Question 1

How did the Thirty Years' War change military tactics?

Accepted Answer

A) It increased the usefulness of cavalry. 
B) It focused on hand to hand combat. 
C) It increased the use of guns, with an emphasis on drill and discipline. 
D) It led to smaller, more mobile armies. 
E) It led to a rise of mercenaries. 
A) It increased the usefulness of cavalry. 
B) It focused on hand to hand combat. 
C) It increased the use of guns, with an emphasis on drill and discipline. 
D) It led to smaller, more mobile armies. 
E) It led to a rise of mercenaries. C

Question 2

What is not a characteristic of the Society of Friends (Quakers)?

Accepted Answer

A) They had an elaborate liturgy. 
B) Many had been radical levelers. 
C) They refused to take oaths. 
D) They desired complete religious autonomy. 
E) They refused to recognize social rank. 
A) They had an elaborate liturgy. 
B) Many had been radical levelers. 
C) They refused to take oaths. 
D) They desired complete religious autonomy. 
E) They refused to recognize social rank. A

Question 3

Molière and Racine were

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A) the most important outposts of New France. 
B) playwrights in the heyday of French drama. 
C) mediocre playwrights whose work symbolized the cultural stagnation of absolutism. 
D) two of Louis XIV's most successful ministers. 
E) music composers hired to entertain at Versailles. 
A) the most important outposts of New France. 
B) playwrights in the heyday of French drama. 
C) mediocre playwrights whose work symbolized the cultural stagnation of absolutism. 
D) two of Louis XIV's most successful ministers. 
E) music composers hired to entertain at Versailles. B

Question 4

Factors in the success of the Dutch overseas trading empire included

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A) the decline of its Baltic trade. 
B) the discovery of rich silver mines in India. 
C) the great benefits of the alliance with England. 
D) technological improvements and formation of the Dutch East India Company and the Bank of Amsterdam. 
E) a solid base of wealthy and stable merchants. 
A) the decline of its Baltic trade. 
B) the discovery of rich silver mines in India. 
C) the great benefits of the alliance with England. 
D) technological improvements and formation of the Dutch East India Company and the Bank of Amsterdam. 
E) a solid base of wealthy and stable merchants.

Question 5

The early reign of Louis XIV was marked by the rise of a powerful representative assembly called the Parliament of Paris.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Summarize the Dutch "Golden Age." Why is it so called?

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Students should mention politi

Question 7

Louis XIV's road to the throne faced potential disaster.Being the king at the age of five, he had to rely on his Regent Mother and Cardinal Mazarin to prepare him for the throne.Discuss this bumpy trip to the French throne.

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Essays should discuss the following: bec

Question 8

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?

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There is quite a bit of latitude for com

Question 9

How did Mazarin defuse the Fronde?

Accepted Answer

A) by following the policies of Richelieu 
B) by negotiating separate peaces with various individual nobles 
C) by playing off the parlements fear of the Estates-General 
D) None of the above. 
E) Choices A and B. 
A) by following the policies of Richelieu 
B) by negotiating separate peaces with various individual nobles 
C) by playing off the parlements fear of the Estates-General 
D) None of the above. 
E) Choices A and B.

Question 10

The War of Spanish Succession

Accepted Answer

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 the above. 
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 the above.

Question 11

Features of European social and economic life in the seventeenth century included

Accepted Answer

A) the decline of Atlantic trading centers and the flourishing of Mediterranean ports. 
B) the decline in urban population. 
C) frequent peasant rebellions against higher taxes. 
D) the abolition of the putting-out system. 
E) a better living style and level of life for the urban working classes. 
A) the decline of Atlantic trading centers and the flourishing of Mediterranean ports. 
B) the decline in urban population. 
C) frequent peasant rebellions against higher taxes. 
D) the abolition of the putting-out system. 
E) a better living style and level of life for the urban working classes.

Question 12

The "Glorious Revolution" greatly undermined Parliamentary power in England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What did the 1689 Bill of Rights not ensure?

Accepted Answer

A) freedom of speech 
B) frequent calling of parliament 
C) reserving the power of the purse to parliament 
D) reserving the succession for Protestants alone 
E) general toleration for religious minorities 
A) freedom of speech 
B) frequent calling of parliament 
C) reserving the power of the purse to parliament 
D) reserving the succession for Protestants alone 
E) general toleration for religious minorities

Question 14

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 15

Summarize the character and political methods of Louis XIV.What specific measures in administrative, economic, and religious policy did he promote? How did he use the court at Versailles as an instrument of royal control?

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Look for analytical general st

Question 16

Describe and explain absolutism under Louis XIV.How absolute was absolutism?

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Students should be able to pre

Question 17

All of the following apply to the "Glorious Revolution" except that it

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A) occurred in 1688. 
B) brought William and Mary to the English throne. 
C) was a triumph for the monarchy. 
D) established that future monarchs had to be Protestants. 
E) ended James' attempt to retake the throne, when he was defeated in the Battle of Boyne. 
A) occurred in 1688. 
B) brought William and Mary to the English throne. 
C) was a triumph for the monarchy. 
D) established that future monarchs had to be Protestants. 
E) ended James' attempt to retake the throne, when he was defeated in the Battle of Boyne.

Question 18

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.

Question 19

Comparing English and French colonization in North America reveals that

Accepted Answer

A) there was less reason for the French to leave France than for the English to leave England. 
B) French trade was usually more profitable, partly because of friendlier relations with native populations. 
C) the English colonists were more numerous and diverse than the French. 
D) the greatest profits for both nations came from sugar producing areas in the Caribbean. 
E) All of the above. 
A) there was less reason for the French to leave France than for the English to leave England. 
B) French trade was usually more profitable, partly because of friendlier relations with native populations. 
C) the English colonists were more numerous and diverse than the French. 
D) the greatest profits for both nations came from sugar producing areas in the Caribbean. 
E) All of the above.

Question 20

In the seventeenth century, England experienced

Accepted Answer

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.

How did the Thirty Years' War change military tactics?

What is not a characteristic of the Society of Friends (Quakers)?

Molière and Racine were

Factors in the success of the Dutch overseas trading empire included

The early reign of Louis XIV was marked by the rise of a powerful representative assembly called the Parliament of Paris.

Summarize the Dutch "Golden Age." Why is it so called?

Louis XIV's road to the throne faced potential disaster.Being the king at the age of five, he had to rely on his Regent Mother and Cardinal Mazarin to prepare him for the throne.Discuss this bumpy trip to the French throne.

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?

How did Mazarin defuse the Fronde?

The War of Spanish Succession

Features of European social and economic life in the seventeenth century included

The "Glorious Revolution" greatly undermined Parliamentary power in England.

What did the 1689 Bill of Rights not ensure?

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

Summarize the character and political methods of Louis XIV.What specific measures in administrative, economic, and religious policy did he promote? How did he use the court at Versailles as an instrument of royal control?

Describe and explain absolutism under Louis XIV.How absolute was absolutism?

All of the following apply to the "Glorious Revolution" except that it

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

Comparing English and French colonization in North America reveals that

In the seventeenth century, England experienced

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Exam 14: Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, Ca1640-1715

How did the Thirty Years' War change military tactics?

What is not a characteristic of the Society of Friends (Quakers)?

Molière and Racine were

Factors in the success of the Dutch overseas trading empire included

The early reign of Louis XIV was marked by the rise of a powerful representative assembly called the Parliament of Paris.

Summarize the Dutch "Golden Age." Why is it so called?

Louis XIV's road to the throne faced potential disaster.Being the king at the age of five, he had to rely on his Regent Mother and Cardinal Mazarin to prepare him for the throne.Discuss this bumpy trip to the French throne.

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?

How did Mazarin defuse the Fronde?

The War of Spanish Succession

Features of European social and economic life in the seventeenth century included

The "Glorious Revolution" greatly undermined Parliamentary power in England.

What did the 1689 Bill of Rights not ensure?

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

Summarize the character and political methods of Louis XIV.What specific measures in administrative, economic, and religious policy did he promote? How did he use the court at Versailles as an instrument of royal control?

Describe and explain absolutism under Louis XIV.How absolute was absolutism?

All of the following apply to the "Glorious Revolution" except that it

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

Comparing English and French colonization in North America reveals that

In the seventeenth century, England experienced

The Ancestors of the West

The Ship, the Sword, and the Book: Western Asia, Ca1500-400 B.C

The Greeks in the Polis to Ca.350 B.C

Alexander the Great and the Spread of Greek Civilization Ca350-30 B.C

Rome, From Republic to Empire

Imperial Rome, 31 Bc-Ad284

The World of Late Antiquity, 284-Ca.600

Early Medieval Civilizations, 600-900

Expansion of Europe in the High Middle Ages, 900-1300

Crisis and Recovery in Late Medieval Europe, 1300-1500

The Renaissance

The Age of the Reformation

Europe in the Age of Religious Wars, 1560-1648

The Era of the Second World War, 1939-1949

The Age of the Cold War, 1949-1989

A Continuing Experiment: The West and the World Since 1989

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