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Protestant Reformation
1. Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses were a call for
a)
b)
c)
d)
religious revolt against the German princes
reforms within the Roman Catholic Church
greater papal authority
crusades to spread Christianity
2. In Western Europe, a major immediate effect of the
Reformation was a
5. Martin Luther’s posting of the Ninety-Five Theses is
considered by many to be a turning point in history
because
a) the Pope’s right to sell indulgences was strengthened
b) Luther soon became the leader of Germany
c) the power of the Roman Catholic Church was
lessened and royal power grew
d) the Roman Catholic Church unified the German states
a) renewed domination of the Catholic Church over
6. The Protestant Reformation and the European
the German states
Renaissance were similar in that both
b) greater tolerance of religions other than Christianity
c) decrease in educational opportunities for the
a) discouraged the growth of strong monarchs
middle class
b) encouraged people to question tradition
d) decline in religious unity and in the power of the
c) were led by the military
Catholic Church
d) supported the return of the Roman Empire
3. The Protestant Reformation represents a turning point in
European history because it
a)
b)
c)
d)
allowed religious reformers to escape persecution
standardized all religious writings
ended religious unity in Western Europe
forced most of Europe’s monarchs to become
Protestants
7. Which was a major result of the Reformation?
a) new Christian denominations emerged
b) religious teachings were no longer allowed in the
universities
c) the Crusades were organized
d) the power of the Pope was strengthened
8. During the Renaissance, which development contributed
4. “Unless I am convinced by Scripture and plain reason...
most to the Protestant Reformation?
my conscience is captive to the Word of God. I cannot and I
will hot recant anything, for to go against conscience is
a) interest in Ancient Greece and Rome
neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise.”
b) advances in mathematics and science
—Martin Luther, Diet of Worms (1517)
c) questioning of traditional authority
d) attention to realism and detail
When Martin Luther said “my conscience is captive to the
Word of God,” he was referring to his belief in
Absolutism
a) the supremacy of the Bible over Church policies
b) imprisoning those who disagreed with Church
teachings
c) maintaining the unity of the Church
d) the need for nepotism
9. Peter the Great and Catherine the Great changed
Russia by
a)
b)
c)
d)
abolishing all social class distinctions
becoming constitutional monarchs
preventing wars with neighboring nations
introducing western ideas and customs
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10. Which type of government is shown in the cartoon?
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13. “…The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him
in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent
the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to
carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings
are bound together.”
—Bishop Jacques Bossuet
This statement describes the philosophy that existed during
the
a) existed during the
b) Age of Absolutism
c) Renaissance
d) Industrial Revolution
14. According to the European policy of mercantilism,
colonies should
a)
b)
c)
d)
a socialist republic
an absolute monarchy
a communist dictatorship
a democracy
a) benefit the mother country
b) trade openly with various countries
c) be left alone to manage their own affairs
d) attempt to gain independence as soon as possible
11. A DEO REX, A REGE LEX—“the king is from God, and 15. One cause of the English Civil war was
law is from the king.”
— James I
a) the abolition of slavery
b) the whipping of Puritans by Charles I
This quotation best reflects the concept of
c) that Parliament became too powerful
a) constitutional monarchy
d) Peasants were treated unfairly
b) separation of powers
c) equal representation
16. Which of these options is not an effect of the English
d) divine right rule
Civil War?
12. “…The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him
in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent
the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to
carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings
are bound together.”
—Bishop Jacques Bossuet
Which person would most agree with this statement?
a) John Locke
b) Karl Marx
c) Elizabeth II
d) Louis XIV
a) Charles I was beheaded
b) the English Bill of Rights
c) Oliver Cromwell becomes Leader of England
d) Signing of the Magna Carta
Scientific Revolution
17. Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Johannes Kepler promoted
the idea that knowledge should be based on
a)
b)
c)
d)
the experiences of past civilizations
experimentation and observation
emotions and feelings
the teachings of the Catholic Church
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18. One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the
Enlightenment were similar is that they
(a) encouraged the spread of new ideas
(b) strengthened traditional institutions
(c) led to the Protestant Reformation
(d) rejected Renaissance individualism
19. Sir Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, and Johannes Kepler are
all directly associated with the
(a) Industrial Revolution
(b) English Revolution
(c) Scientific Revolution
(d) Agricultural Revolution
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23. Which scientist came up with the Laws of Planetary
Motions?
a) Sir Isaac Newton
b) Galileo Galilei
c) Johannes Kepler
d) Nicolaus Copernicus
Enlightenment
24. Which statement expresses an idea of the
Enlightenment?
a) The king is sacred and answers only to God.
20. During the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, one
b) History is a continuous struggle between social
similarity in the work of many scientists and philosophers was
classes.
that they
c) Those who are the most fit will survive and succeed.
d) All individuals have natural rights.
a) relied heavily on the ideas of medieval thinkers
b) favored an absolute monarchy as a way of improving
25. According to John Locke, the chief role of government
economic conditions
was to
c) received support from the Catholic Church
d) examined natural laws governing the universe
a) protect natural rights
c) fight territorial wars
b) ensure the wealth of citizens
d) redistribute land
21. Which statement best describes the effects of the works of
Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton, and
26. One way in which Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau
René Descartes?
are similar is that they were
a) The acceptance of traditional authority was
strengthened.
b) The scientific method was used to solve problems.
c) Funding to education was increased by the English
government.
d) Interest in Greek and Roman drama was renewed.
22. Which institution was directly challenged by many of the
discoveries found during the Scientific Revolution?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Absolute Monarchs
Muslims
The Roman Catholic Church
The League of Nations
a) philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment
b) chief ministers during the French Revolution
c) leaders of the Italian unification movement
d) supporters of the Counter Reformation
27. “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with
certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty,
and the pursuit of happiness.”
The ideas expressed in the quotation are based primarily on
the writings of
a)
b)
c)
d)
Niccolo Machiavelli
Charles Darwin
Charlemagne
John Locke
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28. Writers of the Enlightenment were primarily interested in
a) changing the relationship between people and their
government
b) supporting the divine right theory
c) debating the role of the church in society
d) promoting increased power for European monarchs
29. The writings of the Enlightenment philosophers in Europe
encouraged later political revolution with their support of
a)
b)
c)
d)
socialism
imperialism
the natural rights of man
the divine right monarchies
30. --Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.
--Everyone has the natural right to life, liberty, and property.
--Slavery, torture, and religious persecution are wrong.
During which period in European history would the ideas in
these statements have been expressed?
a)
b)
c)
d)
Pax Romana
Age of Exploration
Enlightenment
Age of Imperialism
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