Practice Test

Question 1

How did the events of the Reformation affect the Enlightenment?

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A: People challenged religious institutions during the Reformation, which led them to challenge governmental authority during the Enlightenment.

Question 2

Who created the concept of a social contract?

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C: Thomas Hobbes

Question 3

During the Scientific Revolution, both Copernicus and Galileo

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B: supported a theory of the universe that contradicted the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Question 4

The Magna Carta had what effect on English monarchs?

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C: It said that monarchs had to respect certain basic rights of citizens.

Question 5

Who discovered how gravity affects objects on Earth?

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A: Isaac Newton

Question 6

Which of these statements best describes absolute rulers?

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A: Absolute rulers have no checks on their power.

Question 7

A standing army is one that is

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A: permanent and available at all times.

Question 8

Belief in the divine rights of kings means believing that kings are chosen by

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A: God.

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