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MULTIPLE CHOICE For each of the following, write the letter of the best
choice in the space provided.
_____ 1. The new way of thinking that
emerged in the mid-1500s is
called the
a. geocentric theory.
b. Scientific Revolution.
c. Enlightenment.
d. American Revolution.
_____
6. How did Hobbes and
Rousseau differ?
a. Rousseau believed in the
idea of a social contract;
Hobbes did not.
b. Rousseau believed an
absolute monarchy was
essential; Hobbes did not.
c. Rousseau believed people
were naturally good;
Hobbes did not.
d. Hobbes believed people
needed protection from
government; Rousseau did
not.
_____
7. American colonists objected to
the Stamp Act because
a. they resented forced
conscription in the British
military to fight the Seven
Years’ War.
b. the Act restricted the
colonists’ trade.
c. contrary to British belief,
Americans thought stamps
were necessary.
d. they objected to taxes levied
by the British Parliament
without representation.
_____
8. During the Boston Tea Party,
the Sons of Liberty dumped
tea into Boston Harbor to
a. protest the tax on tea.
b. raise money to fight the War
for Independence.
c. get back at Boston
merchants.
d. protest the Intolerable Acts.
_____ 2. Until the Scientific
Revolution, the traditional
authorities were
a. Plato and Aristotle.
b. the Church and ancient
scholars.
c. navigators and explorers.
d. Aquinas and his followers.
_____ 3. Which of the following posed
theories that brought him into
direct conflict with the
Church?
a. Francis Bacon
b. Galileo
c. Aristotle
d. Ptolemy
_____ 4. Who argued that people had a
right to overthrow a
government that does not
protect their natural rights?
a. Locke
b. Voltaire
c. Newton
d. Hobbes
_____ 5. Who wrote “Man is born free
but everywhere is in chains”?
a. Locke
b. Montesquieu
c. Rousseau
d. Voltaire
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PRACTICING SOCIAL STUDIES SKILLS Study the visual and passage
below and answer the questions that follow.
_____ 9. Which of the following phrases belongs in Step 2 in the chart above?
a. Form a hypothesis that can be tested
b. Ask a question
c. Prove or disprove the hypothesis
d. Observe the natural world
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created
equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable
Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of
Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted
among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes
destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to
abolish it, and to institute new Government . . .”
_____ 10. The above quote is from the
a. United States Constitution.
b. Treaty of Paris.
c. Townshend Acts.
d. Declaration of Independence.
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FILL IN THE BLANK For each of the following statements, fill in the
blank with the appropriate word, phrase, or name.
11. The _______________________ theory held that the earth was the center of the
universe and that the sun, moon, and planets revolved around it.
12. A new kind of mathematics called _______________________ could be used to
predict the effects of gravity.
13. English physician _______________________ explained the workings of the human
heart.
14. The purpose of the _______________________ by Denis Diderot was to promote
knowledge.
15. Parliament passed the _______________________ in order for the colonists to pay
for some of the costs of the French and Indian War
16. On July 4, 1776, the _______________________ was adopted by the Continental
Congress.
17. General _______________________ led the American troops in the War for
Independence.
TRUE/FALSE Indicate whether each statement below is true or false by
writing T or F in the space provided.
_____ 18. Copernicus was the first scientist to create a complete model of the solar
system combining physics, astronomy, and mathematics.
_____ 19. Brahe was the first astronomer to understand that the planets orbited the sun
in an ellipse.
_____ 20. John Locke believed that the purpose of government was to protect people’s
natural rights.
_____ 21. In The Spirit of the Laws, Montesquieu argued that the best form of
government included a separation of powers.
_____ 22. European monarchs who embraced Enlightenment ideals had no intention of
giving up their own power.
_____ 23. Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense argued that the American colonies
deserved to be an independent nation.
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_____ 24. The American victory at the Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the War
for Independence because it convinced the French to contribute to the
American war effort.
_____ 25. Enlightenment ideals had little or no impact in the new nation known as the
United States.
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