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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which statement best summarizes a major belief of the Enlightenment Period?
no living creature should be killed
every person is born to serve the state
individual achievement and dignity are of great importance
the scientific method poses a dangerous challenge to established knowledge
- 2. Multiple Choice
How did the Enlightenment and American Revolution influence the French Revolution?
They inspired ideas about unlimited government.
They inspired ideas about limited government.
They inspired ideas about getting rid of taxes.
They inspired ideas about attacking the Bastille.
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Principles of the American Revolution and the French Revolution are similar in many ways. Which of the following best summarizes their similarities?
both favored representative governments
both limited voting rights to an economic elite
both retained certain hereditary rights for aristocrats
both supported equal rights for women
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which speaker's statement best reflects the ideas of the Enlightenment?
Use the passages below to answer question 4.
Speaker A: Good government stresses the importance of the nation and accepts the rights of the individual only if the interests of the individual are the same as those of the nation.
Speaker B: The person of the king is sacred and to attack him in any way is to attack religion itself. The respect given to a king is religious in nature.
Speaker C: All human beings are born free and equal with a right to life and liberty. It is the duty of government to protect these natural rights of its citizens.
Speaker D: Our goal will not be achieved by democracy or liberal reforms, but by blood and iron. Only then will we be successful. No nation achieves greatness or unity without the traumatic experience of war.
A. Speaker A
B. Speaker B
C. Speaker C
D. Speaker D
- 5. Multiple Choice
“...Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good…”
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789
Which principle of the Enlightenment philosophers is expressed in this quotation from the French Revolution?
natural rights
nationalism
free trade
socialism
- 6. Multiple Choice
One major effect of Napoleon’s rule of France was that it led to
an increase in the power of the Roman Catholic Church.
massive emigration to the Americas.
trade agreements with Great Britain.
a restoration of political stability.
- 7. Multiple Choice
What ideas were spread by Napoleon's troops during the Napoleonic Wars?
Absolutism & Enlightenment
Revolution & Trade
Enlightenment & Revolution
Divine Right & Absolutism
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was NOT an economic achievement of Napoleon?
creating the bank of France
increasing taxes on the lower class
forcing the upper class to pay taxes
none of the above
- 9. Multiple Choice
According to Bolivar, which political cause contributed to the Latin American Revolution?
all Latin American countries were a democracy
Latin American citizens had representatives in Spain
Latin Americans had no right to own land
Latin Americans had no say in government
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Revolutions in Latin America were influenced by
the American and French Revolutions
the Crusades
the Civil War in Spain
the Renaissance
- 11. Multiple Choice
The 16th and 17th centuries, monarchs in western Europe sought to
develop democratic institutions
guarantee the personal liberty of citizens
centralize their own political power
encourage religious toleration
- 12. Multiple Choice
“In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this… You must oblige [require] the government to control itself.”J
James Madison
Which statement is most consistent with the idea expressed in the quotation?
The President should be free to choose his advisers.
In times of crisis, the President should have broad emergency powers.
Members of Congress should also be able to serve in the executive and judicial branches of government.
Congress should override the President’s veto of a bill whenever such action is necessary.
- 13. Multiple Choice
“If man in the state of nature is free, if he is absolute lord of his own person and possessions, why will he give up his freedom? Why will he put himself under the control of any person or institution? The obvious answer is that rights in the state of nature are constantly exposed to the attack of others. Since every man is equal and since most men do not concern themselves with equity and justice, the enjoyment of rights in the state of nature is unsafe and insecure. Hence each man joins in society with others to preserve his life, liberty, and property.”
John Locke, Two Treatises of Government, 1690
This statement provides support for the
elimination of laissez-faire capitalism
formation of government based on the ideas of liberty, equality, and human rights.
continuation of absolute monarchy
rejection of the natural rights philosophy
- 14. Multiple Choice
Which group had the most influence on the ideas stated in the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?
political Leaders of Spain and Portugal
religious Leaders of the Medieval Period
writers of the Renaissance
philosophers of the Enlightenment
- 15. Multiple Choice
The Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights were significant influences on the United States Constitutional development because they
provided suffrage for all men and women
placed limits on the power of the government
called for the abolition of all slavery
supported the development of federalism
- 16. Multiple Choice
As a result of the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights of 1689, government in Great Britain gradually became a
theocracy
limited monarchy
direct democracy
socialist republic
- 17. Multiple Choice
John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support
a return to feudalism in Europe
a government ruled by a divine right monarchy.
a society ruled by the Catholic Church
the right of citizens to decide the best form of government
- 18. Multiple Choice
“When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates [government officials], there can be no liberty; because apprehensions [fears] may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws to execute them in a tyrannical manner. . .”
Baron de Montesquieu, Spirit of the Laws
Which solution would Baron de Montesquieu offer to avoid the enactment of tyrannical laws?
granting freedom of speech
reinstating absolute monarchies
separating the branches of government
limiting natural laws
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which pair of ideas were central to the Scientific Revolution?
observation and experimentation
social stability and economic self-sufficiency
technology and military expansion
scarcity and interdependency
- 20. Multiple Choice
What was a direct result of the Scientific Revolution in Europe?
A gradual decline in the growth of the cities
The application of reason and experimentation to political thinking
The rise of the manorial system
An increase in the use of the divine right the theory of government
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which statement best describes the effects of the works of Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, and Sir Isaac Newton?
the acceptance of traditional authority was strengthened
funding to education was increased by the English government
interest in Greek and Roman drama was renewed
the scientific method was used to solve problems
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