Question 1

Under Charles II, Parliament passed the Test Act to

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A) control the quality of food and drink coming from English colonies. 
B) improve the quality of university graduates. 
C) help Catholics gain government jobs. 
D) stipulate that only Anglicans could hold military and civil offices. 
E) regulate promotions in the military. 
A) control the quality of food and drink coming from English colonies. 
B) improve the quality of university graduates. 
C) help Catholics gain government jobs. 
D) stipulate that only Anglicans could hold military and civil offices. 
E) regulate promotions in the military.

Question 2

Jean-Baptiste Racine is considered the greatest writer of satirical comedies at the court of Louis XIV.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

define the following term:
-Bill of Rights

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The Bill of Rights refers to the first t

Question 4

The witchcraft hysteria primarily targeted young, married women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the seventeenth century the prominence of the Dutch Republic as a great power

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A) stemmed from its domination of Mediterranean trade. 
B) was supported by economic prosperity. 
C) was a result of the ejection of the House of Orange from political power in 1581. 
D) came to an abrupt end when the Dutch Republic was soundly defeated by the Spanish Netherlands 
E) all of the above. 
A) stemmed from its domination of Mediterranean trade. 
B) was supported by economic prosperity. 
C) was a result of the ejection of the House of Orange from political power in 1581. 
D) came to an abrupt end when the Dutch Republic was soundly defeated by the Spanish Netherlands 
E) all of the above.

Question 6

The chief reason for the wars of Louis XIV was

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A) to reduce the power of the Habsburgs. 
B) his desire to insure the dominance of France in all Europe. 
C) to destroy the commercial superiority of the Dutch. 
D) to gain ports on the Adriatic Sea. 
E) spread Catholicism throughout all of Europe. 
A) to reduce the power of the Habsburgs. 
B) his desire to insure the dominance of France in all Europe. 
C) to destroy the commercial superiority of the Dutch. 
D) to gain ports on the Adriatic Sea. 
E) spread Catholicism throughout all of Europe.

Question 7

define the following term:
-Baroque

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The Baroque period in art and music last

Question 8

As Louis XIII's chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu was most successful in

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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) defeating the French nobility's attempt to replace him. 
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) defeating the French nobility's attempt to replace him. 
E) strengthening the central role of the monarchy in domestic and foreign policy.

Question 9

define the following term:
-the Fronde

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The Fronde was a series of civil wars in

Question 10

What ideas and practices caused conflict between king and Parliament in seventeenth-century England that culminated in civil war? What role did religion play in shaping politics and society during the 1640s and 1650s?

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The conflict between the king and Parlia

Question 11

During the seventeenth century the population of Europe increased dramatically, except in England, the Dutch Republic, and France.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

define the following term:
-Gustavus Adolphus

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Gustavus Adolphus, also known as Gustav

Question 13

define the following term:
-the Stuarts

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The Stuarts were a royal dynasty that ru

Question 14

define the following term:
-divine-right monarchy

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Divine-right monarchy is a political and

Question 15

What role did court life at Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV playing in enhancing royal power?

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Court life at Versailles during the reig

Question 16

Define absolutism. To what extent can France's government in the seventeenth century be labeled an absolute monarchy?

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Absolutism refers to a form of governmen

Question 17

The patriotic enthusiasm and pride of the English during the Elizabeth era is best characterized by the

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A) philosophy of John Locke. 
B) plays of William Shakespeare. 
C) New Model Army. 
D) Glorious Revolution. 
E) King James version of the Bible. 
A) philosophy of John Locke. 
B) plays of William Shakespeare. 
C) New Model Army. 
D) Glorious Revolution. 
E) King James version of the Bible.

Question 18

The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn was noted for

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A) his formation of the French Academy of Painting and Sculptors. 
B) reflecting the values of the Dutch aristocracy in his works. 
C) being the one great Protestant painter of the seventeenth century. 
D) rejecting the Dutch preoccupation with realism for the Baroque style of French classicism. 
E) his moody paintings of elongated religious figures. 
A) his formation of the French Academy of Painting and Sculptors. 
B) reflecting the values of the Dutch aristocracy in his works. 
C) being the one great Protestant painter of the seventeenth century. 
D) rejecting the Dutch preoccupation with realism for the Baroque style of French classicism. 
E) his moody paintings of elongated religious figures.

Question 19

Cardinal Richelieu understood that, in Louis XIV's France, the most important roadblock to building a strong monarchy was

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A) the rising cost of warfare. 
B) witchcraft. 
C) resistance by the great nobles. 
D) armed uprisings by workers in Paris. 
E) peasant revolts in the countryside. 
A) the rising cost of warfare. 
B) witchcraft. 
C) resistance by the great nobles. 
D) armed uprisings by workers in Paris. 
E) peasant revolts in the countryside.

Question 20

define the following term:
-Janissaries

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The Janissaries were an elite infantry u

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

Under Charles II, Parliament passed the Test Act to

Jean-Baptiste Racine is considered the greatest writer of satirical comedies at the court of Louis XIV.

define the following term: -Bill of Rights

The witchcraft hysteria primarily targeted young, married women.

In the seventeenth century the prominence of the Dutch Republic as a great power

The chief reason for the wars of Louis XIV was

define the following term: -Baroque

As Louis XIII's chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu was most successful in

define the following term: -the Fronde

What ideas and practices caused conflict between king and Parliament in seventeenth-century England that culminated in civil war? What role did religion play in shaping politics and society during the 1640s and 1650s?

During the seventeenth century the population of Europe increased dramatically, except in England, the Dutch Republic, and France.

define the following term: -Gustavus Adolphus

define the following term: -the Stuarts

define the following term: -divine-right monarchy

What role did court life at Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV playing in enhancing royal power?

Define absolutism. To what extent can France's government in the seventeenth century be labeled an absolute monarchy?

The patriotic enthusiasm and pride of the English during the Elizabeth era is best characterized by the

The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn was noted for

Cardinal Richelieu understood that, in Louis XIV's France, the most important roadblock to building a strong monarchy was

define the following term: -Janissaries

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