T17 Review

Read the quotation. “The state of monarchy is the supremest thing upon earth; for kings are not only God’s lieutenants upon earth, and sit upon God’s throne, but even by God himself are called gods.” —King James I, Works (1609) Which of the following people would have been most likely to agree with this statement?

• Oliver Cromwell

• Louis XIV

• William of Orange

• John Locke

During the English Civil War, which group would have been most likely to oppose the execution of Charles I?

• Cavaliers

• Roundheads

• Puritans

• Parliamentarians

Beginning with the earliest event, what is the correct sequence of events?

• Gold and silver fund Spain’s “golden century.” / The Spanish take gold and silver from the Americas. / The Spanish claim colonies in the Americas.

• The Spanish claim colonies in the Americas. / The Spanish take gold and silver from the Americas. / Gold and silver fund Spain’s “golden century.”

• The Spanish claim colonies in the Americas. / Gold and silver fund Spain’s “golden century.” / The Spanish take gold and silver from the Americas.

• The Spanish take gold and silver from the Americas. / Gold and silver fund Spain’s “golden century.” / The Spanish claim colonies in the Americas.

Read the passage. “. . . all men are created equal, that they are endowed . . . with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. . . . whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government . . .” —The Declaration of Independence, 1776 This passage was most influenced by the ideas of

• Bishop Bossuet.

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

• Baron de Montesquieu.

As king of France, what did Henry IV do to lessen religious conflict? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• convert to Catholicism

• convert to Protestantism

• issue the Edict of Worms

• issue the Edict of Nantes

In the 1500s, major wars broke out in Europe between which two groups?

• Puritans and Huguenots

• Protestants and Catholics

• Tudors and Stuarts

• monarchs and popes

Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers would have been most likely to agree with the statement by Susan B. Anthony: “There never will be complete equality until women themselves help to make laws and elect lawmakers.”

• Rousseau

• Wollstonecraft

• Voltaire

• Locke

Look at the photograph of the Hall of Mirrors in the palace of Versailles. What can be inferred from this photograph about Louis XIV? Choose the TWO correct answers.

• Louis XIV believed in the divine right of kings.

• Louis XIV wanted to show off his power and prestige.

• Louis XIV inherited a powerful kingdom.

• Louis XIV spent a lot of money on the arts.

During the 1500s and 1600s, the most successful English monarchs were those who

• ruled with absolute power.

• cooperated with Parliament.

• supported Catholicism and the Church.

• ignored the Magna Carta and Bill of Rights.

In which of the following pairs of events was the first event a direct cause of the second?

• Peter the Great visited Western Europe. / Peter the Great began a number of reforms in Russia.

• Peter the Great began a number of reforms in Russia. / Peter the Great built a new capital city.

• Peter the Great built a new capital city. / Peter the Great waged war against Sweden.

• Peter the Great waged war against Sweden. / Peter the Great visited Western Europe.