Question 1
John Scopes was found guilty of
A) teaching Marx's Communist Manifesto.
B) teaching Darwin's theory of evolution.
C) engaging in an anarchist activities.
D) defending the activities of the Ku Klux Klan.
E) None of these are correct.
Question 2
James I of England alienated most of the members of Parliament by
A) encouraging an alliance with Spain.
B) insisting on his right to govern through divine right.
C) persecuting Puritans.
D) lavishly spending money on the English army.
E) playing favorites.
Question 3
The National Socialist German Workers' Party
A) arose during the 1920's.
B) was short lived.
C) called for unity and the end of racism.
D) promoted a communist revolution in Germany.
E) None of these is correct.
Question 4
In the seventeenth century the prominence of the Dutch Republic as a great power
A) stemmed from its domination of Mediterranean trade.
B) was supported by economic prosperity.
C) was a result of the ejection of the House of Orange from political power in 1581.
D) came to an abrupt end when the Dutch Republic was soundly defeated by the Spanish Netherlands
E) All of these are correct.
Question 5
The second Ku Klux Klan declined after
A) 1920.
B) 1925.
C) 1930.
D) 1935.
E) 1940.
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