Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments unit test

A test on this unit alone, marked as a percentage and a letter grade — for the test your class is actually sitting, rather than for May. Answer everything, then submit once: seeing the answer to question 3 before attempting question 4 makes the final percentage meaningless.

Paper 1 Paper 2 Paper 3

Each paper is built from this unit’s 33 terms and is the same for everyone, so a teacher can assign “Unit 4, Paper 2” and every student sits the identical test. Multiple choice is marked objectively; the written sections you mark yourself against the model answer and rubric.

Suggested time 30 min 27 points0/17 attempted

Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations

Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws

Rousseau, The Social Contract

Cesare Beccaria

Why the Scientific Revolution mattered beyond science

General will

Cameralism

Voltaire

Joseph II

Enlightened absolutism

Separation of powers

Diderot's Encyclopédie

Short answer 1. Define or explain: Scientific Revolution

3 pts

Short answer 2. Define or explain: Catherine the Great as enlightened absolutist

3 pts

Short answer 3. Define or explain: Copernicus

3 pts

Short answer 4. Define or explain: Tycho Brahe and Kepler

3 pts

Free response

3 pts

SHORT-ANSWER QUESTION 3 (choose this or SAQ 4). No stimulus.

A. Describe one feature of the Scientific Revolution.

B. Describe one similarity between the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution.

C. Using a specific example, explain how the Scientific Revolution affected European society during the period 1600 to 1800.