Question

1. The Ottawa Indian war leader and namesake of a Native American rebellion during the 18th century was

a. Pontiac

b.King Philip

c.Metacom

d.James Oglethorpe

e.Powhatan

2.Of the following, who was a British Prime Minister in the 18th century:

a.Pontiac

b.John Locke

c.William Pitt

d.James Oglethorpe

e.Jonathan Edwards

3. A leader of the religious revival known as the Great Awakening and the author of Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God was:

a.Pontiac

b.John Locke

c.William Pitt

d.James Oglethorpe

e.Jonathan Edwards

4. A profound philosopher on liberty, originator of the concept known as the “Social Contract,”and a great influence on the Declaration of Independence was this 17th century individual:

a.Pontiac

b.John Locke

c.William Pitt

d.James Oglethorpe

e.Jonathan Edwards

Answer 1

Ans 1.(a)

Ans 2.(c)

William Pitt, the Younger was the son of the former Prime Minister the Earl of Chatham (also known as William Pitt, the Elder) governed from 1766-68.

Ans 3. (e)

Jonathan Edwards was an early American philosopher and a minister. He was involved in the 18th-century religious revival known as the Great Awakening or the Evangelical Revival. His sermon Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God warned sinners that they were going to Hell unless they repented and asked Christ for mercy. This movement prompted adherents to renew individual piety and religious devotion.

Ans 4. (b)