Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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How did the Scientific Revolution influence the American Revolution?
a. | Scientific discoveries influenced British foreign policies. | b. | Questioning
assumptions led to challenging ideas about government. | c. | The heliocentric theory caused unrest among the
colonists. | d. | The salons influenced the French and Indian War. |
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Between 1550 and 1789, Enlightenment ideas swept
a. | throughout the world. | b. | through European society and colonial
America. | c. | only through European society. | d. | only through France and colonial
America. |
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Isaac Newton explained the
a. | law of universal gravitation. | b. | chemical composition of
matter. | c. | function of blood vessels. | d. | anatomy of the human
body. |
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Which of the following was influenced by Enlightenment Ideas?
a. | literate middle class | b. | all of the above | c. | American
colonists | d. | thinkers and artists |
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Which of the following attempted social reforms?
a. | all of the above | b. | the philosophes | c. | enlightened
despots | d. | scholars |
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How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment ideals?
a. | It protected the rights of the accused and prohibited cruel
punishment. | b. | It set up a system of checks and balances for the U.S.
government. | c. | It said that people have rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. | d. | It stated that all titles of nobility should be
abolished. |
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Which of the following reflects the correct sequence of steps used in the
scientific process?
a. | question, experimentation, hypothesis, observation, conclusion | b. | observation,
question, hypothesis, experimentation, conclusion | c. | observation, question, experimentation,
hypothesis, conclusion | d. | question, observation, hypothesis,
experimentation, conclusion |
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The Bill of Rights was influenced by
a. | John Locke. | b. | Jean Jacques Rousseau. | c. | Voltaire. | d. | all of the
above. |
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The philosophes used reason to address
a. | social issues. | b. | all of the above. | c. | abusive
rulers | d. | British taxes. |
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Which of the following did the Enlightenment promote?
a. | a more secular outlook | b. | faith in science | c. | all of the
above | d. | a belief in progress |
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Which of the following men contradicted the ideas in the U.S.
Constitution?
a. | Thomas Hobbes | b. | Baron de Montesquieu | c. | John
Locke | d. | Denis Diderot |
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European art of the 1600s and early 1700s was dominated by a grand, ornate style
called
a. | baroque. | b. | neoclassical. | c. | classical. | d. | gothic. |
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Which of the following reflects the neoclassical style?
a. | a palace built in a grand and elaborately decorated style | b. | a painting rich in
detail and ornate imagery | c. | a church built in a simple, elegant
style | d. | dramatic organ music with a complex composition |
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In the 1700s, which of the following showed the influence of Enlightenment
ideas?
a. | a man attending a salon | b. | all of the above | c. | a woman reading a
novel | d. | a woman allowing her child to have a smallpox
vaccination |
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The heliocentric theory challenged the
a. | geocentric theory | b. | political scientists. | c. | mathematical
theories. | d. | observed patterns. |
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Which of the following is true of the neoclassical style of art?
a. | It was the dominant style of art during the Middle Ages. | b. | It emphasized
elegance and simplicity. | c. | It was based on ideas and themes from ancient
Japan. | d. | It tended to be ornate, highly detailed, and rich in
color. |
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Frederick II supported which of the following?
a. | wealthy landowners | b. | freedom of worship | c. | direct
democracy | d. | Christian religion |
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Which of the following were caused by the scientific revolution?
a. | improvements in medicine and scientific instruments | b. | the assumption that
the human body was similar to the anatomy of other animals | c. | reliance on ancient
authorities to explain the physical world | d. | the belief that the earth was an unmoving
object at the center of the universe |
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The Declaration of Independence was written by
a. | John Adams. | b. | Benjamin Franklin. | c. | Patrick
Henry. | d. | Thomas Jefferson. |
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Francis Bacon helped to develop
a. | the scientific method. | b. | the law of the pendulum | c. | the
barometer. | d. | the microscope |
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The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by
a. | Isaac Newton. | b. | Galileo Galilei. | c. | Francis
Bacon. | d. | Nicolaus Copernicus. |
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Which of the following did the censors of the Catholic Church ban?
a. | the Encyclopedia | b. | all of the above | c. | Don
Giovanni | d. | Tom Jones |
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What was Montesquieu's influence on the U.S. Constitution?
a. | the Bill of Rights | b. | representatives | c. | branches of
government / separation of powers | d. | public
elections |
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Salons helped to spread
a. | the geocentric theory. | b. | only the ideas of the
philosophes. | c. | only the ideas of political scientists. | d. | Enlightenment
thinking. |
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In general, the philosophes believed in which of the following?
a. | progress for society | b. | all Church decrees | c. | authoritarian
rule | d. | expanding women's rights |
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Essay - Choose TWO for 5 points each
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Contrasting What is the scientific method? How does it differ from the
methods used by scholars in medieval times?
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Recognizing Effects What influence did the ideas of John Locke have on
the Declaration of Independence? Support your answer with specific details.
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Synthesizing How did the ideas of Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau,
Voltaire,
and Beccaria influence the U.S. Constitution and system of governnment?
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Making Inferences How did Enlightenment ideas influence the arts (music,
painting, and literature) in Europe during the 1700s? Give examples.
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