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