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Williamson MWH Midterm Quiz
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Practice for MWH Midterm, Fall 2022
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1
Who was head of the Committee for Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?
Napoleon
Louis
Robespierre
Danton
2
__________________ is a process by which people are killed or removed from a territory
Depopulation
Modernism
Absolutism
Colonialism
3
Who ruled France before and during the French Revolution?
Phillip II
Louis XIV
Henry VIII
Louis XVI
4
What was the primary goal of peasants during the Great Fear?
To eliminate recoreds of feudal obligations
To overthrow Louis XVI
To destroy the Bastille
To kill landlords
5
Baroque and Roccoco were both styles of...
Literature
Philosophical Thought
Political ideology
Art
6
Who was John Locke?
A French priest that preached about Christianity in the 1700
English philosopher who believed people have natural rights
Fought for women rights during the French and Indian war
The Author of “Poor Richard’s Almanack“ 1732
7
Renee Descartes is the father of ____________
Inductive reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Denis Diderot
the Free Market
8
What was probably the most important product of the French Revolution?
The Guillotine
The Reign of Terror
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Tennis Court Oath
9
The belief that a ruler gets his power directly from God is known as the __________ theory.
Divine Right
Natural Law
Schizophrenia
Mandate of Heaven
10
What did the Congress of Vienna do?
Resize the main powers, redraw borders, and balance powers
Voted on things
Did nothing
Make laws
11
Where was the French and Indian War fought?
France
North America
Haiti
India
12
___________ was responsible for developing the theory of...
Pangea
Gravity
Heliocentrism
Motion
13
This group fought on the side of King Charles during the English Civil War
Cavaliers
Roundheads
Girondists
Philosophes
14
The Intolerable Acts were passed as a punishment for-
The stamp act
The sugar act
The Boston Tea Party
The tea act
15
This "ceremony of getting up" was an important part of daily life in the court of the French monarchs.
Fondant
Levee
Lycee
Philosophes
16
The English defeated the Spanish ____________ to end the dominance of the Spanish at sea.
Flotilla
Armada
Navy
Army
17
What is a boyar?
Russian nobility
American nobility
British Nobility
Spanish nobility
18
The ___________________ was held to determine the future of Europe after Napoleon's defeat
Congress of Europe
Congress of Vienna
Potsdam Conference
Treaty of Versailles
19
The British East India Company was responsible for the trade of what from India?
Tea and Opium
Precious Metals and Poppy Seeds
Rare Earth Metals and iPhones
Spices and Rum
20
The three Estates of the Estates General were the...
Noble, Clergy, Commoners
King, Bishops, Rook
Merchants, Professionals, and Nobles
Clergy, Royalty, and Nobility
21
What territory did Napoleon sell to the United States?
Washington Territory
Haiti
Alaska
Louisiana Territory
22
What did the Tea Act tax?
Tea
Coffee
Nothing: it was the consequences of the Boston Tea Party
Sugar
23
What device was used to execute suspected enemies of the Revolution during the French Revolution?
Electric Chair
Guillotine
Trebuchet
Ballista
24
The __________ were supporters of Parliament during the English Revolution?
Cavaliers
Roundheads
Jacobins
Girondists
25
What is partition?
A set of rules for democratic rule
A peace treaty between colonists and colonies
A leaders specific set of laws
A division of a country or state into parts
26
The _______________ was a 40 year period of peace that occurred after the defeat of Napoleon and before the Crimean War.
Peace of Augsburg
Treaty of Versailles
Concert of Europe
Edict of Nantes
27
What did Isaac Newton formulate?
Methods of deductive reasoning
The Laws of Motion
The model of the heliocentric solar system
The scientific method
28
Why did citizens of France storm the Bastille?
For food
For gunpowder/ammunition
Because the Queen was there
Because the King was there
29
How long was Napoleon in charge of France after his first exile?
75 Days
1000 Days
100 Days
10 Days
30
Europeans largely considered the American Revolution to be an extension of the war between...
Spain and France
Britain and France
America and France
Spain and Britain
31
A __________________ revolution is a period in which society radically changes
Restoration
Reconquista
Revolution
Reconcilliation
32
Who took the Tennis Court Oath?
Mostly members of the 4th Estate.
Mostly members of the 2nd Estate
Mostly members of the 1st Estate
Mostly members of the 3rd Estate
33
What was the Concert of Europe?
An era of peace and alliance between the Great Powers of Europe
A period of revolutionary movements in Eastern Europe.
An era of uneasy tension between world wars.
An era of warfare between Prussia and Austria
34
The highly placed assistants and courtiers in the court of Louis XIV were known as...
Girondists
Jacobins
Intendants
Roundheads
35
______________- were French intellectuals of the 18th century Enlightenment
Girondists
Aesthetes
Huguenots
Philosophes
36
The right of _________________ requires the government to have a reason to arrest a person.
Sine qua non
Quid pro quo
Qu'est-ce que c'est
Habeas corpus
37
The governmental system of France prior to the French Revolution was known as the....?
Glorious Revolution
Etrian Odyssey
King's Road
Old Regime
38
_______________ practiced a strict version of Christianity in Britain.
Boyars
Catholics
Puritans
Huguenots
39
Napoleon signed a ____________ with the Pope to bring Catholocism back to France
Conference
Concession
Conciliation
Concordat
40
Francis Bacon pioneered the...
Sale of Encylopedias
Laws of motion
Free market
Scientific method
41
Which of the following was a major problem leading to the French Revolution?
Bankrupt government
Social Classes/Three Estates
Unfair tax system
All of the Above
42
This five-member body ruled France during the last stage of the Revolution but before Napoleon
Committee of Public Safety
The Directorate
National Assembly
Estates General
43
Who ruled France after the French Revolution, but before the Congress of Europe?
King Louis XVII
Napoleon Bonaparte
Josef Stalin
King Louis XIV
44
The Revolutions in South America mostly took place in which century?
19th
18th
17th
16th
45
Henry Navarre ended the French Wars of Religion with the...
Roundheads
Diet of Worms
Edict of Nantes
Spanish Armada
46
Who was the Queen of France prior to an during the French Revolution?
Maria Theresa
Catherine the Great
Marie Antoinette
Catherine of Vengeburg
47
Westernization is a process of trying to make a country or region more like...
Japan
Brazil
Western Europe
South Africa
48
Where did Napoleon fight the Penninsular War?
Germany
Russia
Spain
Britain
49
A ____________________ is a person who disagrees with the government.
Royalist
Loyalist
Dissenter
Communist
50
Thomas Hobbes
Social Contract Theory
Freedom of religion
separation of powers
Believed people are naturally selfish
51
The bloodiest period of the French Revolution wsa known as the...
Reign of Terror
Directorate
Thermidorian Reaction
Great Fear
52
Where was Napoleon born?
Italy
Germany
Britain
France
53
A ruler who holds all the power in his or her country can be best described as a/an...
Elector
Absolute Monarch
Divine King
Elected Official
54
The ________ dynasty was the final dynasty of Imperial China.
Jian
Ming
Qin
Qing
55
On which continent did the Seven Years War take place?
Asia
North America
All of the Above
Europe
56
Jean-Jaques Rousseau wrote about the...
Social Contract
Laws of Motion
Free Market
Encyclopedia
57
The ____________ led states to secure themselves militarily so that no one country gained too much power over the others
Leage of Nations
Concert of Europe
Balance of Power
Great Game
58
An __________________ is a person who had the right to vote for the Holy Roman Emperor.
Elector
Boyar
Intendant
Philosophe
59
Who was in power in England after the Glorious Revolution?
James II
Louix XIV
William and Mary
Harry and Megan
60
The National Assembly agreed to fight for the Revolution to the death. This is the:
Tennis Court Oath
Basketball Court Oath
Declaration of Independence
National Assembly Compact
61
A _______________ monarchy tends to be constrained by laws.
Deposed
Limited
Jungian
Absolute
62
These schools were developed by Napoleon to create a new class of government workers.
Lycees
Academies
Guillotines
Universities
63
What code was developed to unify the various laws of France after the Revolution?
Codex Justinian
Napoleonic Code
Revolutionary Code
Louisiana Code
64
This stage of the French Revolution was ruled by Committee of Public Safety and was started by the execution of the king
Velvet Revolution
Thermidorian Reaction
Reign of Terror
No Russian
65
Louis the XIV built the palace at _________________ to show off his power.
Philadelphia
Versailles
Paris
Vladivostok
66
Who coined the term 'Tabula Rasa' or 'Blank Slate'?
Renee Descartes
Denis Diderot
Sir Francis Bacon
John Locke
67
What was the purpose of the Committee for Public Safety?
Protect France from the King's army
Protect France from outside attacks and internal rebellion
Protect France from public health problems
Protect France from spies
68
En _______________ is a noble who fled France during the Revolution.
Jacobin
Girondist
Philosophe
Emigre
69
A _______________ is a person who fights for money.
Boyar
Mercenary
Philsophe
Elector
70
What was the Enlightenment?
A period where absolute rulers sat on the thrones of Europe?
A period when Europeans looked to get back to nature and classical wisdom.
A period when people were investing just crazy amounts of lightbulbs.
A period when philosophers placed value on rational thought and reason.
71
What is the name of the ideology that gave absolute power to rulers of a country?
Enlightenment
Absolutism
Revolution
Democracy
72
Who created the National assembly
The 3rd assembly
The second estate
The third estate
The first estate
73
The Ottoman Empire included territory in the Middle East and Europe as well as in modern-day...
Belize
Spain
Turkey
Britain
74
What was the name of the battle in which Napoleon was finally defeated?
Berlin
Bonhomme
Waterloo
Verdun
75
What tactic did the Russians use to deny Napoleon supplies during his invasion?
Guerilla warfare
Scorched earth
Hit-and-run
Percussive diplomacy
