Revolution And Enlightenment, 1550-1800 Test 2

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1.

Earth at the center of a series of contric spheres
- A.
  
  Bill of Rights
- B.
  
  Ptolemaic system
- C.
  
  Laissez-faire
- D.
  
  Rococo
2.

First European to study stars by using a telescope
- A.
  
  Balthasar Neumann
- B.
  
  Rene Descartes
- C.
  
  Galileo Galilei
3.

The intellectuals of the Enlightenment
- A.
  
  Ptolemaic system
- B.
  
  Laissez-faire
- C.
  
  Philosophes
4.

Father of modern rationalism
- A.
  
  George Washington
- B.
  
  Rene Descartes
- C.
  
  Galileo Galilei
5.

Style that emphasized grace and charm
- A.
  
  Articles of Confederation
- B.
  
  Laissez-faire
- C.
  
  Rococo
6.

Idea that the state should not interferere with the economy
- A.
  
  Laissez-faire
- B.
  
  Philosophes
- C.
  
  Rococo
7.

Architect of the Church of the Fourteen Saints
- A.
  
  Isaac Newton
- B.
  
  Nicholas Coopernicus
- C.
  
  Balthasar Neumann
8.

Commander in chie of the Continental Army
- A.
  
  Francis Bacon
- B.
  
  John Locke
- C.
  
  George Washington
9.

The American nation's first constitution
- A.
  
  Philosophes
- B.
  
  Articles of Cofederation
- C.
  
  Bill of Rights
10.

Ten amendments that guaranteed certain freedoms
- A.
  
  Articles of Cofederation
- B.
  
  Bill of Rights
- C.
  
  Philosophes
11.

Which of the following was the first to argue that the Sun, not the Earth, was the center of the universe
- A.
  
  Ptolemy
- B.
  
  Nicholas Copernicus
- C.
  
  Johannes Kepler
- D.
  
  Martin Luther
12.

Isaac Newton's universal law of gravitation
- A.
  
  Was denounced by the Anglican Church as the work of the Devil.
- B.
  
  Refuted Galileo Galilei's theroy of universal movement.
- C.
  
  Was laughed at by Galileo, Kepler, and Copernicus.
- D.
  
  Showed how one law could explain all motion in the universe.
13.

Frances Bacon, an English philosopher, believed scientists should
- A.
  
  Use inductive reasoning.
- B.
  
  Rely solely on the Bible.
- C.
  
  Leave nature alone.
- D.
  
  Use chance to study nature.
14.

John Locke's ideas suggest that people were
- A.
  
  Born either good or evil.
- B.
  
  Inherently self-centered
- C.
  
  Naturally inclined to be stupid.
- D.
  
  Molded by their experiences.
15.

To Voltaire and many other philosophes, the universe was
- A.
  
  A divine creation.
- B.
  
  Unknowable at all.
- C.
  
  Like a clock.
- D.
  
  Constructed like a flower.
16.

In Jean-Jacques Rousseau's concept of a social contract,
- A.
  
  An entire society agrees to be governed by its general will.
- B.
  
  Punsishments are not exercises in brutality, and capital punishment is discarded.
- C.
  
  The government should not interfere in economic matters.
- D.
  
  Women should be equal granted rights nearly equal to those of men.
17.

Which of the following composed The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, and Don Giovonni, three of the worlds greatest operas?
- A.
  
  Franz Joseph Haydn
- B.
  
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- C.
  
  Johann Sebastian
- D.
  
  George Frederick Handel
18.

As a result of the Treaty of Paris in 1763,
- A.
  
  France gained control of Great Britain's holdings in India in exchange for French territories in North America.
- B.
  
  Austria regained control of Silesia from Prussia.
- C.
  
  Maria theresa of Austria was able to effect a diplomatic revolution and win France as an ally.
- D.
  
  Great Britain had become the worlds greatest colonial power.
19.

Which of the following was the first country to grant diplomatic recognition to the new American state?
- A.
  
  France
- B.
  
  Prussia
- C.
  
  Spain
- D.
  
  Austria
20.

The Constitutional Conventional Convention began as
- A.
  
  A meeting to draft a declaration of independence from British rule.
- B.
  
  The result of a vote by the new Congress to adopt amendments that guaranteed certain freedoms.
- C.
  
  A meeting of delegates to devse the Articles of Confederation.
- D.
  
  A plan to divide up the lands of the thirteen colonies into states
21.

What was the dominant religion in western Europe during the Enlightenment?
- A.
  
  Eadtern Orthodox Christain
- B.
  
  Musliim
- C.
  
  Catholic
- D.
  
  Protestant