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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
All of the above
C
To list the rights of the citizens
D
To act as a contract between government and citizens
3) What was the MAIN cause of the American Revolution?
A
Unfair taxation
B
George III's government was bankrupt
C
The assassination of George Washington
D
The Boston Tea Party
4) Which is NOT true about the Declaration of Independence?
A
It was signed on July 4, 1776
B
It ended the Revolutionary War
C
It listed all of the colonist's complaints about George III
D
It was influenced by Enlightenment ideas
5) What was the outcome of the American Revolution?
A
The nobles won and colonists were sent to the guillotine
B
The colonists won and the United States became independent
C
Britain won and the colonists were punished
D
France won and overthrew George III
6) Who was in the first estate in France?
A
Nobles
B
Clergy
C
The king
D
Commoners
7) Who was in the second estate in France?
A
Commoners
B
Clergy
C
Nobles
D
Lawyers
8) Who was in the third estate in France?
A
Clergy
B
Everyone who was not a noble or member of the clergy
C
The king
D
Nobles
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
All of the above
D
There was a food shortage and people were starving
10) Which is true about the Estates General?
A
It ended in 1789 when the third estate left to form a National Assembly
B
It still exists today
C
It was created during Robespierre's time in power
D
It held more power than the king himself
11) Where did the French citizens get the idea to rebel?
A
The king told them to
B
From the Haitian Revolution
C
Enlightenment ideas and the American Revolution
D
From the Russian 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
Supporting the monarchy
B
Leading the Reign of Terror
C
Overthrowing Napoleon
D
Opposing the Third Estate
14) The social class system in Latin America was based mostly on...
A
How much money you made
B
Where you were born and what color your skin was
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
Fraternity
C
Liberty
D
Equality
16) What word best describes the monarchs of other European countries after France declared itself a republic?
A
Sad
B
Happy
C
Excited
D
Nervous
17) Because of the French Revolution...
A
Many lives were lost
B
French citizens got more rights
C
The idea of revolution spread
D
All of the above
18) A mob in Paris attacked the Bastille because...
A
They were seeking shelter
B
They wanted to free the king and queen
C
They needed the food that was stored inside
D
It was a symbol of royal power
19) Ten years into the revolution, most French people...
A
had plenty to eat and were happy with the revolution
B
were tired of violence and wanted order
C
had died on the guillotine
D
moved to England
20) Who led the revolution in Haiti?
A
Simon Bolivar
B
Toussaint Louverture
C
Napoleon Bonaparte
D
Miguel Hidalgo
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