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WHAP: Protestant Reform & Emergence of Russia

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was Indulgences?
a)
a first church
b)
leaders
c)
pardons for sins sold by the Catholic Church
2.
What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?
a)
The Globe
b)
The Mona Lisa
c)
The Paint Brush
d)
The Printing Press
3.
What was the Protestant Reformation?
a)
an attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Frenchman.
b)
an attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.
c)
a call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land from the Arabs.
4.
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses were a call for
a)
revolt against German princes.
b)
reforming the Catholic Church.
c)
greater papal authority.
d)
spreading Christianity.
5.
The introduction of gunpowder helped end feudalism.
The printing press played an important role in causing the Reformation.
These statements best reflect the idea that
a)
Technological advances can lead to major change
b)
Contact with other societies can lead to conflict and war
c)
Economic change can be slow and almost unnoticed
d)
Environmental changes can affect human society
6.
Martin Luther suggested which change to church practice?
a)
Printing the Bible in the vernacular so all could read it
b)
Installing statues of saints in churches.
c)
 Saying mass in Latin so the faithful would learn it.
d)
Increasing the sale of indulgences
7.
Which German priest started the Reformation?
a)
John Calvin
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Pope Paul III
d)
Martin Luther
8.
Luther had to appear before Charles V at ________________.
a)
Diet of Worms
b)
Wittenberg Church
c)
Peace of Westphalia
d)
Roman Inquisition
9.
People who followed Luther were called Lutherans or _____________.
a)
Reformers
b)
Protestants
c)
Huguenots
d)
Calvinists
10.
John Calvin believed in ________________.
a)
Free Will
b)
Pre-Destination
c)
Purgatory
d)
Indulgences
11.
What was the Catholic Church's response to the Reformation called?
a)
Counter Reformation
b)
Reconquista
c)
Council of Trent
d)
Thirty Years' War
12.
What was the meeting where Catholic officials reformed the church?
a)
Council of Trent
b)
Peace of Westphalia
c)
English Reformation
d)
Treaty of Nantes
13.
Which order of monks spread Catholicism around the world and built universities?
a)
Franciscan
b)
Jesuits
c)
Benedictine
d)
Augustine
14.
What was the bloodiest war of the Reformation?
a)
Thirty Years' War
b)
French Wars of Religion
c)
Calvinist Revolt in Netherlands
d)
Hundred Years War
15.
Which treaty marked the end of the Reformation?
a)
Peace of Westphalia
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Nantes
d)
Council of Trent
16.
What was Peter the Great's policy to help Russia compete with their European counterparts?
a)
Quero
b)
Westernization
c)
Sufism
d)
Janissaries
17.
Martin Luther argued people were saved by... 
a)
Faith alone
b)
Faith and good works
c)
Predestination
d)
Obedience to a king
18.

What event sparked various groups to protest traditional customs and beliefs, such as religion?

a)

Catholic Counter Reformation

b)

The Great Schism

c)

Rise of absolutism

d)

Luther's 95 Theses

19.

Who lost political power as a result of absolute leaders?

a)

peasants

b)

merchants

c)

nobility

d)

slaves

20.

All of the following rebelled against the Russian Czars EXCEPT?

a)

Cossacks

b)

Boyars

c)

Nobles

d)

Maratha

21.

All of the following were ways to legitimize rule EXCEPT...

a)

Art

b)

Tax collection

c)

Architecture

d)

Religious ideas

22.
Which of the following was true only of the Western European empires among all the
early modern empires?
a)
They were the largest empires in the world.
b)
They spread diseases to which conquered peoples had little immunity.
c)
They were initiated by maritime expansion.
d)
They were created by merchants rather than governments.
23.
Which of the following occurred when France and Russia created absolutist systems?
a)
Power was concentrated in the hands of the monarch.
b)
Limited governments were created in each country.
c)
Rights and freedoms were increased among its citizens.
d)
The idea of divine right was crushed.
24.
Which of the following was NOT a policy of Russia's Peter the Great?
a)
Increased foreign trade
b)
Introduced Western style of dress
c)
Used Western Enlightenment ideas in the government
d)
Extended serfdom throughout Russia
25.
Which city emerged as the center of a new Russian state in the 15th century due in part to its role as a tribute collector for the Mongols?
a)
Moscow
b)
Kiev
c)
Riazan
d)
Sarai
26.

In the time period of 1450-1750, Russian nobles ____ power

a)

Gained

b)

Lost

27.
The expansion of the Chinese and Russian Empires into the steppe lands of central Asia
led to what result for the nomadic peoples native to this vast area?
a)
The political independence and economic prosperity of nomadic peoples came to an end.
b)
The local religious customs and languages were completely erased.
c)
A brief economic boom ensued, which encouraged many nomads to move to cities and
buy houses.
d)
They felt little impact; as long as they paid tribute, the nomadic peoples were mostly left
alone.
28.
What Russian city replaced Moscow as capital following Tsar Peter's reforms?
a)
Minsk 
b)
Kiev
c)
Yekaterinburg
d)
St. Petersburg
29.

As an absolute ruler, what change did Peter the Great introduce to westernize Russia?

a)

Peter the Great introduced political and military change through the recruitment of foreign officers to run the navy

b)

Peter the Great introduced economic change through strengthening mining industries and using serfs in manufacturing

c)

Peter the Great introduced cultural changes by renaming Russian landmarks after Western models

d)

Peter the Great introduced religious change by promoting Islam throughout Russia

30.

What labor system did Russia use?

a)

Chattel slavery

b)

Serfdom

c)

Indentured servitude

d)

Encomienda

31.

What important Russian Tsar experienced backlash for his/her expansionist policies.

a)

Ivan the Terrible

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Catherine the Great

d)

Roxelana

32.

What was one effect of Golden Horde rule on Kiev Rus?

a)

They connected Russia and the rest of the world culturally

b)

they isolated Russia from the rest of Europe culturally.

c)

They ruled for the next 400 years using a parliament of Kievan princes

d)

They blended into the Kievan culture

33.

Noble land owning class of Russia

a)

serfs

b)

peasants

c)

boyars

d)

Cossacks

34.

How did Ivan "The Terrible" try to control the Boyars

a)

forced them to join the military

b)

took their land and forced them to move to Moscow

c)

forced them to work his land and cut their beards

d)

exiled them from Russia

35.

Ivan further centralized control by creating a secret police called

a)

boyars

b)

Cossacks

c)

oprichnina

d)

peasants

36.

What was the main reason Ivan expanded Russia into Siberia?

a)

to control the fur trade

b)

for defensive purposes against the Arabs

c)

to control the Silk route

d)

to control the Siberian oil fields

37.

Russian leader who used the state to conquer and incorporate the Republic of Novgorod and Russian people; crowned himself Tsar of the Russia

a)

Ivan III / Ivan the Great

b)

Ivan IV / Ivan the Terrible

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Peter the Terrible

38.

What cruel ruler of Russia formed a secret police that dressed in all black and terrorized his victims?

a)

Ivan the Terrible

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Frederick the Great

39.

What city did Peter build on a swamp in order to give himself a port into Western Europe?

a)

Moscow

b)

Siberia

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Paris

40.

What duke of Moscow threw off Mongol rule of Russia & declared himself the first tsar?

a)

Ivan III

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Ivan IV

41.

Ivan III of Russia accomplished all of the following EXCEPT

a)

establishing a policy of Russian isolationism

b)

centralizing the Russian government

c)

liberating Russia from the Mongols

d)

conquering much of the territory around Moscow

42.
Peter the Great's main reason for visiting the West was to
a)
gain allies for Russia
b)
gain a warm-water seaport for Russia
c)
learn about Western customs and technology
d)
impress the West with Russia's learning and technology
43.

Kiev Rus was the first what?

a)

State in Russia

b)

Slav State

c)

Mongol ruled country

d)

Prince ruled country