10.2 Test Review

Montesquieu created which idea of government?

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Despotism

• Absolutism

What were monarchs called who embraced enlightenment ideas to strengthen their rule?

• Enlightened Leaders

• Enlightened Citizens

• Enlightened Despots

• None of the Above

Where did most knowledge come from before the Enlightenment?

• The Bible

• Google

• The Encyclopedia

• Facebook

One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment are similar is that both

• led to increased power for royal families in Europe

• sought to reconcile Christian beliefs and science

• questioned traditional values and past practices

• promoted nationalistic revolutions in eastern Europe

According to John Locke, the purpose of government is to

• protect the natural rights of individuals

• serve the monarch

• create overseas settlements

• stimulate the economy

Which solution would Baron de Montesquieu offer to avoid the enactment of tyrannical laws?

• granting freedom of speech

• reinstating absolute monarchies

• separating the branches of government

• limiting natural laws

Belief in the ideas of the Enlightenment and discontent within the Third Estate were causes of the

• French Revolution

• Counter Reformation

• Industrial Revolution

• Spanish Reconquista

Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for

• instituting the Reign of Terror

• protecting freedom of religion

• supporting the reign of King Louis XVI

• sending French troops to fight in the American Revolution

One major effect of Napoleon’s rule of France was that it led to

• an increase in the power of the Roman Catholic Church

• massive emigration to the Americas

• trade agreements with Great Britain

• a restoration of political stability

One of the main purposes of the Congress of Vienna (1814–1815) was to

• promote the unification of Italy

• preserve the German territories gained by Otto von Bismarck

• restore the power of the Holy Roman Empire

• establish a balance of power in Europe after the defeat of Napoleon