during the Reign of Terror was known as:
a)
Jacobins
b)
Loyalists
c)
Hapsburgs
d)
Revolutionnaires
33.
Who was the leader of the radicals during the Reign of Terror?
a)
King Louis XVI
b)
Baron de Montesquieu
c)
Voltaire
d)
Maximilien Robespierre
34.
What was the significance of Napoleon taking the crown from the Pope’s hands and placing it on his own head?
a)
To show that power comes from nobody but Napoleon himself.
b)
To send a message that France was separating from the Catholic Church.
c)
To show that people are the source of Napoleon's power.
d)
He simply didn’t know the proper procedure, so it didn’t mean anything.
35.
Why did French people continue to support Napoleon, even though he had absolute power?
a)
He gave women equal rights as men
b)
He allowed for total freedom of every French citizen in the empire
c)
He continued to see success on the battlefield
d)
He made sure to consult representatives of the people
36.
In pre-revolution Latin America, what was the highest social ranking?
a)
Peninsulares
b)
Creoles
c)
Mestizos
d)
Mulattoes
37.
In pre-revolution Latin America, what was the second class in the social hierarchy?
a)
Peninsulares
b)
Creoles
c)
Mestizos
d)
Mulattoes
38.
Why were Creoles unhappy with their status in society?
a)
They weren't. They were happy with their status.
b)
They were upset with their second class status and the treatment they received form Penninsulares.
c)
They weren't happy, but they knew there was nothing they could do about it.
d)
They were unhappy that they were below the status of slaves.
39.
Why was Napoleon's invasion of Spain in 1808 significant to Latin America?
a)
This was the first battle he won
b)
This was the first battle he lost
c)
It was the key event that triggered independence movements in Latin America
d)
This was the battle where Napoleon was killed
40.
What European colonial power ruled Saint-Domingue?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Russia
41.
What two countries make up the island of Hispaniola today?
a)
Cuba/Mexico
b)
Haiti/Cuba
c)
France/Mexico
d)
Haiti/Domincan Republic
42.
What was the main source of wealth in Saint-Domingue?
a)
Sugar Cane
b)
Coffee
c)
Tobacco
d)
Beans
43.
Being a slave on sugar plantations in Saint-Domingue was extremely brutal, uncomfortaeble, and lead to many deaths.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Who was Toussaint Loverture?
a)
The King of Spain's most trusted advisor
b)
One of the most influential leaders of the Haitian Revolution
c)
The leader of the French Revolution
d)
George Washington's second in command during the American Revolution
45.
Which of the following is NOT true about Toussaint Louverture?
a)
He was born a slave
b)
He could read and write
c)
He supported the British during the Haitian Revolution
d)
He was an intelligent and ambitious man
46.
What is "Scorched-earth" policy?
a)
Burning large areas to not allow others to use its resources
b)
An agricultural practice similar to slash and burn
c)
An environmental practice where fields are burned to increase soil nutrients
d)
A way to start fires with no fire starter
47.
Who was Leger-Felicite Sonthonax?
a)
A British naval officer who defeated Louverture
b)
A French colonial official who went to Saint-Domingue to help govern
c)
A Russian spy who voyaged to Saint-Domingue to spy on the French
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte's most trusted military general
48.
When Sonthonax sent a group of mixed-race delegates to France, they spoke in front of the National Assembly. What did the National Assembly do in response?
a)
Killed the entire group
b)
Locked them out of the assembly hall
c)
Freed all of the slaves throughout the empire
d)
Kept them hostage in France
49.
How did Toussaint deal with political rivals - what tended to happen to those who posed a threat to him?
a)
They ended up dead or deported
b)
He tended to give them leadership positions in his ranks
c)
He hosted debates with them
d)
He would simply ignore them
50.
What did Toussaint Louverture see entering the harbor at Saint-Domingue in 1802?
a)
The British navy arriving to support the French
b)
The British navy arriving to support the slaves
c)
The largest assembly of French ships arriving to fight Louverture
d)
The largest assembly of French ships arriving to support Louverture
51.
Select the only false statement about the Haitian Revolution below:
a)
It was the first time slaves successfully gained independence.
b)
It was the first time independence had been gained from France
c)
It was the first time where white slave holders successfully suppressed a revolution
d)
It was a message to the world about freedom and individual rights
52.
Why was the scorched-earth policy that the slaves carried out on the sugar plantations a bad thing for Toussaint Louverture?
a)
His wealth was tied to the sugar plantations
b)
His childhood home was burnd
c)
It didn't burn as much as they had hoped and allowed the French to benefit from what remained
d)
It was actually a good thing for him
53.
How did the French treat Toussaint Loverture when he surrendered?
a)
They immediately released him when they found out his intentions were good
b)
The arrested him, imprisoned him, and repeatedly interrogated him
c)
They forcd him to serve in the French military
d)
They provided him with a comfortable cell because of his fame
54.
Where did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Portugal
55.
Why did the population increase as a result of the Agricultural Revolution?
a)
Development of aspirin
b)
Food insecurity
c)
Droughts and poor harvest
d)
Food Surplus
56.
What invention allowed cotton seeds to separate from raw cotton quickly and easily?
a)
Seed Drill
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Dike
d)
Cotton Gin
57.
What early multiple-spindle machine was used for spinning wool or cotton?
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Spinning Jenny
c)
Steam Engine
d)
Enclosure
58.
What agricultural innovation involved combining small, privately-owned farms into one large, publicly owned farm?
a)
Seed Drill
b)
Dike
c)
Enclosure
d)
Cotton Gin
59.
Which of these was NOT a reason that the Industrial Revolution began in Britain?
a)
Abundance of natural waterways like rivers
b)
An extremely mountainous north
c)
Abundance of natural resources like coal
d)
A vast overseas empire
60.
Select the best term for this definition: Migration from rural areas to cities.
a)
Mechanization
b)
Specialization
c)
Urbanization
d)
Standardization
61.
Select the best term for this definition: class of factory owners
a)
Bourgeoisie
b)
Mestizo
c)
Peninsulare
d)
Proletariat
62.
Select the best term for this definition: working-class
a)
Bourgeoisie
b)
Entrepreneur
c)
Peninsulare
d)
Proletariat
63.
As farmers moved to industrial cities looking for work, where did many of them live?
a)
Single-family farm houses
b)
Hotels and inns
c)
Tenemant buildings
d)
Government-sponsored housing
64.
What important industrial age invention allowed factories to be built and powered away from natural waterways?
a)
Seed Drill
b)
Alternating Current
c)
Lithium Battery
d)
Steam Engine
65.
Which of the following was NOT a result of migration from rural areas to cities?
a)
Poor sanitation
b)
Overcrowded cities
c)
Spread of diseases
d)
Decrease in urban populations
66.
People in factories started to focus on one step of production, and were able to complete this step quickly and efficiently, speeding up the overall process of production. What is this process called?
a)
Specialization
b)
Mechanization
c)
Urbanization
d)
Standardization
67.
Which of the following is a reason why people moved to cities?
a)
To experience improved sanitation in cities
b)
To find larger spaces to farm land
c)
To find jobs in factories
d)
To strike against industrial mechanization
68.
Child labor, long hours, low wages, and dangerous working condititions were all problems in early industrial factories.
a)
True
b)
False
69.
Karl Marx called for all private ownership to end, and the government to seize control of the means of production.
a)
True
b)
False
70.
What book is Karl Marx known for?
a)
The Great Gatsby
b)
The Communist Manifesto
c)
The Wealth of Nations
d)
The Prince
71.
What book is Adam Smith known for?
a)
The Great Gatsby
b)
The Communist Manifesto
c)
The Wealth of Nations
d)
The Prince
72.
Workers began to organize and demand better working conditions. What is a group of organized laborers called?
a)
Bourgeoisie
b)
Union
c)
Committee
d)
Club
73.
What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on social classes?
a)
Increased social equality
b)
Widening wealth gaps
c)
Decline of urbanization
d)
Elimination of social hierarchies
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