Author Question: Among other things, the Petition of Right A) stated that the King of England was elected. B) ... (Read 21 times)

melina_rosy · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Under Charles II, Parliament passed the Test Act to

A) control the quality of food and drink coming from English colonies.
B) improve the quality of university graduates.
C) help Catholics gain government jobs.
D) stipulate that only Anglicans could hold military and civil offices.
E) regulate promotions in the military.

Question 2

In the 1920s the teaching of evolution had been outlawed in all of the following states except

A) Oklahoma.
B) Florida.
C) Tennessee.
D) California.
E) None of these are correct.

Question 3

After eleven years of personal rule, Charles I was forced to call parliament into session in 1640

A) because he wished to go to war with France.
B) to legalize Presbyterianism in England.
C) to ratify a peace treaty with the Irish.
D) to recognize a new heir after the death of his oldest son.
E) because he was unable to defend England against a Scottish rebellion.

Question 4

Evangelical Protestants

A) emphasized the literal interpretation of the Bible.
B) catered to the black and white working classes.
C) flourished during the 1920s.
D) emphasized the second coming of Christ.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 5

Among other things, the Petition of Right

A) stated that the King of England was elected.
B) maintained that the King could pass no new tax without the consent of Parliament.
C) restored order in the English military.
D) made the English monarchy purely ceremonial.
E) made the Anglican Church the official state church of England and Scotland.