Question 1

Why did Peter the great found St.Petersburg?

Accepted Answer

A) Moscow symbolized medieval Russia 
B) He desired a western-style capital 
C) St.Petersburg provided access to the Baltic Sea and Europe 
D) Peter wanted to reorient his nation culturally, economically, and politically toward Europe. 
E) All of the above. 
A) Moscow symbolized medieval Russia 
B) He desired a western-style capital 
C) St.Petersburg provided access to the Baltic Sea and Europe 
D) Peter wanted to reorient his nation culturally, economically, and politically toward Europe. 
E) All of the above.

Question 2

Present an overview of Polish history during this period.What main problems did the Polish-Lithuanian state face? What were the results for Poland of "the deluge"?

Accepted Answer

A complex topic; the use of maps is esse

Question 3

Discuss the consolidation of Habsburg territorial power under Leopold I.What obstacles did he face, and what was the result of his policies?

Accepted Answer

Domestically, Leopold's religious and ad

Question 4

All of the following are true of mercantilism except that it

Accepted Answer

A) emphasized national self-sufficiency in manufactured goods. 
B) favored state control of trade. 
C) greatly damaged the French economy. 
D) was adopted by Colbert. 
E) relied on collecting specific information, which was used to create future economic policy. 
A) emphasized national self-sufficiency in manufactured goods. 
B) favored state control of trade. 
C) greatly damaged the French economy. 
D) was adopted by Colbert. 
E) relied on collecting specific information, which was used to create future economic policy.

Question 5

Louis XIV increased government efficiency by inventing new bureaucratic offices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Profit from seventeenth-century European colonies in the Americas was increasingly based on

Accepted Answer

A) cash crops, especially sugar and tobacco. 
B) extraction of wealth, such as silver, rather than production. 
C) manufactured goods produced in the colonies. 
D) drugs and herbal medicines produced by the Indians. 
E) the fur trade. 
A) cash crops, especially sugar and tobacco. 
B) extraction of wealth, such as silver, rather than production. 
C) manufactured goods produced in the colonies. 
D) drugs and herbal medicines produced by the Indians. 
E) the fur trade.

Question 7

Peter I of Russia used western tactics, training, and discipline in modernizing his army.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How did Louis architecturally symbolize his theory of absolutism?

Accepted Answer

A) He built many Cathedrals. 
B) In massive public works. 
C) He constructed the great palace of Versailles. 
D) He redesigned the city of Paris. 
E) None of the above. 
A) He built many Cathedrals. 
B) In massive public works. 
C) He constructed the great palace of Versailles. 
D) He redesigned the city of Paris. 
E) None of the above.

Question 9

Two years after Cromwell's death, a newly elected Parliament

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A) engineered the Glorious Revolution. 
B) proclaimed a new republic. 
C) restored the monarchy under Charles II. 
D) declared Cromwell's son king. 
E) outlawed a constitutional monarchy for England. 
A) engineered the Glorious Revolution. 
B) proclaimed a new republic. 
C) restored the monarchy under Charles II. 
D) declared Cromwell's son king. 
E) outlawed a constitutional monarchy for England.

Question 10

One of the consequences to the Nine Years' War was the discontent of the French people due the burden of war taxes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Ottoman threat to Europe finally ended with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) the recapture of Hungary 
B) the defeat of the Ottomans at the second siege of Vienna 
C) the victory at Lepanto in 1570 
D) the Treaty of Carlowitz in 1699 
E) the recapture of Constantinople 
A) the recapture of Hungary 
B) the defeat of the Ottomans at the second siege of Vienna 
C) the victory at Lepanto in 1570 
D) the Treaty of Carlowitz in 1699 
E) the recapture of Constantinople

Question 12

Discuss the wars of Louis XIV.What were his goals, and what did he gain in each of his early wars? When and why did his early successes begin to give way to defeat, and what was the result of his last war?

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Essays should begin by stating the polit

Question 13

The dominant power on the Baltic coast in the seventeenth century was

Accepted Answer

A) Russia. 
B) Sweden. 
C) Finland. 
D) Poland. 
E) Lithuania. 
A) Russia. 
B) Sweden. 
C) Finland. 
D) Poland. 
E) Lithuania.

Question 14

What did "Pride's Purge" accomplish?

Accepted Answer

A) the resumption of civil war 
B) the abolition of the monarcy 
C) the expulsion of moderate Presbyterians from parliament 
D) the creation of Cromwell as the new king of England 
E) the crushing of royalist resistance 
A) the resumption of civil war 
B) the abolition of the monarcy 
C) the expulsion of moderate Presbyterians from parliament 
D) the creation of Cromwell as the new king of England 
E) the crushing of royalist resistance

Question 15

What was not one of the causes of the peasant rebellions in the 17th century?

Accepted Answer

A) depressed economic conditions 
B) heavy taxation 
C) reduction of peasant's to the status of serfs 
D) expansion of royal power 
E) urban demand creating food shortages 
A) depressed economic conditions 
B) heavy taxation 
C) reduction of peasant's to the status of serfs 
D) expansion of royal power 
E) urban demand creating food shortages

Question 16

Which of the following statements, related to civility in the seventeenth century is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Dining utensils had been introduced into eating. 
B) It opened up a gulf between the classes. 
C) Violence did not decrease, although social manners did. 
D) A napkin replaced the use of the sleeve and fingers. 
E) To show class, nobles traveled by coach instead on horseback. 
A) Dining utensils had been introduced into eating. 
B) It opened up a gulf between the classes. 
C) Violence did not decrease, although social manners did. 
D) A napkin replaced the use of the sleeve and fingers. 
E) To show class, nobles traveled by coach instead on horseback.

Question 17

Which nation did Russia fight in the Great Northern War?

Accepted Answer

A) Prussia 
B) Austria 
C) Sweden 
D) Denmark 
E) The Ottoman Empire 
A) Prussia 
B) Austria 
C) Sweden 
D) Denmark 
E) The Ottoman Empire

Question 18

What sort of Constitutional arrangement was favored by the parliamentarian Presbyterians?

Accepted Answer

A) a strong, centralized monarchy 
B) Anglican-style ecclesiastical establishment 
C) balance of power between King and Parliament 
D) total religious freedom 
E) a Calvinist state-controlled Church 
A) a strong, centralized monarchy 
B) Anglican-style ecclesiastical establishment 
C) balance of power between King and Parliament 
D) total religious freedom 
E) a Calvinist state-controlled Church

Question 19

All of the following were true of the Netherlands during this period except it had

Accepted Answer

A) a healthy merchant oligarchy and prosperous artisan sector. 
B) a very high standard of living and the lowest disparity of wealth in Europe. 
C) an almost exclusively Calvinist (Reformed)population. 
D) persistent political decentralization. 
E) a smaller disparity of wealth compared to the rest of Europe. 
A) a healthy merchant oligarchy and prosperous artisan sector. 
B) a very high standard of living and the lowest disparity of wealth in Europe. 
C) an almost exclusively Calvinist (Reformed)population. 
D) persistent political decentralization. 
E) a smaller disparity of wealth compared to the rest of Europe.

Question 20

Discuss the rise of Sweden to dominance in the Baltic area during the seventeenth century.

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A coherent discussion depends on knowled

Why did Peter the great found St.Petersburg?

Present an overview of Polish history during this period.What main problems did the Polish-Lithuanian state face? What were the results for Poland of "the deluge"?

Discuss the consolidation of Habsburg territorial power under Leopold I.What obstacles did he face, and what was the result of his policies?

All of the following are true of mercantilism except that it

Louis XIV increased government efficiency by inventing new bureaucratic offices.

Profit from seventeenth-century European colonies in the Americas was increasingly based on

Peter I of Russia used western tactics, training, and discipline in modernizing his army.

How did Louis architecturally symbolize his theory of absolutism?

Two years after Cromwell's death, a newly elected Parliament

One of the consequences to the Nine Years' War was the discontent of the French people due the burden of war taxes.

The Ottoman threat to Europe finally ended with which of the following?

Discuss the wars of Louis XIV.What were his goals, and what did he gain in each of his early wars? When and why did his early successes begin to give way to defeat, and what was the result of his last war?

The dominant power on the Baltic coast in the seventeenth century was

What did "Pride's Purge" accomplish?

What was not one of the causes of the peasant rebellions in the 17th century?

Which of the following statements, related to civility in the seventeenth century is not correct?

Which nation did Russia fight in the Great Northern War?

What sort of Constitutional arrangement was favored by the parliamentarian Presbyterians?

All of the following were true of the Netherlands during this period except it had

Discuss the rise of Sweden to dominance in the Baltic area during the seventeenth century.

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

Why did Peter the great found St.Petersburg?

Present an overview of Polish history during this period.What main problems did the Polish-Lithuanian state face? What were the results for Poland of "the deluge"?

Discuss the consolidation of Habsburg territorial power under Leopold I.What obstacles did he face, and what was the result of his policies?

All of the following are true of mercantilism except that it

Louis XIV increased government efficiency by inventing new bureaucratic offices.

Profit from seventeenth-century European colonies in the Americas was increasingly based on

Peter I of Russia used western tactics, training, and discipline in modernizing his army.

How did Louis architecturally symbolize his theory of absolutism?

Two years after Cromwell's death, a newly elected Parliament

One of the consequences to the Nine Years' War was the discontent of the French people due the burden of war taxes.

The Ottoman threat to Europe finally ended with which of the following?

Discuss the wars of Louis XIV.What were his goals, and what did he gain in each of his early wars? When and why did his early successes begin to give way to defeat, and what was the result of his last war?

The dominant power on the Baltic coast in the seventeenth century was

What did "Pride's Purge" accomplish?

What was not one of the causes of the peasant rebellions in the 17th century?

Which of the following statements, related to civility in the seventeenth century is not correct?

Which nation did Russia fight in the Great Northern War?

What sort of Constitutional arrangement was favored by the parliamentarian Presbyterians?

All of the following were true of the Netherlands during this period except it had

Discuss the rise of Sweden to dominance in the Baltic area during the seventeenth century.

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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