1. Define Divine Right.
A. The belief in one God.
B. The belief in many Gods.
C. The belief that God rules all.
D. The belief that God gave all power to the king.

2. Peter the Great was an absolute monarch in Russia. One way that he was an absolute monarch was he “westernized” Russia. How did he do that?
A. Travelled the world
B. Increased trade in Africa.
C. Brought modern ideas back to Russia.
D. Established totalitarian rule.

3. The church losing power from the Reformation increased the power of the King.
A. True
B. False

4. How are Peter the Great and Louis XIV similar?
A. They both fell to the people who revolted.
B. They both established Absolute Monarchs in their country.
C. They both exploited their peasants.
D. They both took leadership at a young age.

5. When Montesquieu says, “The power of the first is to create laws… The power of the second is to maintain the public security… and the power of the third is to punish criminals.” Montesquieu is setting the foundation for what?
A. Three branches of government
B. Three branches of the judicial system
C. Three branches of the legislature
D. Three branches of making laws

6. Thomas Hobbes established the idea of the social contract. What is the social contract?
A. The belief that people should follow their king.
B. The belief that people are bad.
C. The belief of Natural Rights.
D. The belief that people give up power to avoid chaos.

7. Which Enlightened thinker said, “I may disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”
A. Voltaire
B. Rousseau
C. Locke
D. Hobbes

8. Making an observation, having a prediction, and testing your hypothesis are all the steps in what?
A. Making a theory
B. Establishing an experiment
C. Creating a new idea
D. Scientific Method

9. How did the Renaissance and Reformation led to the Scientific Revolution?
A. Questioning old beliefs and the belief that humans can achieve anything.
B. Looking for something new.
C. Self- Determination
D. Predestination.

10. How did the Age of Absolute Monarchs lead to Enlightenment?
A. Kings ruled in a way that honored the people.
B. Kings bend to the will of their servants
C. Kings would rule without the care what their people thought.
D. Kings were encouraging the Enlightenment.

11. Which of the following is the best example of absolutism?
A. William and Mary sharing their power with Parliament.
B. The three branches of American government using “checks and balances.”
C. King Louis XIV stating that he would rule without a chief minister.
D. Creating a “Bill of Rights” to limit the power of a king and protect the rights of citizens.

12. Which of the following terms is another name for “Sun-centered” theory of the universe?
A. Geocentric theory
B. Heliocentric theory
C. Scientific method
D. Aristotle’s Theory

13. Use the descriptors to determine the Absolute Monarch:
*The Sun King.
*Used the Middle class for government jobs
*Was the Wealthiest country at the time
A. John Locke
B. Peter The Great
C. Thomas Hobbes
D. Louis XIV

14. Use the descriptors to determine the Enlightenment Thinker:
*Contributed to the US Constitution
*Believed that citizens could overthrow the monarch if they became unhappy with his rule.
*Believed in natural rights.
A. Montesquieu
B. Hobbes
C. Rousseau
D. Locke

15. Using logic and reason, pushing the boundaries of human knowledge, exploring new ideas describes which event in history?
A. Scientific Revolution
B. Enlightenment
C. Renaissance
D. Reconstruction