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A review of the topics discussed in our unit on #Absolutism and the #Enlightenment.
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Who had the greatest influence on this document?
Voltaire
Hobbes
Smith
Locke
2
Which is not the name of one of my children?
Samantha
Harper
Jack
Sydney
3
What word best describes the scene in this picture?
Absolutism
"General will"
Physiocrat
Salon
4
UK's vote to leave the EU is known as ______
Broxit
UKexit
Brexit
Grexit
5
This architectural style would be best characterized as
columny
baroque
rococo
neoclassical
6
Which of the following has won the Nobel Prize in Literature?
Leo Tolstoy
James Joyce
Bob Dylan
Mark Twain
7
Whose face appears on the dime?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
8
The belief that government should stay out of business is also known as
invisible hand
deregulation
laissez faire
the general will
9
Who discovered that the heart pumps blood throughout the body?
Rene Descartes
Johannes Kepler
William Harvey
Francis Bacon
10
Who compiled the first Encyclopedia?
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Diderot
Rousseau
11
Animal cracker boxes came with a string for the purpose of
making hoisting and stacking them on shelves easier.
hanging them from display hooks, though they are never used.
kids being able to carry them to school easily.
hanging it from a Christmas tree.
12
The belief that companies will naturally make good products that people want is known as
invisible hand
liberalism
laissez faire
mercantilism
13
Who is this person?
Martin Luther
Pope Benedict
the Dalai Lama
Pope Francis
14
Frederick the Great was an enlightened ruler from
Russia
Germany
Prussia
Austria
15
Who is credited with coming up with the idea for 3 branches of government?
Rousseau
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Diderot
16
Who chooses the Prime Minister in the UK?
House of Lords
Parliament
He is popularly elected.
House of Commons
17
This picture would be best associated with the work of ________.
Daniel Defoe
Franz Joseph Haydn
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Madame Geoffrin
18
How does voting take place in the House of Commons?
People are counted in different rooms
Hand raising
Electronic touch screens
Loudest wins
19
Which of the following would Tories have supported?
A strong monarchy
Freedom of speech.
Freedom of religion.
Abolition of torture.
20
Which leader was the first to use a cabinet?
George I
George III
Robert Walpole
Elizabeth I
21
Who burned Voltaire's letters?
Catherine the Great
Frederick the Great
Ben Franklin
Joseph II
22
Who was the first Prime Minister of Britain?
Robert Walpole
Helmut Kohl
Winston Churchill
Sir Robert Peel
23
The belief that colonies are necessary to provide resources to the mother country is known as
conservatism
mercantilism
liberalism
laissez faire
24
After a General Election, the new government is in power for ___ years.
6
4
3
5
25
The belief that governments should be based on written constitutions that guarantee freedom.
humanism
laissez faire
liberalism
conservatism
26
Which is the best example of America's social contract?
The Declaration of Independence
Penncrest's Dance Contract
The Constitution
The Edict of Nantes
27
Name the TV show.
Welcome Back Kotter
The Untouchables
Private Benjamin
M*A*S*H
28
Rousseau's "general will" refers to
General Francois R. Will of the French army.
the desires of the majority of the population.
French Protestants.
rights that you are born with.
29
How does one join the House of Lords?
You win a lottery.
You are chosen by the House of Commons.
You are born into it.
You are elected by the people.
30
If you are in a cold room, you should stand
by the door
by the window
in the corner
in the middle
31
The statue on the US Capitol building is known as
Sacagawea
Freedom
Liberty
Pocahontas
32
This painting is an example of the ___ style.
rococo
neoclassical
baroque
humanist
33
Who was the enlightened despot from Prussia?
Joseph II
Frederick the Great
Catherine the Great
George I
34
Michael Jackson was married to the daughter of ______.
Paul McCartney
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Kennedy
Elvis Presley
35
This city is known as the capital of the European Union.
Brussels, Belgium
Vienna, Austria
Paris, France
Berlin, Germany
36
This is the original cast from which groundbreaking show?
The Real World
Seinfeld
Beverly Hills 90210
Saturday Night Live
37
Who is credited with helping to develop the scientific method?
Isaac Newtown
Robert Boyle
Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
38
Which of the following would NEVER give to charity?
Crabs
Snakes
Lions
Zebras
39
Who discovered that the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits?
Galileo
Johannes Kepler
Copernicus
Isaac Newton
40
This is the flag of
Belgium
France
Russia
Netherlands
41
Who was known as the "Peasant Emperor"?
Frederick the Great
Joseph II
Henry IV
Catherine the Great
42
Which is not part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain?
Ireland
England
Scotland
Wales
43
Which car company's name means "I roll" in Latin?
Volkswagen
Volvo
Audi
Fiat
