Quiz for Sources for World Societies, Chapter 22

1. Question

   How does the Declaration of the Rights of Man define liberty (see Document 22-1)?

   A.

   The right to unfettered self-expression

   B.

   The freedom to do everything that injures no one else

   C.

   The right to choose which laws to obey and when to obey them

   D.

   The right to participate in all important governmental decisions

   Correct: The answer is b. According to the Declaration, the only limits on the exercise of natural rights are those limits that are necessary to ensure that all members of society can enjoy the same rights.

   Incorrect: The answer is b. According to the Declaration, the only limits on the exercise of natural rights are those limits that are necessary to ensure that all members of society can enjoy the same rights.

   How does the Declaration of the Rights of Man define liberty (see Document 22-1)?

2. Question

   According to Olympe de Gouges, which of these was the principal cause of women’s oppression (see Document 22-2)?

   A.

   The Church

   B.

   The monarchy

   C.

   The tyranny of men

   D.

   Ignorance, arrogance, and greed

   Correct: The answer is c. According to de Gouges, women struggled under the weight of “perpetual male tyranny.” The reform of society according to the “laws of nature and reason” would remove this tyranny.

   Incorrect: The answer is c. According to de Gouges, women struggled under the weight of “perpetual male tyranny.” The reform of society according to the “laws of nature and reason” would remove this tyranny.

   According to Olympe de Gouges, which of these was the principal cause of women’s oppression (see Document 22-2)?

3. Question

   How did Maximilien Robespierre define terror (see Document 22-3)?

   A.

   The swift and uncompromising execution of justice

   B.

   The co-option of the weapons of the enemies of freedom

   C.

   An emotion only the unjust can feel

   D.

   The death of true revolutionary virtues

   Correct: The answer is a. Robespierre argued that the French people were engaged in a war between liberty and tyranny. In such a war, the use of terror was not only necessary; it was the height of morality.

   Incorrect: The answer is a. Robespierre argued that the French people were engaged in a war between liberty and tyranny. In such a war, the use of terror was not only necessary; it was the height of morality.

   How did Maximilien Robespierre define terror (see Document 22-3)?

4. Question

   Which of these is implied in Toussaint L’Ouverture’s letter (see Document 22-4)?

   A.

   That the planters of San Domingue were in league with the Devil

   B.

   That the planters of San Domingue were traitors to their country

   C.

   That the slaves of San Domingue would not fight without French help

   D.

   That the slaves of San Domingue felt no loyalty to France

   Correct: The answer is b. Toussaint L’Ouverture claimed that the planters of San Domingue were in league with American and British planters, implying that they were more loyal to their fellow planters than to France.

   Incorrect: The answer is b. Toussaint L’Ouverture claimed that the planters of San Domingue were in league with American and British planters, implying that they were more loyal to their fellow planters than to France.

   Which of these is implied in Toussaint L’Ouverture’s letter (see Document 22-4)?

5. Question

   According to the Haitian Declaration of Independence, the Haitian people faced a choice between which of the following (see Document 22-5)?

   A.

   Democracy or slavery

   B.

   Independence or death

   C.

   Strength or weakness

   D.

   Prosperity or poverty

   Correct: The answer is b. The Declaration rejected all aspects of the former French rule, starkly asserting that “in the end we must live independent or die.”

   Incorrect: The answer is b. The Declaration rejected all aspects of the former French rule, starkly asserting that “in the end we must live independent or die.”

   According to the Haitian Declaration of Independence, the Haitian people faced a choice between which of the following (see Document 22-5)?