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W History 6 (extended)

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The discoveries of Isaac Newton led many to develop a mechanistic view of the _______.

a)

stars

b)

Earth

c)

universe

d)

Sun

2.

This person wrote a musical composition based on Jesus Christ.

(a)  

3.

Who were responsible for executing Protestants as traitors to the state?

a)
Queen Elizabeth I of England
b)

The German States

c)
King James I of England
d)

Magistrates

4.

This was established by Henry IV of France.

a)
Edict of Nantes
b)
Code of Hammurabi
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Treaty of Versailles
5.

King _____ had the Bible translated to English.

a)

James I

b)

Henry IV

6.

After the War for Independence, the thirteen colonies formed a (a)   .

7.

The ________ governed the French Republic after the National Convention.

a)

Directory

b)

Amendments

8.

After the National Convention proclaimed France a republic, Louis XVI was ______.

a)

crowned

b)

beheaded

9.

Napoleon invaded Russia because it refused to abide by the ________.

a)
Magna Carta
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Continental System
d)
Treaty of Versailles
10.

The belief known as the divine right of kings asserts that the king is accountable _____.

a)

only to God

b)

to no one

c)

to the Pope

d)

to all people in his kingdom

11.

What historical event led Enlightenment thinkers to think that reason, rightly exercised, was the answer to all of mankind's problems?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Reformation

c)

Scientific Revolution

12.

The English Civil Wars were prompted by _________.

a)

Charles I's absolutist rule

b)

the Parliamentarians' desire for a republican government

c)

the divine right of kings

d)

the Glorious Revolution

13.

_________ were supporters of a powerful monarchy who viewed Parliament as merely an advisory council to the king.

a)

Protectorates

b)

Royalists

c)

Cavaliers

d)

Parliamentarians

14.

The Ottoman Empire was responsible for capturing _______ and _______ in 1453.

a)

the Byzantine Empire

b)

England

c)

the Holy Roman Empire

d)

Constantinople

15.

What allowed the Huguenots to worship freely in France?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Peace of Westphalia

c)

The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

d)

The Edict of Nantes

16.

What document proclaimed the rights of the citizens of the French Republic?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

c)

The Mayflower Compact

17.

The (a)   proclaims the right of the U.S. citizen to freedom of religion, speech, and to keep weapons.

18.

Napoleon invaded _______ in 1812 but was forced to retreat.

a)

Russia

b)

Denmark

c)

Prussia

d)

Britain

19.

Which nation was considered to be the "Third Rome?"

a)

Spain

b)

Byzantine

c)

Russia

d)

Rome

20.

_________ believed that the principles of the Enlightenment could bring about a perfect society.

a)

Philosophes

b)

Scientists

c)

Scientologists

21.

Advances in mathematics were essential to the discoveries of the ________.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

Reformation

22.

________ was the chosen religion of the Enlightenment thinkers.

a)

Huguenotism

b)

Agnosticism

c)

Deism

d)

Lutheranism

23.

The French let ________ borrow money to fight a war against Britain.

a)

Germany

b)

Spain

c)

the United States

d)

Scotland

24.

The _________ was built by King Philip for the purpose of attacking England.

a)

Spanish Armada

b)

Holy League

25.

The Holy League was established by _____ to defeat the Ottoman Empire.

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

King Charles I

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

King Philip II

26.

The principles of the Enlightenment were spread throughout Europe by _________.

a)

Jesuit missionaries

b)

the French Revolution

c)

Napoleon's conquests

d)

the Russians

27.

Who was a Dutch painter of the Baroque style during the seventeenth century?

a)

Bach

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Rembrandt

d)

Mozart

28.

The Edict of Nantes provided religious freedom to the ______.

a)

Huguenots in France

b)

Lutherans in England

c)

Muslims in France

29.

The Huguenots were _______ who followed the teachings of John Calvin.

a)

Dutch Catholics

b)

Spanish Priests

c)

German Calvinists

d)

French Protestants

30.

Who led the European opposition to the Ottoman Turks?

a)

King James I

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

King Philip II

d)

King Charles I

31.

This religion asserted that God was not involved in the everyday workings of the universe.

a)

Deism

b)

Philosophy

c)

Huguenotism

d)

Voltairism

32.

The ________ numerals were significant to the Scientific Revolution.

a)

Hindu-Arabic

b)

Arabic

c)

Hindu

33.

________ was a French philosopher who was influential to politics.

a)

Montesquieu

b)

Descartes

34.

The (a)   helped scientists to study the world of Bacteria.

35.

Who was condemned as a traitor and executed by order of the English Parliament?

a)

James II

b)

Charles I

c)

William, Prince of Orange

d)

Philip I

36.

William of Orange was a (a)   leader who overthrew Spanish control.

37.

The Duke of Wellington was a _______ general at the Battle of Waterloo.

a)

Russian

b)

British

c)

French

d)

Spanish

38.

What event took place in what is now Germany?

a)

Holy War

b)

English Civil War

c)

Thirty Years' War

d)

Glorious Revolution

39.

In 1804, _______ was crowned emperor of France.

a)

the czar

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Robespierre

d)

Napoleon

40.

This caused thousands of Huguenots to flee France.

a)

Magistrate

b)

Edict of Nantes

c)

The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

d)

War of Religion

41.

Oliver Cromwell was named ______ of the Commonwealth of England.

a)

Sultan

b)

Emperor

c)

Lord Protector

d)

King

42.

Which King of France called himself The Sun King?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Louis XIV

c)

James I

d)

Philip I

43.

The purpose of the __________ was to bring an end to Protestantism.

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Magistrate

c)

Catholic League

d)

Wars on Religion

44.

The Peace of Westphalia recognized the _______ of the territories of the Holy Roman Empire.

a)

civil rights freedoms

b)

political freedoms

c)

religious freedom

d)

independence

45.

(a)   is a term for government official.

46.

Which peace agreement brought an end to the Thirty Years’ War?

a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Peace of Paris
c)
Peace of Augsburg
d)
Peace of Westphalia
47.

Roger Bacon was a(n) _______ scientist who emphasized the importance of empirical evidence to science.

a)

French

b)

Dutch

c)

German

d)

English

48.

William, Prince of Orange, took over the throne of __________.

a)

Queen Elizabeth

b)

James II

c)

Charles II

49.

Before the mathematical calculations of Johann Kepler, astronomers assumed that the planets orbited the Sun in a ___________.

a)

Ptolemaic System

b)

Copernican System

50.

Rene Descartes was a ________ philosopher who distrusted senses and put great faith in the ability to reason.

a)

French

b)

English

c)

German

51.

_________ believed that the European mind had been darkened by the teachings of Christianity.

a)

Voltaire

b)

Deism

52.

________ believed that reason and emotion were the key to a perfect society.

a)

Rousseau

b)

Descartes

c)

Locke

53.

Which system of the universe is based on the Sun being the center?

a)

Ptolemaic

b)

Newtonian

c)

Heliocentric

d)

Copernican

54.

The Copernican system believed the ______ was the center of the universe.

a)

Sun

b)

North Star

c)

Milky Way

d)

Earth

55.

The English philosopher, _______, asserted that the human mind at birth was a "blank tablet."

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Roger Bacon

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

John Locke

56.

In the ___________, the Earth is the center of the universe.

a)

Copernican System

b)

Ptolemaic System

57.

_________ was an early English scientist who emphasized the collection of empirical evidence.

a)

Robert Boyle

b)

Roger Bacon

c)

Johann Kepler

58.

The leader of the Reign of Terror was _______.

a)

the Guillotine

b)

Robespierre

c)

the Jacobins

d)

Louis XVI

59.

The _______ provoked the "Sans-Culottes" to riot during the French Revolution.

a)

Jacobins

b)

Bourgeoisie

60.

Which factors led to the French Revolution? 

a)

English invasion

b)

Unjust tax system

c)

Feudalistic society

d)

France on the verge of bankruptcy

61.

Asserted that the human mind at birth was a "blank tablet."

a)

Newton

b)

Locke

62.

The _____ was a contract made between the Pilgrims, establishing the government of their colony.

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

U.S. Constitution

63.

The _____ established the National Assembly of France.

a)

Bourgeoisie

b)

Assignats

64.

The American colonists wanted independence from the British because they ________.

a)

wanted to follow the teachings of the Enlightenment

b)

wanted to preserve their rights and freedoms

c)

wanted to expand their lands

d)

wanted to establish a national religion

65.

Who was named the first czar of Russia?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Peter I

d)

The Sun King

66.

Which of the following factors did NOT lead to the French Revolution?

a)

Feudalistic society

b)

Unjust tax system

c)

Increase in the number of poor

d)

Costly Wars

67.

__________ was the leader of the Huguenots.

a)

Gaspard de Coligny

b)

Guise Family

c)

John Calvin

68.

During the reign of absolutism in France, which religious group was persecuted severely?

a)

Jesuits

b)

Roman Catholics

c)

Muslims

d)

Huguenots

69.

Who believed that the principles of the Enlightenment could bring about a perfect society?

a)

Philosophes

b)

Deism

c)

Huguenots

d)

Jesuits

70.

The _________ were a militant band of Roman Catholic priests.

a)

Sultans

b)

Protestants

c)

Jesuits

d)

Huguenots

71.

(a)   was a musical composer from Germany.

72.

Who was the most famous playwright and poet of the sixteenth and seventeenth century?

a)

Bach

b)

Mozart

c)

Rembrandt

d)

Shakespeare

73.

King Philip established the Holy League to resist the advance of the ________ Turks into Europe.

a)

Rome

b)

Ottoman

c)

Spanish

d)

Huguenot

74.

In 1588, which Queen of England defeated Spain's attempt to invade the Spanish Armada?

a)

Mary

b)

Elizabeth

c)

Gwenth

d)

Guise

75.

Prussia became a powerful European country because of its _______.

a)

military power

b)

cultural advancements

c)

religious dedication

d)

absolutist rulers

76.

During the Ottoman Empire, the ________ had the same authority as an absolute ruler in Europe.

a)

King

b)

Emperor

c)

Sultan

d)

Queen

77.

_______ was named the first czar of Russia.

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Ivan the Terrible

78.

Peter I of Russia wanted to make his country more like ________.

a)

Western Europe

b)

the Ottoman Empire

79.

Why did Enlightenment thinkers believe that reason could bring about a perfect society?

a)

The use of reason had brought about significant changes in science.

b)

The use of reason had brought about the study of the universe.