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Who discovered how gravity affects objects on Earth?

A
Francis Bacon
B
René Descartes
C
Robert Boyle
D
Isaac Newton
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Which statement best explains the ideas of Baron de Montesquieu?

A
Governments should respect the fundamental rights of humans.
B
The absolute authority of government is essential to ensure safety.
C
The powers of government should be separated into different offices.
D
Governments take away the freedom of citizens and foster inequality.
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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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Baron de Montesquieu’s work mostly focused on society and

A
education.
B
government.
C
religion.
D
science.
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Which event immediately followed the storming of the Bastille?

A
Peasants began attacking the aristocracy.
B
Louis XVI stepped down.
C
The Estates-General was dissolved.
D
Government troops attacked the National Assembly.
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What role did the working class of France play during the Reign of Terror?

A
They were the main target of the government’s violence.
B
They strongly supported the Jacobins’ use of radical measures.
C
They remained uninvolved in the French Revolution.
D
They used violence to overthrow the Jacobins.
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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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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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Boyle’s law explains

A
the way to develop an idea and design an experiment.
B
the impact of gravity on the motion of objects on Earth.
C
the relationship between pressure and the volume of gas.
D
the elliptical orbit of Earth and other planets around the sun.
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The Petition of Right confirmed the supremacy of law specifically over whom?

A
the monarch
B
the people
C
the nobles
D
the church
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Both the Magna Carta and the Petition of Right addressed issues related to

A
war.
B
property.
C
taxation.
D
religion.
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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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What did the guillotine symbolize?

A
the execution of the wealthy
B
the Reign of Terror
C
the National Convention
D
the power of radicals
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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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What was the contributing factor to Napoleon’s defeat at the Battle of Trafalgar?

A
Spain allied with Britain, and together they defeated France’s weak navy.
B
Napoleon enlisted Spain’s help in forming a strong navy, but he was defeated anyway.
C
The allied forces, made up of all countries in Europe except France, defeated the French.
D
Spain refused Napoleon’s request for help and turned against France.

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