Question 1

Louis XIV was an ardent supporter of the Edict of Nantes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Why did Parliament pass the Test Act during the reign of Charles II?

Accepted Answer

A) To control the quality of food and drugs on the market 
B) To improve the quality of university graduates 
C) To help Catholics gain government jobs 
D) To stipulate that only Anglicans could hold military and civil offices 
E) To regulate promotions in the military 
A) To control the quality of food and drugs on the market 
B) To improve the quality of university graduates 
C) To help Catholics gain government jobs 
D) To stipulate that only Anglicans could hold military and civil offices 
E) To regulate promotions in the military D

Question 3

____ emphasized clarity, simplicity, balance, and harmony.

Accepted Answer

A) Artemisia Gentileschi 
B) Dada 
C) Mannerism 
D) French Classicism 
E) The Baroque 
A) Artemisia Gentileschi 
B) Dada 
C) Mannerism 
D) French Classicism 
E) The Baroque D

Question 4

Frederick William the Great Elector laid the foundations for the Austrian monarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What were the economic and social problems that troubled Europe from 1560 to 1650? Do these problems constitute a "crisis"?

Accepted Answer

During the period from 1560 to 1650, Eur

Question 6

Which statement most closely describes Peter the Great of Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) His program of Europeanization was predominantly technical and aimed at modernizing the military. 
B) His respect for western governments led to increased powers for the nobility. 
C) His traditional, conservative attitude stripped away all previous social gains for women. 
D) His desire to teach Russians western customs could not be enforced among the old-fashioned nobles. 
E) He rejected Westernization in favor of Orthodoxy. 
A) His program of Europeanization was predominantly technical and aimed at modernizing the military. 
B) His respect for western governments led to increased powers for the nobility. 
C) His traditional, conservative attitude stripped away all previous social gains for women. 
D) His desire to teach Russians western customs could not be enforced among the old-fashioned nobles. 
E) He rejected Westernization in favor of Orthodoxy.

Question 7

From 1629 to 1640, ____ pursued a course of personal rule.

Accepted Answer

A) William of Orange 
B) James I 
C) Charles II 
D) James II 
E) Charles I 
A) William of Orange 
B) James I 
C) Charles II 
D) James II 
E) Charles I

Question 8

What role did the nobility play in politics and government in Poland and England?

Accepted Answer

In both Poland and England, the nobility

Question 9

Absolutism means that

Accepted Answer

A) the real power in any state must be religious and exercised by the church. 
B) ultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right. 
C) subordinate powers have an absolute right to overrule the king on conducting the affairs of state. 
D) no matter how humble, male citizens have an absolute right to participate in politics. 
E) rule by a secular dictator, justifying his/her authority by supposedly serving the people. 
A) the real power in any state must be religious and exercised by the church. 
B) ultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right. 
C) subordinate powers have an absolute right to overrule the king on conducting the affairs of state. 
D) no matter how humble, male citizens have an absolute right to participate in politics. 
E) rule by a secular dictator, justifying his/her authority by supposedly serving the people.

Question 10

Which economic trend occurred in the first half of the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) The Mediterranean region saw a surge in economic activity. 
B) Overall, the European economy expanded rapidly. 
C) Silver imports from the Americas tripled. 
D) Italy declined in economic importance. 
E) France was unaffected by the general decline in the European economy. 
A) The Mediterranean region saw a surge in economic activity. 
B) Overall, the European economy expanded rapidly. 
C) Silver imports from the Americas tripled. 
D) Italy declined in economic importance. 
E) France was unaffected by the general decline in the European economy.

Question 11

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
Thomas Hobbes

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher

Question 12

What incident prompted the nobles to depose James II?

Accepted Answer

A) The marriage of James II to the Duchess of Orange 
B) The death of his first wife 
C) The birth of a Catholic son 
D) A religious alliance with France 
E) The economic collapse caused by the bursting of the "South Sea Bubble" 
A) The marriage of James II to the Duchess of Orange 
B) The death of his first wife 
C) The birth of a Catholic son 
D) A religious alliance with France 
E) The economic collapse caused by the bursting of the "South Sea Bubble"

Question 13

Louis XIV described himself as the _____ King.

Accepted Answer

A) One 
B) Sun 
C) Accidental 
D) Humble 
E) God 
A) One 
B) Sun 
C) Accidental 
D) Humble 
E) God

Question 14

Influenced by his experiences in Western Europe, upon his return to Russia, Peter the Great ordered that the serfs be emancipated and freed from their boyar lords.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, by the beginning of the eighteenth century, Parliament possessed supreme political authority in Britain and the monarch had become merely a figurehead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What was Cardinal Richelieu's greatest success as Louis XIII's chief minister?

Accepted Answer

A) Evicting the Huguenot presence from France after the La Rochelle rebellion 
B) Expanding the political and social rights of the Huguenots 
C) Creating a reservoir of funds for the treasury 
D) Emerging victorious from the Fronde revolts of the nobility 
E) Strengthening the central role of the monarchy in domestic and foreign policy 
A) Evicting the Huguenot presence from France after the La Rochelle rebellion 
B) Expanding the political and social rights of the Huguenots 
C) Creating a reservoir of funds for the treasury 
D) Emerging victorious from the Fronde revolts of the nobility 
E) Strengthening the central role of the monarchy in domestic and foreign policy

Question 17

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. 
the Romanovs

Accepted Answer

The Romanovs were a royal dynasty that r

Question 18

The Thirty Years' War began when _____ in Bohemia rebelled against Habsburg authority.

Accepted Answer

A) Muslim refugees 
B) ethnic minorities 
C) Calvinist nobles 
D) Catholic peasants 
E) Lutheran priests 
A) Muslim refugees 
B) ethnic minorities 
C) Calvinist nobles 
D) Catholic peasants 
E) Lutheran priests

Question 19

Which group benefited from Peter the Great's cultural reforms?

Accepted Answer

A) The urban poor 
B) Estate owners 
C) Priests 
D) Peasants 
E) Women 
A) The urban poor 
B) Estate owners 
C) Priests 
D) Peasants 
E) Women

Question 20

Oliver Cromwell's military government lasted for more than a decade following his death in 1658.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

Louis XIV was an ardent supporter of the Edict of Nantes.

Why did Parliament pass the Test Act during the reign of Charles II?

____ emphasized clarity, simplicity, balance, and harmony.

Frederick William the Great Elector laid the foundations for the Austrian monarchy.

What were the economic and social problems that troubled Europe from 1560 to 1650? Do these problems constitute a "crisis"?

Which statement most closely describes Peter the Great of Russia?

From 1629 to 1640, ____ pursued a course of personal rule.

What role did the nobility play in politics and government in Poland and England?

Absolutism means that

Which economic trend occurred in the first half of the seventeenth century?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. Thomas Hobbes

What incident prompted the nobles to depose James II?

Louis XIV described himself as the _____ King.

Influenced by his experiences in Western Europe, upon his return to Russia, Peter the Great ordered that the serfs be emancipated and freed from their boyar lords.

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, by the beginning of the eighteenth century, Parliament possessed supreme political authority in Britain and the monarch had become merely a figurehead.

What was Cardinal Richelieu's greatest success as Louis XIII's chief minister?

For each historical identification question, define the term and briefly describe its historical significance. the Romanovs

The Thirty Years' War began when _____ in Bohemia rebelled against Habsburg authority.

Which group benefited from Peter the Great's cultural reforms?

Oliver Cromwell's military government lasted for more than a decade following his death in 1658.

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