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Age Of Revolutions
Test Description: Covers the American, French, Haitian and Latin American Revolutions.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who said that when a government fails to protect its people's rights, the people should rebel and set up a new government?
A
Elizabeth I
B
Baron Montesquieu
C
John Locke
D
Thomas Hobbes
2) What is the purpose of a Constitution?
A
To outline the powers of the government
B
To act as a contract between government and citizens
C
All of the above
D
To list the rights of the citizens
3) What was the MAIN cause of the American Revolution?
A
The assassination of George Washington
B
Unfair taxation
C
The Boston Tea Party
D
George III's government was bankrupt
4) Which is NOT true about the Declaration of Independence?
A
It was influenced by Enlightenment ideas
B
It was signed on July 4, 1776
C
It listed all of the colonist's complaints about George III
D
It ended the Revolutionary War
5) What was the outcome of the American Revolution?
A
The colonists won and the United States became independent
B
Britain won and the colonists were punished
C
France won and overthrew George III
D
The nobles won and colonists were sent to the guillotine
6) Who was in the first estate in France?
A
Clergy
B
The king
C
Commoners
D
Nobles
7) Who was in the second estate in France?
A
Clergy
B
Commoners
C
Lawyers
D
Nobles
8) Who was in the third estate in France?
A
The king
B
Nobles
C
Clergy
D
Everyone who was not a noble or member of the clergy
9) The third estate was angry because...
A
The king wasted money on wars and his expensive court
B
They paid all the country's taxes
C
There was a food shortage and people were starving
D
All of the above
10) Which is true about the Estates General?
A
It was created during Robespierre's time in power
B
It ended in 1789 when the third estate left to form a National Assembly
C
It still exists today
D
It held more power than the king himself
11) Where did the French citizens get the idea to rebel?
A
Enlightenment ideas and the American Revolution
B
From the Haitian Revolution
C
From the Russian Revolution
D
The king told them to
12) Which document was issued by the National Assembly?
A
The Declaration of Independence
B
The Bill of Rights
C
The Magna Carta
D
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
13) What was Maximilien Robespierre known for?
A
Overthrowing Napoleon
B
Opposing the Third Estate
C
Leading the Reign of Terror
D
Supporting the monarchy
14) The social class system in Latin America was based mostly on...
A
Where you were born and what color your skin was
B
How much money you made
C
What religion you were
D
What language you spoke
15) The guillotine was an Enlightenment method of execution because it displayed which part of the revolutionary motto?
A
Revenge
B
Liberty
C
Fraternity
D
Equality
16) What word best describes the monarchs of other European countries after France declared itself a republic?
A
Nervous
B
Excited
C
Happy
D
Sad
17) Because of the French Revolution...
A
French citizens got more rights
B
Many lives were lost
C
The idea of revolution spread
D
All of the above
18) A mob in Paris attacked the Bastille because...
A
They needed the food that was stored inside
B
They wanted to free the king and queen
C
It was a symbol of royal power
D
They were seeking shelter
19) Ten years into the revolution, most French people...
A
were tired of violence and wanted order
B
moved to England
C
had plenty to eat and were happy with the revolution
D
had died on the guillotine
20) Who led the revolution in Haiti?
A
Miguel Hidalgo
B
Toussaint Louverture
C
Simon Bolivar
D
Napoleon Bonaparte
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