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1. Which choice best describes the Protestant Reformation?
a. It created change between England and France.
b. It was the separation of the Protestant Church from the Roman Catholic Church.
c. It formed new classes among the people of England.
2. The Age of Enlightenment brought about an interest in _____________.
a. social welfare and economics
b. art and warfare
c. philosophy and science
3. _______________ was the German monk who made ninety-five claims against the Catholic Church.
a. Phillip II
b. Martin Luther
c. King Henry VIII
4. ______________ was the first daughter of Henry VIII who inherited the throne of England of 1553 and persecuted hundreds of Protestants to reform the Roman Catholic Church.
a. Elizabeth
b. Mary Tudor
c. Marie Antoinette
5. _________________ was the King of Spain who ruled as an absolute monarch from 1556 to 1598.
a. Phillip II
b. King Henry VIII
c. John Locke
6. _____________ was the English philosopher whose political theories affected the writing of the Declaration of Independence.
a. William Harvey
b. Michael Romanov
c. John Locke
7. ________________ was the Russian tsar who set out to modernize Russia in 1682.
a. Peter the Great
b. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c. Napoleon Bonaparte
8. __________________ was the Dutch scientist who discovered micro-organisms using a microscope in the late 1600s.
a. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
b. John Locke
c. William Harvey
9. Which of the following is a system of government where the head of state is an individual ruler who achieves such a position through heredity?
a. anarchy
b. monarchy
c. oligarchy
10. A(n) _____________ is a government controlled by a small group, often for their own purposes.
a. hierarchy
b. monarchy
c. oligarchy
11. The absence of any system of government in a society is called ____________.
a. totalitarian
b. oligarchy
c. anarchy
12. A system of democratic government where the executive branch obtains its power through the legislative branch is called ______________.
a. oligarchy
b. socialism
c. parliamentary
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Social Studies: Post Enlightenment - Quiz
