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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWho was the French ruler, who became the King of France at 23 years old?Philip IILouis XIVHenry IVJames II
- 2. Multiple ChoiceHenry IV was a Protestant, who became the king of which country?EnglandScotlandFranceRussia
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following were two issues that Europeans faced, which were also causes for the witchcraft trials to begin?Famine and DeflationPeace and a Decline in the EconomyA Increasing Population and DiseaseWarfare and a Surplus of food
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat new religion was spreading across Europe in the early 1600s, which led to religious conflicts like the Thirty Years' War?CatholicismIslamLutheranismCalvinism
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWho was the English Queen before Elizabeth I was crowned in 1558?Mary Tudor IMary StuartAnne BoleynKatherine of Aragon
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe name of the Spanish King in 1568 responsible for sending the Spanish Armada in 1588 to conquer England was -?Frederic the GreatCharles IICharles IPhilip II
- 7. Multiple ChoiceQueen Mary Stuart of Scotland was executed by beheading for her role in what plan to assassinate her cousin Elizabeth Tudor I?The Babington CipherThe Babington PlotThe Babington ConspiracyThe Stuart Conspiracy
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the French Wars of Religion begin in 1562?A coup to take over the French governmentThe refusal of the French Crown to pay its soldiersReligious intolerance between Catholics and CalvinistsNot listed
- 9. Multiple ChoiceHow did the French Wars of Religion end in 1598?A protestant king takes the throne, and converts to LutheranismA protestant king takes the throne, and converts to AnglicanismA protestant king takes the throne, and converts to CatholicismA protestant king takes the throne, and converts to Islam
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following was not an accusation made about women accused of being witches?Attending meetings to hold ritualsCasting spellsMaking deals with the DevilNot attending sabbats
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes the Restoration in England?The Puritan victory and beheading of English King Charles IThe crowning of William and Mary as King and Queen of EnglandThe death of Charles II, and the crowning of James II as King of EnglandThe crowning of Charles II as King of England
- 12. Multiple ChoiceEnglish Queen Elizabeth Tudor I executed Scottish Queen Mary Stuart in 1587. How were they related?Half sistersSistersFirst cousinsSecond cousins
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Edict of Nantes?An agreement to limit the rights of the English monarchyA treaty to end the Thirty Years' WarA French law stating that Catholicism was the official state religion of FranceThe Spanish order declaring war against England
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho took the blame for the famine, warfare, spread of disease, decline in economy, rise in prices of food, and rise in population across Europe in the 1600s?MenCatholicsProtestantsWomen
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened at the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648?Sweden and Belgium gained their independence from the Holy Roman EmpireThe Spanish government was unable to suppress their nobles from revolting against the CrownThe Holy Roman Empire was dissolved into 500 small Germanic kingdomsThe spread of Protestantism across Europe ended
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the Glorious Revolution?A civil war that ended with Catholic monarchs ruling EnglandA successful invasion by two Protestant leaders establishing a Protestant EnglandThe passage of the Petition of Right limiting the abilities of any English monarchThe name given for the end of the Thirty Years' War
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat happened to the Spanish Armada in 1588?Due to heavy losses from storms, they were defeated by the EnglishThey invaded and successfully conquered EnglandThey were sent to the Americas to conquer the AztecsDue to heavy losses by the spread of the Black Death, they were defeated by the English
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the name of the French Protestants who fought for both increased rights and freedom to practice their faith?CalvinistsHuguenotsLutheransAnglicans
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the Divine Rights of the King, that led to the English Civil War in 1603?Kings and Queens received their right to rule from the peopleKings and Queens received their rights to rule from ParliamentKings and Queens received their rights to rule based on their royal lineKings and Queens received their rights to rule from God
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhy was English King James II a threat to the future of a majority Protestant England?He raised his son Protestant, which angered his the Catholic nobilityHe and his second wife had a male Catholic heir, changing the line of successionHis two daughters were Catholic, and married Catholic princes from Spain and the Holy Roman EmpireHe transferred the line of succession from his Catholic son to his eldest Protestant daughter
- 21. Multiple ChoiceDefine absolutism.the principle of shared unrestricted, power between a small majority making up the governmentthe principle of power being dependent on an elected, representative body of governmentthe principle of complete, unchecked power under one ruler in a governmentthe principle of power being divided equally among the ruler and the people
- 22. Multiple ChoiceElizabeth Tudor I and Mary Stuart were both capable of becoming the Queen of England after Mary Tudor I's death.TrueFalse
- 23. Multiple ChoiceVersailles became the capital of what European country or empire after the Palace of Versailles was constructed?SpainHoly Roman EmpireFranceItaly
- 24. Multiple ChoiceRussia broke away from which nation or empire in the 16th Century?Ming ChinaThe Mongol EmpireThe Austrian EmpireThe Kingdom of Poland
- 25. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Russian family line of succession change from the Ruriks to the Romanovs?The Russo-Polish WarsThe Russian RevolutionThe Time of TroublesThe Russian Civil War
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