1. What do the “Glorious Revolution,” the
revolution in North America, and the French
Revolution not share with one another?
A. Removing one set of rulers and bringing in others B. Being considered “bloodless” in nature
C. Rejection of “divine right of kings” D. Solidifying the nation-state
CORRECT ANSWER = B
A. In England, America, and France such changes in leadership were made
C. In each instance the idea of government by consent of the governed was put into practice
D. The three countries became distinctively strengthened and centralized
2. What changes did these revolutions propose to
effect upon the power structure?
A. Authority would be on earth (secular) rather than Heaven (religiously-based)
B. Authority and structure would remain the same – only the individuals would be different
C. Business and professional people would be excluded D. Bureaucracy aided tyranny, and so was done
CORRECT ANSWER = A
B. Effective power would extended to some of those who had been hitherto excluded
C. They were especially to be included
3. Upon what rationale did John Locke base his
political theory?
A. That simple, uneducated, common folk knew best how society should be run
B. That taxes should be levied whenever the ruler thought they were in the country’s best interests
C. That once a government is set, it should stay in power forever
D. Government is a secular compact freely entered into by individuals
CORRECT ANSWER = D
A. This was Rousseau’s idea
B. Taxes cannot be levied unilaterally nor arbitrarily C. Change if necessary of it cannot for common needs
4. How did the Scientific Revolution most
effectively tie in to political change?
A. By questioning traditional ideas and overturning authority through thought and inquiry
B. By explaining why the physical force holding the Universe together works as it does
C. By placing the sun at the center of the solar system D. By exploring the moon and planets through the use of
CORRECT ANSWER = A
B. This explanation was never attempted
C. An important scientific discovery, but it had little political application
D. Also scientifically significant, but not politically relevant
5. How did the English Bill of Rights most
effectively further the cause of democracy?
A. In forbidding taxation and military recruiting B. In disestablishing the Church of England
C. In subordinating royal power to that of Parliament D. Only allowing the king to suspend a laws in case of
CORRECT ANSWER = C
A. This could still be done with parliamentary approval B. The Church of England retained its established status D. A king could never do this unilaterally
6. How might the Enlightenment ideas on the human
condition best be expressed?
A. Human progress was possible through steady expansion of knowledge
B. Perfection came through popular democracy
C. The Church and religion still had a key role to play in improving the human condition
D. God was sure to intervene and save people from their fate
CORRECT ANSWER = A
B. Many preferred enlightened despotism
C. It was, on the contrary, part of the problem
D. Most were deists and believed that after God had created the world, he had withdrawn from human affairs
7. How might the original grievance of Americans
against England best be characterized?
A. General dislike over the principle of monarchy B. Lack of freedom of religion
C. English control over their political and economic rights
D. The dispatching of British troops to enforce tax collection
CORRECT ANSWER = C
A. This was not an issue, monarchical government was generally accepted
B. Economics and politics, not religion, figured in early protests
8. What idea did not receive much support as the
American Revolution developed?
A. The lifting of British trade and taxation policies
B. Eliminating the British-imposed barriers to westward expansion
C. Separation of Church and state
D. The inclusion of all groups as being equal under the law
CORRECT ANSWER = D
A. This received enthusiastic support from the business community
B. This had been a goal from the beginning
C. This was conspicuously included in the U.S. Bill of rights
9. What example illustrates a point of difference
between the American & French Revolutions?
A. The revolt of the poor
B. The claims of the Third Estate C. Drafting of a constitution
CORRECT ANSWER = A
B. Both the Third Estate and of the Congress claimed to function of the people’s representatives
C. Both revolutions accomplished this
D. This is included in both the Constitution & the Declaration of the Rights of Man
10. How did the Code Napoleon fit into the French
emperor’s program?
A. It forged an agreement with the Catholic Church B. It put an end to segregation of Jews in ghettos C. It systematized the administration of justice D. It re-imposed French colonization of Haiti
CORRECT ANSWER = C
A. The Concordat did this
B. This was done by separate initiative D. Napoleon failed to accomplish this
11. What made the Haitian Revolt unique?
A. It gained Napoleon’s support B. It was not all that costly in lives
C. It was history’ s only known successful slave revolution
CORRECT ANSWER = C
A. Napoleon sent thousands of troops to suppress it
B. At least 50,000 French soldiers succumbed to combat and disease
12. What proved to be the most lasting legacy of the
Napoleonic War?
A. The invasion of Russia
B. The spread of revolutionary principles
C. Establishing a balance of power in Europe
CORRECT ANSWER = B
A. The invasion failed disastrously
C. This was done by others after Napoleon’s downfall D. They were glad of the chance to get rid of his control
13. What marks the actual freeing of every slave in
the United States?
A. Emancipation Proclamation B. Lincoln’s election
C. The Union victory in 1865
CORRECT ANSWER = D
A. This only freed those in areas that were still fighting B. He was elected in 1860, and had to fight the Civil
War before achieving his goals
C. Even with this, some people were still not legally free until the amendment was ratified
14. What was the end result of the Latin American
uprisings?
A. The realization of Bolivar’s dreams
B. Improvements in the conditions of Native and African Americans there
C. Spanish America split into eighteen separate countries D. Civilian governments generally assumed control after
CORRECT ANSWER = C
A. Bolivar saw his vision of a united Latin America go up in smoke
B. They were persecuted and oppressed
15. Why was the example of Paraguay so
controversial?
A. It alone remained loyal to Spain and thus angered its neighbors
B. Its dictator was a butcher and brought retribution down upon his country
C. It became too dependent on foreign loans and defaulted on its debts
D. It based its revolution on self-government and land distribution, and its self-sufficiency incurred the envy of its neighbors
CORRECT ANSWER = D
A. On the contrary it was fiercely independent B. This conception is now believed to have been
inaccurate
