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Enlightenment And Absolutism Review
Test Description: Use this review to test your knowledge of the Enlightenment and Absolutism
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What individual is famous for the building of the Palace at Versailles?
A
Louis XIV
B
Peter the Great
C
Catherine the Great
D
Copernicus
2) A common goal of Peter the Great and Louis XIV of France was to
A
maintain absolute power
B
spread Calvinism
C
promote political revolutions
D
isolate their nations
3) Peter the Great sought to get what to improve Russia?
A
limit the role of women in society
B
return to traditional values
C
a warm-water port
D
adopt anti-western reforms
4) During the Scientific Revolution the work of many scientists and philosophers…
A
examined natural laws governing the universe.
B
relied heavily on the ideas of medieval thinkers.
C
received support from the Catholic Church.
D
favored an absolute monarchy as a way of improving the economy.
5) “Kings sit upon God’s throne and rule according to God’s law.” This statement would most likely have been made by a person who believed in
A
Oligarchy
B
Glasnost
C
Absolutism
D
Democracy
6) Which statement best summarizes a major belief of the Enlightenment Period in European history?
A
Every person is born to serve the state.
B
Individual achievement and dignity are of great importance.
C
No living creature should be killed.
D
The Scientific Method poses a dangerous challenge to established knowledge.
7) The writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that government decisions should be based on
A
laws of nature and reason
B
the concept of the divine right of kings
C
tradition
D
fundamental religious beliefs
8) One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they
A
strengthened the Church
B
encouraged the spread of new ideas
C
led to the Protestant Reformation
D
Rejected Renaissance humanism
9) One contribution that John Locke made to Enlightenment philosophy was the idea that
A
the punishment should fit the crime
B
government should be based on the consent of the people
C
individual rights should be denied
D
absolute monarchies should continue
10) What Enlightenment thinker believed that people entered into a contract with the government?
A
Baron de Montesquieu
B
Thomas Hobbes
C
Jean Jacques Rousseau
D
John Locke
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