Enlightenment & Revolutions Unit Test Review

Question 1

True/False: Both King Louis VXI and his wife escaped France to Austria & were not executed.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 2

This famous French general led a coup d'etat in France in 1799 and became Emperor of France.

Accepted Answer

Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 3

Which group imposed the Reign of Terror In France?

Accepted Answer

The Committee of Public Safety

Question 4

A major concept promoted by philosophers of the Enlightenment was the need for...

Accepted Answer

The use of reason for rational and logical thinking

Question 5

Which of the following men led a revolt of enslaved Africans in Haiti?

Accepted Answer

Touissant L'Overture

Question 6

What U.S. President issued a declaration stating European powers to stay out of the Americas

Accepted Answer

Monroe

Question 7

This native born Creole from Venezuela liberated much of Central America from Spanish control.

Accepted Answer

Simon Bolivar

Question 8

Voltaire was a philosopher who defended..

Accepted Answer

The freedom of speech

Question 9

Otto von Bismarck, who led German unification, was from this largest state.

Accepted Answer

Prussia

Question 10

Which Enlightenment thinker believed that people are rational and can govern themselves?

Accepted Answer

Locke

Question 11

The Spanish colonial system in the Americas were led by these Spanish officials.

Accepted Answer

Viceroys

Question 12

The independence movement in Mexico was led in part by...

Accepted Answer

Miguel Hidalgo

Question 13

People in Brazil don't speak Spanish b/c it was colonized by this European nation.

Accepted Answer

Portugal

Question 14

What concept is "I may not agree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it?"

Accepted Answer

The Freedom of Speech

Question 15

What was the main goal of the participants at the Congress of Vienna?

Accepted Answer

To establish security and stability 4 the nations of Europe

Question 16

Over the 680,000 men that Napoleon led into Russia, only ________________ men returned alive.

Accepted Answer

37,000

Question 17

A key characteristic of nationalism is...

Accepted Answer

A shared culture

Question 18

What did Locke & Jefferson believe people should do if their govt. did not protect their rights

Accepted Answer

Overthrow their government

Question 19

Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

The Bourgeoisie

Question 20

The Napoleonic Code is still used in this U.S. state

Accepted Answer

Louisiana

Question 21

Which of the following was the leader of the Red Shirts in Italy?

Accepted Answer

Giuseppe Garibaldi

Question 22

Who was the Spanish king who sent the Spanish Armada to England?

Accepted Answer

Philip II

Question 23

Camillo di Cavour expanded Piedmont-Sardinia's power and unified this country.

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 24

During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine?

Accepted Answer

No one

Question 25

How did the American Revolution impact Latin American Revolutions?

Accepted Answer

Latin Americans were inspired ideas of freedom & democracy

Question 26

In 1812, Napoleon led an invasion into this country which eventually brought him down.

Accepted Answer

Russia

Question 27

B4 Copernicus introduced his theory, what was the accepted view of the solar system or universe

Accepted Answer

The Earth was the center of the universe

Question 28

Nationalism was a force that ...

Accepted Answer

All answers are correct

Question 29

Which document states " men are born equal and remain free and equal in rights?"

Accepted Answer

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

Question 30

Which statement reflects Enlightenment thinking against the belief in divine right of kings

Accepted Answer

The power of the govt. is derived from the governed.

Question 31

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

Monarchies were given longer terms and more power.

Question 32

About what % of France's population belonged to the 3rd Estate?

Accepted Answer

96%

Question 33

After escaping Elba, Napoleon gathered his forces against the British at this battle and lost.

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Waterloo

Question 34

Who had the Palace of Versailles built as a demonstration of his wealth and power?

Accepted Answer

Louis the XIV

Question 35

Who originated the political style and beliefs known as realpolitik?

Accepted Answer

Otto von Bismarck

Question 36

Which country was NOT represented at the Congress of Vienna after the defeat of Napoleon?

Accepted Answer

The United States

Question 37

William Harvey studied and investigated...

Accepted Answer

anatomy & the circulation of blood through the body.

Question 38

This is the only nation in S. America that does not have Spanish as their official language.

Accepted Answer

Brazil

Question 39

I am remembered especially for inventing calculus and discovering gravity. Who am I?

Accepted Answer

Newton

Question 40

The goal of Enlightenment thinkers was to ..

Accepted Answer

Limit the govt. from interfering with peoples' rights.

Question 41

When L'Overture became the leader of Haiti, he was the 1st leader in the Americas to do this.

Accepted Answer

Abolish Slavery

Question 42

The Balance of Power system worked in Europe until this major war started in 1914.

Accepted Answer

World War 1

Question 43

Which enlightenment figure envisioned the separation of powers concept in a government?

Accepted Answer

Montesquieu

Question 44

Which of the following best describes Divine Right Theory?

Accepted Answer

Monarchs believe their right to rule is given to them by God

Question 45

The Congress of Vienna came up with system in order to check any nations that got too powerful.

Accepted Answer

The Balance of Power System

Question 46

Napoleon used this system in order to isolate and hopefully defeat Great Britain.

Accepted Answer

The Continental System

Question 47

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs sought to...

Accepted Answer

Centralize power in their nations

Question 48

This Austrian prince hosted the Congress of Vienna & was instrumental in its "success."

Accepted Answer

Klaus von Metternich

Question 49

Enlightenment ideas helped cause the ....

Accepted Answer

The American Revolution

Question 50

According to John Locke, people form governments to protect their...

Accepted Answer

Natural rights

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