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WorksheetsWorld History Reformation and other things
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which king broke away from the church since he wanted a divorce?
a)
Henry V
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Louis XVI
d)
James
2.
Who did not believe in indulgences?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
John Calvin
c)
John Knox
d)
Ignatius
3.
Who believed that the leaders were corrupt?
a)
John Knox
b)
John Calvin
c)
Martin Luther
d)
King Henry VIII
4.
Who believed in predestination?
a)
Ignatius
b)
John Calvin
c)
John Knox
d)
King Henry VIII
5.
What is predestination?
a)
The belief that God chosen before-hand who would be saved.
b)
The belief that God didn't know who would be saved
c)
The belief that God chose who was a peasant
d)
The belief that God planned a vacation
6.
Whose followers were called Presbyterians?
a)
Ignatius
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Calvin
d)
John Knox
7.
What church did not have a Catholic leader?
a)
Anglican Church
b)
Lutheran Church
c)
Church of Scotland
d)
English Church
8.
Who reformed the Parliament?
a)
King Henry VIII
b)
Martin Luther
c)
Ignatius
d)
John Knox
9.
Who tried to stop the spread of Protestantism?
a)
Martin Luther
b)
John Calvin
c)
Ignatius
d)
John Knox
10.
Who was the ruler of Spain during absolute monarchy?
a)
James
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Philip I
d)
Philip II
11.
What country gained independence from Spain due to religious differences?
a)
Russia
b)
The Netherlands
c)
England
d)
Switzerland
12.
Who is responsible for modernizing Russia?
a)
Peter the I
b)
King Henry VII
c)
Philip II
d)
Louis XIV
13.
What did King James think that disagreed with Parliament?
a)
He had the ability to kill his wife
b)
He had the right to flee the country
c)
He had the god-given right to rule
d)
He had the right to tax citizens
14.
What forced James to flee France?
a)
The Glorious Revolution
b)
Threat of assassination
c)
The French Revolution
d)
His family
15.
Who won the English Civil War?
a)
King Charles
b)
The English
c)
The Puritans
d)
The Cavaliers
16.
Under the Bill of Rights, monarchs could not rule without whose consent?
a)
Their spouse
b)
The citizens
c)
Parliament
d)
The peasants
17.
Which Reformation leader posted 95 Theses to the church at Wittenberg and opposed the sale of indulgence?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Martin Luther
c)
John Knox
18.
Which church was formed by Henry VIII in order for him to divorce his wife?
a)
Eastern Orthodox Church
b)
Anabaptist Church
c)
Anglican Church
19.
Which Reformation movement saw the creation of the Jesuits and the Council of Trent?
a)
English Reformation
b)
Protestant Reformation
c)
Catholic Counter-Reformation
20.
Where did John Calvin set up a Protestant theocracy?
a)
Geneva, Switzerland
b)
London, England
c)
Paris, France
21.
Who founded a church in which community churches were run by elders named presbyters?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Pope Paul III
c)
John Knox
22.
Which scientist came up with three laws of motion and invented calculus?
a)
Johannes Kepler
b)
Claudius Ptolemy
c)
Isaac Newton
23.
What model of the solar system was believed by Nicolas Copernicus and Galileo Galilei?
a)
Geocentric Model
b)
Heliocentric Model
c)
Martian Model
24.
Which scientist is credited with creating the scientific method?
a)
Francis Bacon
b)
Johannes Kepler
c)
Galileo Galilei
25.
Which astronomer's view of the universe was supported by the Roman Catholic Church?
a)
Galileo Galilei
b)
Claudius Ptolemy
c)
Nicolaus Copernicus
26.
Which scientist recorded planetary motion and was assisted by Johannes Kepler?
a)
Nicolaus Copernicus
b)
Francis Bacon
c)
Tycho Brahe
27.
Which absolute ruler reigned in France from 1643-1715 and was called the "Sun King"?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Louis XV
c)
Louis XIV
28.
Which absolute ruler reigned in France from 1643-1715 and was called the "Sun King"?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Louis XV
c)
Louis XIV
29.
Which English monarch defeated the Spanish Armanda and made England a powerful country?
a)
Henry VII
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
Mary I
30.
What region revolted against Philip II's taxes and attempts to crush Catholicism?
a)
Netherlands
b)
Austria
c)
Italy
31.
Which monarch dissolved Parliament multiple times and was executed by the government of Olive Cromwell?
a)
Charles II
b)
James I
c)
Charles I
32.
Which absolute monarch took lands from Sweden and introduced the potato to their country?
a)
Michael I
b)
Catherine II
c)
Peter I
33.
Which Enlightenment philosopher believed in the natural rights of life, liberty, and property?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Voltaire
c)
Locke
34.
Frederick the Great, Catherine the Great, and Joseph II were known as what?
a)
Enlightened Despots
b)
Philosophes
c)
Absolute reformers
35.
What were large gatherings of philosophers called?
a)
Versailles
b)
Salons
c)
Enlightening
36.
Which philosopher advocated for the abolition of torture?
a)
Rousseau
b)
Beccaria
c)
Montesquieu
37.
Which philosopher believed humans were selfish and needed to be controlled?
a)
Hobbes
b)
Rosseau
c)
Locke
38.
What is an 18th century European movement which thinkers attempted to apply the principles of reason and the scientific method to all aspects of society?
a)
Reformation
b)
Scientific Revolution
c)
The Enlightenment
39.
What is the agreement by which people define and limit their individual rights, thus creating an organized society or government?
a)
Indulgence
b)
Social Contract
c)
Divine Right
40.
What is a group of social thinkers in France during the Enlightenment called?
a)
Elect
b)
Presbyterian
c)
Philosophers
d)
Philosophe
41.
What is a social gathering of intellectuals and artists called?
a)
Salon
b)
Indulgence
c)
Social Contract
42.
Which of the following is NOT a legacy of the Enlightenment?
a)
Decline of secularism
b)
A belief in progress
c)
More democratic style of government
d)
Rise of individualism
43.
Who ruled Prussia from 1740-1786, made it clear that his goal was to serve and strengthen his country, and was an enlightened despot
a)
Catherine the Great
b)
Joseph II
c)
Frederick II
44.
Who ruled Austria from 1780-1790, supported freedom of worship, abolished serfdom, ordered peasants to be paid for their labor with cash, and was an enlightened despot
a)
Catherine the Great
b)
Joseph II
c)
Frederick II
45.
Who ruled Russia from 1762-1796, recommended allowing religious toleration, abolishing torture and capital punishment, and was an enlightened despot
a)
Catherine the Great
b)
Joseph II
c)
Frederick II
46.
Who believed in an absolute monarchy since the state of nature would be chaos without government?
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Voltaire
d)
Montesquieu
47.
Who believed that everyone was born with three natural rights- life, liberty, and property?
a)
John Locke
b)
Beccaria
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Voltaire
48.
Who believed in the separation of powers?
a)
Voltaire
b)
Rousseau
c)
Montesquieu
d)
John Locke
49.
Who influenced the first amendment of the Bill of Rights?
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Voltaire
d)
Wollstonecraft
50.
Who believed that people are born naturally good, but society corrupts man?
a)
John Locke
b)
Wollstonecraft
c)
Rousseau
d)
Thomas Hobbes
51.
Who pushed for women's equality?
a)
Wellstonecraft
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
52.
Who influenced the 8th Amendment of the Bill of Rights?
a)
Beccaria
b)
Locke
c)
Wollstonecraft
d)
Montesquieu
53.
Who embarked on the “Grand Embassy”, had a goal of westernization, reduced power of landowners, raised women’s status, and advanced education?
a)
Maria Theresea
b)
Frederick the Great
c)
Ivan the Terrible
d)
Peter the Great
54.
Who won victories, added lands to Russia, gave Russia a code of laws. Turned against the boyars after his wife died, killed his eldest son, and organized a police force to murder traitors?
a)
Maria Theresea
b)
Frederick the Great
c)
Ivan the Terrible
d)
Peter the Great
55.
Who begun the war of the Austrian Succession. Improved education, granted religious freedoms, reduced censorship, and reformed the justice system. Fought the Seven Year’s War?
a)
Maria Theresea
b)
Frederick the Great
c)
Ivan the Terrible
d)
Peter the Great
56.
Who Stopped Prussians aggression, fought the War of the Austrian Succession and Seven Years’ War. lost Silesia in 1748. Made an alliance with Austria’s chief enemies?
a)
Maria Theresea
b)
Frederick the Great
c)
Ivan the Terrible
d)
Peter the Great
57.
True or false: The Netherlands had many Calvinist congregations while Spain was catholic, which led to the Dutch Revolt
a)
True
b)
False
58.
Who tried to stimulate economic growth in France by: Giving government funds and tax benefits to French companies, place a high tariff on goods from other countries, and recognizing the importance of colonies?
a)
Jean Baptiste Colbert
b)
Cardinal Richelieu
c)
Philip II
59.
Who was the most powerful ruler in French history and strongest king of his time. Viewed that he and the state were the same thing
a)
Philip II
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Jean Baptiste Colbert
60.
True or False: Jean Baptiste Colbert became the ruler of France. Wanted to make France the strongest state in Europe
a)
True
b)
False
61.
True or false: Reformation is a 16th century movement for religious reform, leading to the founding of Christian churches that rejected the Pope’s authority
a)
True
b)
False
62.
Who declared that Protestants could live in peace in France and could set up houses of worship in some French cities in the Edict of Nantes?
a)
Louis XIV
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Henry IV
d)
Philip II
63.
True or false: An Absolute Monarch is a king or queen who has unlimited power and seeks to control all aspects of society through "Divine Right"
a)
True
b)
False
64.
Which of these was NOT a cause of Absolutism
a)
Religious and territorial conflicts created fear and uncertainty.
b)
The growth of armies to deal with conflicts caused rulers to raise taxes to pay troops
c)
Heavy taxes led to additional unrest and peasant revolts
d)
Expansion of territories
65.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Reformation
a)
Power struggles between European monarchs and the church
b)
Belief in the Pope and his power
c)
Royal annoyance of paying taxes to the church
d)
Many people found church practices unacceptable
66.
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Jesuits
a)
Find schools
b)
Convert non-Christians to Catholicism
c)
Stop the spread of Protestantism
d)
Take over the government
67.
True or false: The Heliocentric didn't challenge the Church's power since the theory stated that the Earth was placed by God at the center of the universe
a)
True
b)
False
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