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Chapter 38: Cromwells, Charles II James II

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why was the parliament called the Rump Parliament?

a)

Because they all had rumps (booties)

b)

Because they had killed all of the members of parliament who were sympathetic to Charles I

2.

After the execution of Charles I, what happened to the Rump parliament?

a)

They continued

b)

They dissolved because Oliver Cromwell dissolved them for being selfish and slow to act. He then took over the government as "Protector"

3.

Charles I son, Charles II, tried to take the crown after his father's death. Who won?

a)

Charles II

b)

Oliver Cromwell

4.

Oliver Cromwell was well liked by the people?

a)

True

b)

False

5.

What did Oliver Cromwell do two times to the Irish Catholics?

a)

Gave them

b)

Slaughtered them

c)

Threatened them

6.

What are some things that Oliver Cromwell did as Lord Protector?

a)

Took makeup away from women

b)

Whipped boys for playing sports on Sundays

c)

Took Christmas candy away from people

d)

All of the above (true)

7.

Who did the Philosopher, Thomas Hobbs support?

a)

Charles I

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

The Parliament

8.

What was Thomas Hobbs' view of the interregnum period in England between Charles I and Charles II?

a)

It was as close to the state of nature as possible and that's a bad thing

b)

It was the best of times because they weren't under the rule of a King

9.

Thomas Hobbs view of people is that:

a)

They are naturally good and generous

b)

They are naturally selfish

10.

What did Thomas Hobbes' book Leviathan argue?

a)

That people are naturally good and can govern themselves

b)

That government should be based on the separation of powers

c)

That people need a strong ruler to keep order

d)

That democracy is the best form of government

11.

What natural tendency does Hobbes believe humans also possess besides being warlike?

a)

A. A desire for wealth

b)

B. A desire for peace

12.

What do people agree to give up in Hobbes’s idea of the social contract?

a)

Their property rights

b)

Their religion

c)

Some of their natural freedoms

d)

Their individuality

13.

According to Hobbes, what should the church’s authority be subordinate to?

a)

The authority of Scripture

b)

The people’s will

c)

Military power

d)

Civic authority (the sovereign state)

14.

What did President Madison mean by saying, “If men were angels, we would have no need of government”?

a)

A. Humans are imperfect and need laws and order

b)

B. Angels would be better rulers

c)

C. Governments are unnecessary

d)

D. Men should rule themselves

15.

What form of government did Hobbes favor to maintain order?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Anarchy

16.

Anne Bradstreet was known for being the first:

a)

American and female poet published in England and America

b)

Governor of Massachusetts

c)

Minister in a Puritan church

d)

Playwright in colonial America

17.

What religious belief did the Puritans strongly hold?

a)

Separation of church and state

b)

Predestination

c)

Freedom of religion

d)

Reincarnation

18.

What event inspired Bradstreet’s poem Verses Upon the Burning of Our House?

a)

The death of her husband

b)

The birth of her children

c)

The destruction of her house by fire

d)

Her family’s move to America

19.

How did Bradstreet respond to losing her possessions in the fire?

a)

She accepted the loss as God's will and focused on spiritual wealth.

b)

She blamed her neighbors for the fire.

c)

She tried to save her possessions during the fire.

d)

She became angry and resentful about her loss.

20.

What was Bradstreet's reaction to the loss of her home?

a)

A. She accepted it as part of God’s plan

b)

B. She blamed herself for the loss

c)

C. She became angry at her faith

d)

D. She swore never to write again

21.

What “house on high” does Bradstreet refer to in her poem?

a)

Her rebuilt home

b)

A church

c)

Heaven

d)

The royal palace

22.

According to the transcript, how were women generally treated in Puritan society?

a)

Equally to men

b)

As inferior and expected to serve men

c)

As leaders in the church

d)

As free thinkers and writers

23.

What did Bradstreet’s poem In Honor of That High and Mighty Princess, Queen Elizabeth criticize?

a)

Monarchy

b)

The Puritan belief in women’s inferiority

c)

The Church of England

d)

English colonization

24.

What argument does Bradstreet make about women in this poem?

a)

Women should stay silent

b)

Women should not write poetry

c)

Women are capable and reasonable like men

d)

Only queens have value

25.

Why did Richard Cromwell lose his position as Lord Protector?

a)

He resigned voluntarily

b)

He lacked support from the army and people

c)

He was assassinated

d)

He refused to collect taxes

26.

What did the reinstalled Rump Parliament struggle with after Richard Cromwell’s removal?

a)

Religious reform

b)

Deciding how to govern England

c)

Expanding colonies

d)

Forming a new church

27.

What did George Monk do when he arrived in London?

a)

Crowned himself king

b)

Executed Charles II’s supporters

c)

Reinstated members of Parliament purged in 1648

d)

Declared war on Scotland

28.

What major decision did the Convention Parliament make in 1660?

a)

To execute Charles II

b)

To establish a republic

c)

To restore the monarchy

d)

To abolish Parliament

29.

What did Charles II promise in his Declaration of Breda?

a)

To punish all former rebels

b)

To pardon crimes and allow religious tolerance

c)

To end the monarchy

d)

To convert to Puritanism

30.

According to Charles II’s advisor, what should the king use as his defense against treason?

a)

The army

b)

The royal family

c)

The Test Act and the Church of England

d)

The Catholic Church

31.

What happened to some of the men involved in King Charles I’s execution?

a)

They were pardoned

b)

They were put on trial and executed

c)

They were exiled to France

d)

They became advisors to Charles II

32.

What lasting political outcome followed the English Civil War and Restoration?

a)

A. A strong constitutional monarchy

b)

B. The end of Parliament

c)

C. Absolute rule by kings

d)

D. Permanent military dictatorship

33.

After the Restoration, what change occurred in how Parliament operated?

a)

It was dissolved permanently

b)

It met only during wartime

c)

It would never again go more than a decade without meeting

d)

It lost all power to the monarch

34.

Who was heir to the throne after Charles II?

a)

Charles III

b)

James II

35.

How long did James II reign last?

a)

1 year

b)

2 years

c)

3 years

d)

4 years

36.

Where was John Milton born?

a)

A. London, England

b)

B. Oxford, England

c)

C. Cambridge, England

d)

D. Manchester, England

37.

At which college did Milton study?

a)

Trinity College, Oxford

b)

Christ's College, Cambridge

c)

King's College, London

d)

Pembroke College, Cambridge

38.

What nickname did Milton earn at Cambridge?

a)

The English Genius

b)

The Blind Scholar

c)

The Lady of Christ

d)

The Poet of Purity

39.

Which of the following was not one of the languages Milton learned?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

Hebrew

d)

German

40.

Which poem did Milton write in memory of a friend who drowned?

a)

Lycidas

b)

L'Allegro

c)

On Shakespeare

d)

On the Morning of Christ's Nativity

41.

Who did Milton meet in Florence in 1638?

a)

Isaac Newton

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Oliver Cromwell

42.

What major institution did Milton strongly oppose?

a)

Parliament

b)

The monarchy

c)

The Church of England

d)

The universities

43.

Who led the Puritans against King Charles I?

a)

King Charles I

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

The Puritans against Cromwell

d)

The Catholic Church

44.

What is the title of Milton’s famous 10-volume epic poem?

a)

Paradise Regained

b)

Paradise Lost

c)

Samson Agonistes

d)

Areopagitica

45.

Why did Milton have to dictate Paradise Lost to assistants?

a)

He was imprisoned

b)

He was blind

c)

He was too weak to write

d)

He was in exile

46.

Where was a monument dedicated to Milton 63 years after his death?

a)

Westminster Abbey’s Poet’s Corner

b)

St. Paul’s Cathedral

c)

The Tower of London

d)

Cambridge University

47.

What was Milton’s purpose in writing Paradise Lost?

a)

To criticize religion

b)

To tell a love story

c)

To justify the ways of God to man

d)

To praise King Charles II

48.

Where does Paradise Lost begin?

a)

In the Garden of Eden

b)

In Hell, after Satan’s fall

c)

In Heaven before the rebellion

d)

On Earth after Adam’s sin

49.

What do the fallen angels decide to do after their defeat?

a)

Attack Heaven again

b)

Beg God’s forgiveness

c)

Target God’s newest creation, mankind

d)

Hide in Hell forever

50.

Who volunteers to die on behalf of humankind?

a)

God’s Son

b)

The Archangel Raphael

c)

Adam

d)

Michael

51.

How does Satan enter the Garden of Eden?

a)

As a man

b)

Disguised as a cherub

52.

What does Uriel realize about the cherub in Paradise?

a)

That it's Gabriel in disguise

b)

That it's actually Satan

c)

That it's a lost angel

d)

That it's a human

53.

What symbol does God send to show Satan's defeat is certain?

a)

A. A flaming sword

b)

B. A pair of golden scales in the sky

c)

C. A thunderstorm

d)

D. A shining crown

54.

Why does God send the Archangel Raphael to Adam?

a)

To teach him how to farm

b)

To warn him about Satan and remind him of free will

c)

To give him new commandments

d)

To punish him

55.

In what form does Satan tempt Eve?

a)

A. A shadow

b)

B. A fallen angel

c)

C. A serpent

d)

D. A man

56.

Why does Adam eat the forbidden fruit?

a)

He is tricked by Satan

b)

He doesn't know it's forbidden

c)

He wants to share Eve's fate

d)

He's hungry

57.

What punishment does God give Eve and all women?

a)

Pain in childbirth and submission to their husbands

b)

Exile from Eden

c)

Loss of speech

d)

Eternal blindness

58.

What happens to Satan and his followers after they celebrate their victory?

a)

They are forgiven

b)

They vanish into darkness

c)

They are turned into serpents

d)

They are trapped in ice

59.

After repenting, what does God promise Adam and Eve?

a)

A. A return to Eden

b)

B. An afterlife in heaven

c)

C. A second paradise on Earth

d)

D. Longer lives

60.

What vision does the Archangel Michael show Adam?

a)

The rebuilding of Eden

b)

The future kings of England

c)

The suffering and history of humankind, including Noah’s flood

d)

The fall of Satan

61.

How does Paradise Lost end?

a)

Adam and Eve leave paradise, accepting their fate

b)

Adam defeats Satan

c)

God destroys the Earth

d)

The angels rebuild Eden

62.

Who wrote Pilgrim's Progress?

a)

Ted Bundy

b)

John Bunyan

c)

Paul Harvey

63.

What was John Bunyan imprisoned for?

a)

For teaching things which are not in line with the official church of England

b)

For meeting with people other than his family.

c)

Both of the above answers are correct

64.

What is the name of the protagonist of the Pilgrim's Progress?

a)

Sinner

b)

Christian

c)

Heathen

d)

Righteous

65.

Christian read a book that said that his city would be destroyed. He felt compelled to journey to the city of lights that was talked about in the book. When he told his wife about all of that, how did she react?

a)

She was completely supportive and decided to take the journey with him

b)

She did not believe him and stayed at home with the kids instead of going with him

66.

It wasn’t just the book that told Christian to leave but a man as well. What was the name of that man?

a)

Evangelist

b)

Heathen

c)

Elder

d)

Baptist

67.

What is the name of the person who helped Christian in the Slough of Despond?

a)

Evangelist

b)

Help

c)

Hope

d)

Interpreter

68.

What was Christian hoping to get rid of by going on this journey?

a)

the weight upon his back

b)

The book

c)

His family

69.

What fancy dressed man told Christian he was going the wrong way and instead that he needed to go to a place called morality and find a man named legality and his son civility?

a)

Distraction

b)

Orderly

c)

Worldly

70.

What did legality want Christian to do to take off his burden?

a)

Become a lawyer

b)

Obey all the rules

c)

Let Jesus take away his pain through repentance

71.

Why couldn't he undo his burden the way that legality wanted him to do it?

a)

There were so many rules that he couldn't keep them all

b)

It was too easy

72.

Who saved Christian from legality?

a)

Evangelist

b)

Help

c)

Interpreter

73.

A man named Goodwill took him to see a lady named Interpreter. What did she teach Christian?

a)

The power of positive thinking

b)

The power of Christian grace

c)

The power of anger

d)

The power of love

74.

What did Christian see that freed him from his burden (weight)?

a)

Legality

b)

His wife

c)

The cross and tomb of Christ

d)

The fires of Satan

75.

Besides lifting his burden, what other consequence occurred from seeing the cross and tomb of Christ?

a)

His heart became heavy

b)

His heart was cleansed

76.

Christian still had temptation after his cleansing and after his weight was lifted.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

What were the names of the ladies who helped Christian and gave him armor after he lost the scroll?

a)

discretion, prudence, piety, and charity

b)

Nonsense, pathetic, poopy and chickenpox

c)

Discernment, practicality, civility, praiseworthy

d)

Virtue, purity, courage, strength

78.

What is one creature that Christian fought against with the armor on?

a)

Troll

b)

Dragon

c)

Frog

d)

Gremlin

79.

Why were the people at Vanity Fair angry at Christian and Faithful?

a)

Because they were trying to destroy things

b)

Because they weren’t participating in anything at the fair

80.

What was Christian seeking that Vanity Fair didn’t have?

a)

Peace and Joy

b)

Passion and romance

c)

Entertainment and excitement

81.

What did the people of Vanity Fair do to Faithful after both she and Christian were imprisoned?

a)

They kept her in jail

b)

They let her go free

c)

They executed her

82.

What happened to Christian after he was imprisoned in Vanity Fair?

a)

He escaped from jail

b)

He was executed

c)

They let him go free

83.

Where do Christian and his friend Hope arrive at the end of Pilgrim’s Progress?

a)

The City of Darkness

b)

The Celestial City (City of Light)

c)

Paradise City

d)

California City

84.

What is the second book of Pilgrim’s Progress called?

a)

Pilgrim’s Stop

b)

Christiana

c)

Diablo

d)

Angelita

85.

Christian’s journey was harder than Christiana’s. Why?

a)

Because the author felt that it would not be kind to have a woman go through so much hardship

b)

Because Christian paved the way for his wife and children

86.

What did Christian and Christiana's children do in the end of the book?

a)

They entered the City of Lights

b)

They stayed behind to help others on their journey

87.

What was the name of the woman who was captured by Native Americans and in captivity for 11 weeks?

a)

Mary Rowlandson

b)

Mary Roundy

c)

Maria Rolanda

88.

What is the name of the type of literature that she wrote and made popular?

a)

Religious Narrative

b)

Captivity Narrative

89.

Intertwined in the Captivity narrative that Mary Rowlandson wrote is what?

a)

Political commentary

b)

Religious connections

90.

During Oliver Cromwell’s rule, theater was banned. After he died and Charles II was made King after Oliver Cromwell's son was kicked out, theater was made legal again. What was the name of the theater during this time?

a)

Thinking Theater

b)

Renaissance Theater

c)

Restoration Theater

91.

Describe restoration theater.

a)

Sexually explicit

b)

Morally pure

92.

Which of the following is the name of a famous restoration period play?

a)

The City Girl

b)

The Country Girl

c)

The Bad Girl

d)

The Good Girl

93.

The failed Ottoman attempt to capture Vienna in 1683 is often considered what?

a)

The start of the Ottoman Empire

b)

The turning point leading to Ottoman decline

94.

In 1687, Newton published which groundbreaking scientific work?

a)

Dialogue Concerning Two Chief World Systems

b)

Principia Mathematica

c)

The Republic

d)

Leviathan

95.

Newton believed the orderly system of the universe could only come from what?

a)

Random chance

b)

A mechanical universe without God

c)

The council of an intelligent and powerful being

d)

Pure mathematical symmetry

96.

Newton predicted that the end times would occur in what year?

a)

2100

b)

3000

c)

2060

d)

1999

97.

Edmund Halley visited Newton to ask about what?

a)

The shape of rainbows

b)

The curve planets would follow under an inverse-square force

c)

The origin of comets

d)

How to build a telescope

98.

Newton’s paper sent to Halley proved that planets obeying the inverse square law move in what shape?

a)

Circles

b)

Hyperbolas

c)

Ellipses

d)

Spirals

99.

Which of the following is NOT one of Newton’s three laws of motion?

a)

Every action has an equal and opposite reaction

b)

Objects remain in uniform motion unless acted on

c)

Force equals mass times acceleration

d)

Moving objects eventually stop without a force

100.

Newton’s cannonball thought experiment illustrates what?

a)

The speed of light

b)

How gravity creates orbital motion

101.

Newton called his discovery that gravity acts everywhere in the universe:

a)

The universal law of gravitation

b)

The cosmic weight equation

c)

The celestial pull doctrine

d)

The planetary motion law

102.

Newton’s second law of motion is expressed by which equation?

a)

E = mc²

b)

F = ma

c)

a² + b² = c²

d)

MV = P

103.

Which object has more mass?

a)

Balloon

b)

Ping-pong ball

c)

Rock

d)

Tissue

104.

Which of these has more mass?

a)

Basketball

b)

Bowling ball

c)

Soccer ball

d)

Beach ball

105.

In tug-of-war, what happens when forces are unbalanced?

a)

No one moves

b)

The rope breaks

c)

The side with greater force accelerates

d)

The game resets

106.

Newton’s third law states:

a)

Gravity acts instantly across space

b)

Objects resist changes in motion

c)

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

d)

Time is relative

107.

Newton created calculus partly to solve problems involving:

a)

Weather prediction

b)

Instantaneous speed

c)

Balancing chemical equations

d)

Building clocks

108.

Calculus is now used in all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Modeling global climate

b)

Analyzing populations

c)

Stock market analysis

d)

Writing poetry

109.

By age 22, Newton was already considered what?

a)

The greatest astronomer alive

b)

The greatest mathematician in the world

c)

A failed student

d)

A famous public lecturer

110.

Newton discovered that white light is composed of what?

a)

Only one pure wavelength

b)

Multiple colors combined

c)

Invisible rays

d)

Black and white particles

111.

Newton’s “bodkin experiment” involved:

a)

Firing a cannon

b)

Pressing a needle against his eye

c)

Dropping objects from a tower

d)

Timing falling apples

112.

Newton showed that a prism does what to white light?

a)

Destroys it

b)

Splits it into a spectrum of colors

c)

Bends it into a circle

d)

Turns it into sound waves

113.

What was James II’s church when he assumed the British throne?

a)

Protestant (Anglican)

b)

Protestant (Puritan)

c)

Catholic

114.

How did James II’s subjects feel about his Catholicism?

a)

They were open to new ideas and did not mind that he was of a different faith

b)

They did not like his faith and it angered them more that he began appointing Catholic subjects to military and other government posts

115.

Who gained the throne after James II was ousted?

a)

William

b)

Mary

c)

Both William and Mary