Author Question: In the court and country opposition that shaped seventeenth-century English politics country refers ... (Read 53 times)

gonzo233 · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

What is the main idea of deism?

a. It posits that religion is fairy tales to frighten the superstitious.
b. It suggests that if God exists, he has no interest in the world.
c. It argues that God created the universe, but has no direct involvement in it.
d. It suggests that a transcendent spirit controls every event.
e. It argues that praying matters.

Question 2

In the court and country opposition that shaped seventeenth-century English politics country refers to

a. the peasants.
b. a loose group of merchants and rising entrepreneurs with roots in the gentry.
c. the most powerful landed aristocrats and their allies among the small gentry.
d. the most vocal patriots.
e. the bishops of the Church of England.