Question 1

What was the outcome of the English civil war?

Accepted Answer

A) The eventual restoration of the monarchy. 
B) The virtual dictatorship of Oliver Cromwell. 
C) A brutal suppression in Ireland 
D) The civil war left a potent legacy. 
E) All of these. 
A) The eventual restoration of the monarchy. 
B) The virtual dictatorship of Oliver Cromwell. 
C) A brutal suppression in Ireland 
D) The civil war left a potent legacy. 
E) All of these.

Question 2

The War of Spanish Succession

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A) resulted in Louis XIV successfully installing a Bourbon king in Spain. 
B) established the rule that France and Spain cannot have the same monarch. 
C) resulted in the Low Countries, occupied by Spain, being ceded to Austria. 
D) ended with France losing much of its territory in Canada and the Caribbean 
E) All of these. 
A) resulted in Louis XIV successfully installing a Bourbon king in Spain. 
B) established the rule that France and Spain cannot have the same monarch. 
C) resulted in the Low Countries, occupied by Spain, being ceded to Austria. 
D) ended with France losing much of its territory in Canada and the Caribbean 
E) All of these.

Question 3

Discuss the political ideas of Oliver Cromwell and how he did or did not put them into practice.What finally caused the fall of the Protectorate?

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Students should analyze the contradictio

Question 4

Which is not a way in which Louis consolidated power?

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A) by marginalizing the nobility to largely ceremonial roles 
B) by promoting "New Men" who owed their success to the king 
C) by marginalizing the Huguenots 
D) by streamlining bureaucracy and increasing tax revenue 
E) All of these. 
A) by marginalizing the nobility to largely ceremonial roles 
B) by promoting "New Men" who owed their success to the king 
C) by marginalizing the Huguenots 
D) by streamlining bureaucracy and increasing tax revenue 
E) All of these.

Question 5

In the seventeenth century, England experienced

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A) townspeople and gentry taking opposite stands on the English political system. 
B) peace and prosperity indicative of a superior culture and institutions. 
C) foreign invasions, unprecedented in its history. 
D) peace and prosperity largely due to chance. 
E) a series of cataclysmic political events. 
A) townspeople and gentry taking opposite stands on the English political system. 
B) peace and prosperity indicative of a superior culture and institutions. 
C) foreign invasions, unprecedented in its history. 
D) peace and prosperity largely due to chance. 
E) a series of cataclysmic political events.

Question 6

The dominant power on the Baltic coast in the seventeenth century was

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A) Russia. 
B) Sweden. 
C) Finland. 
D) Poland. 
E) Lithuania. 
A) Russia. 
B) Sweden. 
C) Finland. 
D) Poland. 
E) Lithuania.

Question 7

Survey French and English colonization in the New World.What common themes may be identified? What differences can be detected? What are their long-term implications?

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Students may tend to

Question 8

Louis XIV successfully established his absolutism because

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A) the Parlement of Paris and the Estates General were rival institutions, thus dividing opposition to royal power. 
B) aristocrats and bureaucrats could be co-opted by the king. 
C) the latest revolt against the king, the Fronde, brought severe hardship to the urban population. 
D) of the support from Cardinal Mazarin. 
E) All of these. 
A) the Parlement of Paris and the Estates General were rival institutions, thus dividing opposition to royal power. 
B) aristocrats and bureaucrats could be co-opted by the king. 
C) the latest revolt against the king, the Fronde, brought severe hardship to the urban population. 
D) of the support from Cardinal Mazarin. 
E) All of these.

Question 9

As a king, Louis XIV was

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A) diligent and hard-working. 
B) interested only in court ceremonies. 
C) lazy and unintelligent. 
D) unable to control the governmental machinery. 
E) determined to sustain an expensive and aggressive foreign policy. 
A) diligent and hard-working. 
B) interested only in court ceremonies. 
C) lazy and unintelligent. 
D) unable to control the governmental machinery. 
E) determined to sustain an expensive and aggressive foreign policy.

Question 10

Which of the following cannot be associated with the decline of Poland-Lithuania in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) The growing power of the aristocracy over both peasants and gentry 
B) The resistance of Cossacks to enserfment 
C) Destruction of the state and permanent partition 
D) Demographic disaster and urban decline 
E) The strain of the Counter-Reformation 
A) The growing power of the aristocracy over both peasants and gentry 
B) The resistance of Cossacks to enserfment 
C) Destruction of the state and permanent partition 
D) Demographic disaster and urban decline 
E) The strain of the Counter-Reformation

Question 11

How did the continuing struggle between King Charles I of England and Parliament escalate after 1642? What Puritan military leader led the parliamentary army against the king? What was the final outcome for Charles?

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The question asks for a review

Question 12

In the seventeenth century, a global economic system emerged that

Accepted Answer

A) continued to expand dramatically. 
B) saw the Dutch, French, and English successfully challenge Spain and Portugal. 
C) had a crucial impact on life within Europe. 
D) had a crucial impact on the life within Europe and affected production, consumption, and social class. 
E) All of these 
A) continued to expand dramatically. 
B) saw the Dutch, French, and English successfully challenge Spain and Portugal. 
C) had a crucial impact on life within Europe. 
D) had a crucial impact on the life within Europe and affected production, consumption, and social class. 
E) All of these

Question 13

How did Louis treat the Huguenots in his realm?

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A) He generously increased the purview of the Edict of Nantes. 
B) He ignored them. 
C) He converted them to Calvinism. 
D) He persecuted them, until there was total revocation of toleration. 
E) He appointed many of them to government positions. 
A) He generously increased the purview of the Edict of Nantes. 
B) He ignored them. 
C) He converted them to Calvinism. 
D) He persecuted them, until there was total revocation of toleration. 
E) He appointed many of them to government positions.

Question 14

Compare the rise to power of Brandenburg-Prussia under Frederick William with that of Russia under Peter the Great.What were some similarities and differences in the policies of the two men?

Accepted Answer

There is quite a bit of latitude for com

Question 15

Louis XIV's court had which effect on the nobility?

Accepted Answer

A) It was both a kind of compensation for lost political power and a means to further weaken it. 
B) The rate of literacy among the nobility significantly increased. 
C) Elegant, precise etiquette and clever conversations became signs of nobility. 
D) Nobles competed with each other to gain the attention of the king. 
E) All of these. 
A) It was both a kind of compensation for lost political power and a means to further weaken it. 
B) The rate of literacy among the nobility significantly increased. 
C) Elegant, precise etiquette and clever conversations became signs of nobility. 
D) Nobles competed with each other to gain the attention of the king. 
E) All of these.

Question 16

Summarize events leading up to the Glorious Revolution.Include the character and policies of Charles II and the reason why the birth of James III precipitated the takeover of the throne by William of Orange.

Accepted Answer

Differences between the conciliatory met

Question 17

Which of the following does not correctly describe the economic activities of Colbert?

Accepted Answer

A) Reduction of internal tolls and customs barriers 
B) Reducing the size of the French military 
C) Establishment of state-sponsored trading companies 
D) Development of a favorable balance of payment 
E) Futuristic national economic planning 
A) Reduction of internal tolls and customs barriers 
B) Reducing the size of the French military 
C) Establishment of state-sponsored trading companies 
D) Development of a favorable balance of payment 
E) Futuristic national economic planning

Question 18

Where were the earliest permanent English settlements in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A) Barbados 
B) Florida 
C) Cuba 
D) Massachusetts 
E) Virginia 
A) Barbados 
B) Florida 
C) Cuba 
D) Massachusetts 
E) Virginia

Question 19

The first successful French colony was established in Quebec.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is not accurate about the second half of the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) France developed an effective absolutist monarchy. 
B) England experienced at least two changes in government. 
C) The Dutch maintained Europe's most successful trading empire to date. 
D) Central European powers continued to be decentralized and weak. 
E) A dynamic phase of European overseas expansion occurred. 
A) France developed an effective absolutist monarchy. 
B) England experienced at least two changes in government. 
C) The Dutch maintained Europe's most successful trading empire to date. 
D) Central European powers continued to be decentralized and weak. 
E) A dynamic phase of European overseas expansion occurred.

Exam 16: Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

What was the outcome of the English civil war?

The War of Spanish Succession

Discuss the political ideas of Oliver Cromwell and how he did or did not put them into practice.What finally caused the fall of the Protectorate?

Which is not a way in which Louis consolidated power?

In the seventeenth century, England experienced

The dominant power on the Baltic coast in the seventeenth century was

Survey French and English colonization in the New World.What common themes may be identified? What differences can be detected? What are their long-term implications?

Louis XIV successfully established his absolutism because

As a king, Louis XIV was

Which of the following cannot be associated with the decline of Poland-Lithuania in the seventeenth century?

How did the continuing struggle between King Charles I of England and Parliament escalate after 1642? What Puritan military leader led the parliamentary army against the king? What was the final outcome for Charles?

In the seventeenth century, a global economic system emerged that

How did Louis treat the Huguenots in his realm?

Compare the rise to power of Brandenburg-Prussia under Frederick William with that of Russia under Peter the Great.What were some similarities and differences in the policies of the two men?

Louis XIV's court had which effect on the nobility?

Summarize events leading up to the Glorious Revolution.Include the character and policies of Charles II and the reason why the birth of James III precipitated the takeover of the throne by William of Orange.

Which of the following does not correctly describe the economic activities of Colbert?

Where were the earliest permanent English settlements in the New World?

The first successful French colony was established in Quebec.

Which of the following is not accurate about the second half of the seventeenth century?

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