John Winthrop Quiz 1 2025

In what year was John Winthrop born?

• A. 1855

• B. 1588

• C. 1492

• D. 1964

• E. 1988

In what country was John Winthrop born?

• A. Spain

• B. France

• C. The United States

• D. England

• E. Germany

When John Winthrop was born, this individual had been the monarch of Winthrop's country for three decades.

• A. King Henry VIII

• B. King John

• C. Queen Anne

• D. Queen Elizabeth

• E. King James

By the time of the birth of John Winthrop, ____________________________ had become the most powerful nation in Europe.

• A. Portugal

• B. Germany

• C. Russia

• D. France

• E. England

He was known as one of the English "Sea Dogs" who pirated Spanish galleons in the Caribbean and South American waters.

• A. Christopher Columbus

• B. John Hawkins

• C. Francis Drake

• D. Both A and B only.

• E. Both B and C only.

The _______________ were chiefly interested in taking riches of conquered lands and peoples back to _______________ .

• A. English/England

• B. Spanish/Spain

• English/Spain

• D. Italians/Italy

• E. None of the above.

The _______________ soon recognized that the true riches of the New World was the land of the New World.

• A. Spanish

• B. French

• C. Italians

• D. Dutch

• E. English

John Winthrop's grandfather made a fortune in the _________________ industry.

• A. shipping

• B. woolen

• C. lumber

• D. Both A and C Only.

• E. None of the Above.

The Protestant Reformation began in ____________________ in the year ____________ .

• A. England/1588

• B. Spain/1492

• C. Philadelphia/1776

• D. Germany/1519

• E. France/1620

The Protestant Reformation was fueled by the ideas of...

• A. John Winthrop.

• B. John Winthrop's grandfather

• C. a German monk named Martin Luther.

• D. a French theologian named John Calvin.

• E. Both C and D Only.