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HELLPPP with European History! Please?

Want to help me out with these questions?

18.The so-called Glorious Revolution
a.brought a foreign dynasty to the English throne
b.led to the establishment of a standing army in England
c.gave the new king greater authority, in order to stabilize the country
d.confirmed that the gentry controlled England
e.a and d

19.The great naval power of the eighteenth century was
a.France
b.the Netherlands
c.Spain
d.England

20.In the late seventeenth century the United Provinces
a.succumbed to the absolutism of the Stadholder
b.was crippled by having to maintain both land and naval power
c.had one of the most powerful landed aristocracies in Europe
d.b and c

21.Thomas Hobbes believed that
a.all political authority must reside in an absolute and sovereign power in order to restrain the natural warlike impulses of human beings
b.the natural rights of all human beings include freedom of expression
c.the will of the state may be exercised only with the approval of the majority
d.the natural state of human beings is one of freedom, equality, and peace

22.A major difference between the ideas of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke is that
a.Locke rejects the idea of a social contract
b.Locke thinks that humans live peacefully in the state of nature
c.Hobbes believes that the ruled have no right to rebel against the sovereign
d.Hobbes rejects private property

23.In the Seven Years’ War the main lines of conflict were
a.Austria vs Britain, and France vs Prussia
b.Austria vs Russia, and Prussia vs France
c.Austria vs Prussia, and Britain vs France
d.Austria vs France, and Britain vs Russia

24.The terms of Peace at Hubertusburg
a. punished Prussia severely
b.allowed Prussia to keep Silesia
c.returned Silesia to Austria
d.returned Saxony to Prussia

Thanks in advance!!