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Protestant Reformation, Absolute Monarchs, and English Civil War

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the policy implemented by Peter the Great to modernize Russia by adopting Western ideas, technology, and culture?

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Westernization

c)

Feudalism

d)

Mercantilism

2.

This ruler was a key figure in the Counter Reformation, known for his strong Catholic beliefs and efforts to suppress Protestantism in his territories. He ruled Spain from 1556 to 1598 and famously sent the Spanish Armada against England.

a)

Charles V

b)

Philip II

c)

Ferdinand II

d)

Henry VIII

3.

Who was the Russian tsar responsible for modernizing Russia and creating a powerful army?

a)

Ivan the Terrible

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Alexander II

4.

Who was the English military and political figure that ruled as a dictator after the execution of Charles I?

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Queen Mary I

5.

This monarch of France, also referred to as the Sun King, is known for his absolute rule and the construction of the Versailles palace. Who is he?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Frederick the Great

c)

Charles II

d)

Louis XIV

6.

A legal action that requires a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court.

a)

Habeas Corpus

b)

convention of persons

c)

Act of Parliament

d)

warrant

7.

Which event led to the removal of King James II from the English throne?

a)

Glorious Revolution

b)

Habeas Corpus Act

c)

Intendants System

d)

Ivan the Terrible's Reign

8.
a conflict, lasting from 1642 to 1649, in which Puritan supporters of Parliament battled supporters of England's monarchy
a)
English Civil War
b)

Treaty of Westphalia

c)
Glorious Revolution
d)

French and Indian War

9.

Which document provided religious tolerance to French Protestants, also known as Huguenots?

a)

Treaty of Westphalia

b)

Edict of Nantes

c)

Act of Toleration

d)

Peace of Augsburg

10.
the idea that monarchs are God's representatives on earth and are therefore answerable only to God.
a)

divine right theory

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

feudalism

11.

This is a system of government where the monarch shares authority with an organized government. The rights of the citizens are typically protected by a constitution.

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Anarchy

12.

Who was the English monarch executed during the English Civil War by Oliver Cromwell?

a)

Charles I of England

b)

James I of England

c)

Henry VIII of England

d)

Elizabeth I of England

13.

What is the term for a group of high-ranking government officials who advise the head of state and manage their respective departments?

a)

Cabinet

b)

Royal Council

c)

Parliament

d)

Senate

14.
Russian landholding nobles; possessed less political power than their western European counterparts
a)
Boyars
b)
cabinet
c)
Cardinal Richelieu
d)
Charles I of England
15.

a grant by the Catholic Church that released a person from punishment for sins

a)

Protestant

b)

absolute monarchy

c)

indulgences

d)

nationalism

16.

a person who reigns over a kingdom or empire

a)

monarch

b)

president

c)

Puritan

d)

Protestant

17.

a government or state in which God is the supreme ruler, and religious officials govern in God’s name

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

democracy

c)

theocracy

d)

nationalism

18.

English Protestants who wanted to “purify” the Anglican Church of Catholic elements

a)

Lutherans

b)

Puritans

c)

Catholics

d)

Anglicanism

19.

a Protestant denomination of Christian faith founded by Martin Luther

a)

Calvinism

b)

humanism

c)

nationalism

d)

Lutheranism

20.

a movement of the Catholic Church, in reaction to the Reformation, in which Catholic leaders worked to correct abuses, to clarify and defend Catholic teachings, to condemn what they saw as Protestant errors, and to win back members

a)

Counter-Reformation

b)

Calvinism

c)

Lutheranism

d)

Reformation

21.

a Protestant denomination of Christian faith founded by John Calvin

a)

Lutheran

b)

Protestant

c)

Calvinism

d)

humanism

22.

a Protestant denomination of Christian faith founded by Henry VIII in England

a)

Calvinism

b)

Anglicanism

c)

humanism

d)

Lutheran

23.

a German priest who broke away from the Catholic Church to start his own religion, Lutheranism. His posting of the Ninety-Five Theses started the Reformation.

a)

Calvinism

b)

Lutheranism

c)

Puritans

d)

Martin Luther

24.

a Christian who separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation; today, any member of a Christian church founded on the principles of the Reformation

a)

Lutheran

b)

Protestant

c)

Catholic

d)

Martin Luther

25.

The English Bill of Rights ended the __________________________ in England.

a)

Constitutional Monarchy.

b)

Absolute Monarchy.

c)

Totalitarian State.

d)

westernized Russia.

26.

Which monarchy started the Church of England and proclaimed himself the Supreme Head of the Church?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Mary I

27.

Which of these events most directly led to the signing of the English Bill of Rights?

a)

English Civil War

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

Thirty Years War

d)

Defeat of Spanish Armada

28.

The economic theory based on a country's ability to export more goods than import which contributed to the rise of absolutism was

a)

capitalism.

b)

laissez faire economics.

c)

mercantilism.

d)

socialism.

29.

What granted religious toleration to Huguenots (French Protestants)?

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Peace of Augsburg

c)

Peace of Westphalia

d)

Edict of Versailles

30.

Treaty that ended the Thirty Years War

a)

Peace of Augsburg

b)

Peace of Westphalia

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Utrecht

31.

Which family ruled the Holy Roman Empire during the Age of Absolutism?

a)

Bourbons

b)

Tudors

c)

Hapsburgs

d)

Stuarts

32.

Theory that justified absolutism by claiming that absolute power came directly from God

a)

Divine Right

b)

Enlightened

c)

Social Contract theory

d)

Manifest Destiny

33.

Which of the following was NOT a factor that helped lead to the rise of Absolute monarchs?

a)

Stimulation of trade from the crusades

b)

Strengthening of the power of the Catholic Church

c)

Weakened power of feudal lords

d)

Protestant Reformation weakening the power of the church

34.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

a)

Develop better relations with muslim rulers

b)

Centralize political power in their nations

c)

Encourage the growth of political farms

d)

Increase human rights for citizens

35.
What is divine right?
a)
The right to rule was given to the monarch by God
b)
a Birth right
c)
soldiers for hire
d)
a monarch for hire
36.
What does Absolute Ruler mean?
a)
a ruler who is sure of their power
b)
A ruler who is involved in all aspects of government and public life
c)
someone who has to answer to a separate government body
d)
a ruler who is absolute
37.

What was a common effect of the Magna Carta, the English Civil War, and the English Bill of Rights?

a)

limits on the powers of English monarchs

b)

laws protecting the rights of Catholics

c)

the creation of England’s colonial empire

d)

limits to the powers of Parliament

38.

Louis XIV of France and Peter the Great of Russia were both considered absolute rulers because they –

a)

broke from the Roman Catholic Church

b)

helped feudal lords build secure castles

c)

instituted programs that gave more power to their parliaments

d)

made government decisions without the consent of the people

39.
Which of the following was NOT one of the key points of the the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights.
a)
No quartering of soldiers in private homes
b)
No imprisonment without due process of law
c)
Trial by jury
d)
All power rested with the monarch.
40.
A reference to the political events of 1688-1689, when James II abdicated his throne and was replaced by his daughter Mary and her husband, Prince William of Orange, they agreed to a Bill of Rights that severely limited the king or queen's power. The British Bill of Rights is often regarded as a forerunner to the United States Bill of Rights.
a)
Glorious Revolution
b)
American Revolution
c)
Bolshevik Revolution
d)
Scientific Revolution
41.
Belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god.
a)
cabinet
b)
Cardnial Richelieu
c)
Divine Right
d)
Charles I
42.
In this form of government, the king or queen is the official head of state but their power is limited by the law.
a)
Constitutional Monarchy
b)
Absolute Monarchy
c)
A Republic
d)
A Direct Democracy.
43.
(1527-1598) King of Spain from 1556 to 1598. Absolute monarch who helped lead the Counter Reformation by persecuting Protestants, encouraging Jesuits, and attempting to defeat England on the sea
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Phillip II
c)
Charles I
d)
Peter the Great
44.
What document resulted from the Glorious Revolution?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Magna Carta
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Independence
45.
What event in English history saw the "bloodless" rise of William and Mary to power as King and Queen?
a)
Glorious Revolution
b)
The English Civil War
c)
Defeat of the Spanish Armada.
d)
The Protestant Reformation.
46.
The period when Charles II came to the throne was called what?
a)
The Reformation
b)
The English Civil War
c)
The Restoration
d)
The Counter Reformation
47.
What happened to Charles during the English Civil War?
a)
He was executed
b)
He was exiled.
c)
He was sent to Disneyland.
d)
He was celebrated by all Englishmen.
48.
Who was King of England at the start of the the English Civil War?
a)
Peter the Great
b)
James I
c)
Oliver Chromwell
d)
Charles I
49.
Who led the Puritans (Roundheads) during the English Civil War?
a)
Peter the Great
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
Oliver Chromwell
d)
Charles I
50.
Peter the Great ___________ Russia, meaning he borrowed ideas from England, France, and Prussia.
a)
westernized
b)
euthanized
c)
easternized
d)
hypnotized
51.
Who was the absolute ruler of Russia?
a)
Peter the Great
b)
Napoleon
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Henry VIII
52.
During the Age of ___________, European monarchs ____________ their own power.
a)
Enlightenment/centralized
b)
Absolutism/centralized
c)
Renaissance/reduced
d)
Absolutism/reduced
53.
The Palace of Versailles was a symbol of WHAT KING's royal power?
a)
Louis XIII
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Henry IV
54.
Who was also known as "The Sun King"?
a)
Louis XIII
b)
Lousi XIV
c)
Louis XV
d)
Louis XVI
55.
Who became king of England when Queen Elizabeth I died?
a)
Edward
b)
James I
c)
Charles VI
d)
Peter I
56.
Who built the Palace of Versailles?
a)
Louis XIII
b)
Henry IV
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Ivan IV
57.
What is divine right?
a)
An absolute monarch's right to rule comes from God
b)
An absolute monarch's right to rule comes from the people.
c)
An absolute monarch's right to rule comes from the nobles.
d)
An absolute monarch's right to rule comes from the priests.

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