World History Unit 4 Test

Which of the following taxes was a direct form of taxation as discussed in class?

The Stamp Act

All of the following were causes of the French revolution except:

New taxes on the Second Estate

As a result of the Treaty of Paris, the United States gained all of the following except:

The Territory of Florida

Which of the following best describes a cause of the American Revolution?

British efforts to tax the colonists and colonial recalcitrance

Which of the following ideas listed below is NOT an idea of John Locke?

A "social contract" between rulers and governed is not necessary because people are moderate and wise by their very nature

The new scientific method involved all of the following except:

A reliance on established authority instead of experience and personal reasoning

Which of the following reasons best explain why William Harvey is historically significant?

He discovered that blood circulates throughout the body via the heart, arteries, and veins

All of the following are true about William Penn except:

He openly advocated for the overthrow of the English monarchy

Which of the following statements about Thomas Hobbes is valid?

Hobbes believed that a strong central power (like a monarchy) is necessary to promote order and stability

Which of the following individuals advocated for the formation of international law?

Hugo Grotius

The Continental System restricted

Trade with Great Britain

Which of the following statements about Immanuel Kant is not true?

All of the following are true (spiritual world is an extension of natural world, absolute standards for morality, German philosopher)

Which of the following individuals argued for the necessity of checks and balances within a given government?

Baron de Montesquieu

Which of the following individuals wrote a 28 volume encyclopedia that contained much of the new scientific discoveries and political writings of the 18th century

Denis Diderot

Which of the following rights are NOT associated with the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

Economic and political equality for women

All of the following statements about the Age of Enlightenment are true except:

Enlightenment thinkers believed in Scholasticism as a means of thought

Which of the following would be a consequence of the Reign of Terror?

Increased foreign opposition to the French Revolution

Newton's work was the culmination of the scientific revolution because:

It resolved the outstanding problems of both physics and chemistry

Which of the statements about "Salutary Neglect" is not valid

It was a policy that British committed to once it became clear that regulation of colonial affairs would bankrupt the British treasury

All of the following helped set the scientific revolution into motion except:

Magical beliefs that emphasized simple keys to nature

The scientific revolution is said to have begun when...

Nicholas Copernicus published "On the Revolutions of Heavenly Orbs" in 1550 AD

Which of the following scientists came up with experimental proof that refuted Aristotle's ideas that all types of matter were composed on air, water, earth, or fire?

Rene Descartes

The Congress of Vienna

Strengthened nations surrounding France

Which of the following texts are the most closely associated with the ideas of John Locke?

The 2nd Treatise on Government

Which of the following events led to the imposition of the Coercive (intolerable) Acts?

The Boston Tea Party

Which of the following groups made up the first estate?

The Clergy

Which legislative body was in place when Napoleon seized power?

The Directory

Which of the following factions would be considered to be the most radical within the context of the French Revolution?

The Jacobins

Which of the following acts placed prohibitions on settling all areas between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River/

The Proclamation of 1763

Which of the following accomplishments is a Galileo best known for?

The development of a superior telescope which provided for new insights regarding astronomy

Which of the following ideas is contained in both the Declaration of Independence and the writings of John Locke?

The idea that all individuals have unalienable rights that must be protected by a government

All of the following statements about mercantilism are true except:

The theory led to harmonious relations between the nation states of Europe

Which of the following individuals wrote Candide?

Voltaire