Question

Read the passage and choose the correct word to complete the sentences that follow:

Eventually, the English throne was brought back to power. Despite the return to normalcy, the second half of the seventeenth century was full of constant religious and political upheaval. Although anti-Catholicism was widespread, King Charles II who who had Catholic leanings, urged tolerance.

In 1688, ______________ forced out Charles's successor, the Catholic king James II, and brought Protestantism back to Great Britain.

Choices:
A. The Glorious Revolution
B. The War of the Spanish Succession
C. The Jacobite Rebellion

When compared to the previous two centuries, the seventeenth century was far more_________

Choices:
A. Eventful
B. Volatile
C. Stable

Answer 1

Eventually, the English throne was brought back to power. Despite the return to normalcy, the second half of the seventeenth century was full of constant religious and political upheaval. Although anti-Catholicism was widespread, King Charles II who who had Catholic leanings, urged tolerance.

In 1688, ______________ forced out Charles's successor, the Catholic king James II, and brought Protestantism back to Great Britain.

Correct answer is A. The Glorious Revolution


When compared to the previous two centuries, the seventeenth century was far more_________

Correct answer is B. Volatile

Answer 2

A. The Glorious Revolution

The Glorious Revolution is the name given to the Revolution of 1688, when King James II of England was overthrown. This was possible due to a union of English Parlamentarians with the Dutch stadholder William III, Prince of Orange. The revolution was partly motivated by King James's policies of religious tolerance, which highlighted the King's Catholicism and his ties to France.

B. Volatile

The seventeenth century was a period of relative volatility. During this period, the United Kingdom experienced many conflicts that altered the trajectory of their history. Some of these major events include the Union of the Crowns, the English Civil War, the Restoration, the Glorious Revolution and the Anglo-Dutch Wars.