Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Who wrote The Wealth of Nations?
a. | Adam
Smith | b. | Thomas Malthus | c. | David Ricardo | d. | Baron Montesquieu |
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The Seven Years’ War in
Europe was also a colonial war in
a. | North
America. | b. | French India. | c. | South Africa. | d. | East Asia. |
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Who wrote a pamphlet called
“What is the Third Estate?” and asked Napoleon to join he and Roger Ducos in a coup d’etat to
overthrow the Directory?
a. | Abbe
Sieyes | b. | Jean-Paul Marat | c. | Edmund Burke | d. | Maximilien Robespierre |
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Review: What is the most likely
reason the Inquisition was more aggressive in Spain than elsewhere in Europe?
a. | Spain was the only country left
practicing Catholicism | b. | Spain was the only place in Europe that had suffered from religious wars
during the Middle Ages | c. | Historically, there had been greater religious diversity in
Spain | d. | The Spanish people tend to be more
“hot-blooded” |
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Who said “Terror without
virtue is fatal; virtue without terror is impotent?”
a. | Abbe
Sieyes | b. | Napoleon Bonaparte | c. | Edmund Burke | d. | Maximilien
Robespierre |
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Joseph II of
Austria
a. | reversed Hapsburg tradition through
his policy of religious toleration. | b. | successfully instituted his “Enlightened”
ideas. | c. | successfully subjected the Magyars to Hapsburg
authority. | d. | refused to abolish serfdom, causing massive
revolts. |
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Frederick the Great referred to
himself as the
a. | Holy Prussian
Emperor. | b. | Prime Consul. | c. | Enlightened One. | d. | First Servant of the State. |
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Who said “Crush the
Infamous Thing,” and what were they talking about?
a. | Rousseau, noble
savages | b. | Robespierre, Catholicism | c. | Voltaire, religious
intolerance | d. | Wollstonecraft, gender bias |
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What is the correct
chronological order for the following events?
1. The Tennis Court Oath.
2. The
Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen.
3. The Royal family attempts to escape
France.
4. The Women’s Bread March.
a. | 1,4,3,2 | b. | 2,4,1,3 | c. | 1,2,3,4 | d. | 1,2,4,3 |
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The painting above shows the assassination of Marat, which just
preceded a. | the
Terror. | b. | the Women’s Bread March. | c. | the Thermidorean
Reaction. | d. | the abolishment of the Monarchy. |
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What action of the National
Assembly caused the greatest domestic opposition to the Revolution?
a. | The war against the rest of
Europe | b. | The selling of church lands through the
Assignats | c. | The Civil Constitution of Clergy | d. | The storming of the
Bastille |
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Who of the following was the
major advocate for “Separation of Powers” in government?
a. | Voltaire | b. | Adam Smith | c. | Montesquieu | d. | Rousseau |
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Which of the following was not
one of the countries that carved up Poland in a series of annexations in the late
1700’s?
a. | Russia | b. | Austria | c. | Prussia | d. | France |
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The Thermidorean Reaction
followed
a. | the Women’s’ Bread
March. | b. | the fall of Robespierre and the Convention. | c. | the White Terror. | d. | the establishment of the
Directory. |
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What was “The Great
Fear?”
a. | The time of mobbings and burnings
throughout the French countryside after the Fall of the Bastille | b. | The violent reaction of the Émigrés and
Énragés after the Terror | c. | The period of starvation that followed the Women’s Bread
March | d. | The first months of the war with Austria that led to the formation of the
Republic and the Terror |
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Though he achieved some peace
and prosperity, Cardinal Fleury was ultimately unsuccessful because
a. | he couldn’t prevent the French
Revolution. | b. | he led France in the 7 Years’ War. | c. | the Duke of Orleans reversed his
policies. | d. | he didn’t prepare Louis XV to
rule. |
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Peter expanded Russia to
________ , Catherine expanded Russia to __________ .
a. | Ukraine,
Poland | b. | the North and West, the South and East | c. | the Baltic Sea, the Black
Sea | d. | Sweden, the Ottoman Empire |
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Marie Antoinette was from
_________, the first country France declared war on during the French
Revolution.
a. | Spain. | b. | Prussia. | c. | Austria. | d. | Italy. |
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How was Robert Walpole able to
exercise his influence over Parliament?
a. | He was related through blood or
marriage to more than half of the House of Lords. | b. | He was one of the few members of Parliament that could
speak German. | c. | He used his control of government patronage to reward those who voted
similarly. | d. | George I (Hanover) officially named him Prime Minister after he solved the
South Seas Company disaster. |
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With the change from the
Legislative Assembly to the National Convention, the French Government
a. | changed from a Constitutional
Monarchy to a Republic. | b. | started a series of reforms, called the Thermidorean
Reaction. | c. | came under the control of the Girondists, who then executed the
Jacobins. | d. | collapsed completely, leaving all power in the hands of the Directory for
Public Security. |
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What did both Louis XV and
Louis XVI do in a misguided effort to draw the nobility back into the governing of
France?
a. | They re-established the
Parlements. | b. | They appointed them to high government
positions. | c. | They recruited them into the Mississippi
Company. | d. | They moved the court from Versailles to
Paris. |
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What is
the document pictured above?a. | What is the Third
Estate? | b. | The Declaration of Rights of Man and
Citizen | c. | The Cult of the Supreme Being | d. | The Social
Contract |
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The man-made mountain topped by a “Tree of Liberty” (pictured
above) was created a. | as seating for “The
Mountain,” the most politically extreme element of the
Jacobins. | b. | as part of the “Theatre Magnus propagandizing the
Revolution. | c. | by Napoleon, to commemorate the end of the
Directory. | d. | for a celebration of the Cult of the Supreme
Being. |
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What group was blamed for the
disastrous beginning of the war against Austria?
a. | The
Assembly | b. | The Girondists | c. | The Sans Culottes | d. | The Jacobins |
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In what way were Peter the
Great and Catherine the Great similar?
a. | They both sought greater connection
between Russia and western Europe. | b. | They both honored traditional Russian institutions and
practices. | c. | They both read Enlightenment authors extensively as a way to develop good
public relations. | d. | They both acquired warm-water ports, Peter on the Black Sea and Catherine on
the Baltic. |
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Review: Hobbes and Locke would
have agreed that
a. | the role of government is to protect
the lives of its citizenry. | b. | a monarch has absolute power. | c. | the state of nature is peaceful and
harmonious. | d. | political authority should be shared by the monarch and representatives of the
people. |
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What term refers to social,
economic, and political relationships prior the French Revolution?
a. | La Vida
Loca | b. | The Social Contract | c. | Old Regime | d. | Ancien Vidi |
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Who was the main force behind
the the Encyclopedia?
a. | Ricardo | b. | Diderot | c. | Voltaire | d. | Rousseau |
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The Diplomatic Revolution of
1756 created an alliance between which two historical enemies?
a. | Britain and
Sweden. | b. | Spain and Portugal. | c. | France and Austria. | d. | Austria and the Ottoman
Empire. |
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Review: The rise of Prussia
during the late seventeenth century was due primarily to the efforts of
a. | Frederick William, the Great
Elector. | b. | Louis XIV. | c. | Charles VII. | d. | Frederick the Great. |
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Who wrote The Spirit of the Laws?
a. | Montesquieu | b. | Rousseau | c. | Adam Smith | d. | Voltaire |
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Deism taught
that
a. | God often interceded into human
affairs to help those who were religiously tolerant. | b. | a Constitutional Monarchy was the best form of
government. | c. | God established the universe based upon scientific laws that humans could come
to understand. | d. | those who persecuted others because of religion should be punished and/or
executed. |
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Which of the following best
describes politics in the Old Regime?
a. | Monarchy, Nobility, Bourgeoisie,
Proletariat, and Peasants living in continual harmony. | b. | The proletariat serving as a major political force through
the power of public opinion. | c. | The Monarchy and the Nobility battling for
pre-eminence. | d. | The Nobility and Bourgeoisie joining together to blunt the growing power of
the Monarchy. |
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All of the following ideas were
basic to the Enlightenment EXCEPT
a. | For human institutions, revolution
is preferable to evolution. | b. | Humans are a product of their environment and
experiences. | c. | The universe is based upon scientific laws that humans could come to
understand. | d. | Logical/Rational change should be embraced, not
feared. |
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What group was the most
politically and socially radical during the Revolution?
a. | The
Girondists | b. | The Sans Culottes | c. | The Mountain | d. | The Jacobins |
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Which country used the Seven
Years’ War to become the premier colonial power?
a. | Prussia. | b. | France. | c. | Great Britain. | d. | Russia. |
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The
“Dechristianization” of France occurred during the
a. | Directory. | b. | National Assembly. | c. | National Convention. | d. | Legislative
Assembly. |
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The Cahiers de Doleances were
lists of grievances brought to
a. | King Louis
XIV | b. | the Levee en Masse | c. | the Philosophes | d. | the Estates
General |
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As a group, the
philosophes generally were from
which class?
a. | The
peasantry. | b. | The proletariat. | c. | The aristocracy. | d. | The bourgeoisie. |
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Which of the following centered
their writings on wages, taxes, rent, and labor issues?
a. | Ricardo | b. | Adam Smith | c. | Robespierre | d. | Malthus |
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One of the most important
economists of all time, ________ advocated a free market economy.
a. | Edmund
Burke | b. | Colbert | c. | Voltaire | d. | Adam Smith |
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The Third Estate originally
wanted a Constitutional Monarchy; what radicalized the Revolution?
a. | War with
Austria | b. | The Civil Constitution of the Clergy | c. | Robespierre’s Cult of the Supreme
Being | d. | The Terror |
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The
document pictured above was created during thea. | National
Convention | b. | Legislative Assembly | c. | National Assembly | d. | Directory |
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What was the major source of
conflict for the Estates General in May and June of 1789?
a. | Seating
arrangement | b. | Intendants | c. | Tax inequalities | d. | Voting procedures |
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All of the following were
causes of the French Revolution EXCEPT
a. | Resistance to British political
hegemony on the continent. | b. | Political aspirations of the bourgeoisie buttressed by Enlightenment
thought. | c. | The impending bankruptcy of the central
government. | d. | Poor harvests during the years preceding the
Revolution. |
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A Vindication of the Rights
of Woman was written
by
a. | Jean-Jacques
Rousseau | b. | Mary Wollstonecraft | c. | Mary Shelley | d. | Catherine the
Great |
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What did Rousseau think about
the relationship between men and women?
a. | Women are the intellectual equal, if
not physical equal, of men. | b. | Women are responsible for the home, men for everything
else. | c. | Instead of marriage, they should be joined in a “natural”
relationship called “The Social Contract.” | d. | Women should be given equal rights, both politically and
economically. |
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All of the following are true
of Frederick the Great EXCEPT.
a. | Much like Louis XIV, he
“domesticated” the Junkers. | b. | He used the Enlightenment as a rationale to codify the laws throughout
Prussia. | c. | He strongly encouraged the adoption of agricultural
advancements. | d. | He encouraged the immigration of skilled workers into
Prussia. |
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While the “Mississippi
Bubble” tarnished the Monarchy in France, the financial disaster in England of the
_____________ helped Parliament’s status when Walpole stepped in and resolved
it.
a. | East Indies
Company | b. | Aristocratic enclosure movement | c. | South Seas Company | d. | Seven Years’
War |
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Who wrote a scathing critique
about the excesses of the French Revolution?
a. | John
Locke | b. | Edmund Burke | c. | Baron Montesquieu | d. | Abbe Sieyes |
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