Chapter 18 quiz

Why did Philip II attack England?

• He wanted to overthrow Protestantism in England.

• He thought Elizabeth I had become too powerful.

• He did not believe in the Act of Supremacy.

• He wanted to add England to his empire.

Which of the following was a result of the Peace of Westphalia?

• State borders were returned to the way they were before the Thirty Years' War.

• Sweden, France, and their allies gained new territories.

• Catholicism was mandated as the official religion of all states.

• Germany's power was restored.

The Edict of Nantes settled civil war in

• Spain between heretics and Charles V.

• England between Elizabeth I and Mary I.

• France between Catholics and Protestants.

• the Spanish Netherlands between the Netherlands and Belgium.

What effect did stronger governments have on witchcraft trials?

• Trials increased because governments had more resources.

• Trials lessened because governments did not want to disrupt societies.

• Punishment was more severe in order to warn people.

• Punishment was less severe in order to protect people.

The Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist when

• Denmark took over the entire territory.

• it was divided into independent states.

• England finally won the Thirty Years' War.

• Cardinal Richelieu became the leader of France.

Philip II used Catholicism

• to defeat the Turks.

• to show a good example.

• as a basis for the Holy League.

• to strengthen his control.

Who was the leader of the European Protestant nations?

• Elizabeth I

• Henry IV

• Philip II

• William the Silent

French kings of the sixteenth century managed to

• stop the spread of Protestantism.

• do little to stop the spread of Protestantism.

• stop the French nobility from becoming Protestant

• defeat the English in naval battles.

Which of the following contributed to Spain's failing economy?

• Mines produced less silver.

• European population was on the decline.

• Mines produced too much silver.

• Philip II did not spend enough money on warfare.

Why was the Act of Supremacy important?

• It named Elizabeth I the leader of church and state.

• It named Philip II "The Most Catholic King."

• It established the Holy Roman Empire.

• It ended the Thirty Years' War.