Question 1

Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate was a:

Accepted Answer

A)  autocracy. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  monarchy. 
D)  plutocracy. 
E)  meritocracy. 
A)  autocracy. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  monarchy. 
D)  plutocracy. 
E)  meritocracy. A

Question 2

The primary problem caused by the Price Revolution of the late sixteenth century was:

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A)  depression. 
B)  recession. 
C)  stagflation. 
D)  inflation. 
E)  prosperity. 
A)  depression. 
B)  recession. 
C)  stagflation. 
D)  inflation. 
E)  prosperity. D

Question 3

The population of early North American colonies grew because:

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A)  European governments offered free land to new colonists. 
B)  settlers in the colonies bought slaves in large numbers. 
C)  groups of indigenous people occasionally chose to join the colonies. 
D)  settlers in North American colonies tended to have very large families. 
E)  indentured servants came over in large numbers to work in the colonies. 
A)  European governments offered free land to new colonists. 
B)  settlers in the colonies bought slaves in large numbers. 
C)  groups of indigenous people occasionally chose to join the colonies. 
D)  settlers in North American colonies tended to have very large families. 
E)  indentured servants came over in large numbers to work in the colonies. E

Question 4

William of Orange fought during the religious wars to free the Netherlands from:

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A)  Anabaptist rule under the Mennonites. 
B)  Protestant rule under the Spanish. 
C)  Protestant rule under the English. 
D)  Catholic rule under the Spanish. 
E)  Catholic rule under the Germans. 
A)  Anabaptist rule under the Mennonites. 
B)  Protestant rule under the Spanish. 
C)  Protestant rule under the English. 
D)  Catholic rule under the Spanish. 
E)  Catholic rule under the Germans.

Question 5

The slave trade was a venture carried forward by a few unscrupulous men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Charles I's death sent shockwaves through Europe because:

Accepted Answer

A)  he was killed by Cromwell in a particularly brutal way. 
B)  he was assassinated after he had surrendered to the parliamentary army. 
C)  it was the first time a reigning king had been legally tried and executed for treason by his subjects. 
D)  it was the first time a reigning king had been killed by his subjects. 
E)  he was killed by his own forces. 
A)  he was killed by Cromwell in a particularly brutal way. 
B)  he was assassinated after he had surrendered to the parliamentary army. 
C)  it was the first time a reigning king had been legally tried and executed for treason by his subjects. 
D)  it was the first time a reigning king had been killed by his subjects. 
E)  he was killed by his own forces.

Question 7

The medium most likely to help shape public opinion in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries was:

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A)  books. 
B)  sermons. 
C)  plays. 
D)  broadsheets. 
E)  gossip. 
A)  books. 
B)  sermons. 
C)  plays. 
D)  broadsheets. 
E)  gossip.

Question 8

During the English Civil War,the parliamentary forces consisted mainly of small landholders,tradesmen,and artisans,while the nobility supported the king.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How did fears of witchcraft reflect the concerns of early modern society?

Accepted Answer

The fears of witchcraft reflect early mo

Question 10

England challenged Spanish supremacy in the Atlantic by:

Accepted Answer

A)  attacking Spanish cities in the New World. 
B)  attacking Spanish ships that were sailing from their colonies to Spain. 
C)  attacking Spanish coastal cities. 
D)  waging large naval battles against the Spanish armada. 
E)  founding rival colonies close to Spanish territory in the New World. 
A)  attacking Spanish cities in the New World. 
B)  attacking Spanish ships that were sailing from their colonies to Spain. 
C)  attacking Spanish coastal cities. 
D)  waging large naval battles against the Spanish armada. 
E)  founding rival colonies close to Spanish territory in the New World.

Question 11

The mortality rate for new slaves was around 60 percent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Thirty Years' War began when:

Accepted Answer

A)  a Protestant German prince attempted to claim the Spanish throne. 
B)  France, a Catholic country, went to war against the Protestant princes of Germany. 
C)  Sweden, a Protestant country, went to war against the Catholic princes of Germany. 
D)  a Catholic prince became the ruler of a Protestant territory. 
E)  a Protestant prince became the ruler of a Catholic territory. 
A)  a Protestant German prince attempted to claim the Spanish throne. 
B)  France, a Catholic country, went to war against the Protestant princes of Germany. 
C)  Sweden, a Protestant country, went to war against the Catholic princes of Germany. 
D)  a Catholic prince became the ruler of a Protestant territory. 
E)  a Protestant prince became the ruler of a Catholic territory.

Question 13

Social relations in the Spanish colonies of Central and South America were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)  frequent intermarriage with native people. 
B)  a complex system of racial and class categories. 
C)  the uprooting and resettlement of large numbers of native people. 
D)  cultural assimilation between the Spanish colonists and the native population. 
E)  forcing large numbers of the native population to work the land as serfs. 
A)  frequent intermarriage with native people. 
B)  a complex system of racial and class categories. 
C)  the uprooting and resettlement of large numbers of native people. 
D)  cultural assimilation between the Spanish colonists and the native population. 
E)  forcing large numbers of the native population to work the land as serfs.

Question 14

The Edict of Nantes:

Accepted Answer

A)  guaranteed religious and political freedoms to Protestants throughout France. 
B)  recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France but allowed Protestants certain rights. 
C)  recognized Protestantism as the official religion of France but allowed Catholics certain rights. 
D)  banned all Huguenots from universities. 
E)  allowed Catholics admission to all professions and universities. 
A)  guaranteed religious and political freedoms to Protestants throughout France. 
B)  recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France but allowed Protestants certain rights. 
C)  recognized Protestantism as the official religion of France but allowed Catholics certain rights. 
D)  banned all Huguenots from universities. 
E)  allowed Catholics admission to all professions and universities.

Question 15

While more than 7 million slaves were taken from Africa to the Americas,the number of European colonists who came to the Americas before 1700 was approximately:

Accepted Answer

A)  800,000. 
B)  1,000,000. 
C)  1,500,000. 
D)  2,000,000. 
E)  2,500,000. 
A)  800,000. 
B)  1,000,000. 
C)  1,500,000. 
D)  2,000,000. 
E)  2,500,000.

Question 16

How did the policies of Cardinal Richelieu help to strengthen French power?

Accepted Answer

As chief minister of state for Louis XII

Question 17

The primary goal of Cardinal Richelieu's government was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase and centralize royal power over France. 
B)  expand French colonies in North America. 
C)  extend Catholicism into Protestant territories inside and outside France. 
D)  raise living standards for the French people, so as to provide "a chicken in every pot" on Sundays. 
E)  make France a universally Catholic country once again. 
A)  increase and centralize royal power over France. 
B)  expand French colonies in North America. 
C)  extend Catholicism into Protestant territories inside and outside France. 
D)  raise living standards for the French people, so as to provide "a chicken in every pot" on Sundays. 
E)  make France a universally Catholic country once again.

Question 18

European monarchs were forced to raise taxes precipitously in the sixteenth century because taxes collected in an inflationary period yielded less actual wealth and because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the cost of waging war was becoming increasingly expensive. 
B)  the building programs of European monarchs in this period were notoriously expensive. 
C)  monarchs were giving regular subsidies to colonies in the New World. 
D)  major infrastructure renewal was occurring across Europe, especially the rebuilding of old Roman roads. 
E)  the cost of maintaining a professional bureaucracy rose substantially in this period. 
A)  the cost of waging war was becoming increasingly expensive. 
B)  the building programs of European monarchs in this period were notoriously expensive. 
C)  monarchs were giving regular subsidies to colonies in the New World. 
D)  major infrastructure renewal was occurring across Europe, especially the rebuilding of old Roman roads. 
E)  the cost of maintaining a professional bureaucracy rose substantially in this period.

Question 19

The English Civil War affected English colonies in the New World by:

Accepted Answer

A)  taxing them heavily to support the parliamentary army. 
B)  increasing their populations dramatically with English refugees from the Civil War. 
C)  allowing them a large degree of independence. 
D)  bankrupting them because the Civil War disrupted the transportation of goods between the colonies and England. 
E)  taxing them heavily to support the royal army. 
A)  taxing them heavily to support the parliamentary army. 
B)  increasing their populations dramatically with English refugees from the Civil War. 
C)  allowing them a large degree of independence. 
D)  bankrupting them because the Civil War disrupted the transportation of goods between the colonies and England. 
E)  taxing them heavily to support the royal army.

Question 20

How did the Thirty Years' War illustrate the complexities of religion and statehood?

Accepted Answer

The catalyst of the Thirty Years' War wa

Exam 14: Europe in the Atlantic World 1550-1660

Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate was a:

The primary problem caused by the Price Revolution of the late sixteenth century was:

The population of early North American colonies grew because:

William of Orange fought during the religious wars to free the Netherlands from:

The slave trade was a venture carried forward by a few unscrupulous men.

Charles I's death sent shockwaves through Europe because:

The medium most likely to help shape public opinion in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries was:

During the English Civil War,the parliamentary forces consisted mainly of small landholders,tradesmen,and artisans,while the nobility supported the king.

How did fears of witchcraft reflect the concerns of early modern society?

England challenged Spanish supremacy in the Atlantic by:

The mortality rate for new slaves was around 60 percent.

The Thirty Years' War began when:

Social relations in the Spanish colonies of Central and South America were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

The Edict of Nantes:

While more than 7 million slaves were taken from Africa to the Americas,the number of European colonists who came to the Americas before 1700 was approximately:

How did the policies of Cardinal Richelieu help to strengthen French power?

The primary goal of Cardinal Richelieu's government was to:

European monarchs were forced to raise taxes precipitously in the sixteenth century because taxes collected in an inflationary period yielded less actual wealth and because:

The English Civil War affected English colonies in the New World by:

How did the Thirty Years' War illustrate the complexities of religion and statehood?

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