Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment Chapter Test Practice
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Practice Questions to help you study for our Chapter 17 Test.
- 1.
- A.
Montesquieu
- B.
Bacon
- C.
Darwin
- D.
Machiavelli
- E.
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.
Debating the role of the church in society
- D.
Promoting increased power for European monarch
- 3.John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau would be most likely to support
- A.
A return to feudalism in Europe
- B.
A government ruled by a divine right monarchy
- C.
A society ruled by the Catholic Church
- D.
A society in which the people chose the ruler
- 4.
- A.
Relied heavily on the ideas of medieval thinkers
- B.
Favored an absolute monarchy as a way of improving economic conditions
- C.
Received support from the Catholic Church
- D.
Examined natural laws governing the universe
- 5.The French word ___________ meant “philosopher”, or “enlightened thinker.”
- 6.
- 7.________________ criticized the use of the death penalty, calling it hypocritical and cruel.
- 8.
- 9.The writers and philosophers of the Enlightenment believed the government decisions should be based on
- A.
Fundamental religious beliefs
- B.
Traditional values
- C.
Laws of nature and reason
- D.
The concept of divine right of kings
- 10.Which of the following is associated with the term “federal system”?
- A.
A constitutional monarchy
- B.
The division of power between national and state governments
- C.
Direct democracy
- D.
An oligarchy
- 11.Which of the following is known for discovering that the orbits of the planets were elliptical, not circular?
- A.
Kepler
- B.
Galileo
- C.
Newton
- D.
Locke
- E.
Vesalius
- 12.The term ______________ means to “let (the people) do (what they want)”, which was a doctrine of Adam Smith.
- 13.The War of ____________ broke out when Prussia invaded the Austrian territory Silesia.
- 14.Which of the following was NOT a major location of conflict during the Seven Years' War?
- A.
India
- B.
Europe
- C.
South America
- D.
North America
- 15.With which of the following statements would Adam Smith most agree?
- A.
The national government should fund public schools.
- B.
The government should stay out of economic issues whenever possible.
- C.
The government should provide unemployment benefits.
- D.
The government should provide tax breaks to cover childcare costs
- 16.____________ spread the ideas of the Enlightenment through the publication of his Encyclopedia.
- 17.With which of the following would an Enlightenment thinker MOST agree?
- A.
The right to rule comes from God
- B.
A strong military government is needed to keep the people in line
- C.
The only important part of a society is its economy
- D.
The right to rule comes from the consent of the people
- 18.How are the Enlightenment and the Renaissance similar?
- A.
Art of both eras are based on Impressionism
- B.
Advanced technology was crucial for both eras
- C.
Both eras relied on the use of the scientific method to discover universal truths
- D.
Both eras encouraged the questioning of tradition and traditional authority
- 19.What was the Seven Years' War called in North America?
- 20.
- A.
Frederick the Great
- B.
Catherine the Great
- C.
Joseph II
- D.
Maria Teresa
- 21.Which of the following documents was MOST influenced by the ideas of Montesquieu?
- A.
The Bill of Rights
- B.
The Constitution
- C.
The Declaration of Independence
- D.
The Articles of Confederation
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