Question 1

Napoleon gained control of the executive authority of the French government by

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A)  becoming President of the Committee of Public Safety. 
B)  being elected as first director of the Directory. 
C)  seizing power in a coup d'etat. 
D)  capitalizing on his military victories to become a popularly elected president. 
E)  his appointment to the post by a newly restored monarch, Louis XVII. 
A)  becoming President of the Committee of Public Safety. 
B)  being elected as first director of the Directory. 
C)  seizing power in a coup d'etat. 
D)  capitalizing on his military victories to become a popularly elected president. 
E)  his appointment to the post by a newly restored monarch, Louis XVII.

Question 2

Descartes became famous for his statement in Discourse on Method, "I think, therefore I am."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The formal event which led to the break between the American colonies and England was the

Accepted Answer

A)  creation of the Articles of Confederation. 
B)  confrontation at Yorktown. 
C)  confrontation over the Stamp Act. 
D)  signing of the Declaration of Independence. 
E)  creation of the United States Constitution. 
A)  creation of the Articles of Confederation. 
B)  confrontation at Yorktown. 
C)  confrontation over the Stamp Act. 
D)  signing of the Declaration of Independence. 
E)  creation of the United States Constitution.

Question 4

The Committee of Public Safety was established to

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A)  negotiate a military alliance with England. 
B)  combat the dual threat of internal rebellion and foreign invasion. 
C)  provide the nation with a renewed monarchy. 
D)  negotiate the safe return of French emigres. 
E)  control the ambitions of Napoleon. 
A)  negotiate a military alliance with England. 
B)  combat the dual threat of internal rebellion and foreign invasion. 
C)  provide the nation with a renewed monarchy. 
D)  negotiate the safe return of French emigres. 
E)  control the ambitions of Napoleon.

Question 5

Enlightened Absolutism

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A)  was based more on practical measures to strengthen the power of the state than to "reform" and free their populations. 
B)  was best illustrated by the activity of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. 
C)  was truly applied only briefly, in the ten months before the death of Emelyan Pugachev. 
D)  was limited by the desires of the middle classes to retain their special advantages. 
E)  best describes the British government in the eighteenth century. 
A)  was based more on practical measures to strengthen the power of the state than to "reform" and free their populations. 
B)  was best illustrated by the activity of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. 
C)  was truly applied only briefly, in the ten months before the death of Emelyan Pugachev. 
D)  was limited by the desires of the middle classes to retain their special advantages. 
E)  best describes the British government in the eighteenth century.

Question 6

Who advocated a doctrine that would be later be known as laissez-faire?

Accepted Answer

A)  John McDonald 
B)  Adam Smith 
C)  Robert Walpole 
D)  Robert Burns 
E)  Lord Gordon Brown 
A)  John McDonald 
B)  Adam Smith 
C)  Robert Walpole 
D)  Robert Burns 
E)  Lord Gordon Brown

Question 7

The three laws of motion that govern the planetary bodies and the objects on earth were explained by

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A)  Isaac Newton. 
B)  Galileo Galilei. 
C)  Ptolemy. 
D)  Nicolaus Copernicus. 
E)  Johannes Kepler. 
A)  Isaac Newton. 
B)  Galileo Galilei. 
C)  Ptolemy. 
D)  Nicolaus Copernicus. 
E)  Johannes Kepler.

Question 8

The most active opponents of religious intolerance and the most outspoken anti-Christians among the philosophes were

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A)  Lavisher and Rousseau. 
B)  Voltaire and Diderot. 
C)  Diderot and Bourbon. 
D)  Montesquieu and Adrien. 
E)  Quesnay and Pelletier. 
A)  Lavisher and Rousseau. 
B)  Voltaire and Diderot. 
C)  Diderot and Bourbon. 
D)  Montesquieu and Adrien. 
E)  Quesnay and Pelletier.

Question 9

Newton's Principia

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A)  placed the earth at the center of the universe. 
B)  rejected the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. 
C)  mathematically disproved the universal law of gravitation. 
D)  supplied the new theory of the universe that combined the work of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. 
E)  proved that Luther was correct regarding salvation by faith. 
A)  placed the earth at the center of the universe. 
B)  rejected the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. 
C)  mathematically disproved the universal law of gravitation. 
D)  supplied the new theory of the universe that combined the work of Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo. 
E)  proved that Luther was correct regarding salvation by faith.

Question 10

On the eve of the French Revolution, all of these conditions existed EXCEPT

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A)  the hereditary aristocracy was still the most powerful class in European society. 
B)  the nobles and clergy in France were effectively untaxed, even as the French treasury neared bankruptcy and millions were hungry. 
C)  the bourgeoisie comprised about eight percent of the population. 
D)  the peasants were enthusiastic for revolutionary change. 
E)  monarchy was the norm for European governments. 
A)  the hereditary aristocracy was still the most powerful class in European society. 
B)  the nobles and clergy in France were effectively untaxed, even as the French treasury neared bankruptcy and millions were hungry. 
C)  the bourgeoisie comprised about eight percent of the population. 
D)  the peasants were enthusiastic for revolutionary change. 
E)  monarchy was the norm for European governments.

Question 11

Lyrical Rococo depictions of aristocratic life were expressed in the work of

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A)  William Hogarth. 
B)  Antoine Watteau. 
C)  Joachim Orlov. 
D)  Balthasar Neumann. 
E)  Johann Sebastian Bach. 
A)  William Hogarth. 
B)  Antoine Watteau. 
C)  Joachim Orlov. 
D)  Balthasar Neumann. 
E)  Johann Sebastian Bach.

Question 12

In the American Revolution, the rebels

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A)  received the support of a number of European countries. 
B)  developed a number of innovative attack techniques used by Napoleonic armies. 
C)  was marked by the seizure of political and military power by the poorest segment of colonial society. 
D)  contained a series of major battles in which American firepower literally destroyed some of the best units of the British army. 
E)  was significantly enhanced by the large slave component in the rebel army. 
A)  received the support of a number of European countries. 
B)  developed a number of innovative attack techniques used by Napoleonic armies. 
C)  was marked by the seizure of political and military power by the poorest segment of colonial society. 
D)  contained a series of major battles in which American firepower literally destroyed some of the best units of the British army. 
E)  was significantly enhanced by the large slave component in the rebel army.

Question 13

The French and Indian war is also known as the Seven Years War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is Mary Wollstonecraft best remembered for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Loyal service to Marie Antoinette at the outset of the French Revolution 
B)  Help in the assassination of Robespierre 
C)  Authorship of the Vindication of the Rights of Women 
D)  Scientific ideas regarding the telescope and its uses in astronomy 
E)  Role in helping to formulate Napoleon's policy on women 
A)  Loyal service to Marie Antoinette at the outset of the French Revolution 
B)  Help in the assassination of Robespierre 
C)  Authorship of the Vindication of the Rights of Women 
D)  Scientific ideas regarding the telescope and its uses in astronomy 
E)  Role in helping to formulate Napoleon's policy on women

Question 15

Which of the following was not a direct result of the Seven Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  France ceded Canada to British control. 
B)  Spain ceded Florida to British control. 
C)  France ceded the Louisiana Territory to the Spanish. 
D)  The Dutch permanently withdrew from the New World. 
E)  Great Britain became the world's greatest colonial power. 
A)  France ceded Canada to British control. 
B)  Spain ceded Florida to British control. 
C)  France ceded the Louisiana Territory to the Spanish. 
D)  The Dutch permanently withdrew from the New World. 
E)  Great Britain became the world's greatest colonial power.

Question 16

Which statement is FALSE with regard to European population and food supplies?

Accepted Answer

A)  As the eighteenth century progressed, European population declined. 
B)  Food production increased in Europe during the eighteenth century. 
C)  The introduction of the potato and maize provided a much-needed staple foods. 
D)  The New World was a source of new vegetables for Europe. 
E)  Food supplies decreased while food prices rose sharply in France in 1789. 
A)  As the eighteenth century progressed, European population declined. 
B)  Food production increased in Europe during the eighteenth century. 
C)  The introduction of the potato and maize provided a much-needed staple foods. 
D)  The New World was a source of new vegetables for Europe. 
E)  Food supplies decreased while food prices rose sharply in France in 1789.

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

Napoleon gained control of the executive authority of the French government by

Descartes became famous for his statement in Discourse on Method, "I think, therefore I am."

The formal event which led to the break between the American colonies and England was the

The Committee of Public Safety was established to

Enlightened Absolutism

Who advocated a doctrine that would be later be known as laissez-faire?

The three laws of motion that govern the planetary bodies and the objects on earth were explained by

The most active opponents of religious intolerance and the most outspoken anti-Christians among the philosophes were

Newton's Principia

On the eve of the French Revolution, all of these conditions existed EXCEPT

Lyrical Rococo depictions of aristocratic life were expressed in the work of

In the American Revolution, the rebels

The French and Indian war is also known as the Seven Years War.

What is Mary Wollstonecraft best remembered for?

Which of the following was not a direct result of the Seven Years' War?

Which statement is FALSE with regard to European population and food supplies?

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