Question 1

Discuss the political ideas of Oliver Cromwell and how he did or did not put them into practice.What finally caused the fall of the Protectorate?

Accepted Answer

Students should analyze the contradictio

Question 2

The Puritan English General, Thomas Pride, served as Lord Protector during the English Civil War, during the interregnum from 1653-1658.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The consolidation and coherence of Austria was accomplished by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) the Thirty Years' War had strengthened the Habsburgs in their own land. 
B) political and institutional changes had been made to accommodate the diverse cultures inside the empire. 
C) Bohemian lands achieved during the Thirty Years' War were distributed among loyal Austrian families. 
D) a strong political, military, and economic system still thrived in Vienna. 
E) support from the papacy. 
A) the Thirty Years' War had strengthened the Habsburgs in their own land. 
B) political and institutional changes had been made to accommodate the diverse cultures inside the empire. 
C) Bohemian lands achieved during the Thirty Years' War were distributed among loyal Austrian families. 
D) a strong political, military, and economic system still thrived in Vienna. 
E) support from the papacy.

Question 4

Which is not a way in which Louis consolidated power?

Accepted Answer

A) by marginalizing the nobility to largely ceremonial roles 
B) by promoting "New Men" who owed their success to the king 
C) by marginalizing the Huguenots 
D) by streamlining bureaucracy and increasing tax revenue 
E) All of the above. 
A) by marginalizing the nobility to largely ceremonial roles 
B) by promoting "New Men" who owed their success to the king 
C) by marginalizing the Huguenots 
D) by streamlining bureaucracy and increasing tax revenue 
E) All of the above.

Question 5

How did the Independent Puritans differ from the Parliamentary Presbyterians?

Accepted Answer

A) They wanted general religious freedom for all. 
B) They wanted a restoration of the Anglican Church. 
C) They wanted a decentralized Church with no state control. 
D) They were friendlier to the Catholics. 
E) None of the above. 
A) They wanted general religious freedom for all. 
B) They wanted a restoration of the Anglican Church. 
C) They wanted a decentralized Church with no state control. 
D) They were friendlier to the Catholics. 
E) None of the above.

Question 6

The "Great Elector" consolidated Brandenburg-Prussia through all of the following except

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A) terminating Polish overlordship in Prussia. 
B) maintaining the general war commissariat in peacetime and using the army to collect high taxes. 
C) sponsoring state industries. 
D) eliminating the Junkers. 
E) sponsoring industry that did not have to compete with urban areas. 
A) terminating Polish overlordship in Prussia. 
B) maintaining the general war commissariat in peacetime and using the army to collect high taxes. 
C) sponsoring state industries. 
D) eliminating the Junkers. 
E) sponsoring industry that did not have to compete with urban areas.

Question 7

What was the Fronde?

Accepted Answer

A) A peasant revolt in France 
B) The resistance of the nobility to the policies of absolutism in France 
C) Resistance by Huguenots to royal policy 
D) The on-again, off-again war with Spain 
E) None of the above. 
A) A peasant revolt in France 
B) The resistance of the nobility to the policies of absolutism in France 
C) Resistance by Huguenots to royal policy 
D) The on-again, off-again war with Spain 
E) None of the above.

Question 8

The achievements of Peter the Great included

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A) the fostering of ethnic Russian life and culture. 
B) his determination to live in peace with neighboring countries. 
C) Westernization of Russia and development of a powerful army and navy. 
D) his resistance to European technology and culture. 
E) moving the capital back to Moscow. 
A) the fostering of ethnic Russian life and culture. 
B) his determination to live in peace with neighboring countries. 
C) Westernization of Russia and development of a powerful army and navy. 
D) his resistance to European technology and culture. 
E) moving the capital back to Moscow.

Question 9

The first successful French colony was established in Quebec.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is an accurate description of the plantation system?

Accepted Answer

A) towns divided into small freeholdings 
B) nobles with serfs 
C) large farms with voluntary, salaried labor forces 
D) forced labor producing crops on large-scale farms 
E) None of the above. 
A) towns divided into small freeholdings 
B) nobles with serfs 
C) large farms with voluntary, salaried labor forces 
D) forced labor producing crops on large-scale farms 
E) None of the above.

Question 11

Ivan IV of Russia was known for his quiet and ineffective rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Louis XIV's court had which effect on the nobility?

Accepted Answer

A) It was both a kind of compensation for lost political power and a means to further weaken it. 
B) The rate of literacy among the nobility significantly increased. 
C) Elegant, precise etiquette and clever conversations became signs of nobility. 
D) Nobles competed with each other to gain the attention of the king. 
E) All of the above. 
A) It was both a kind of compensation for lost political power and a means to further weaken it. 
B) The rate of literacy among the nobility significantly increased. 
C) Elegant, precise etiquette and clever conversations became signs of nobility. 
D) Nobles competed with each other to gain the attention of the king. 
E) All of the above.

Question 13

What was the name of the French representative assembly?

Accepted Answer

A) parlements 
B) parliament 
C) Cortes 
D) Estates-General 
E) The Diet 
A) parlements 
B) parliament 
C) Cortes 
D) Estates-General 
E) The Diet

Question 14

The works of Racine

Accepted Answer

A) were all copies of Shakespeare humorous tales. 
B) were all written in prose. 
C) glorified the importance of the noble class in France. 
D) strongly emphasized the pessimism of the later years of Louis's reign. 
E) focused on the violent lives of the characters and society of the time. 
A) were all copies of Shakespeare humorous tales. 
B) were all written in prose. 
C) glorified the importance of the noble class in France. 
D) strongly emphasized the pessimism of the later years of Louis's reign. 
E) focused on the violent lives of the characters and society of the time.

Question 15

In England the "five-mile" act prevented ministers from traveling near their former churches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Discuss the political ideas of Oliver Cromwell and how he did or did not put them into practice.What finally caused the fall of the Protectorate?

The Puritan English General, Thomas Pride, served as Lord Protector during the English Civil War, during the interregnum from 1653-1658.

The consolidation and coherence of Austria was accomplished by all of the following except

Which is not a way in which Louis consolidated power?

How did the Independent Puritans differ from the Parliamentary Presbyterians?

The "Great Elector" consolidated Brandenburg-Prussia through all of the following except

What was the Fronde?

The achievements of Peter the Great included

The first successful French colony was established in Quebec.

What is an accurate description of the plantation system?

Ivan IV of Russia was known for his quiet and ineffective rule.

Louis XIV's court had which effect on the nobility?

What was the name of the French representative assembly?

The works of Racine

In England the "five-mile" act prevented ministers from traveling near their former churches.

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

Discuss the political ideas of Oliver Cromwell and how he did or did not put them into practice.What finally caused the fall of the Protectorate?

The Puritan English General, Thomas Pride, served as Lord Protector during the English Civil War, during the interregnum from 1653-1658.

The consolidation and coherence of Austria was accomplished by all of the following except

Which is not a way in which Louis consolidated power?

How did the Independent Puritans differ from the Parliamentary Presbyterians?

The "Great Elector" consolidated Brandenburg-Prussia through all of the following except

What was the Fronde?

The achievements of Peter the Great included

The first successful French colony was established in Quebec.

What is an accurate description of the plantation system?

Ivan IV of Russia was known for his quiet and ineffective rule.

Louis XIV's court had which effect on the nobility?

What was the name of the French representative assembly?

The works of Racine

In England the "five-mile" act prevented ministers from traveling near their former churches.

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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