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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
Copernicus
B
Catherine the Great
C
Peter the Great
D
Louis XIV
2) A common goal of Peter the Great and Louis XIV of France was to
A
spread Calvinism
B
promote political revolutions
C
maintain absolute power
D
isolate their nations
3) Peter the Great sought to get what to improve Russia?
A
adopt anti-western reforms
B
a warm-water port
C
limit the role of women in society
D
return to traditional values
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
Democracy
D
Absolutism
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
The Scientific Method poses a dangerous challenge to established knowledge.
C
Individual achievement and dignity are of great importance.
D
No living creature should be killed.
7) The writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment believed that government decisions should be based on
A
laws of nature and reason
B
tradition
C
fundamental religious beliefs
D
the concept of the divine right of kings
8) One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they
A
led to the Protestant Reformation
B
encouraged the spread of new ideas
C
Rejected Renaissance humanism
D
strengthened the Church
9) One contribution that John Locke made to Enlightenment philosophy was the idea that
A
absolute monarchies should continue
B
the punishment should fit the crime
C
individual rights should be denied
D
government should be based on the consent of the people
10) What Enlightenment thinker believed that people entered into a contract with the government?
A
John Locke
B
Jean Jacques Rousseau
C
Baron de Montesquieu
D
Thomas Hobbes
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