WESTERN CIVILIZATION

WESTERN CIVILIZATION NAME ____________

Test #4_0B5

1. The “Declaration of the Rights of Women” is associated with what name

a. Marquis de Sade;

b. Olympe de Gourges;

c. Madam Lafayette;

d. Grace de Pew.

2. In the inductive method of inquiry, we proceed from the -

a. particular to the general;

b. specific to the general;

c. theoretical to the empirical;

d. observable to the experiential.

3. The greatest privilege nobles enjoyed was

a. the opportunity to monopolize high offices; b. benefiting from the doubling in land values brought on by the increase in the

value of crops;

c. an opportunity to take over posts in ministries, the Church, and the army; d. exemption from taxes.

4. A plebiscite is

a. Catholic priest;

b. a national election on an important political issue;

c. a new royal tax suggested by Neckar;

d. an old feudal tax;

e. a royal pain.

5. The great French Encyclopedia, completed between 1751-1772,

a. was the first encyclopedia ever written

b. was conceived of as a positive force for social progress

c. attempted to be completely objective

d. concentrated on the great theoretical breakthroughs of the 17th-century scientific and intellectual revolution, and omitted discussions of technological and other practical achievements

6. The Old Regime of pre-1789 Europe consisted of three “estates,”

a. the monarchy, the bishops, and the knights

b. the clergy, the nobility, and everyone else

c. the clergy, the nobility the bourgeoisie

d. the clergy, the nobility, and the peasants

7. In France, the Enlightenment thinkers were called the

a. sans-cullotes;

b. philosophes;

c. philosophers;

d. Huguenots.

8. . Louis XIV selected for his kingly emblem the

a. the sun;

b. the moon;

c. the chrysanthemum;

d. a clock.

9. A political scientist who found the bulwark of freedom in the concept of the separation of powers was

a. Montesquieu;

b. Rousseau;

c. Bossuet;

d. Voltaire.

10. . Empiricism, tabula rosa, and An Essay Concerning Human Understanding are all associated with this English thinker

a. John Locke;

b. Voltaire;

c. Edward Gibbon;

d. Diderot.

11. . “Two steps forward, one back” was used as a metaphor by Mr. Sidoli for

a. the life of Louis XVI;

b. the role played by the Church in support of the king;

c. the direction of the first three stages of the Revolution; d. Robespierre’s attack on the nobility.

12. He was the great artist of the Pope during this period. His statues like “David” and “Apollo and Daphne” were great examples of the Baroque style. He did much to “baroquize” St Perter’s Basilica in Rome. He was

a. El Greco;

b. Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini;

c. Rembrandt;

d. Peter Paul Rubens.

13. Of the following, who was NOT an enlightened despot?

a. James ll of England

b. Frederick ll of Prussia

c. Catherine the Great of Russia

d. Joseph ll of Austria

14. All of the following were economic ministers to Louis XVI, EXCEPT a. Diderot;

b. Necker;

c. Calonne;

d. Turgot.

15. . A conservative reaction developed against the Reign of Terror and a new government came into power. This government was called a. the National Convention;

b. the Directory;

c. the Legislative Assembly;

d. the Committee of Public Safety.

16. During its first two years, the National Assembly did all of the following, except:

a. execute the king;

b. eliminate the privileges of the aristocracy;

c. confiscate the land of the Catholic church;

d. give a justification for the Revolution.

17. Of the following territories, which was never under Napoleon’s control?

a. Italy

b. the Rhineland

c. Britain

d. Spain

18. Baroque style grew directly out of two roots

a. Puritanism's rejection of Catholic liturgy and Luther's demand for a specifically

Protestant art form;

b. Luther's demand for a specifically Protestant art form and the absolutism of kings like Louis XIV; c. the Catholic Reformation's message of a revived Church rich in pomp and circumstance and the absolutism of kings like Louis XIV;

d. the Catholic Reformation's message of a revived Church rich in pomp and Calvin's belief in a starkly simple religious service. .

19. The great name in Baroque music is:

a. Bach;

b. Mozart ;

c. Brown;

d. Beethoven.

20. July 14, 1789 is the date of the

a. execution of King Louis XVI;

b. death of Robespierre;

c. birth date of Napoleon

d. the storming of the Bastille.

21. The Third Stage of the Revolution known as the

a. Directory;

b. Age of Napoleon;

c. Constitutional Monarchy;

d. Jacobin Commonwealth.

22-25 MATCH the following Constitution with the correct provisions.

22_____ Constitution of 1791 B. Limited Monarchy

23_____ Constitution of 1793 A. Napoleon becomes First Consul 24_____ Constitution of 1795 C. Council of 500 25_____ Constitution of 1799 D. New French Calendar

26. The religious beliefs of most of the leaders of the Enlightenment were

a. Catholic;

b. Deist;

c. Calvinist;

d. Jewish.

The following FIVE questions come from the Seeds of Change.

27. The name of our little French village was:

a. La Rochelle

b. Vieillevigne

c. Escouloubre

d. Dupont

28. The seigneur of the lands given by the king in the region of Burgundy in the north of France was:

a. Duke Saulx-Tavanes

b. Marquis de Sade

c. Marquis d'Escouloubre

d. Baron Dupont

29. A fermier would be best be described as a

a. banker;

b. farmer who had sold all his land;

c. noble who rented his land to a commoner;

d. farmer who was a merchant capitalist.

30. The mouvance was

a. a royal tax;

b. a piece of land partially owned by the peasants but which still contained certain feudal dues owned to the local lord;

c. a noble landowner with special claims over the land;

d. a church district-about the size of a county.

31. When one looks at the Duke Saulx-Tavanes's personal expenses the single

most expensive item was:

a. food

b. legal fees

c. clothing

d. taxes

32. Napoleon was first exiled to

a. St. Helena;

b. Elba;

c. Corsica;

d. Sicily.

33. This historian popularized the idea that the Revolution was like a Marxist revolution, a social uprising of the lower classes against the owner class. He was a. George Lefebvre;

b. Alphonse Aulard;

c. Robert Palmer;

d. Albert Soboel.

Identify the following paintings/buildings/ statues:

34. On the “Yellow/black” sheets; Which of the following is the Baroque building?

A B

35. On the “Yellow” sheets; Which of the following is the Baroque building?

A B

36. On the “Yellow” sheets; Which of the following is the Baroque statue?

A B

37. On the “Green” sheets; Which of the following is the Baroque painting?

A B

38. On the “Red” sheet; Which of the following is the Baroque painting?

A B

39-50. Place the answers on the Timelines below, NOT on the scantron sheet

39- 44. TIMELINE: Place the following in order of their occurrence (left to right)

A. JEAN BAPTISTE COLBERT SERVES AS LOUIS’ FINANCE MINSITER

B. LE CHAPELIER LAW PROHIBITS LABOR UNIONS AND STRIKES

C. LOUIS XVI BECOMES KING OF FRANCE

D. BRUNSWICK MANIFESTO

E. KING SUMMONS ESTATES GENERAL

F. MONTESQUIEU PUBLISHES SPIRIT OF THE LAWS

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45-50. TIMELINE: Place the following in order of their occurrence (left to right)

A. COUP D'ETAT BRUMAIRE

B. COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY CREATED

C. NAPOLEON BECOMES EMPEROR

D. ASSEMBLY PASSES CIVIL CONSTITUTION OF THE CLERGY

E. DIRECTORY

F. “TENNIS COURT OATH”

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1700 1800