Review Game Zone
Flash Cards
(current)
Games
Teachers
Search
Enlightenment And Revolution Review Part 1
Test Description: Test 2
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The idea that man is born equal with natural rights and that it is the government's job to protect those rights are prominent in the Declaration of Independence. That document was based MOST on the ideas of...
A
Montesquie
B
Machiavellis
C
Darwin
D
Locke
2) Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in...
A
Supporting the divine right theory
B
Changing the relationship between people and their government
C
Promoting increased power for European monarchs
D
Debating the role of the church in society
3) During the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, one similarity in the work of many scientists and philosophers was that they...
A
Examined natural laws governing universes
B
Favored an absolute monarchy as a way of improving economic conditions
C
Received support from the Catholic Church
D
Relied heavily on the ideas of medieval thinkers
4) The french word _____________________ meant philosopher or Enlightened Thinker.
A
theorist
B
philosophe
C
wise person
D
logician
5) ________________________ was known for the creation of rationalism and his statement I think, therefore I am.
A
Descartes
B
Darwin
C
Rousseau
D
Locke
6) The writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment believed the government decisions should be based on...
A
the concept of divine rights of kings
B
laws of nature and reason
C
Traditional values
D
Fundamental religious beliefs
7) Which of the following is known for discovering that the orbits of the planets were elliptical, not circular?
A
Galileo
B
Kepler
C
Locke
D
Newton
8) This term ___________________ means to let the people do what they want, which was a doctrine of Adams Smith.
A
communism
B
totalitarianism
C
socialism
D
laisses faire
9) ________________________ spread the ideas of the Enlightenment through the publication of his Encyclopedia.
A
Locke
B
Rousseau
C
Descartes
D
Diderot
10) With which of the following would an Enlightenment thinker MOST agree?
A
The right to rule comes from God
B
The only important part of society is its economy
C
The right to rule comes from the consent of the people
D
A strong military government is needed to keep the people in line
11) What was the Severn Years' War called in North America?
A
Thirty Years' War
B
Glorious Revolution
C
French and Indian War
D
English Civil War
12) Which of the following documents was MOST influenced by the ideas of Montesquieu?
A
The Constitution
B
The Declaration of Independence
C
The Articles of Confederation
D
The Bill of Rights
13) Hobbes believed that all humans were inherently...
A
poor and irrational
B
ambitious and motivated
C
intelligent and reasonable
D
selfish and evil
14) Which form of government did Hobbes prefer?
A
Absolute Monarch
B
Direct Monarchy
C
Anarchy
D
Representative Democracy
15) Which form of government did Locke prefer?
A
Absolute monarchy
B
Anarchy
C
Representative Democracy
D
Direct Monarchy
16) Which best describes Voltaire's stance on religion?
A
There is no God
B
God set the world in motion but then retreated and let it be
C
God is dead
D
God is everywhere and controls everything
17) Major strides were made in the field of astronomy thanks primarily to...
A
Kepler and Galileo
B
Galileo and Bacon
C
Newton and Descartes
D
Galileo and Newton
18) Which of the following is NOT a reason for the beginning of the Enlightenment?
A
The discoveries of the Scientific Revolution changed how people thought
B
Greater exploration led to an appreciation and interest in foreign cultures
C
The Church encouraged citizens to rely on reason rather than believe in the divine.
D
The Thirty Years' War compelled writers to philosophize about the nature of war.
19) Who was responsible for establishing three laws of motion?
A
neither
B
Newton
C
Newton and Liebniz
D
Leibniz
20) Paine's Common Sense encouraged...
A
People to use reason to solve the world's problems
B
A switch for mercantilism to free trade
C
Other
D
The British colonies in America to declare independence
*select an answer for all questions
Check Results & Get Answers
Play Games with the Questions Above
Teachers: Create FREE classroom games with your questions
Click for more info!
©2007-2024
ReviewGameZone.com
|
About
|
Privacy
|
Contact
|
Terms
|
Site Map
WAIT! Find what you needed?
×
Still Looking for the Answers?
Have Another Question?
Play a Review Game with These Questions?
Want to Make Your Own Test Like This One?