Author Question: The incident that prompted the nobles to depose James II was A) his marriage to the Duchess of ... (Read 73 times)

cmoore54 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

Thomas Hobbes

A) felt that humans were suited best to be in a pristine state of nature, without government interference.
B) stated that human nature was animalistic, and needed a strong government to maintain social order.
C) was a firm believer in democracy.
D) said that the best form of government was a theocracy.
E) argued in favor of revolution when the ruler violated religious doctrines.

Question 2

Howard University philosopher Alain Locke coined which phrase?

A) the New Woman
B) the New Negro
C) the Jazz Age
D) black nationalism
E) None of these are correct.

Question 3

The English Bill of Rights

A) laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy.
B) resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.
C) reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.
D) confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.
E) stated that taxes could only be approved by the House of Lords, not the House of Commons.

Question 4

Which of the following was a method used to restrict nonwhite populations to the least desirable parts of a city?

A) bank lending policies
B) racial covenants
C) urban planning
D) home owners' associations
E) All of these are correct.

Question 5

The incident that prompted the nobles to depose James II was

A) his marriage to the Duchess of Orange.
B) the death of his first, Protestant wife under suspicious circumstances.
C) the birth of a son to his second wife, a Catholic.
D) his defeat in battle against the illegitimate son of Charles II.
E) economic collapse caused by disruptions in trade with the colonies.