Question 1

Who said that each of us is born with a tabula rasa?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Locke 
B)  Rene Descartes 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Isaac Newton 
E)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
A)  John Locke 
B)  Rene Descartes 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Isaac Newton 
E)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 2

Who believed that individuals should be free to pursue their own economic self-interest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rousseau 
B)  Adam Smith 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Montesquieu` 
E)  John Locke 
A)  Rousseau 
B)  Adam Smith 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  Montesquieu` 
E)  John Locke

Question 3

What caused the beginning of Napoleon's downfall?

Accepted Answer

A)  His invasion of Russia 
B)  His establishment of the Continental system 
C)  The death of his wife 
D)  The kidnapping of his Prime Minister 
E)  The Seven Years' War 
A)  His invasion of Russia 
B)  His establishment of the Continental system 
C)  The death of his wife 
D)  The kidnapping of his Prime Minister 
E)  The Seven Years' War

Question 4

Which of the following descriptions best depicts the Rococo style?

Accepted Answer

A)  the profuse use of strict geometric patterns 
B)  emphasis on largeness and majesty 
C)  a fondness for curves and emphasized grace, charm, and gentle action 
D)  a rejection of the effort to seek love, joy, and pleasure in favor of religious imagery 
E)  stress on formal order 
A)  the profuse use of strict geometric patterns 
B)  emphasis on largeness and majesty 
C)  a fondness for curves and emphasized grace, charm, and gentle action 
D)  a rejection of the effort to seek love, joy, and pleasure in favor of religious imagery 
E)  stress on formal order

Question 5

The Ptolemaic view of the universe argued that

Accepted Answer

A)  the planets were imperfect and material. 
B)  the imperfect, motionless earth was in a state of constant change at the center of the universe. 
C)  heavenly bodies, composed of a crystalline substance, resided in concentric spheres that moved in circular orbits around the moon. 
D)  God and all the saved souls resided in the Empyrean Heaven that lay beyond the innermost, or tenth, sphere. 
E)  God and the saved souls were at the center of the universe. 
A)  the planets were imperfect and material. 
B)  the imperfect, motionless earth was in a state of constant change at the center of the universe. 
C)  heavenly bodies, composed of a crystalline substance, resided in concentric spheres that moved in circular orbits around the moon. 
D)  God and all the saved souls resided in the Empyrean Heaven that lay beyond the innermost, or tenth, sphere. 
E)  God and the saved souls were at the center of the universe.

Question 6

France had claimed all of North America as part of its American overseas empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In eighteenth century Europe,

Accepted Answer

A)  it was illegal for a noble class male to marry a middle-class female without a government dispensation everywhere except in Prussia and the Netherlands. 
B)  noble and bourgeois women dressed in the same fashion and were visually indistinguishable. 
C)  the peasants composed less than forty percent of the populations of Austria and France. 
D)  nobles constituted approximately two or three percent of the population. 
E)  factory workers had replaced farmers as the majority of the population. 
A)  it was illegal for a noble class male to marry a middle-class female without a government dispensation everywhere except in Prussia and the Netherlands. 
B)  noble and bourgeois women dressed in the same fashion and were visually indistinguishable. 
C)  the peasants composed less than forty percent of the populations of Austria and France. 
D)  nobles constituted approximately two or three percent of the population. 
E)  factory workers had replaced farmers as the majority of the population.

Question 8

Outside of Europe, the major scenes of battle in the Seven Years War were

Accepted Answer

A)  North America and Africa. 
B)  Central America and India. 
C)  India and North America. 
D)  Latin America and Africa. 
E)  North America and Latin America. 
A)  North America and Africa. 
B)  Central America and India. 
C)  India and North America. 
D)  Latin America and Africa. 
E)  North America and Latin America.

Question 9

The illegal event that constituted the start of the French Revolution was the

Accepted Answer

A)  meeting between Quesnay and Adam Smith. 
B)  storming of the Bastille. 
C)  mutiny of the French army. 
D)  action of the Third Estate in declaring itself to be a National Assembly. 
E)  revolts of French peasants in the countryside. 
A)  meeting between Quesnay and Adam Smith. 
B)  storming of the Bastille. 
C)  mutiny of the French army. 
D)  action of the Third Estate in declaring itself to be a National Assembly. 
E)  revolts of French peasants in the countryside.

Question 10

The intellectuals of the Enlightenment use the word ____ to advocate for the application of the scientific method to the understanding of all life.

Accepted Answer

A)  universe 
B)  reason 
C)  intellect 
D)  heart 
E)  desire 
A)  universe 
B)  reason 
C)  intellect 
D)  heart 
E)  desire

Question 11

Which of the following statements is an accurate depiction of the nature of the British Parliament in the latter half of the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was primarily composed of civil libertarians who advocated individual rights. 
B)  Its role was primarily that of a rubber stamp for the king. 
C)  It shared power with the king, gradually gaining the upper hand. 
D)  Uniquely, women could become Members of Parliament. 
E)  It failed to meet between 1753 and 1792. 
A)  It was primarily composed of civil libertarians who advocated individual rights. 
B)  Its role was primarily that of a rubber stamp for the king. 
C)  It shared power with the king, gradually gaining the upper hand. 
D)  Uniquely, women could become Members of Parliament. 
E)  It failed to meet between 1753 and 1792.

Question 12

Enlightened Despotism

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrated much more despotism than enlightenment in Russia. 
B)  was most widely attempted in Britain, but caused confusion among the peasants and opposition from nobles and clergy. 
C)  was best exemplified by the policies of Louis XV in France. 
D)  was abolished in Prussia by Frederick the Great. 
E)  was never attempted in Austria. 
A)  demonstrated much more despotism than enlightenment in Russia. 
B)  was most widely attempted in Britain, but caused confusion among the peasants and opposition from nobles and clergy. 
C)  was best exemplified by the policies of Louis XV in France. 
D)  was abolished in Prussia by Frederick the Great. 
E)  was never attempted in Austria.

Question 13

The eighteenth century ruler who called himself/herself "the first servant of the state" was

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph II of Austria. 
B)  George III of Great Britain. 
C)  Catherine the Great of Russia. 
D)  Frederick II of Prussia. 
E)  Louis XVI of France. 
A)  Joseph II of Austria. 
B)  George III of Great Britain. 
C)  Catherine the Great of Russia. 
D)  Frederick II of Prussia. 
E)  Louis XVI of France.

Question 14

Which of the following was not an immediate result of the fall of Robespierre?

Accepted Answer

A)  A period of stagnation and corruption ensued. 
B)  The Reign of Terror ended. 
C)  Moderate forces came to control the Revolution. 
D)  A new constitution was written that strove for stability by placing executive authority in the hands of the Directory. 
E)  Napoleon was elected President of France. 
A)  A period of stagnation and corruption ensued. 
B)  The Reign of Terror ended. 
C)  Moderate forces came to control the Revolution. 
D)  A new constitution was written that strove for stability by placing executive authority in the hands of the Directory. 
E)  Napoleon was elected President of France.

Question 15

As long as _______ ruled the waves, it was not subject to military attack.

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Britain 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Spain 
E)  Russia 
A)  France 
B)  Britain 
C)  Austria. 
D)  Spain 
E)  Russia

Question 16

Isaac Newton was an inspiration for the Enlightenment in his contention that the world and everything in it worked like a giant machine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The military forces raised by the French revolutionary government was

Accepted Answer

A)  composed largely of non-French mercenaries. 
B)  the largest navy ever assembled in Europe up to that point. 
C)  unsuccessful on the battlefield although victorious in naval combat. 
D)  a true army of the people, whose intensity was the beginning of the concept of total war. 
E)  successful in conquering Russia. 
A)  composed largely of non-French mercenaries. 
B)  the largest navy ever assembled in Europe up to that point. 
C)  unsuccessful on the battlefield although victorious in naval combat. 
D)  a true army of the people, whose intensity was the beginning of the concept of total war. 
E)  successful in conquering Russia.

Question 18

Historians explain that the Scientific Revolution happened first in Europe - rather than in China -- for all of these reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a shift in the European world view from a metaphysical to a more materialist perspective. 
B)  Chinese persistence to embrace Confucian principles. 
C)  the attraction of the European mercantile classes to the 'new' science as a means to exploit resources. 
D)  Chinese disinterest in the practical applications of scientific insights. 
E)  a greater intellectual capacity in Europeans. 
A)  a shift in the European world view from a metaphysical to a more materialist perspective. 
B)  Chinese persistence to embrace Confucian principles. 
C)  the attraction of the European mercantile classes to the 'new' science as a means to exploit resources. 
D)  Chinese disinterest in the practical applications of scientific insights. 
E)  a greater intellectual capacity in Europeans.

Question 19

All of these statements regarding developments in the French Revolution prior to September 1792 are correct EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the fall of the Bastille weakened the government. 
B)  the National Assembly created a basic declaration of liberties, and a new constitution to establish a limited monarchy. 
C)  Louis XVI destroyed his public standing by attempting to flee. 
D)  warfare broke out between France and Austria. 
E)  Louis XVI was an enthusiastic supporter of the revolutionary events. 
A)  the fall of the Bastille weakened the government. 
B)  the National Assembly created a basic declaration of liberties, and a new constitution to establish a limited monarchy. 
C)  Louis XVI destroyed his public standing by attempting to flee. 
D)  warfare broke out between France and Austria. 
E)  Louis XVI was an enthusiastic supporter of the revolutionary events.

Question 20

As a direct result of the French Revolution, this nation became the first Latin American state to win its independence from European colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ecuador. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  Nicaragua. 
D)  Haiti. 
E)  Puerto Rico. 
A)  Ecuador. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  Nicaragua. 
D)  Haiti. 
E)  Puerto Rico.

Exam 18: The West on the Eve of a New World Order

Who said that each of us is born with a tabula rasa?

Who believed that individuals should be free to pursue their own economic self-interest?

What caused the beginning of Napoleon's downfall?

Which of the following descriptions best depicts the Rococo style?

The Ptolemaic view of the universe argued that

France had claimed all of North America as part of its American overseas empire.

In eighteenth century Europe,

Outside of Europe, the major scenes of battle in the Seven Years War were

The illegal event that constituted the start of the French Revolution was the

The intellectuals of the Enlightenment use the word ____ to advocate for the application of the scientific method to the understanding of all life.

Which of the following statements is an accurate depiction of the nature of the British Parliament in the latter half of the eighteenth century?

Enlightened Despotism

The eighteenth century ruler who called himself/herself "the first servant of the state" was

Which of the following was not an immediate result of the fall of Robespierre?

As long as _______ ruled the waves, it was not subject to military attack.

Isaac Newton was an inspiration for the Enlightenment in his contention that the world and everything in it worked like a giant machine.

The military forces raised by the French revolutionary government was

Historians explain that the Scientific Revolution happened first in Europe - rather than in China -- for all of these reasons EXCEPT

All of these statements regarding developments in the French Revolution prior to September 1792 are correct EXCEPT

As a direct result of the French Revolution, this nation became the first Latin American state to win its independence from European colonialism.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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