Pretest: Modern World History

What was the name for the belief that the King had been chosen by God?

• Primogeniture

• Baptism

• Divine Right

• Excommunication

What was the focus of the Renaissance philosophy of humanism?

• Human Achievement

• Religious Authority

• Royal Authority

• Military Strength

What was the chief complaint of the 95 Theses?

• Unfair taxations

• Unequal distribution of wealth

• No political representation

• Paying of indulgences

A dispute over divorce caused which of the following to break with the Catholic Church?

• John Calvin

• Henry VIII

• Charles V

• Martin Luther

What series of meetings among Catholic officials would seek to fix the issues within the Catholic Church?

• Council of Nicaea

• Congress of Vienna

• National Assembly

• Council of Trent

The theory that the sun, not the Earth, was at the center of the universe is known as...

• Geocentric

• Ptolemaic

• Heliocentric

• Astrological

During the Age of Exploration, the focus was on finding a water trade route from Europe to what continent?

• Americas

• Australia

• Asia

• Africa

Which of the following continents was not part of the Triangle Trade?

• Americas

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa

The Middle Passage brought most African slaves to what area of the world?

• North America

• South American

• The Caribbean

• Europe

Which social contract theorist, who wrote Leviathan, believed people were naturally evil?

• Locke

• Hobbes

• Voltaire

• Beccaria