Quiz 5-1, 5-2, 5-3

Philip II of Spain lived within the walls of his gray, granite palace called the Escorial. If the statement is true, write “true” on the line. If it is false, write “false.”

• True

• False

The Portuguese Armada was defeated in 1588 by stormy weather and the English navy. If the statement is true, write “true” on the line. If it is false, write “false.”

• True

• False

During the 1600s, the Spanish gradually replaced the Italians as the bankers of Europe. If the statement is true, write “true” on the line. If it is false, write “false.”

• True

• False

The republic formed by the United Provinces of Spain was an unusual type of government for 16th-century Europe. If the statement is true, write “true” on the line. If it is false, write “false.”

• True

• False

In his novel, Don Quixote de la Mancha, Miguel de Cervantes wrote about a poor Spanish nobleman who chases after windmills. If the statement is true, write “true” on the line. If it is false, write “false.”

• True

• False

Philip II believed it was his duty to defend Protestantism from its enemies in Europe and the Ottoman Empire. If the statement is true, write “true” on the line. If it is false, write “false.”

• True

• False

England failed to develop a middle class in the 1500s because the tax burden on the lower classes prevented their ability to begin businesses. If the statement is true, write “true” on the line. If it is false, write “false.”

• True

• False

______ was known as the Sun King.

• Louis XIV

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Charlemagne

• Henry VIII

______ is the magnificent palace built for Louis XIV.

• Versailles

• Louvre

• Buckingham Palace

• Windsor Castle

______ was a Protestant prince who became a Catholic king.

• Henry IV (Henry of Navarre)

• Louis XIV

• Philip II

• Charles V