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Mystery of History volume 3 Final prep

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year is William Shakespeare associated with?

a)

1566

b)

1592

c)

1543

d)

1516

2.

What year is Sir Isaac Newton associated with?

a)

1666

b)

1653

c)

1617

d)

1689

3.

What year did the Pilgrims land at New Plymouth?

a)

1615

b)

1687

c)

1620

d)

1694

4.

What year is associated with Peter I: Czar of Russia?

a)

1696

b)

1673

c)

1692

d)

1613

5.

What year is associated with Louis XIV: The Sun King?

a)

1661

b)

1674

c)

1636

d)

1692

6.

What year did William the Silent lead the Dutch Revolt

a)

1551

b)

1561

c)

1571

d)

1581

7.

What year was the founding of Jamestown?

a)

1623

b)

1607

c)

1672

d)

1650

8.

Tycho Brahe was granted permission to build an amazing observatory on the island of Sri Lanka?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

In circling the globe, Sir Francis Drake sailed somewhere up the coast of present-day California and named a harbor Nuevo Albion

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Philip II hired Tomas de Torquemada to set up the Council of Troubles in the Netherlands and flush out enemies of the Roman Catholic Church.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Sir Walter Raleigh introduced potatoes and tobacco from the New World to the Old World

a)

True

b)

False

12.

When England defeated the Spanish Armada, only 10,000 Spaniards survived.

a)

True

b)

Fasle

13.

Michel de Montaigne is most known for introducing the Renaissance to Europe

a)

True

b)

False

14.

It is traditionally believed that William Shakespeare grew up near London in a village named

a)

Leiden

b)

Plymouth

c)

van Rijin

d)

Stratford-upon-Avon

15.

In 1612, in Japan, Tokugawa Ieyasu made it illegal to be a

a)

Muslim

b)

Budist

c)

Hindu

d)

Christian

16.

In pushing out the old ideas of the Renaissance, Francis Bacon is most known for bringing in the Age of

a)

Revolution

b)

Responsibility

c)

Reason

d)

Reaction

17.

While broke and in jail, Miguel de Cervantes began writing a classic novel about a crusty old night, what was the novel called?

a)

Don Quixote

b)

Utopia

c)

Paradise Lost

d)

The Piligrim's Progress

18.

In 1605, ______ sailed toward New Guinea, explored the northern coast of Australia, and confirmed to Europeans that there was a great land "down under."

a)

Francis Xavier

b)

Samuel de Champlain

c)

Bartolomé de Las Casas

d)

Willem Janszoon

19.

Though harsh in his methods, John Smith undoubtedly helped the ______ settlers survive by insisting that the English gentlemen worked for their food.

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Salem

d)

Boston

20.

Because of his exploration of Canada, Samuel de Champlain has been called the Father of what?

(a)  

21.

John SmYth, a (a)   of England, moved his church to Holland and for a time tight believer's baptism

22.

Pocahontas's birth name was what?

(a)  

23.

Who supported Protestants during the 30 year war even thought he was a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church?

(a)  

24.

The Pilgrim's were forced to leave the (a)   and then aboard the Mayflower

25.

In 1621, Governor William Bradford invited Chief (a)   to join the Pilgrims for a time of thanksgiving

26.

René Descartes was a ...

a)

Artist

b)

Navigator

c)

Mathematician

d)

astronomer

27.

John Winthrop was a

a)

Catholic Cardinal

b)

Puritan and founder of Boston

c)

Hindu missionary

d)

Protestant Priest

28.

Galileo Galilei was

a)

developed the law of falling bodies

b)

developed the theory of relativity

c)

developed the theory of the bowling ball

d)

developed the law of light speed

29.

Pope Paul IV

a)

created a ghetto for the Jews of Rome

b)

created a ghetto for the Catholics of Rome

c)

created a ghetto for the Jews of the new world

d)

created a ghetto for the Protestant church

30.

Thomas Hooker wrote the Fundamental Orders of

a)

Rome

b)

the new world

c)

Connecticut

d)

france

31.

In fleeing Moravia under persecution, John Amos Comenius prayed for a "hidden _____ of faith" to grown in his homeland

a)

seed

b)

bush

c)

tree

d)

flower

32.

Robert Boye understood that compounds could be further broken down into

a)

atoms

b)

ions

c)

iotas

d)

particles

33.

George Fox believed it was wrongful to tip one's ____ to another, even though many took offense at the lack of gesture

a)

hat

b)

head

c)

nose

d)

coat

34.

After a near death experience, Blaise Pascal wrote a testimony of his faith in Christ and sewed it into the lining of his

a)

coat

b)

hat

c)

pants

d)

tie

35.

During the reign of Louis XIV, ___ flourished, and France grew into wealthy with Jean-Baptiste in charge of finances

a)

mercantilism

b)

taxes

c)

trading

d)

Industrialization

36.

Covenanters participated in what?

a)

secret worship

b)

a revolution

c)

navigating

d)

burning people at the steak

37.

K'ang psi is associated with

a)

kowtow

b)

allegory

c)

art

d)

covenantism

38.

Isaac Newton discovered

a)

gravity

b)

the law of dead bodies

c)

the bowling ball theory

d)

atoms

39.

John Bunyan is associated with

a)

allegory

b)

secret worship

c)

kowtow

d)

tolerance

40.

William Penn is associated with

a)

allegory

b)

kowtow

c)

tolerance

d)

mercantilism

41.

West Africans are associated with

a)

tabacco

b)

sugar

c)

salt

d)

gold

42.

I signed the Declaration of Indulgence to promote religious tolerance, but it backfired and my daughter and her husband took there throne of England. Who am I?

(a)  

43.

In writing The Second Treatise of Government, I defended the Glorious Revolution in England. Who am I?

(a)  

44.

My cousin Abigail and I listened to forbidden stories and believed ourselves to be bewitched. Who am I?

(a)  

45.

I strongly disagreed with Hans Reist over the Meidung, or the practice of shunning disobedient church members. Who am I?

(a)  

46.

I fought agains the Swedes in the Great Northern War to gain access to the Baltic Sea. Who am I?

(a)  

47.

I never married and was ill most of my life, but I wrote hundreds of hymns for the church in England. Who am I?

(a)  

48.

Generally speaking, during the English Civil Wars, the Scottish sided with the ___ bc of similar views toward religion

a)

Roundheads

b)

cavaliers

c)

Romans

d)

Catholics

49.

In 1516 in _______ the _______ was created and spread to France and Germany. This was designed as a place for Jews to live separate from Christians and under harsh restriction.

a)

Venice Italy

Ghetto Nuevo

b)

Russia

Peace Treaty

c)

Japan

Shelter Champlain

d)

Connecticut

Town of comfort

50.

Because of his blindness, it took Milton how many years to dictate Paradise Lost to his 3 daughters

a)

3

b)

7

c)

9

d)

13