Question 1

Which of the following aspects of Charles I's "personal rule" contributed to civil war?

Accepted Answer

A)  his imposition of new taxes to raise funds 
B)  his actions' being more permissive of Catholicism than the Protestant society was used to 
C)  his refusal to rule with absolute "sovereignty" like other European monarchs 
D)  his popularity in and favoritism toward Scotland 
E)  his unprecedentedly fiery speeches 
A)  his imposition of new taxes to raise funds 
B)  his actions' being more permissive of Catholicism than the Protestant society was used to 
C)  his refusal to rule with absolute "sovereignty" like other European monarchs 
D)  his popularity in and favoritism toward Scotland 
E)  his unprecedentedly fiery speeches B

Question 2

The Peace of Westphalia failed to end religious violence, yet it established the

Accepted Answer

A)  end of Protestants fighting other Protestants in Europe. 
B)  Catholic Church's leading role in seeking a just settlement. 
C)  Netherlands' inclusion as part of the Holy Roman Empire. 
D)  idea that alliances and treaties could be created between states and not only on religious grounds. 
E)  discontinuation of state armies in religious conflict in Europe. 
A)  end of Protestants fighting other Protestants in Europe. 
B)  Catholic Church's leading role in seeking a just settlement. 
C)  Netherlands' inclusion as part of the Holy Roman Empire. 
D)  idea that alliances and treaties could be created between states and not only on religious grounds. 
E)  discontinuation of state armies in religious conflict in Europe. D

Question 3

The New Model Army's novelty, compared to other European armed forces, stemmed from its

Accepted Answer

A)  use of heavy cavalry. 
B)  acceptance only of soldiers committed to the Puritan cause. 
C)  commitment to advancing a social and national agenda. 
D)  use of social standing rather than talent in determining rank. 
E)  less centralized organization. 
A)  use of heavy cavalry. 
B)  acceptance only of soldiers committed to the Puritan cause. 
C)  commitment to advancing a social and national agenda. 
D)  use of social standing rather than talent in determining rank. 
E)  less centralized organization. B

Question 4

Marie Guyart, or Marie of the Incarnation, spent most of her life as a nun devoted to the Ursuline order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the role of women in mid-seventeenth century Catholicism is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholic women were not allowed to join religious orders, as they were all strictly for men. 
B)  The male Church hierarchy made most religious orders for nuns cloistered in order to better control them. 
C)  Helping those in need had not yet been introduced as part of the work of religious orders. 
D)  None of the women in religious orders experienced spiritual satisfaction. 
E)  Whereas Protestant women were able to join religious orders, Catholic women were not. 
A)  Catholic women were not allowed to join religious orders, as they were all strictly for men. 
B)  The male Church hierarchy made most religious orders for nuns cloistered in order to better control them. 
C)  Helping those in need had not yet been introduced as part of the work of religious orders. 
D)  None of the women in religious orders experienced spiritual satisfaction. 
E)  Whereas Protestant women were able to join religious orders, Catholic women were not.

Question 6

Which of the following began what became known as the revolt of the Fronde?

Accepted Answer

A)  the French Court's attempts to arrest leaders of the opposition 
B)  the taking of Barcelona by Catalonian insurgent forces 
C)  attacks on Puritan and Presbyterian churches 
D)  a coherent challenge to the social and political order 
E)  the fall of the Ottoman Empire 
A)  the French Court's attempts to arrest leaders of the opposition 
B)  the taking of Barcelona by Catalonian insurgent forces 
C)  attacks on Puritan and Presbyterian churches 
D)  a coherent challenge to the social and political order 
E)  the fall of the Ottoman Empire

Question 7

The Quakers survived beyond the British Isles thanks to

Accepted Answer

A)  their commitment to maintaining unity through taking oaths. 
B)  their creation of a communal settlement in southern France. 
C)  William Penn's founding of the Pennsylvania colony. 
D)  their dependence on slaves in the New World. 
E)  their introduction of European crops to the Caribbean. 
A)  their commitment to maintaining unity through taking oaths. 
B)  their creation of a communal settlement in southern France. 
C)  William Penn's founding of the Pennsylvania colony. 
D)  their dependence on slaves in the New World. 
E)  their introduction of European crops to the Caribbean.

Question 8

Give some examples of religious fracturing in Protestantism, Catholicism, and Judaism.What goal did the religious groups involved in this fracturing have in common?

Accepted Answer

Some key examples of religious fracturin

Question 9

Who were the Janissaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  a reforming order of French Catholics who made a lasting impact during the French civil war 
B)  elite household guards who helped religious leaders overthrow the sultan of the Ottoman Empire 
C)  Jewish figures who claimed to be the Messiah and engaged in mission work throughout the Mediterranean 
D)  a parliamentary group that fought for religious toleration in Britain 
E)  mercenaries who were known for protecting the French monarchy at all costs 
A)  a reforming order of French Catholics who made a lasting impact during the French civil war 
B)  elite household guards who helped religious leaders overthrow the sultan of the Ottoman Empire 
C)  Jewish figures who claimed to be the Messiah and engaged in mission work throughout the Mediterranean 
D)  a parliamentary group that fought for religious toleration in Britain 
E)  mercenaries who were known for protecting the French monarchy at all costs

Question 10

The prosperity of the Netherlands was at least in part a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  their reinvesting wealth in banks rather than grand building projects. 
B)  the boost in commerce caused by the Anglo-Dutch wars. 
C)  the rise of the Tory Party in the early part of the seventeenth century. 
D)  their loss of the New Netherland colony in the Americas. 
E)  their focus on domestic farming over foreign trade. 
A)  their reinvesting wealth in banks rather than grand building projects. 
B)  the boost in commerce caused by the Anglo-Dutch wars. 
C)  the rise of the Tory Party in the early part of the seventeenth century. 
D)  their loss of the New Netherland colony in the Americas. 
E)  their focus on domestic farming over foreign trade.

Question 11

Explain Louis XIV's use of art, architecture, and his court in supporting his power.

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV's rule was unique from other a

Question 12

How were Great Britain and the Netherlands different from most of the European continent?

Accepted Answer

A)  They followed the absolutist pattern that had started earlier in the seventeenth century. 
B)  They were struggling economically and nearing bankruptcy. 
C)  They faced continuing political turmoil, and the state had a less powerful role. 
D)  Their social institutions were far more dependent on the state. 
E)  They were much less concerned about trade and having an overseas empire. 
A)  They followed the absolutist pattern that had started earlier in the seventeenth century. 
B)  They were struggling economically and nearing bankruptcy. 
C)  They faced continuing political turmoil, and the state had a less powerful role. 
D)  Their social institutions were far more dependent on the state. 
E)  They were much less concerned about trade and having an overseas empire.

Question 13

What was the Rump?

Accepted Answer

A)  a popular London eatery where British politicians met and strategized 
B)  another name for the New Model Army 
C)  a remnant of the original British Parliament that would declare England a commonwealth 
D)  a large millenarian religious group that spread across the continent 
E)  a military term for a small group of soldiers during the Thirty Years' War 
A)  a popular London eatery where British politicians met and strategized 
B)  another name for the New Model Army 
C)  a remnant of the original British Parliament that would declare England a commonwealth 
D)  a large millenarian religious group that spread across the continent 
E)  a military term for a small group of soldiers during the Thirty Years' War

Question 14

Spain was the greatest mercantile rival of Great Britain and, likewise, offered an alternative to absolute monarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Why was the English civil war distinct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religion was the sole cause of the conflict, which signaled a new type of civil war that would spread across the continent. 
B)  It was the only civil war at the time that caused the government to change fundamentally, with the monarchy temporarily replaced by a republic. 
C)  Fighting in the British Isles led to the largest death toll the country had ever seen, foreshadowing a new approach to warfare in Europe. 
D)  The king negotiated the final settlement, and the original form of government could be maintained. 
E)  The new system of government claimed its legitimacy based on the royal family rather than Parliament. 
A)  Religion was the sole cause of the conflict, which signaled a new type of civil war that would spread across the continent. 
B)  It was the only civil war at the time that caused the government to change fundamentally, with the monarchy temporarily replaced by a republic. 
C)  Fighting in the British Isles led to the largest death toll the country had ever seen, foreshadowing a new approach to warfare in Europe. 
D)  The king negotiated the final settlement, and the original form of government could be maintained. 
E)  The new system of government claimed its legitimacy based on the royal family rather than Parliament.

Question 16

Which of the following was an effect of Cardinal Jules Mazarin's novel revenue enhancements?

Accepted Answer

A)  They increased the prestige of the monarchy. 
B)  They made him a favorite of the high court judges. 
C)  They caused discontent in Paris. 
D)  They alienated the queen. 
E)  They nearly put him in the position to be king. 
A)  They increased the prestige of the monarchy. 
B)  They made him a favorite of the high court judges. 
C)  They caused discontent in Paris. 
D)  They alienated the queen. 
E)  They nearly put him in the position to be king.

Question 17

Cossacks in Ukraine opposed Polish Catholicism

Accepted Answer

A)  which led to an independent Cossack state. 
B)  but in the end strengthened Polish-Lithuania. 
C)  and killed tens of thousands of Jews. 
D)  and helped defeat the tsar. 
E)  because they favored Judaism. 
A)  which led to an independent Cossack state. 
B)  but in the end strengthened Polish-Lithuania. 
C)  and killed tens of thousands of Jews. 
D)  and helped defeat the tsar. 
E)  because they favored Judaism.

Question 18

After 1670, growing prosperity in Europe can be attributed to

Accepted Answer

A)  less control by the state over the use of force. 
B)  a united Christendom across Europe. 
C)  the accessibility of newly founded universities. 
D)  the end of a wave of civil wars. 
E)  less overseas trade. 
A)  less control by the state over the use of force. 
B)  a united Christendom across Europe. 
C)  the accessibility of newly founded universities. 
D)  the end of a wave of civil wars. 
E)  less overseas trade.

Question 19

Which of the following took place in mid-seventeenth-century Great Britain and suggested that bold experiments in religious toleration there had been unsuccessful?

Accepted Answer

A)  the beginning of the worst religious conflict that had been seen in Europe in centuries 
B)  Charles II's restoration of Catholicism as the religion of the state 
C)  Ireland's victory over Cromwell and reorganization as an independent, Protestant state 
D)  the reestablishment of Anglicanism as the official religion, with penalties placed on Catholics 
E)  an uprising led by Bogdan Chmielnicki within the British Parliament 
A)  the beginning of the worst religious conflict that had been seen in Europe in centuries 
B)  Charles II's restoration of Catholicism as the religion of the state 
C)  Ireland's victory over Cromwell and reorganization as an independent, Protestant state 
D)  the reestablishment of Anglicanism as the official religion, with penalties placed on Catholics 
E)  an uprising led by Bogdan Chmielnicki within the British Parliament

Question 20

Warfare after Westphalia was far more destructive than it had been previously.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 13: Ordering the World: New Forms of Authority and Knowledge, 1640-1680

Which of the following aspects of Charles I's "personal rule" contributed to civil war?

The Peace of Westphalia failed to end religious violence, yet it established the

The New Model Army's novelty, compared to other European armed forces, stemmed from its

Marie Guyart, or Marie of the Incarnation, spent most of her life as a nun devoted to the Ursuline order.

Which of the following statements about the role of women in mid-seventeenth century Catholicism is true?

Which of the following began what became known as the revolt of the Fronde?

The Quakers survived beyond the British Isles thanks to

Give some examples of religious fracturing in Protestantism, Catholicism, and Judaism.What goal did the religious groups involved in this fracturing have in common?

Who were the Janissaries?

The prosperity of the Netherlands was at least in part a result of

Explain Louis XIV's use of art, architecture, and his court in supporting his power.

How were Great Britain and the Netherlands different from most of the European continent?

What was the Rump?

Spain was the greatest mercantile rival of Great Britain and, likewise, offered an alternative to absolute monarchy.

Why was the English civil war distinct?

Which of the following was an effect of Cardinal Jules Mazarin's novel revenue enhancements?

Cossacks in Ukraine opposed Polish Catholicism

After 1670, growing prosperity in Europe can be attributed to

Which of the following took place in mid-seventeenth-century Great Britain and suggested that bold experiments in religious toleration there had been unsuccessful?

Warfare after Westphalia was far more destructive than it had been previously.

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The School of Greece: Greek Politics, Society, and Culture, 600-400 Bce

From Classical Greece to the Hellenistic World: Cultures in Contact, 400-30 Bce

Rome: Monarchy, Republic, and the Transition to Empire, 1000 Bce-14 Ce

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity, 14-312 Ce

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Between Worlds: Late Antiquity and the Making of the Middle Ages, 476-900

Europe Revived, 900-1200

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Renaissance Europe: a World Transformed, 1400-1500

Reformations: Protestant and Catholic, 1500-1600

Things Fall Apart: a Continent in Crisis, 1600-1640

From Court to City: Emerging Cultures, 1680-1740

Enlightenment: Challenging the Prevailing Order, 1740-1780

Revolution: Liberty and Terror, 1780-1799

The Age of Napoleon: Empire and Resistance, 1799-1820

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Apogee: Imperial Rivalry and Global Power, 1880-1910

Things Blow Up: World War I and the Russian Revolution, 1910-1922

Ideologies: the Triumph of Political Extremes, 1922-1940

The Abyss: World War Ii and the Holocaust, 1940-1945

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Reunion: European Unification and the End of the Cold War, 1973-1999

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