The ____________ was led by Martin Luther, who criticized papal corruption and luxury and argued that individuals should be able to worship God directly, rather than through an intermediary or the church.
a. Crusade
b. Industrial Revolution
c. Islamic Resurgence
d. Reformation
Q. 2Beginning 2015, the clout of Democrat U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer
a. increased because of their growing seniority.
b. increased because of promotions in the Democratic party leadership.
c. decreased because of defeats in the Senate Democratic caucus.
d. decreased because Republicans won control of the U.S. Senate.
Q. 3What was the most common political arrangement in Europe until the Middle Ages, and featured a rigid hierarchical class system that allowed little, if any, social or economic mobility?
a. feudalism
b. Marxism
c. industrialism
d. capitalism
Q. 4In the 2016 presidential election, Californians
a. voted for Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton.
b. voted for Republican Party candidate Donald Trump.
c. voted for Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson.
d. divided their electoral votes with thirty-three for Clinton and twenty-two for Trump.
Q. 5The __________ brought an end to the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Eight Years' War between Spain and the Dutch Republic, made several adjustments to European borders, and gave new definition to the idea of sovereignty.
a. Pax Islamica
b. Pax Britannica
c. Peace of Westphalia
d. Magna Carta
Q. 6Which country sends the most immigrants to California?
a. China
b. England
c. Mexico
d. Vietnam
Q. 7Which of the following is considered by your textbook to be an Islamic state?
a. Nigeria
b. Iran
c. Japan
d. Haiti