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A standing army is one that is

A
available only in times of war.
B
permanent and available at all times.
C
available only after the harvests have been collected.
D
independent from the government.
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Why did Rousseau favor individuals making social contracts with each other?

A
He believed governments created unequal societies.
B
He believed governments restricted speech and religion.
C
He believed people needed more than a government could offer.
D
He believed people should govern collectively.
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French soldiers brought home ideas about government and rights from the American Revolution, including news of the Declaration of Independence. One of the ideas presented in the Declaration of Independence is equality for all. Englishman Thomas Hobbes and which other Enlightenment thinker proposed this idea?

A
Rosseau
B
Montesquieu
C
Locke
D
Voltaire
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Louis XIV called himself the “Sun King” because he

A
believed he could control the weather.
B
was regarded as having a warm, friendly personality.
C
thought that, like the sun, he was at the center of the French universe.
D
frequently took long vacations on the southern coast of France.
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How did Napoleon help to restore the Catholic Church in France?

A
He permitted the Pope to nominate individuals for the role of bishops.
B
He allowed an exemption from paying any taxes for all Catholics.
C
He declared that only Catholics could serve in the French government.
D
He formally recognized the majority of France’s population was Catholic.
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Louis XIV is considered a perfect example of an absolute monarch because he

A
gave more political power to ordinary French citizens.
B
reigned during a period of peaceful relations with France’s neighbors.
C
held all power in France and claimed to represent God on Earth.
D
left the throne and called for free elections to choose a successor.
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Which term describes Voltaire’s ideas about religion?

A
agnosticism
B
secularism
C
Catholicism
D
atheism
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Amidst ongoing famine, rising discontent, and increased taxes Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General leading up to the French Revolution. This was the first time this call had been issued in one hundred fifty years. Why did the king call this meeting?

A
to move France toward a constitutional monarchy
B
to create a plan of action to stop the famine
C
to give the people a voice
D
to attempt economic and monetary crisis reform
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Which best describes how education changed during the Enlightenment?

A
Religious doctrine was banished from education.
B
Mathematics became integral to all disciplines.
C
Education centered on humans’ relationships with nature.
D
Reason was applied to different disciplines.
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Why was the Petition of Right (1628) of such importance?

A
It gave the king unlimited power.
B
It stated that the law was higher than the king.
C
It restored the monarchy.
D
It made Puritanism the official religion of England.
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A small group of centrists tried to get the Jacobins and the Conservatives to compromise on what main idea?

A
a republic versus a constitutional monarchy
B
a monarchy versus a constitutional monarchy
C
a democratic republic versus a monarchy
D
a church leader versus a monarchy
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Voltaire called for

A
freedom of speech.
B
equality under the law.
C
morality in government.
D
a proletariat revolution.

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