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

Which of the following statements correctly describes the millenarian religious groups of the Diggers and Fifth Monarchy Men, which arose in the seventeenth century?

In the 1640s and 1650s, the Ottoman Empire remained threatened with instability.

In what ways did the Peace of Westphalia establish principles for future treaties?

Which of the following was an aspect of Charles's unpopular religious policy?

What was one consequence of the Thirty Years' War, especially among those who wrote about the laws of war and peace?

The "Swedish Deluge" refers to

What was the general argument of the new theory of political authority presented in Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan? How did Christians, defenders of monarchy, and radical political figures receive this argument?

The influence of the scientific revolution on Hobbes can be seen in his

What was the Levellers' legacy?

Which of the following statements was true of the Independents in the English civil war?

In mid-seventeenth-century Europe, the goals of most political action were order and stability to end the bloodshed since the start of the Thirty Years' War.

Describe the relationship between science and the state in the mid-seventeenth century.

The Levellers were a group of soldiers within the New Model Army who believed all adult men should have the right to vote.

Which of the following did the Peace of Westphalia demonstrate?

England's Royal Society and France's Royal Academy of Sciences demonstrated the

The Long Parliament sought to reinstate the Court of the Star Chamber because it guaranteed the right to a trial for all people accused of crimes.

Who served as commander of the New Model Army and would go on to become the Lord Protector of England following Charles I's execution?

Which of the following statements about King Louis XIV of France is true?

As Lord Protector of England, Oliver Cromwell was king in all but name.

How was the civil strife in France different from that in England?