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WH Midterm 25

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
William and Mary were required to accept the ___ before taking the throne.
a)
Levellers
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Glorious Revolution
d)
Long Parliament
2.
Why did Peter the Great spend time in Western Europe?
a)
to prepare for war   
b)
to avoid his duties in Russia 
c)
to find a wife 
d)
to study western technology   
3.
What Russian dream did Catherine the Great achieve?
a)
a modern economy
b)
the end of serfdom
c)
modernizing the Russian alphabet
d)
a warm-water port
4.
Thousands of serfs died while building this city
a)
Moscow
b)
Stalingrad
c)
St. Petersburg
d)
Paris
5.
State that no person can be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Magna Carta
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
habeas corpus
6.
Came up with the heliocentric theory in 1543.
a)
Tycho Brahe
b)
Johannes Kepler
c)
Nicolaus Copernicus
d)
Isaac Newton
7.
_____ said that people were naturally cruel, greedy and selfish.
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Henry IV
d)
Catherine the Great
8.
What battle persuaded France to join America in their fight for independence
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
The Civil War
d)
WWI
9.
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence
a)
Adam Smith
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Locke
d)
George Washington
10.
Which philosophies put together the first encyclopedia? 
a)
John Locke
b)
Denis Diderot
c)
Thomas Hobbes
d)
Voltaire
11.
Who wrote The Wealth of Nations?
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
Voltaire
d)
Adam Smith
12.
What war(s) did the British force the colonies to help pay for?
a)
French and Indian
b)
Seven Year's War
c)
French Revolution
d)
Both F&I and 7 Yr War
13.
Monarchs who used their power to bring about social and political change were
a)
enlightened rulers
b)
enlightened despots
c)
enlightened thinkers
d)
divine right rulers
14.
Type of government in which the power is in the hands of a few people
a)
democracy
b)
republic
c)
oligarchy
d)
communism
15.

A pledge made by members of France's National Assembly in 1789 in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drafted a new Constitution.

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Handball Oath

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

16.
Who was Louis XVI?
a)
Leader of Reign of Terror. 
b)
King of France when the French Revolution begins. 
c)
Became Emperor of France. 
d)
The Sun King. 
17.

Leader of the Committee of Public Safety, he and his followers tried to wipe out all traces of France's past monarchies.

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Maximillien Robespierre

c)

Jean-Paul Marat

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

18.

This intellectual movement tried to apply the wisdom of the ancients to the Renaissance world.

a)

Predestination

b)

Humanism

c)

Indulgence

d)

Perspective

19.

Nailed 95 theses to a door calling out the problems with the Catholic Church

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Napoleon

d)

Martin Luther

20.

a document given by the pope that excused a person from penalties for sins he or she had committed

a)

Reformation

b)

Indulgence

c)

Purgatory

d)

Protestant

21.
The sun centered view of the universe
a)
Galaxy
b)
Geocentric
c)
Astonomy
d)
Heliocentric
22.

This multi-talented man dissected corpses to learn how to paint human anatomy correctly

a)

Copernicus

b)

Machiavelli

c)

Da Vinci

d)

Henry VIII

23.

Wrote the book 'The Prince' about how a ruler could gain power

a)

Machiavelli

b)

Aristotle

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Henry VIII

24.

Ferdinand Magellan is best known for

a)

heliocentric theory

b)

writing books

c)

divorcing his wives

d)

circumnavigating the world

25.

The name of the first example of trade between the Old World and the New World.

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

The Colombian Exchange

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Cultural Diffusion

26.

Why did Europeans want to find a new trading route?

a)

War

b)

Plagues

c)

Religious Differences

d)

Need more goods from Asia (like spices)

27.

Why did the Japanese begin to distrust the Europeans and become isolated?

a)

feared colonization like Philippines

b)

drought and famine

c)

fighting China

d)

forced religious conversion to Muslim

28.

Francisco Pizarro conquered the...

a)

Aztecs

b)

Incas

c)

Tainos

d)

Koreans

29.

In the area of _____, the Spanish had a definite advantage over the Indians.

a)

military technology

b)

government planning

c)

religious worship

d)

agricultural knowledge

30.

The most dramatic effect of European settlers on Native Americans was

a)

War

b)

Mayflower Compacy

c)

Disease

d)

Fur Trade

31.

The ___________ system allowed Spaniards to use Indians as slaves as long as they were teaching them to be Christians.

a)

Plantation

b)

Encomienda

c)

Social

d)

Slavery

32.
Conquered Mexico and defeated Aztec 
a)
Francisco Pizarro 
b)
Sir Francis Drake 
c)
Hernan Cortez 
d)
Henry the Navigator 
33.

The principal royal residence of France from 1682 under Louis XIV until the start of the French Revolution in 1789 under Louis XVI

a)

Absolutism

b)

Versailles

c)

Divine Right

d)

Czar

34.

a political theory that absolute power should be vested in one or more rulers

a)

Divine Right

b)

Absolutism

c)

Versailles

d)

Renaissance

35.

What name did Louis XIV give himself?

a)

The Sun King

b)

The Son King

c)

The Most Catholic King

d)

The Lord Protectorate

36.

What is depopulation?

a)

when more people die than are born

b)

when kings become less popular

c)

when more people are born than die

d)

when kings became more popular

37.

Led the "Roundheads" in the English Civil War

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

John Locke

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

William Harvey

38.
Two sides fighting in the English Civil War were the
a)
Brits vs Scots
b)
Broncos vs Stallions
c)
Squarepants vs Colts
d)
Cavaliers vs Roundheads
39.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
40.
What is Nationalism?
a)
A sense of unity based upon shared characteristics: language, culture, religion, and geography
b)
Advocates legitimate, tradition government in order to preserve the status quo
c)
Advocates limited government in order to protect individual liberties
41.
Started the Anglican Church had 6 wives
a)
James I
b)
James II
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Henry IV
42.
Bastille Day celebrates the start of the revolution & the national day is:
a)
4th July
b)
14th July
c)
24th July
d)
14th August
43.

What does the word renaissance mean?

a)

recreate

b)

reemerge

c)

rebirth

d)

reinvent

44.

What did an indulgence grant a person?

a)

a pardon for sin

b)

money for food

c)

an interview with a priest

d)

a guarantee into heaven

45.

Who is most responsible for the Reformation?

a)

King Henry VIII

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Pope Leo

46.
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.
a)
True
b)
False
47.
Who was an example of a Renaissance Man?
a)
Leonardo DaVinci
b)
Leonardo DiCaprio
c)
King Henry VIII
d)
President Obama
48.
What happened at the Storming of the Bastille? 
a)
When French women stormed the palace. 
b)
A period of mass executions. 
c)
Storming of the French prison.End of the French Revolution. 
d)
Peasants storm a French prison. Beginning of French Rev. 
49.

A pledge made by members of France's National Assembly in 1789 in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drafted a new Constitution.

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Handball Oath

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

50.

A machine for beheading people used as a means of execution during the French Revolution.

a)

Beheader

b)

National Razor

c)

Guillotine

d)

Head chopper-offer 3000

51.
What was the Reign of Terror? 
a)
Peasants storm a prison. Beginning of the French Revolution.
b)
A group that ruled France. 
c)
Time during French Rev. of mass executions of enemies of Rev
d)
A period of happiness and security. 
52.

Who created the wax figures of the royals head?

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Madame Toussaud

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Napoleon

53.

Who is the Scarlet Pimpernel?

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

Comte de Tournay

c)

Baron de Batz

d)

Sir Percy Blakeney

54.

What is a scarlet pimpernel?

a)

a flower

b)

a weapon

c)

a fruit

d)

a french pastry

55.

What was the time period in France called after the French Revolution when more than 40,000 people would be executed?

a)

Jacobin Revolution

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Napoleonic Wars

d)

The Directory

56.

In The Road to El Dorado, what convinces the natives that Miguel and Tulio are gods?

a)

 the wind

b)

a volcano

c)

 a flower

d)

the sun

57.

In the Road to El Dorado, whose ship does Miguel and Tulio stow away on?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

John Cabot

d)

Hernan Cortes

58.

El Dorado is known as the city of gold.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Finish this statement of the Spanish Conquistador. "Today we sail to conquer the new world for Spain, for ____________, for ____________.

a)

glory, gold.

b)

gold, more gold.

c)

fame, fortune

d)

land, power

60.

Who proposed the guillotine as a more humane method of execution?

a)

Dr. Joseph Guillotin

b)

Anatoly Dibler

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Marie Antoinette

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