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WorksheetsUnit 2 Summer
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
What concept was the belief in "divine right" used to support?
A. absolute rule
B. freedom of religion
C. separation of church and state
D. waging war for religious purposes
Which war was sparked by religious conflict and resulted in the increased power of France, the weakening of
Spain and Austria, and the devastation of Germany?
A. the Seven Years' War
B. the Thirty Years' War
C. the War of the Spanish Succession
D. the War of the Austrian Succession
Which of the following did the Glorious Revolution bring to England's throne?
A. James I
B. Charles I
C. James II
D. William and Mary
Why did Peter the Great build the city of St. Petersburg?
A. He wanted a city named after himself so that he would be remembered.
B. He wanted a city on a seaport that would make it easier to travel to the West.
C. He didn't like Moscow, so he decided to build a new city.
D. He wanted to build a city that was just like the European cities he visited.
The heliocentric, or sun-centered, theory was proposed by
A. Galileo Galilei.
B. Nicolaus Copernicus.
C. Francis Bacon.
D. Isaac Newton.
In general, the philosophes believed in which of the following?
A. expanding women's rights
B. all Church decrees
C. progress for society
D. authoritarian rule
The philosophes influenced Catherine the Great's
A. architectural plans for her palace.
B. military campaign against Poland.
C. diplomatic relations with France
D. proposal on reforms to Russia's laws.
What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?
A. Robespierre was executed by guillotine.
B. French women marched all the way to Versailles.
C. A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.
D. All of the above
During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine?
A. no one
B. the nobility
C. known revolutionaries
D. only Maximilien Robespierre
What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime?
A. He set up government-run public schools.
B. He set up a comprehensive system of laws.
C. He established a fairer tax code.
D. All of the above
Which of the following was an important goal of the Congress of Vienna?
A. to destroy France
B. to execute Napoleon by guillotine
C. to establish a balance of power in Europe
D. to establish Vienna as the new capital of Europe
The independence movement in Mexico was led, in part, by
A. Miguel Hidalgo.
B. Simón Bolívar
.
C. Dom Pedro.
D. Toussaint L'Ouverture.
In the 1860s, the expansion of Prussia was achieved under the leadership of
A. King Victor Emmanuel II
B. Frederick William IV
C. Otto von Bismarck
D. Giuseppe Garibaldi
