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Chapter 14 Glencoe World History
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1
Family name of Henry VIII, Mary I, Elizabeth I
Stuarts
Tudors
Windsors
Victorians
2
What monarch is credited with Westernizing and modernizing Russia?
Peter the Great
Nicholas II
Catherine the Great
Ivan the Terrible
3
In what year was the Spanish Armada defeated by the British?
1588
1492
1560
1613
4
What was Peter the Great's window to the West?
Keiv
St. Petersburg
Petrograd
Moscow
5
Who led the resistance against the Spanish in their effort to end Calvinism in the Spanish Netherlands?
James II
John Calvin
William the Silent
Miles Standish
6
Which of the following lost their head following the English Civil War?
Mary Queen of Scots
Charles I
Charles II
William of Orange
7
William Shakespeare is considered a _______________ writer because he lived in that age.
Elizabethan
Mannerist
Gothic
Victorian
8
Mary I; Elizabeth I; Edward VI; Jane Grey; Who came to power first?
Mary I
Elizabeth
Jane Grey
Edward VI
9
What were French Protestants called?
Calvanists
Quakers
Huguenots
Puritans
10
During the age of Absolutism, legislative assemblies grew.
FALSE
TRUE
11
What English King restored the monarchy after Oliver Cromwell's death.
James I
Charles I
Charles II
James II
12
What European monarch was known as the "most Catholic" King?
Louis XIV
Philip II
Henry IV
Ivan IV
13
Who was the chief minister of Louis XIII?
Jean Baptiste Colbert
Francois Hollande
Cardinal Mazarin
Cardinal Richelieu
14
Versailles, the home of Louis XIV, served all of the following purposes EXCEPT
Residence of royal family
The French seat of Government
Where the poorer classes could find jobs and hospitality
Where powerful people came to find favor with the king
15
The "Glorious Revolution" was one of the bloodiest battles in English history.
FALSE
TRUE
16
Ivan the Terrible killed his own son because
the son disagreed with his father over finances.
the son came to the defense of his wife.
the son was found guilty of treason.
the son was plotting to kill him.
17
The style of art or architecture known as _________ reflected a search for power.
baroque
realism
absolutism
mannerism
18
According to Hobbes "social contract" people give up ______ in return for order.
privacy
money
natural freedom
property
19
ALL of the following are causes of Absolutism EXCEPT
Declining influence of the Catholic Church.
The rise of the free market system.
The breakdown of Feudalism.
The continuous warfare that plagued Europe.
20
English Protestants who started a war against Charles I were
Puritans
Huguenots
Calvanists
Catholics
21
When did the Romanov Dynasty come to an end in Russia?
1886
1588
1917
1789
22
What was left of British Parliament after Oliver Cromwell defeated the king's forces.
Do Nothing Parliament
Roundheads
Rump Parliament
Cavaliers
23
The Edict of Nantes recognized _________ as the official religion of France.
Calvanism
Lutheranism
Huguenism
Catholicism
24
Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome is an example of the work of
El Greco
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Artemisia Gentileschi
Nicholas II
25
He led a insurrection (rebellion) against Catherine the Great.
Vladimir Lenin
Yemelyan Pugachev
Andrei Shvisky
Vladimir Putin
26
Which of the following monarch's was the first to take the title "czar"?
Michael Romanov
Peter the Great
Ivan IV
Vladimir Putin
27
What are Russian nobility called?
Bolsheviks
Mensheviks
Soviets
Boyars
28
Famous Russian Cathedral erected by Ivan the Terrible to commemorate the victory at Kazan.
Red Square Cathedral
The Winter Palace
Kremlin Cathedral
St. Basils Cathedral
29
What is the second oldest college in the United States.
Georgetown
Yale
Cornell
William of Mary
30
MMXVII
1016
1916
1588
2017
31
Thomas Hobbes believed having to follow an absolute ruler was unjust.
FALSE
TRUE
32
Louis XIV's nickname
Sun King
Gilded King
Louis the Great
Slim Shady
33
The Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes famous story
Don Quixote
Santa Evita
The Old Gringo
Old Man and the Sea
34
Queen Elizabeth of England followed a moderate form of Catholicism.
TRUE
FALSE
35
Name of the royal family after the death of Elizabeth I
Norman
Stuart
Tudor
Windsor
36
Which of the following English monarchs was married to Philip II of Spain?
Elizabeth I
Mary Queen of Scots
Jane Grey
Mary I (Bloody)
37
What was Thomas Hobbes "social contract"?
people required King to share power
people should vote directly on all matters
people in the lowest class should be able to vote
people gave up some freedoms for order and security
38
What English monarch agreed to raise his two daughters Protestant?
James II
Charles II
James I
Henry VII
39
His ideas can be found in the Declaration of Independence,
"life, liberty, and property."
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
Sir Walter Raleigh
40
To become the French King, Henry of Navarre became a Catholic.
TRUE
FALSE
41
What document was signed in 1215 that limited the power of the King of England?
English Bill of Rights
Act of Supremacy
English Manifesto
Magna Carta
42
Which state in the United States is named after Queen Elizabeth I?
Virginia
Georgia
Connecticut
Maryland
