Question 1

Political and religious opposition to Charles I of England resulted in

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A) an enduring compromise between king and Parliament. 
B) the permanent abolition of the monarchy in England. 
C) the execution of Oliver Cromwell by the king. 
D) civil war and execution of the king. 
E) conflict concerning the control over taxation. 
A) an enduring compromise between king and Parliament. 
B) the permanent abolition of the monarchy in England. 
C) the execution of Oliver Cromwell by the king. 
D) civil war and execution of the king. 
E) conflict concerning the control over taxation.

Question 2

Cromwell is known for all of the following except

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A) the dissolution of Parliament. 
B) the brutal invasion of Ireland and the seizure of Irish property. 
C) the establishment of a stable republic. 
D) the division of England into districts run by the military. 
E) establishing an English Republic having a very narrow political base. 
A) the dissolution of Parliament. 
B) the brutal invasion of Ireland and the seizure of Irish property. 
C) the establishment of a stable republic. 
D) the division of England into districts run by the military. 
E) establishing an English Republic having a very narrow political base.

Question 3

In what ways did James II compromise his position prior to the "Glorious Revolution"?

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A) He advocated toleration for Catholics without the consent of parliament. 
B) He purged the Irish army of Protestants. 
C) He imprisoned several recalcitrant Anglican Bishops. 
D) He fathered a Catholic son who had succession rights 
E) All of the above. 
A) He advocated toleration for Catholics without the consent of parliament. 
B) He purged the Irish army of Protestants. 
C) He imprisoned several recalcitrant Anglican Bishops. 
D) He fathered a Catholic son who had succession rights 
E) All of the above.

Question 4

What was the outcome of the English civil war?

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A) The eventual restoration of the monarchy. 
B) The virtual dictatorship of Oliver Cromwell. 
C) A brutal suppression in Ireland 
D) The civil war left a potent legacy. 
E) All of the above. 
A) The eventual restoration of the monarchy. 
B) The virtual dictatorship of Oliver Cromwell. 
C) A brutal suppression in Ireland 
D) The civil war left a potent legacy. 
E) All of the above.

Question 5

Survey French and English colonization in the New World.What common themes may be identified? What differences can be detected? What are their long-term implications?

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Students may tend to

Question 6

Which of the following cannot be associated with the decline of Poland-Lithuania in the seventeenth century?

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A) The growing power of the aristocracy over both peasants and gentry 
B) The resistance of Cossacks to enserfment 
C) Destruction of the state and permanent partition 
D) Demographic disaster and urban decline 
E) The strain of the Counter-Reformation 
A) The growing power of the aristocracy over both peasants and gentry 
B) The resistance of Cossacks to enserfment 
C) Destruction of the state and permanent partition 
D) Demographic disaster and urban decline 
E) The strain of the Counter-Reformation

Question 7

Leopold I was instrumental in driving the Ottoman Empire out of the kingdom of Hungary.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An important new German power that emerged after the Thirty Years' War was

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A) Saxony. 
B) Austria. 
C) the Palatine. 
D) Brandenburg-Prussia. 
E) Bohemia. 
A) Saxony. 
B) Austria. 
C) the Palatine. 
D) Brandenburg-Prussia. 
E) Bohemia.

Question 9

The Cavalier parliament did which of the following?

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A) Passed freedom of religion legislation 
B) Imposed Catholicism 
C) Required vows of loyalty to the monarch 
D) Demanded that Charles II renounce Catholicism or lose the throne 
E) Passed legislation that prevented any Protestant monarch from taking the throne 
A) Passed freedom of religion legislation 
B) Imposed Catholicism 
C) Required vows of loyalty to the monarch 
D) Demanded that Charles II renounce Catholicism or lose the throne 
E) Passed legislation that prevented any Protestant monarch from taking the throne

Question 10

Discuss the challenge to royal authority in France as embodied in the Fronde.How did Mazarin cope with it?

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Look for mention of the grievances of va

Question 11

As a king, Louis XIV was

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A) diligent and hard-working. 
B) interested only in court ceremonies. 
C) lazy and unintelligent. 
D) unable to control the governmental machinery. 
E) determined to sustain an expensive and aggressive foreign policy. 
A) diligent and hard-working. 
B) interested only in court ceremonies. 
C) lazy and unintelligent. 
D) unable to control the governmental machinery. 
E) determined to sustain an expensive and aggressive foreign policy.

Question 12

Summarize events leading up to the Glorious Revolution.Include the character and policies of Charles II and the reason why the birth of James III precipitated the takeover of the throne by William of Orange.

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Differences between the conciliatory met

Question 13

Louis XIV successfully established his absolutism because

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A) the Parlement of Paris and the Estates General were rival institutions, thus dividing opposition to royal power. 
B) aristocrats and bureaucrats could be co-opted by the king. 
C) the latest revolt against the king, the Fronde, brought severe hardship to the urban population. 
D) of the support from Cardinal Mazarin. 
E) All of the above. 
A) the Parlement of Paris and the Estates General were rival institutions, thus dividing opposition to royal power. 
B) aristocrats and bureaucrats could be co-opted by the king. 
C) the latest revolt against the king, the Fronde, brought severe hardship to the urban population. 
D) of the support from Cardinal Mazarin. 
E) All of the above.

Question 14

What was the great achievement of Jan Sobieski?

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A) the defeat of Russia 
B) the defeat of the Turks at the 2nd siege of Vienna 
C) the humbling of the Sejm 
D) election as the first Polish Holy Roman Empire 
E) unifying Lithuania and Poland 
A) the defeat of Russia 
B) the defeat of the Turks at the 2nd siege of Vienna 
C) the humbling of the Sejm 
D) election as the first Polish Holy Roman Empire 
E) unifying Lithuania and Poland

Question 15

Louis XIV increased the efficiency of his government by

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A) reducing the size of the High Council. 
B) drawing his ministers from the bourgeoisie, not the nobility. 
C) using intendants to circumvent tax farmers. 
D) using men according to their expertise and advice they could offer the king. 
E) All of the above. 
A) reducing the size of the High Council. 
B) drawing his ministers from the bourgeoisie, not the nobility. 
C) using intendants to circumvent tax farmers. 
D) using men according to their expertise and advice they could offer the king. 
E) All of the above.

Question 16

Who were the Junkers?

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A) a dispossessed Eastern-European wandering people 
B) Jews in Poland 
C) Prussian hereditary nobility 
D) electors of the Holy Roman Empire 
E) None of the above. 
A) a dispossessed Eastern-European wandering people 
B) Jews in Poland 
C) Prussian hereditary nobility 
D) electors of the Holy Roman Empire 
E) None of the above.

Question 17

How did Louis treat the Huguenots in his realm?

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A) He generously increased the purview of the Edict of Nantes. 
B) He ignored them. 
C) He converted them to Calvinism. 
D) He persecuted them, until there was total revocation of toleration. 
E) He appointed many of them to government positions. 
A) He generously increased the purview of the Edict of Nantes. 
B) He ignored them. 
C) He converted them to Calvinism. 
D) He persecuted them, until there was total revocation of toleration. 
E) He appointed many of them to government positions.

Question 18

Where were the earliest permanent English settlements in the New World?

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A) Barbados 
B) Florida 
C) Cuba 
D) Massachusetts 
E) Virginia 
A) Barbados 
B) Florida 
C) Cuba 
D) Massachusetts 
E) Virginia

Question 19

In the seventeenth century, a global economic system emerged that

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A) continued to expand dramatically. 
B) saw the Dutch, French, and English successfully challenge Spain and Portugal. 
C) had a crucial impact on life within Europe. 
D) had a crucial impact on the life within Europe and affected production, consumption, and social class. 
E) All of these 
A) continued to expand dramatically. 
B) saw the Dutch, French, and English successfully challenge Spain and Portugal. 
C) had a crucial impact on life within Europe. 
D) had a crucial impact on the life within Europe and affected production, consumption, and social class. 
E) All of these

Question 20

How did the continuing struggle between King Charles I of England and Parliament escalate after 1642? What Puritan military leader led the parliamentary army against the king? What was the final outcome for Charles?

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The question asks for a review

Political and religious opposition to Charles I of England resulted in

Cromwell is known for all of the following except

In what ways did James II compromise his position prior to the "Glorious Revolution"?

What was the outcome of the English civil war?

Survey French and English colonization in the New World.What common themes may be identified? What differences can be detected? What are their long-term implications?

Which of the following cannot be associated with the decline of Poland-Lithuania in the seventeenth century?

Leopold I was instrumental in driving the Ottoman Empire out of the kingdom of Hungary.

An important new German power that emerged after the Thirty Years' War was

The Cavalier parliament did which of the following?

Discuss the challenge to royal authority in France as embodied in the Fronde.How did Mazarin cope with it?

As a king, Louis XIV was

Summarize events leading up to the Glorious Revolution.Include the character and policies of Charles II and the reason why the birth of James III precipitated the takeover of the throne by William of Orange.

Louis XIV successfully established his absolutism because

What was the great achievement of Jan Sobieski?

Louis XIV increased the efficiency of his government by

Who were the Junkers?

How did Louis treat the Huguenots in his realm?

Where were the earliest permanent English settlements in the New World?

In the seventeenth century, a global economic system emerged that

How did the continuing struggle between King Charles I of England and Parliament escalate after 1642? What Puritan military leader led the parliamentary army against the king? What was the final outcome for Charles?

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

Political and religious opposition to Charles I of England resulted in

Cromwell is known for all of the following except

In what ways did James II compromise his position prior to the "Glorious Revolution"?

What was the outcome of the English civil war?

Survey French and English colonization in the New World.What common themes may be identified? What differences can be detected? What are their long-term implications?

Which of the following cannot be associated with the decline of Poland-Lithuania in the seventeenth century?

Leopold I was instrumental in driving the Ottoman Empire out of the kingdom of Hungary.

An important new German power that emerged after the Thirty Years' War was

The Cavalier parliament did which of the following?

Discuss the challenge to royal authority in France as embodied in the Fronde.How did Mazarin cope with it?

As a king, Louis XIV was

Summarize events leading up to the Glorious Revolution.Include the character and policies of Charles II and the reason why the birth of James III precipitated the takeover of the throne by William of Orange.

Louis XIV successfully established his absolutism because

What was the great achievement of Jan Sobieski?

Louis XIV increased the efficiency of his government by

Who were the Junkers?

How did Louis treat the Huguenots in his realm?

Where were the earliest permanent English settlements in the New World?

In the seventeenth century, a global economic system emerged that

How did the continuing struggle between King Charles I of England and Parliament escalate after 1642? What Puritan military leader led the parliamentary army against the king? What was the final outcome for Charles?

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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