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Ch 17 18 19 TEST 1
Test Description: Scientific Revolution, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution
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1) ________ was the first to argue that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the universe.
A
Martin Luther
B
Nicholas Copernicus
C
Johannes Kepler
D
Ptolemy
2) In Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of a social contract,
A
the government should not interfere in economic matters
B
punishments are not exercises in brutality
C
an entire society agrees to be governed by its general will
D
women should be granted rights nearly equal to those of men
3) Who has been rightly called the father of modern rationalism?
A
Francis Bacon
B
Chaucer
C
Robert Boyle
D
Rene Descartes
4) Montesquieu's most lasting contribution to political thought was his
A
theory that the government should interfere with religious matters
B
analysis of the governmental system of checks and balances
C
identification of natural laws
D
idea that punishments should be brutal to be effective
5) Adam Smith believed
A
those who are able to work should help support those who are not able
B
the state should not regulate the economy
C
the state should monitor the economy and impose regulations to keep it healthy
D
the assets of the rich should be taken
6) The French National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath, which was
A
a promise to destroy all of the nation's tennis braclets
B
a vow to continue to meet until they had produced a French constitution
C
a promise not to rest until all members of the clergy were tried and executed
D
an oath of loyalty to Jean Valjean
7) The term sans-culottes implied that members of this political group were
A
pacifists who did not use guns
B
women, because they wore skirts
C
very poor
D
ordinary patriots without fine clothes
8) The Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers to
A
restore order to Brussels
B
protest the Paris Commune from thieves
C
drain all canals
D
defend France from threats
9) In its attempts to create a new order that reflected its belief in reason, the National Convention
A
ordered the building of several new libraries and universities
B
pursued a policy of dechristianization, going so far as to adopt a new calendar
C
drafted yet another Constitution to reflect the ideas of Enlightenment
D
declared new national holidays celebrating the great French cuisine
10) What were the two major reasons that Napoleon’s Grand Empire collapsed?
A
France's weak economy and the drain of Napoleon's many wars
B
Napoleon's greed and laziness within his bureaucracy
C
the survival of Great Britain and the force of nationalism
D
the resentment of the clergy and the plotting of the accountants
11) In his final battle, Napoleon was defeated by
A
the superior British navy
B
the bitter Russian winter
C
the Duke of Wellington
D
a combined French and Swiss army
12) Which of France's estates was NOT exempt from the taille?
A
the Fourth Estate (middle class)
B
the Second Estate (nobility)
C
the Third Estate (commoners)
D
the First Estate (clergy)
13) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed
A
an end to the monarchy and the abolishing of a National Assembly
B
an end to the National Police Force
C
equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women
D
equal eights for all citizens including women
14) The difference between the Girondins and the Mountain was that
A
the Girondins were members of the Tennis Court, while the Mountain was not.
B
the Girondins were legitimately elected by the people, while the Mountain seized power by force.
C
the Girondins were radicals in the city of Amsterdam, while the Mountain represented Germany.
D
the Girondins leaned toward keeping the king alive, while the Mountain wanted the king executed.
15) ____ was the brutal head of the Committee of Public Safety.
A
Maximilien Robespierre
B
Jean Valjean
C
Jean-Paul Marat
D
Victor Hugo
16) The Russians defeated Napoleon’s superior Grand Army by
A
splitting their meager forces in half and attacking from two sides.
B
making an alliance with Egypt, which launched an attack on Turkey to draw Napoleon out of Russia
C
retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages and countryside.
D
waiting to attack during the brutal Russian winter.
17) The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at
A
Annecy in France.
B
Moscow in Russia.
C
the Black Forest in Germany.
D
Waterloo in Belgium.
18) The production of ____ was one of the first industries to be affected by the Industrial Revolution.
A
toys
B
automobiles
C
cotton cloth
D
furniture
19) The factory created a new labor system in which
A
workers had to work regular hours and do the same work over and over.
B
workers had to adjust to periods of hectic work, followed by periods of inactivity.
C
machines were valued more highly than the men who ran them.
D
products were produced by an assembly line of workers and animals.
20) By 1830, two-thirds of the British cotton industry’s workforce were
A
women and children.
B
rural farm families who had moved to the city from Canada.
C
slaves from Africa and South America.
D
immigrants from France and Belgium.
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