Enlightenment/Revolutions Test Review

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The political theory that people form governments for their mutual protection and that government rules only with the consent of those people is known as

Socialism

divine right theory

social contract theory

communism

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which statement best describes a political theory of John Locke?

There should be separation between church and state

a government should be divided into three separate branches

men and women are born free and entitled to equality

a government's power comes from the consent of the people

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which statement BEST describes the government outlined in the United States Constitution?

National power is guaranteed by Article Four

The president is given unlimited power

Power is divided among legislative, executive, and judicial branches

the power of a one-house Congress is provided by a bill of rights

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

According to John Locke, if the government failed to protect natural rights, what did citizens have a right to do?

To divide the government into three separate parts

To elect new government leaders to rule the country

To overthrow the government and establish a new one

To create a direct democracy and allow individuals to govern

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Montesquieu is credited with devising the basic Constitutional principle of

natural rights

popular sovereignty

separation and balance of governmental power

government was created by man for his own purposes

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

· Voltaire
· John Locke
· Baron de Montesquieu
· Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which statement BEST describes a common theme shared by these philosophers of the Enlightenment?

They were all French

The all believed in limited Governments

They were all British

They all believed in a federal system of government

7.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

· born in England (1632)
· philosopher and physician
· "social contract" supporter
· Two Treatises of Government
Who is being described here?

John Locke

Adam Smith

Baron Montesquieu

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

8.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The American government is divided into the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Which European philosopher is credited with the idea of this "separation of powers?"

John Locke

Thomas Jefferson

Baron de Montesquieu

Jean Jacques Rousseau

9.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The economic model based on private ownership and the desire to make a profit is called

Socialism

Communism

Capitalism

Marxism

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The idea that the economy thrives when the gov’t does not interfere with businesses & allows a free market to exist.

Simple Economics

Macro Economics

Micro Economics

Laissez-faire Economics

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

George III was the leader of Britain during

WW II

the Cold War

the Latin American Revolution

The American Revolution

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which of these was a reason the American colonies were fighting a war for independence in 1776?

restrictions on colonial trade

restrictions on slave ownership in the colonies

failure to protect the colonist from attacks by the French

failure to protect the colonists from attacks by the Spanish

13.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The French Revolution(1789) began as a reaction to

religious persectuion

invasion by the Moors

a desire for democracy

unequal taxation

14.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Treaty of Paris of 1783

ended the French colonial holdings in North America

eventually became a major cause of the Mexican War

ensured Loyalists would not be compensated for their lands

granted the United States independence from England

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which movement inspired the French Revolution?

The Renaissance

The Enlightenment

Napoleonic Conquests

The Russian Revolution

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Historians have regarded the American Revolution as being of worldwide importance because it

was won without foreign military assistance

was led by people of recognized intellectual ability

ended European imperialism in the Western Hemisphere

marked the successful emeregence of a new concept in government

17.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Prior to the French Revolution, which class has the most people but the least political power?

Third Estate

Second Estate

Estates General

Estate Assemble

18.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

This image depicts an even that is considered to the beginning of the French Revolution. What is the name of the event?

The burning of Paris

The Tennis Court Oath

The Storming of the Bastille

The Beheading of King Louis XVI

19.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

· April, 1775- Americans win at Lexington & Concord
· June, 1775- Americans retreat at Bunker Hill
· December, 1776- Americans re-capture Trenton
· September, 1777- British occupy Philadelphia
It is evident from these events that in the early years of the Revolutionary War...

the British were close to winning

the Americans were close to winning

most of the fighting was in the South

that the outcome was far from decided

20.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

· Maximillien Robespierre
· Reign of Terror
· The Directory
All of these issues were part of

the Thermidorian Reaction during the French Revolution

the transition in the nature of the French Revolution

the establishment of the French Revolution

the end of the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte

21.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The revolution in France at the end of the 18th century was responsible for

ending British rule in Normandy

ending the era of the Enlightenment

causing the American Revolution

inspiring revolutions in Latin America

22.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Latin American revolutions during the early 19th century were MOST LIKELY inspired by the French Revolution and the

Cuban Revolution

Russian Revolution

American Revolution

West Indies Revolution

23.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Napoleon Bonaparte's rise to power came as

an opponent to the Revolution

after executing Loius XVI

husband of Marie Antoinette

a French military hero

24.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Geography and harsh weather played a major role in Napoleon's defeat during his invasion of

Russia

Hungary

Germany

Great Britian

25.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which European ruler was able to bring all of the areas in blue under his direct control?

Adolf Hitler

Julius Caesar

Kaiser Wilhelm II

Napoleon Bonaparte

26.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The Napoleonic Code remained in use in much of Europe and the Americas even after Napoleon's defeat. Which statement is an accurate description of the Napoleonic Code?

Construction standards were developed to ensure that monuments, government structures, and later, all buildings, met safety codes.

Special privilege for nobles was replaced with a system of civil laws governing property ownership and criminal procedures.

A military code of justice was established to ensure that prisoners of war and enemy combatants were treated fairly.

A system of embassies and consulates was established for the negotiation of international treaties or agreements.

27.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

The revolution that resulted in the independence of Haiti in 1804 MOST resembled the revolution in

Brazil

France

the United States

the Spanish Empire

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