Glencoe World History: Modern Times, California Edition

Chapter 2: Revolution and Enlightenment

Self-Check Quiz

1
The Tudor dynasty came to an end when _____.
A)the Stuarts overthrew Queen Elizabeth I
B)civil war broke out in England
C)Queen Elizabeth I died
D)Queen Mary Tudor died
2
English Protestants who were inspired by Calvinist ideas became known as _____.
A)Royalists
B)Roundheads
C)Cavaliers
D)Puritans
3
When England's Parliament abolished the monarchy, it declared England a _________.
A)direct democracy
B)oligarchy
C)common wealth
D)royal republic
4
The Enlightenment was greatly influenced by the ideas of the seventeenth-century Englishman _____, who suggested that people were molded by their experiences in the surrounding world.
A)Adam Smith
B)John Locke
C)John Wesley
D)René Descartes
5
In what ways did the Glorious Revolution differ from the American and French Revolutions?
A)The Glorious Revolution did not bode well for the revolutionaries.
B)The Glorious Revolution was led by nobles and resulted in a bloodless transfer of power.
C)The Glorious Revolution was not inspired by Locke's theory of natural rights.
D)The Glorious Revolution was a battle between the middle class and England's Parliament.
6
The greatest figure of the Enlightenment was _____, an author who fought against religious intolerance and was a strong supporter of deism.
A)Montesquieu
B)Diderot
C)Isaac Newton
D)Voltaire
7
What message did the Declaration of Rights and Grievances send to King George III?
A)colonists were declaring independence from Britain
B)colonists accepted the terms of the Coercive Acts
C)colonists surrendered to Britain, ending the war
D)colonists remained loyal to Britain, but condemned the Coercive Acts
8
Americans believed that __________ had harmed them, causing them to rebel again the British government.
A)King George III
B)Elizabeth I
C)James I
D)Louis XIV
9
What was the name given to those who supported independence?
A)British
B)neutral
C)Patriots
D)Loyalists
10
After the Boston Tea Party, Britian introduced the __________, putting the government of Massachusetts under military rule.
A)Coercive Acts
B)Tea Act
C)Townshend Acts
D)Intolerable Acts
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