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Unit 2 World History

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 1hrs 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best helped Martin Luther's ideas reach other parts of Europe? 
a)
The Bible
b)
The printing press
c)
Church Hierarchy
d)
The Diet of Worms
2.
In his attempt to reform the Catholic Church, what did Martin Luther do?
a)
Bought a certificate of indulgence to be pardoned.
b)
Helped Pope Leo X rebuild St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.
c)
Prepared a list of 95 arguments against indulgences.
d)
Decided to become a lawyer. 
3.
Bloody Mary got her name from the execution of...
a)
Henry VIII's wives
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Catholics
d)
Protestants
4.
Martin Luther's main complaint was against what?
a)
Inquisitions
b)
Indulgences
c)
The Bible
d)
Ice Cream
5.
Fill in the blank. Luther believed that ________________ was how people would end up in heaven.
a)
faith
b)
indulgences
c)
good deeds
d)
going to church
6.
A devout Catholic who detested Martin Luther and specially titled as “Defender of the Faith” by the Pope, __________ created the Anglican Church so he could divorce his wife.
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Charles V
c)
Leo X
d)
Edward VI
7.
T or F: Protestants and Catholics are both Christians.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Johannes Gutenburg
b)
Botticelli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Michelangelo
9.

How did the Reformation lead to the Enlightenment?

a)

social classes became less defined during the Reformation

b)

Muslims attracted more followers during the Reformation

c)

people questioned beliefs and authority during the Reformation

d)

The Catholic Church became more powerful during the Reformation

10.

Martin Luther was accused of starting the Peasant Rebellion

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Martin Luther supported the peasants during the Peasant Rebellion.

a)

true

b)

false

12.
Which change to Christian church practices was suggested by Martin Luther?
a)
Increasing the sale of indulgences
b)
installing statues of saints in churches
c)
saying the mass in Latin so the faithful would hear it
d)
printing the Bible in the vernacular (local languages) so all could understand it
13.
In 1517, Martin Luther was dissatisfied by the Catholic Church because he -
a)
thought the Church lacked structure
b)
disagreed with the sale of indulgences
c)
blamed the Church for not curing people who had the plague
d)
believed that kings should have more power to appoint clergy
14.
This Catholic order founded by Ignatius of Loyola helped to preserve Catholic teachings and spread Catholicism throughout the world.
a)
Jesuits
b)
Franciscans
c)
Augustinians
d)
Dominicans
15.
What theory believed that the sun was the center of the universe?
a)
Heliocentric
b)
Geocentric
c)
Newton
d)
Univeral
16.
What began to be questioned during the Scientific Revolution?
a)
The Church
b)
The Monarch
c)
The Government
d)
Science
17.
What crime was Galileo charged with after his publishing his book?
a)
Theft
b)
Heresy
c)
Murder
d)
Arson
18.
Which Italian astronomer and telescope-maker is said to have contributed more to astronomy than anybody else?
a)
Nicholas Copernicus
b)
Isaac Newton
c)
Johannes Kepler
d)
Galileo Galilee
19.
Which scientist developed laws of motion?  
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Galileo
d)
Newton
20.
Which 2 scientists suggested the Helio-centric theory. 
a)
Kepler and Newton
b)
Galileo and coperinicus
21.
What did William Harvey do
a)
Created the laws of gravity
b)
Found cells in organisms
c)
Circulation of blood through the body and the heart pumps the blood. 
d)
Founded the telescope
22.
What happened to Galileo because he would not renounce his beliefs?  
a)
Excommunicated
b)
Charged with heresy
c)
Put under house arrest
d)
All of these
23.
What do these steps describe?
1.  Ask a question
2.  Form a hypothesis
3.  Experiment to test hypothesis
4.  Analyze data
5.  Draw a conclusion
a)
Order of Operations
b)
Steps of CPR
c)
Scientific Method
d)
Essay writing
24.
During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________
a)
King
b)
Family
c)
Church
d)
Sir Salami 
25.
This invention influenced the shift of growth of scientific ideas from Muslim culture to European culture.
a)
gun powder
b)
the wheel
c)
printing press
d)
hover board
26.
Which term best defines the concept that the earth is the center of the universe?
a)
Heliocentric
b)
Geocentric
c)
Eurocentric
d)
Egotistical
27.

He was a polish mathematician and astronomer who was first to determine that the sun was the center of the solar system.

a)

Galilieo

b)

Humes

c)

Copernicus

d)

Descartes

28.

A German mathematician who was known for his laws of planetary motion in elliptical orbits around the sun.

a)

Leviticus

b)

Kepler

c)

Columbus

d)

Newton

29.

Who proposed a system of EXPERIMENTATION to find new truths through this type of scientific method.

a)

Newton

b)

Bacon

c)

Descartes

d)

Frisius

30.

Who proposed a system of EXPERIMENTATION to find new truths through this type of scientific method.

a)

Newton

b)

Bacon

c)

Descartes

d)

Frisius

31.

How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?

a)

By careful observation of nature and willingness to question old beliefs

b)

By reading classic literature

c)

By collecting samples of plant life

d)

By forming new government ideas

32.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
33.

How did Hobbes view human nature?

a)

We are inquisitive and industrious.

b)

We are naturally selfish and quick to fight.

c)

We are naturally ignorant

d)

We are naturally kind and helpful to others

34.

John Locke, Jean Rousseau, and Voltaire all lived during what was called the:

a)

Dark Ages

b)

Middle Ages

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Depression

35.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
36.

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed that governments should be based on majority rule?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Voltaire

c)

Locke

d)

Hobbes

37.

Which Enlightenment philosopher argued that power comes from the "Consent of the Governed?"

a)

Hobbes

b)

Locke

c)

Voltaire

d)

Rousseau

38.

Who said citizens require harsh ans strict laws?

a)

Thomas Hobbes

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

John Locke

39.

The belief that government should be divided so that no one should have complete authority is called....

a)

job specialization

b)

separation of powers

c)

divine rights

d)

monarchy rights

40.

Enlightenment philosopher who believed in freedom of speech and freedom of religion

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

41.

This philosopher believed that government power should be divided into three branches.

a)

Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Voltaire

d)

Beccaria

42.

Enlightenment ideas influenced American colonists to challenge British authority.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

A "break up" letter to King George III of England from the American colonists.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

US Constitution

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Ten Commandments

44.

This philosopher believed in a strong monarchy because people could not be trusted.

a)

Locke

b)

Hobbes

c)

Voltaire

d)

Mr. Salguero

45.

An intellectual movement focused on improving government and society using reason and thought.

a)

natural rights

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Enlightenment

d)

10 Commandments

46.

This philosopher believed in education and jobs for women.

a)

Locke

b)

Wollstonecraft

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Hobbes

47.

In the American Government, each branch has the power to prevent the other branches from abusing power.

a)

separation of power

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

checks and balances

d)

popular sovereignty

48.

A ruler who has complete authority over government and the lives of the people is also called

a)

An absolute Monarch

b)

A democratic King

c)

a limited monarch

d)

a constitutional monarch

49.

Government in which a constitution or legislative body limits the monarch’s power. England adopted this form of government after the Glorious Revolution.

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Limited Monarchy

c)

Democratic Government

d)

None of the above

50.

The belief that authority to rule comes directly from God

a)

Limited Monarchy

b)

Absolutism

c)

Divine Right

d)

God's Plan

51.

A distribution of military and economic power that prevents any one nation from dominating

a)

Absolutism

b)

Balance of Power

c)

Limited Monarchy

52.

An absolute monarch and King of Spain who advanced Catholic power throughout the world.

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Catherine the Great

d)

Philip II

53.

One of Europe's renown absolutist and French king who built a palace at Versailles

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Philip II

d)

Oliver Cromwell

54.

Another of the European absolutist. Ruler of Russia who carried out social and economic reforms to modernize the country

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Henry the 8th

d)

Elizabeth I

55.

Which French monarch was considered a prime example of absolute monarchy?

a)

Louis XIII

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Catherine the Great

56.

The American Revolution was motivated by the Enlightened idea

a)

All men are born equal

b)

Of a distinct class system

c)

Of the rightful rule of monarchies

d)

That governments need a central authority

57.

The American Revolution and French Revolution were similar in that both

a)

were encouraged by the enlightenment ideas of natural rights

b)

Sought to limit the participation of people in government

c)

Supported the theory of divine right

d)

a. Increased the influence of religious institutions in government

58.

John Locke and Rousseau believed that the government had an obligation to the people it governed to protect their natural rights. If the government failed to do this, then the people had the right to

a)

continue to be abused

b)

move to another country

c)

overthrow the government

d)

refuse to vote in the next election

59.

. ______________________ is the only system of government in which monarchy is the only source of power

a)

Democracy

b)

Absolutism

c)

Communism

d)

Commonwealth

60.

He was motivated by the examples in the American and French Revolutions. For this reason, it is reasonable to conclude that the Enlightenment ideas would have influenced his determination to liberate Africans from the bonds of slavery in the French Caribbean colony of St. Dominique (Haiti). Who is he?

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Toussaint L'Ouverture

c)

George Washington

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

61.

Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."

a)

Transportation

b)

Relaxation

c)

Representation

d)

Sensation

62.

Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?

a)

Britain was in debt and needed money

b)

That was the agreement with the Native Americans

c)

They made too much money

d)

Townshend Acts

63.

Most of the people of France belonged to the

a)

1st

Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

4th Estate

64.

What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?

a)

it led to a new constitution for France

b)

It resulted in more support for the Louis XVI

c)

it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror

d)

it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon

65.

How did the Enlightenment and the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?

a)

the people of France overthrew their absolute monarchy

b)

absolute monarchy was strengthened

c)

support for absolute monarchy increased

d)

Support for the first and second estate went up

66.

Who was Louis XVI?

a)

Leader of Reign of Terror.

b)

King of France when the French Revolution begins.

c)

The French representative at the Congress of Vienna

d)

The absolute monarch who built the Versailles Palace and persecuted French protestants

67.

What happened at the Storming of the Bastille?

a)

When French women stormed the Versailles Palace.

b)

A period of mass executions against any suspected of being a supporter of the monarchy

c)

Storming of a large French prison in Paris, resulting in the members of the third estate acquiring guns and gunpowder.

d)

Napoleon overthrew the National Assembly, becoming dictator of France.

68.

The Committee of Public Safety adopted policies known as the ___________, which led to the deaths of 40,000 French people.

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

League of Nations

c)

Constitutional Convention

d)

National Convention

69.

The leader of the Reign of Terror was

a)

Maximilian Robespierre

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Jacques Du Gaulle

70.

Which military general formally ended the French Revolution when he launched a coup d'etat against the leaders of Paris in 1799?

a)

Toussaint L'ouverture

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Simon Bolivar

d)

Jean Paul Marquis

71.

During the Napoleonic Wars, the invasion of _____________ led to immense casualties pf his army, contributing to his eventual fall.

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Sweden

d)

Spain

72.

Which of the following battles was the final battle of the Napoleonic Wars, resulting in Napoleon's defeat, capture, and exile?

a)

Trafalgar

b)

Verdun

c)

Stalingrad

d)

Waterloo

73.

The first proposed French constitution which gave French people rights and voiced many Enlightenment values was

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Declaration of the RIghts of Man and of the Citizen

d)

English Bill of RIghts

74.
Which European nation controlled Haiti?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
Greece
75.

What group was at the top of the Latin American social classes?

a)

Creoles

b)

Mestizos

c)

Peninsulares

d)

Mulattos

76.
Who led the slaves in Haiti in a revolt against France?
a)
Miguel Hidalgo
b)
Simon Bolivar
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture 
d)
Jose de San Martin
77.
The global implications of the American Revolution was it....
a)
abolished slavery.
b)
inspired others to seek democracy and independence.
c)
marked the end of English control in Europe.
d)
proved the use of violence against politics.
78.

The impact of mercantilism was that

a)

The rate of slavery in the Americas went down

b)

Trade was limited in the Atlantic

c)

The Colony grew wealthy

d)

The Mother Country grew wealthy at the colony's expense

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