Question 1

The system that came to be known as the "cottage industry" involved all of these steps EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the purchase, by an entrepreneur, of the raw materials needed for textile production. 
B)  country laborers producing yarn and cloth. 
C)  the selling of finished products by an entrepreneur. 
D)  the growing of cotton by peasants on their farms, who then sold raw material to entrepreneurs. 
E)  the development and use of the "putting-out" system. 
A)  the purchase, by an entrepreneur, of the raw materials needed for textile production. 
B)  country laborers producing yarn and cloth. 
C)  the selling of finished products by an entrepreneur. 
D)  the growing of cotton by peasants on their farms, who then sold raw material to entrepreneurs. 
E)  the development and use of the "putting-out" system.

Question 2

France's revolutionary army was an important step in the creation of modern nationalism.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A discovery made by Galileo was the

Accepted Answer

A)  development of the calculus. 
B)  fallacy of the existence of sunspots and the phases of Venus. 
C)  five moons revolving around Pluto. 
D)  similarity of the material composition of other planets and the moon to that of the earth. 
E)  totally flat terrain of the earth's moon. 
A)  development of the calculus. 
B)  fallacy of the existence of sunspots and the phases of Venus. 
C)  five moons revolving around Pluto. 
D)  similarity of the material composition of other planets and the moon to that of the earth. 
E)  totally flat terrain of the earth's moon.

Question 4

The new United States Constitution of 1787

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A)  employed Montesquieu's conception of the separation of powers. 
B)  was rejected by most Americans until it was finally passed on a third referendum. 
C)  was created by delegates who, like the nation's population, were mainly small farmers. 
D)  was soon abolished and replaced by the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  abolished slavery. 
A)  employed Montesquieu's conception of the separation of powers. 
B)  was rejected by most Americans until it was finally passed on a third referendum. 
C)  was created by delegates who, like the nation's population, were mainly small farmers. 
D)  was soon abolished and replaced by the Articles of Confederation. 
E)  abolished slavery.

Question 5

The first independent state in Latin America was Haiti.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In line with mercantilist theory,

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A)  governments had nothing to do regarding trade and manufacturing policies. 
B)  Latin American countries traded exclusively with their "mother" countries. 
C)  Latin American colonies were encouraged to manufacture. 
D)  American colonies were viewed as sources of raw materials and markets by Europeans. 
E)  the production of heavy industrial products was instituted in Mexico in 1734. 
A)  governments had nothing to do regarding trade and manufacturing policies. 
B)  Latin American countries traded exclusively with their "mother" countries. 
C)  Latin American colonies were encouraged to manufacture. 
D)  American colonies were viewed as sources of raw materials and markets by Europeans. 
E)  the production of heavy industrial products was instituted in Mexico in 1734.

Question 7

The Estates-General was convened in 1789 in order to deal with the

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A)  invasion of Silesia. 
B)  near bankruptcy of the French Treasury. 
C)  grievances of the French peasantry. 
D)  discontent in the French colonies. 
E)  Louis XVI's demand for more power. 
A)  invasion of Silesia. 
B)  near bankruptcy of the French Treasury. 
C)  grievances of the French peasantry. 
D)  discontent in the French colonies. 
E)  Louis XVI's demand for more power.

Question 8

What was true about Napoleon?

Accepted Answer

A)  He joined the French army at age 15. 
B)  He was a master of psychological warfare. 
C)  He established his military reputation in campaigns in England. 
D)  He was married to Marie Antoinette. 
E)  He died in a triumphant battle. 
A)  He joined the French army at age 15. 
B)  He was a master of psychological warfare. 
C)  He established his military reputation in campaigns in England. 
D)  He was married to Marie Antoinette. 
E)  He died in a triumphant battle.

Question 9

Which of the following was not characteristic of Napoleon's Grand Empire?

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A)  Absolute freedom of the press. 
B)  Loss of privilege by nobility and clergy. 
C)  Equality of opportunity with offices open to talent. 
D)  Equality before the law. 
E)  Religious toleration. 
A)  Absolute freedom of the press. 
B)  Loss of privilege by nobility and clergy. 
C)  Equality of opportunity with offices open to talent. 
D)  Equality before the law. 
E)  Religious toleration.

Question 10

Which of the following is the correct order regarding Napoleon's military career?

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A)  Elba, Russia, Waterloo, Italy 
B)  Italy, Russia, Elba, Waterloo 
C)  Italy, Saint Helena, Waterloo, Elba 
D)  Italy, Russia, Waterloo, Saint Helena 
E)  Italy, Russia, Waterloo, Elba, Corsica 
A)  Elba, Russia, Waterloo, Italy 
B)  Italy, Russia, Elba, Waterloo 
C)  Italy, Saint Helena, Waterloo, Elba 
D)  Italy, Russia, Waterloo, Saint Helena 
E)  Italy, Russia, Waterloo, Elba, Corsica

Question 11

By the end of the eighteenth century, serfdom had come to an end in eastern Europe, but it still existed in western Europe, and was to prove one of the causes of the French Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of these statements would John Locke find acceptable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some of us are born bad. 
B)  A positive environment will create positive results. 
C)  Everything that we are is in our genes. 
D)  Faith, not reason, determines what we know. 
E)  Original sin places limits on individual aspirations. 
A)  Some of us are born bad. 
B)  A positive environment will create positive results. 
C)  Everything that we are is in our genes. 
D)  Faith, not reason, determines what we know. 
E)  Original sin places limits on individual aspirations.

Question 13

Maria Winkelmann was the author of the Vindication of the Rights of Woman.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Austrian ruler whose reform program abolished serfdom, eliminated internal trade barriers, and instituted a new penal code, among other things, was

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolf III. 
B)  Maria Theresa. 
C)  Joseph II. 
D)  Frederick the Great. 
E)  Charles VI. 
A)  Adolf III. 
B)  Maria Theresa. 
C)  Joseph II. 
D)  Frederick the Great. 
E)  Charles VI.

Question 15

The most important product of European industry in the eighteenth century was

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A)  spices. 
B)  steel. 
C)  coal. 
D)  textiles. 
E)  oil. 
A)  spices. 
B)  steel. 
C)  coal. 
D)  textiles. 
E)  oil.

Question 16

Who was the first scientist to define elliptical planetary orbits?

Accepted Answer

A)  Voltaire 
B)  Galileo Galilei 
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus 
D)  Ptolemy 
E)  Johannes Kepler 
A)  Voltaire 
B)  Galileo Galilei 
C)  Nicolaus Copernicus 
D)  Ptolemy 
E)  Johannes Kepler

Question 17

The French Revolution

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A)  was precipitated by a noble-bourgeois dispute over the best way to deal with the large budgetary surpluses of 1788 and 1789. 
B)  actually had no real impact on either the economic or political status of peasants. 
C)  created no major gains, even temporarily, for women in such areas as divorce and inheritance. 
D)  created a "nation in arms" and an army of 650,000. 
E)  failed in its attempt to restore divine right monarchy to France. 
A)  was precipitated by a noble-bourgeois dispute over the best way to deal with the large budgetary surpluses of 1788 and 1789. 
B)  actually had no real impact on either the economic or political status of peasants. 
C)  created no major gains, even temporarily, for women in such areas as divorce and inheritance. 
D)  created a "nation in arms" and an army of 650,000. 
E)  failed in its attempt to restore divine right monarchy to France.

Question 18

During the regime of Napoleon,

Accepted Answer

A)  the legal position of women was strengthened with the activation of the Civil Code. 
B)  the pope refused to arrange a Concordat. 
C)  the laws of France were codified in the Civil Code. 
D)  a decentralized government was established. 
E)  all divorces were outlawed. 
A)  the legal position of women was strengthened with the activation of the Civil Code. 
B)  the pope refused to arrange a Concordat. 
C)  the laws of France were codified in the Civil Code. 
D)  a decentralized government was established. 
E)  all divorces were outlawed.

Question 19

The most ironic aspect of Napoleon's career or rule in France was that

Accepted Answer

A)  it was more autocratic than that of Louis XVI, which had initially sparked the Revolution. 
B)  Napoleon never understood of the nuances of French domestic political developments. 
C)  the ruling European monarchs failed to recognize the fragility of the political dilemma that such a regime could promulgate. 
D)  it took advice from the Bishop of Rome, or the Pope, in all domestic matters. 
E)  it ended where it began, back in Corsica. 
A)  it was more autocratic than that of Louis XVI, which had initially sparked the Revolution. 
B)  Napoleon never understood of the nuances of French domestic political developments. 
C)  the ruling European monarchs failed to recognize the fragility of the political dilemma that such a regime could promulgate. 
D)  it took advice from the Bishop of Rome, or the Pope, in all domestic matters. 
E)  it ended where it began, back in Corsica.

Question 20

Britain decided to end its war against the Americans after a combined American and French force defeated General Cornwallis at

Accepted Answer

A)  Cowpens. 
B)  Newburgh. 
C)  Saratoga. 
D)  Yorktown. 
E)  Boston.F 
A)  Cowpens. 
B)  Newburgh. 
C)  Saratoga. 
D)  Yorktown. 
E)  Boston.F

Exam 18: The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The system that came to be known as the "cottage industry" involved all of these steps EXCEPT

France's revolutionary army was an important step in the creation of modern nationalism.

A discovery made by Galileo was the

The new United States Constitution of 1787

The first independent state in Latin America was Haiti.

In line with mercantilist theory,

The Estates-General was convened in 1789 in order to deal with the

What was true about Napoleon?

Which of the following was not characteristic of Napoleon's Grand Empire?

Which of the following is the correct order regarding Napoleon's military career?

By the end of the eighteenth century, serfdom had come to an end in eastern Europe, but it still existed in western Europe, and was to prove one of the causes of the French Revolution.

Which of these statements would John Locke find acceptable?

Maria Winkelmann was the author of the Vindication of the Rights of Woman.

The Austrian ruler whose reform program abolished serfdom, eliminated internal trade barriers, and instituted a new penal code, among other things, was

The most important product of European industry in the eighteenth century was

Who was the first scientist to define elliptical planetary orbits?

The French Revolution

During the regime of Napoleon,

The most ironic aspect of Napoleon's career or rule in France was that

Britain decided to end its war against the Americans after a combined American and French force defeated General Cornwallis at

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