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Western Civ. Since 1650 Midterm Exam 2 your
name________________________
Part A: Multiple choice, on Coffin text (50 points. 25
questions@ 2 points each)
In Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund
Burke __D____
- called for spreading the revolution to England
- described the execution of the French King in 1793
- described his experience on the streets of Paris in July
1789
- criticized the revolutionaries for violating tradition
and nature
"What is the Third Estate"
was ___B___
- a dismissive criticism of popular liberty written by a
clergyman
- an essay by a clergyman who called for greater power for
the commoners
- a call for the re-organization of the noble law courts
- a book by Napoleon describing his life in exile
In May 1789, French King Louis XVI convened the Estates
General ____D__
- because he wanted to protect the traditional rights of
the nobles
- because it met every year in May
- because he had been asked to do so by the radical
artisans
- for none of the above reasons
To stabilize the French currency and economy, the
revolutionary leaders __B____
- abolished all taxation on all citizens
- issued interest bearing notes called "assignats"
- adopted the Euro as its new currency
- required that all artisans join guilds
Which of these men served as a minister (advisor) to King
Louis XVI? __D____
- Metternich
- Bonaparte
- Adam Smith
- Necker
Robespierre was known as
the ___D___
- "Unintelligible"
- "Unimpeachable"
- "Incompetent"
- "Incorruptible"
"The 1789 Declaration of Rights of Man and
Citizen" ___A___
- said all men have the natural right to resist oppression
- said that the King was the source of all state power
- established the Committee of Public Safety
- all of the above
In the early 1800s, financing the construction of railroads
in England was an investment that involved considerable
risks ____A__
a. True b.
False
The Industrial Revolution happened first in England because
___D___
- England's military power had allowed it to crush all
rivals in Europe
- England was short on capital and needed some sort of
economic breakthrough
- England's population was so small that it needed a
non-farming economy
- none of the above reasons
Within ten years of its invention, the steam engine had
completely replaced the water wheel as a source of power for
machines __B____
a. True b.
False
Among the reasons that continental Europe did not
industrialize until after England's industrial revolution was well under way was
that __C___
- The rest of Europe had very few skilled workers
- the rest of Europe had very few able scientists or
inventors
- wars with France had slowed industrial development in
1792-1815
- all of the above
In the first decades of industrialization, most factories
were located in rural districts, not in the major
cities ___A___
a. True b. False
England's railroads were constructed
by ___A___
- semi-skilled construction workers called "navvies"
- unemployed sailors known as "old salties"
- skilled German engineers called "Hessians"
- immigrant Chinese workers called "coolies
Englishman Richard Arkwright is
famous for his __A___
- inventions related to textile manufacturing
- brilliant essays on the laws governing capitalist
economies
- inventing the cotton gin, which made cheep to grow
- modifications to Watt's steam engine
Which of these factors explains why Europe began to
industrialize in the late 1700s and early 1800s (note: five
choices!) _D____
- European merchants and other investors avoided all risks
- the majority of Europe's population could read and write
- Europe's economy was underdeveloped compared to that of
the USA
- none of the above
- all of the above
David Ricardo's "iron law of wages" argued
that __B___
- employers should increase wages to help workers rise
into the middle class
- increasing wages ultimately would add to the problem of
poverty
- if workers had more income, they would have fewer
children
- all of the above
Supporters of laissez-faire argued that the
government ___B__
- should impose high tariffs on imported goods
- should simply preserve liberties, property, and order
- should ensure the proper redistribution of property for
the greater good
- should simply be based upon the teachings of the Bible
John Stuart
Mill
__D___
- staunchly opposed women's suffrage
- worked in close collaboration with Karl Marx
- moved away from supporting government policy to aid the
poor towards championing laissez-faire
- moved from championing laissez-faire to supporting
greater government intervention in social matters
Thomas Malthus believed that the government should provide
aid to meet the basic needs to the growing population of
poor __B___
a. True b.
False
Robert
Owen
___D__
- was an Oxford history professor who preached Utopian
socialism
- was an unemployed weaver who organized a Utopian
socialist community
- was an outspoken capitalist who condemned socialism and
anti-Christian
- was a successful businessman turned Utopian socialist
In Russia, the Decembrists
were
__A__
- revolutionaries who tired but failed overthrow the Tsar
in 1825
- a religious sect that had great influence over Tsar
Nicholas I
- the inner circle of advisors to Tsar Nicholas I
- a group of famous artists and composers who introduce
Russia to Romanticism
In England, the term "rotten boroughs" referred to
___D_
- places where food would not grow, despite new farming
techniques
- city slums
- centers of worker radicalism and trade unionism
- electoral districts controlled by corrupt politicians
The Chartists in England
were __C__
- map-makers who aided in England's colonial expansion
- rural folk who protested against enclosure
- reformers who demanded universal manhood suffrage
- the members of Owen's Utopian socialist communities
The 1832 "Reform Bill" in England granted the right to vote
to all men ___B_
a. True b. False
French liberal politician Francois Guizot
__B__
- was an earlier supporter of women's suffrage
- believed in a society where status and power was based
upon "merit"
- believed in a society free of all social hierarchies
- supported universal manhood suffrage
12:30 class exam
Western Civ. Since 1650 Midterm Exam 2 your
name________________________
Part A: Multiple choice, on Coffin text (50 points. 25
questions@ 2 points each)
In Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund
Burke __D____
- called for spreading the revolution to England
- described the execution of the French King in 1793
- described his experience on the streets of Paris in July
1789
- criticized the revolutionaries for violating tradition
and nature
In May 1789, French King Louis XVI convened the Estates
General ___D___
- because he wanted to protect the traditional rights of
the nobles
- because it met every year in May
- because he had been asked to do so by the radical
artisans
- for none of the above reasons
"What is the Third Estate"
was ____B__
- a dismissive criticism of popular liberty written by a
clergyman
- an essay by a clergyman who called for greater power for
the commoners
- a call for the re-organization of the noble law courts
- a book by Napoleon describing his life in exile
To stabilize the French currency and economy, the
revolutionary leaders ___B___
- abolished all taxation on all citizens
- issued interest bearing notes called "assignats"
- adopted the Euro as its new currency
- required that all artisans join guilds
Which of these men served as a minister (advisor) to King
Louis XVI? ___D___
- Metternich
- Bonaparte
- Adam Smith
- Necker
"The 1789 Declaration of Rights of Man and
Citizen" ___A___
- said all men have the natural right to resist oppression
- said that the King was the source of all state power
- established the Committee of Public Safety
- all of the above
Robespierre was known as
the ___D___
- "Unintelligible"
- "Unimpeachable"
- "Incompetent"
- "Incorruptible"
In the early 1800s, financing the construction of railroads
in England was an investment that involved considerable
risks ____A__
a. True b.
False
Within ten years of its invention, the steam engine had
completely replaced the water wheel as a source of power for
machines ____B__
a. True b.
False
In the first decades of industrialization, most factories
were located in rural districts, not in the major
cities ___A___
a. True b.
False
The Industrial Revolution happened first in England because
___D___
- England's military power had allowed it to crush all
rivals in Europe
- England was short on capital and needed some sort of
economic breakthrough
- England's population was so small that it needed a
non-farming economy
- none of the above reasons
Among the reasons that continental Europe did not
industrialize until after England's industrial revolution was well under way was
that __C___
- the rest of Europe had very few skilled workers
- the rest of Europe had very few able scientists or
inventors
- wars with France had slowed industrial development in
1792-1815
- all of the above
England's railroads were constructed
by ___A___
- semi-skilled construction workers called "navvies"
- unemployed sailors known as "old salties"
- skilled German engineers called "Hessians"
- immigrant Chinese workers called "coolies"
Englishman Richard Arkwright is famous for
his __A___
- inventions related to textile manufacturing
- brilliant essays on the laws governing capitalist
economies
- inventing the cotton gin, which made cheep to grow
- modifications to Watt's steam engine
Which of these factors explains why Europe began to
industrialize in the late 1700s and early 1800s (note: five
choices!) ___D__
- European merchants and other investors avoided all risks
- the majority of Europe's population could read and write
- Europe's economy was underdeveloped compared to that of
the USA
- none of the above
- all of the above
John Stuart
Mill
__D___
- staunchly opposed women's suffrage
- worked in close collaboration with Karl Marx
- moved away from supporting government policy to aid the
poor towards championing laissez-faire
- moved from championing laissez-faire to supporting
greater government intervention in social matters
David Ricardo's "iron law of wages" argued
that __B___
- employers should increase wages to help workers rise
into the middle class
- increasing wages ultimately would add to the problem of
poverty
- if workers had more income, they would have fewer
children
- all of the above
Supporters of laissez-faire argued that the
government ___B__
- should impose high tariffs on imported goods
- should simply preserve liberties, property, and order
- should ensure the proper redistribution of property for
the greater good
- should simply be based upon the teachings of the Bible
Thomas Malthus believed that the government should provide
aid to meet the basic needs to the growing population of
poor _B____
a. True b. False
Robert
Owen
__A___
- was a successful businessman turned Utopian socialist
- was an Oxford history professor who preached Utopian
socialism
- was an unemployed weaver who organized a Utopian
socialist community
- was an outspoken capitalist who condemned socialism and
anti-Christian
In England, the term "rotten boroughs" referred to
_C___
- places where food would not grow, despite new farming
techniques
- city slums
- electoral districts controlled by corrupt politicians
- centers of worker radicalism and trade unionism
The Chartists in England
were __C__
- map-makers who aided in England's colonial expansion
- rural folk who protested against enclosure
- reformers who demanded universal manhood suffrage
- the members of Owen's Utopian socialist communities
In Russia, the Decembrists
were
__A__
- revolutionaries who tired but failed overthrow the Tsar
in 1825
- a religious sect that had great influence over Tsar
Nicholas I
- the inner circle of advisors to Tsar Nicholas I
- a group of famous artists and composers who introduce
Russia to Romanticism
The 1832 "Reform Bill" in England granted the right to vote
to all men __B__
a. True b. False
French liberal politician Francois Guizot
___C_
3:30 class exam
Western Civ. Since 1650 Midterm Exam 2 your
name________________________
Part A: Multiple choice, on Coffin text (50 points. 25
questions@ 2 points each)
"What is the Third Estate"
was __C____
- a dismissive criticism of popular liberty written by a
clergyman
- a call for the re-organization of the noble law courts
- an essay by a clergyman who called for greater power for
the commoners
- a book by Napoleon describing his life in exile
In Reflections on the Revolution in France, Edmund
Burke ___A___
- criticized the revolutionaries for violating tradition
and nature
- called for spreading the revolution to England
- described the execution of the French King in 1793
- described his experience on the streets of Paris in July
1789
In May 1789, French King Louis XVI convened the Estates
General ____D__
- because he wanted to protect the traditional rights of
the nobles
- because it met every year in May
- because he had been asked to do so by the radical
artisans
- for none of the above reasons
To stabilize the French currency and economy, the
revolutionary leaders ____B__
- abolished all taxation on all citizens
- issued interest bearing notes called "assignats"
- adopted the Euro as its new currency
- required that all artisans join guilds
Which of these men served as a minister (advisor) to King
Louis XVI? __D____
- Metternich
- Bonaparte
- Adam Smith
- Necker
"The 1789 Declaration of Rights of Man and
Citizen" ___A___
- said all men have the natural right to resist oppression
- said that the King was the source of all state power
- established the Committee of Public Safety
- all of the above
Robespierre was known as
the ___C___
- "Unintelligible"
- "Unimpeachable"
- "Incorruptible"
- "Incompetent"
Within ten years of its invention, the steam engine had
completely replaced the water wheel as a source of power for
machines ____B__
a. True b.
False
In the first decades of industrialization, most factories
were located in rural districts, not in the major
cities __A____
a. True b.
False
In the early 1800s, financing the construction of railroads
in England was an investment that involved considerable
risks ___A___
a. True b.
False
The Industrial Revolution happened first in England because
___D___
- England's military power had allowed it to crush all
rivals in Europe
- England was short on capital and needed some sort of
economic breakthrough
- England's population was so small that it needed a
non-farming economy
- none of the above reasons
England's railroads were constructed
by ___B___
- immigrant Chinese workers called "coolies"
- semi-skilled construction workers called "navvies"
- unemployed sailors known as "old salties"
- skilled German engineers called "Hessians"
Englishman Richard Arkwright is famous for
his __A___
- inventions related to textile manufacturing
- brilliant essays on the laws governing capitalist
economies
- inventing the cotton gin, which made cheep to grow
- modifications to Watt's steam engine
Among the reasons that continental Europe did not
industrialize until after England's industrial revolution was well under way was
that __C___
- the rest of Europe had very few skilled workers
- the rest of Europe had very few able scientists or
inventors
- wars with France had slowed industrial development in
1792-1815
- all of the above
Which of these factors explains why Europe began to
industrialize in the late 1700s and early 1800s (note: five
choices!) ___D__
- European merchants and other investors avoided all risks
- the majority of Europe's population could read and write
- Europe's economy was underdeveloped compared to that of
the USA
- none of the above
- all of the above
David Ricardo's "iron law of wages" argued
that __B___
- employers should increase wages to help workers rise
into the middle class
- increasing wages ultimately would add to the problem of
poverty
- if workers had more income, they would have fewer
children
- all of the above
John Stuart
Mill
__C___
- staunchly opposed women's suffrage
- moved away from supporting government policy to aid the
poor towards championing laissez-faire
- moved from championing laissez-faire to supporting
greater government intervention in social matters
- worked in close collaboration with Karl Marx
Supporters of laissez-faire argued that the
government __B___
- should impose high tariffs on imported goods
- should simply preserve liberties, property, and order
- should ensure the proper redistribution of property for
the greater good
- should simply be based upon the teachings of the Bible
Thomas Malthus believed that capitalist agriculture would
always provide enough food to meet the most basic needs to the growing
population __B___
a. True b. False
Robert
Owen
___A__
- was a successful businessman turned Utopian socialist
- was an Oxford history professor who preached Utopian
socialism
- was an unemployed weaver who organized a Utopian
socialist community
- was an outspoken capitalist who condemned socialism and
anti-Christian
The Chartists in England
were __D__
- map-makers who aided in England's colonial expansion
- rural folk who protested against enclosure
- the members of Owen's Utopian socialist communities
- reformers who demanded universal manhood suffrage
In England, the term "rotten boroughs" referred to
___B_
- places where food would not grow, despite new farming
techniques
- electoral districts controlled by corrupt politicians
- city slums
- centers of worker radicalism and trade unionism
In Russia, the Decembrists
were
__A__
- revolutionaries who tired but failed overthrow the Tsar
in 1825
- a religious sect that had great influence over Tsar
Nicholas I
- the inner circle of advisors to Tsar Nicholas I
- a group of famous artists and composers who introduce
Russia to Romanticism
The 1832 "Reform Bill" in England granted the right to vote
to all men __B__
a. True b. False
French liberal politician Francois Guizot
__D__
- supported universal manhood suffrage
- was an earlier supporter of women's suffrage
- believed in a society free of all social hierarchies
- believed in a society where status and power was based
upon "merit"