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Napoleon's Rise and Fall — Unit test Answers

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What action made Louis XVI such an unpopular ruler?

A
He entered France into an unpopular war.
B
He married an Austrian princess.
C
He did not support government reform.
D
He refused to let the Third Estate own land.
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In retaliation for the Boston Tea Party, the British passed laws to punish the colonists, including increasing taxes. What effect did these measures have on colonists?

A
They temporarily quelled colonists’ protests due to fear of further punishment.
B
They angered colonists even more, prompting the Boston Massacre.
C
They united the colonists in their calls for independence from the British.
D
They prompted the formation of the Continental army to defend colonial interests.
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The social contract theory states that

A
governments should always be allowed to encourage the spread of Protestantism.
B
farmers are required to give up some rights in exchange for government provided funding.
C
peasants should raise up against the wealthy to gain equal status within society.
D
citizens give up some liberties to government in exchange for protection of their self-interests.
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Which idea is shared by both the Declaration of Independence and the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

A
that church and the state should be separate
B
that men and women have equal rights
C
that resistance to tyranny is a right
D
that all men have natural rights
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The Constitution was inspired by the English Bill of Rights. Which of the following is a principle that is found in both documents?

A
extended power of the judicial branch
B
decentralized government
C
veto power of the Parliament
D
limited power of the executive branch
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The geocentric theory states that the center of the universe is

A
Earth.
B
the sun.
C
the moon.
D
Jupiter.
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Which statement best describes the scientific method?

A
The scientific method was a new theory about the planets and the sun.
B
The scientific method was a new way to solve problems and do research.
C
The scientific method was a way to reason developed by the ancient Greeks.
D
The scientific method was a set of theories that countered Church teachings.
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The American Revolution subsequently inspired nineteenth-century independence movements in which part of the world?

A
Latin America and the Caribbean
B
Eastern Europe
C
North Africa
D
Southeast Asia
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Parliament invited William and Mary to take the English throne on the condition that they

A
convert to Catholicism.
B
promise not to have children.
C
promise to stay at home and rule from Holland.
D
accept Parliament’s limits on their power.
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What impact did the French Revolution have on the rest of Europe?

A
Other European countries became more liberal.
B
Other European countries became more conservative.
C
Other European countries declared war on France.
D
Other European countries lost tourist dollars.
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Which statement best characterizes the ideas of Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

A
People are naturally reasonable.
B
People are naturally selfish and violent.
C
Governments create unequal societies.
D
Government should be separate from religion.
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How did barometers advance science?

A
They allowed scientists to study objects in space.
B
They allowed scientists to measure temperature.
C
They allowed scientists to measure pressure.
D
They allowed scientists to observe objects closely.
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Which Enlightenment philosopher promoted the principles of separation of church and state along with freedom of the press?

A
Hobbes
B
Locke
C
Montesquieu
D
Voltaire
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Look at the painting The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons by Jacques-Louis David (1789).

Question illustration
A
one must be prepared to sacrifice their own children to preserve France.
B
loyalty to one’s country stops short of sacrificing one’s own children.
C
brutality is an integral part of revolution and the Reign of Terror.
D
no one is immune to death, not even the leaders of the revolution.
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In the era of the Seven Years War and the French Revolution, European nations, such as France, faced many of the same issues as those faced by the colonies in the American Revolution. Which problem affected both nations?

A
colonial rules
B
government-mandated social classes
C
taxation without representation
D
tyrannical monarchies in power
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An outcome of which revolution(s) resulted in conflict and a temporary return to absolute rule?

A
the Glorious and French revolutions
B
the Glorious Revolution
C
the French and American revolutions
D
the French Revolution
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Which best describes what France’s Old Regime was?

A
an economic system
B
rule by the monarchy
C
the estates
D
a social and political system
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Someone who supports extreme changes in a society is a

A
liberal.
B
radical.
C
Jacobin.
D
conservative.
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What factors influenced the goal of the American Revolution? Choose three answers.The French RevolutionThe Glorious RevolutionThe English Bill of RightsThe EnlightenmentThe US Constitution

A
The French Revolution
B
The Glorious Revolution
C
The English Bill of Rights
D
The Enlightenment
E
The US Constitution
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Which statement best characterizes the ideas of Thomas Hobbes?

A
People are naturally reasonable.
B
People are naturally selfish and violent.
C
Governments create unequal societies.
D
Government should be separate from religion.

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