AP European History Unit 5: Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century Practice Exam

1. Burke's argument is best understood as a critique of which aspect of the French Revolution?

2. The passage most directly reflects a reaction against which development of the Enlightenment?

3. Burke's ideas in the passage would have been most strongly supported by which of the following individuals in the early 19th century?

4. The principles expressed in the excerpt are most consistent with the ideas of which of the following?

5. The provision in Article VI concerning eligibility for public positions was a direct challenge to which feature of the Old Regime?

6. Which of the following events of the French Revolution best represents a later contradiction of the principles stated in Article II?

7. The primary purpose of the painting is to

8. The artistic style of the painting is a clear example of Romanticism because it

9. The historical context of the painting best explains which of the following?

10. The economic theory of mercantilism, which fueled intense commercial rivalries in the 18th century, was most directly based on the assumption that

11. Which of the following best explains a primary reason for Britain's ascendency over France in their 18th-century rivalry?

12. The financial crisis that directly triggered the French Revolution was exacerbated by all of the following EXCEPT

13. The policies of the Jacobin Republic during the Reign of Terror, such as fixing prices and wages and pursuing de-Christianization, represented

14. A significant effect of the Napoleonic Code was that it

15. Napoleon's decision to invade Russia in 1812 was primarily motivated by

16. The Haitian Revolution, led by Toussaint L'Ouverture, was a direct consequence of which of the following?

17. The primary goal of the great powers at the Congress of Vienna was to

18. The rise of Romanticism in the late 18th and early 19th centuries can best be understood as a reaction against

19. The Seven Years' War (1756-1763) was a pivotal event in the Anglo-French rivalry because it

20. Which of the following best describes a major political change in Europe between 1789 and 1815?