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Enlightenment

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

Pray tell, which rights did Locke declare that every soul doth possess by nature?

a)

life, liberty, and property

b)

pizza, chips, and soda

c)

life, property, and travel

d)

freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assembly

2.

Pray tell, according to Master Locke, do all souls upon this earth share a natural set of __________?

a)

religion

b)

rights

c)

reason

d)

rationalism

3.

Pray tell, during the Age of Enlightenment, upon what did many souls place their faith?

a)

the church

b)

the military

c)

reason

d)

kings

4.

Verily, in the days of Enlightenment, many souls didst stray from ___ upon their journey.

a)

religion

b)

rights

c)

reason

d)

science

5.

Pray tell, what doth the divine right mean to thee?

a)

nobles served God before they served the monarchs

b)

people had the right to choose a religion

c)

monarchs received the right to absolute power from God

d)

a nation had the right to invade another

6.

During the Age of Absolutism (1600's and 1700's), what did European monarchs seek to do, good sirs and madams?

a)

Increase human rights for their citizens, verily

b)

Develop better relations with Moslem rulers, indeed

c)

Centralize political power in their nation, with only the king in charge, as was their wont

d)

Encourage the growth of cooperative farms, perchance

7.

Pray tell, what effect did the Age of Enlightenment have upon the rule of Absolute Monarchs?

a)

Verily, it did cause their numbers to grow across the lands of Europe

b)

It led good folk to question their rule and seek more Democratic assemblies

c)

It brought about the acceptance of Divine Right as a true and proper doctrine

d)

All of these things, indeed

8.

Pray, who among these was counted as one of the richest folk?

a)

squire

b)

noble

c)

serf

d)

merchant

9.

Pray, what be an aristocrat or noble?

a)

A rich landowner.

b)

A leader who ruled through the use of force.

c)

A leader who was elected by the people.

d)

A member of the royalty

10.

Pray tell, good folk, Christopher Columbus did set sail westward in search of Asia, yet was halted by the New World. Which noble explorer didst complete this westward quest in his stead?

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

Henry Hudson

c)

Jacques Cartier

d)

Ferdinand Magellan

11.

Pray tell, which English scientist didst uncover the laws of motion and gravity?

a)

Galileo

b)

Newton

c)

Kepler

d)

Copernicus

12.

Pray tell, what fate would have befallen Galileo, had he not forsworn his beliefs?

a)

banished to somewhere else

b)

tortured for heresy

c)

slavery

d)

had to pay a fine before he could continue

13.

Verily, in days of yore, scholars didst begin to use _____________ and _______________ in place of placing their trust in faith.

a)

History and faith

b)

Math and Science

c)

Math and History

d)

reason and logic

14.

As a humble pilgrim on life's journey, I ponder: What is the belief that our Creator fashioned this world and then departed, leaving it to run its course whilst He tended to other matters in the vast universe?

a)

Atheism

b)

Deism

c)

Pantheism

d)

Theism

15.

In the summer of 1607, from which land did brethren set forth, sending about 110 souls to the new world, seeking to plant a lasting settlement called Jamestown?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

16.

Pray tell, from which land did the Dutch East India Company, seeking dominion over the spice trade across the world, hail?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

The Netherlands

d)

Portugal

17.

Pray tell, why would seafaring pirates loose a warning shot before setting upon a ship?

a)

Perchance they hoped it would pierce a hole in the vessel.

b)

Mayhap they wished the captain would yield the ship without quarrel.

c)

Peradventure they sought to let other ships know of their coming.

d)

It might slay as many crew as possible, so none could mount a defense.

18.

Pray tell, what dost thou reckon the meaning of "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" be?

a)

I live to die

b)

I want freedom from slavery

c)

I will die for my freedom

d)

death is the only freedom

19.

Pray tell, what effect did the French and Indian War have upon the American colonies?

a)

Led to new taxes they did not vote on

b)

Led to more wars with the French

c)

They lost their land to Native Americans

d)

The British established military law in the colonies

20.

Pray tell, what body of water did we, the Jamestown Colonists, cross upon our voyage from England?

a)

Atlantic Ocean

b)

Pacific Ocean

c)

Gulf of Mexico

d)

Southern Ocean

21.

Pray tell, near the settlement of Jamestown, the chief of the Powhatan tribe had a daughter called...

a)

Mulan

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Cinderella

d)

Moana

22.

Pray tell, what manner of crop didst flourish near Jamestown and bringeth great fortune to the English folk upon their settling in the New World?

a)

tobacco

b)

cotton

c)

corn

d)

rice

23.

Pray, what be the difference betwixt a pirate and a privateer?

a)

They are the same thing

b)

Pirate is illegal but a privateer is hired by a nation

c)

Pirate is legal and privateer is illegal

d)

Privateers were female pirates

24.

Pray tell, which of these deeds was NOT wrought by Good Queen Elizabeth I?

a)

Beating the Spanish Armanda

b)

Looting Spanish gold ships

c)

Withdrawing England from the Catholic Church

d)

Never marrying and keeping control of England's government

25.

Pray tell, fellow traveler, what land dost thou find at the place marked number one?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

Spain

26.

Pray tell, good traveler, what land dost thou see marked as #7 upon this map?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Norway

c)

France

d)

Italy

27.

Pray tell, good traveler, what nation dost thou see before thee?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

United Kingdom

d)

The Netherlands

28.

Pray tell, fellow traveler, what nation dost thou see before thee?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

29.

Pray tell, good traveler, what nation dost thou see before thee?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

the Netherlands

d)

France

30.

What nation is this?

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

Italy

d)

Germany

31.

What nation is this?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Portugal

32.

What nation is this?

a)

the United Kingdom

b)

Spain

c)

the Netherlands

d)

France

33.

What nation is this?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

The Dutch

d)

Italy

34.

What nation is this?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Portugal

35.

religious beliefs that conflict with Church teachings

a)

scholasticism

b)

theology

c)

Heresy

d)

Christianism

36.
When did the Pilgrims leave Holland for America?
a)
1620
b)
1999
c)
2001
37.
Where did the Pilgrims first live?
a)
Holland
b)
America
c)
England
38.
What was the Pilgrim's plan for a government called?
a)
report card
b)
assessment
c)
Mayflower Compact
39.

Pray, name the three things which the Indians did teach unto us Pilgrims.

a)

dancing, playing music, singing

b)

to work, to walk, to run

c)

where to find fish, how to plant corn, to hunt for deer and turkeys

40.

Pray tell, what were those called who didst wish to depart from the Church of England to gather their own congregations?

a)

sachems

b)

separatists

c)

samosets

d)

merchants

41.

Pray tell, what was the chief cause that led Good King Henry VIII to part ways with the Holy Catholic Church?

a)

He wished to spread the new Protestant faith

b)

He longed to wed another maiden

c)

He found fault with the Church's teachings

d)

He sought to reform the Church

42.

Pray, what was the chief cause for the removal of paintings, statues, and other adornments from the former houses of the Catholic faith, now used by the Anglican brethren?

a)

To make the buildings more akin to Lutheran meeting houses

b)

To make the buildings more akin to Calvinist meeting houses

c)

To make the buildings more akin to all Protestant meeting houses

d)

To rid the place of Catholic symbols and practices

43.

Which of these statements would a pilgrim of Enlightenment most likely hold true?

a)

Governments ought to be guided by the light of human reason

b)

Most rulers do ponder the rights of men when crafting laws

c)

The heavens do circle about the earth, which is at their center

d)

The magistrate should hearken unto God and His Holy Word

44.

Pray tell, during the Age of Enlightenment, what did wise philosophers seek to employ in all walks of life?

a)

A. government

b)

B. economics

c)

C. politics

d)

D. reason

45.

Pray tell, who amongst these gentlemen did declare that all men are created equal?

a)

Issac Newton

b)

George Washington

c)

Christopher Columbus

d)

John Locke

46.

Pray tell, what doth one call the noble act of sailing around the globe?

a)

circumstance

b)

circumnavigate

c)

circumference

d)

circumven

47.

Pray tell, from which land did Prince Henry the Navigator hail?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

France

d)

England