World History Unit 2 Practice Test

What is an absolute monarchy?

• A ruler typically a king having all the power in the country

• A group of people at the top of the government controlling everything

• A government where people vote to elect officials

• A ruler typically a king sharing control with legislative branch

What was Divine Right?

• Idea that the ruler’s right to rule came from the government

• Idea that ruler’s right to rule came from the people

• Idea that ruler’s right to rule came from God

• Idea that ruler’s right to rule came from Parliament

Who was Phillip II?

• King of France

• King of Spain

• King of England

• King of Belgium

Who was Louis XIV?

• King of France

• King of Spain

• King of England

• King of Belgium

Who was Charles I?

• King of France

• King of Spain

• King of England

• King of Belgium

What was Parliament?

• Legislative body of government who makes laws

• Executive body of government that King is part of

• Judicial body of government that is composed of judges

• The name for the King being an Absolute Monarch

What was the significance of the English Civil War?

• First time ever ruling monarch was tried and executed

• First time ever people voted for a monarch

• First time ever God gave a king the right to rule

• First time ever that a limited monarchy was created

How is a limited monarchy different from a monarchy?

• In a limited monarchy the monarch is in the public’s interest

• In a limited monarchy the monarch listens to the people

• In a limited monarchy the monarch has even more power than before

• In a limited monarchy legislative limits monarch’s power

In an Oligarchy, who has the power?

• A dictator has the power

• The people have the power

• Small select few of elites have the power

• The ruling monarch has the power

Which scientist challenged the religious view of the universe?

• Galileo Galilei

• Claudius Ptolemy

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Edwin Hubble