Reading Quiz McKay 506-513

A government based on constitutional principles attempts to balance

• the power of the government and the liberties of its subjects

• divine right authority and the submission of its subjects

• divine right authority and the liberties of its subjects

• the power of the government and the submission to its subjects

Who attempted to force a new Book of Common Prayer on the Scottish people?

• Elizabeth I

• William Laud

• Stephan Langston

• Martin Luther

What role did the "Long Parliament" play in the rule of Charles I?

• Limited the power of the monarchy

• Denied Charles I money for an army

• Restricted Charles I from running the government without them

• All of the above

Which of the following best describes the result of the English Civil War?

• Charles I was defeated by Parliament and Oliver Cromwell

• Charles I defeated the roundheads and disbanded them

• Oliver Cromwell kills the king to avenge Parliament

• Parliament surrenders to the king.

Which of the following best describes the ideas of Thomas Hobbes?

• Parliament and monarchies keep each other balanced for the good of society.

• Absolute monarchs destroy society with their power.

• Parliament is the final say in all functioning societies

• Society needs an absolute monarch to keep peace and order.

Cromwell did all of the following for England EXCEPT

• Brought some religious toleration.

• Encouraged mercantilist policies.

• Listened to his parliament.

• Encouraged the return of the Jews.

Charles II did all the following EXCEPT

• Taking money form Louis XIV to revive Catholicism

• Working with Parliament to keep peace in the country

• Supporting the Test Act

Which of the following best describes the Glorious Revolution?

• Parliament invited Mary and Prince William of Orange to come and kill James II

• Parliament considered getting rid of the monarch again

• James II was forced out of England with little bloodshed

• Charles I was beheaded by Parliament

All of the following describe the republic of the Netherlands EXCEPT

• Provincial Estates held little power

• The Federal Assembly handled foreign affairs

• all issues were approved by local estates

• Provinces could veto proposed laws

Leaders of the Dutch estates were called

• Estate generals

• stadholders

• Boyars

• Junkers