Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

In both Poland and England, the nobility

Question 2

What techniques and practices defined warfare in the seventeenth century, and do they constitute a "military revolution"? Why or why not?

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The seventeenth century saw significant

Question 3

Talk about:
-the Stuarts

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The Stuarts were a royal dynasty that ru

Question 4

The Thirty Years' War has often been called the "last of the religious wars."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Talk about:
-Gustavus Adolphus

Accepted Answer

Gustavus Adolphus, also known as Gustav

Question 6

The French playwright Moliére is noted for all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  Tartuffe . 
B)  benefiting from the patronage of Louis XIV. 
C)  satirizing French religious and social customs. 
D)  perfecting neoclassical tragedy. 
E)  producing and acting in a series of comedies. 
A)  Tartuffe . 
B)  benefiting from the patronage of Louis XIV. 
C)  satirizing French religious and social customs. 
D)  perfecting neoclassical tragedy. 
E)  producing and acting in a series of comedies.

Question 7

In 1529 and again in 1683, Vienna was seriously threatened by

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  France. 
C)  Prussia. 
D)  Austria. 
E)  the Ottoman Empire. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  France. 
C)  Prussia. 
D)  Austria. 
E)  the Ottoman Empire.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 these are correct. 
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 these are correct.

Question 9

Talk about:
-Bishop Jacques Bossuet

Accepted Answer

Bishop Jacques Bossuet was a renowned Fr

Question 10

Talk about:
-Russian serfdom

Accepted Answer

Russian serfdom was a system of forced l

Question 11

James I of England alienated most of the members of Parliament by

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A)  encouraging an alliance with Spain. 
B)  insisting on his right to govern through divine right. 
C)  persecuting Puritans. 
D)  lavishly spending money on the English army. 
E)  playing favorites. 
A)  encouraging an alliance with Spain. 
B)  insisting on his right to govern through divine right. 
C)  persecuting Puritans. 
D)  lavishly spending money on the English army. 
E)  playing favorites.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Talk about:
-Puritans

Accepted Answer

The Puritans were a group of English Pro

Question 14

Talk about:
-Oliver Cromwell

Accepted Answer

Oliver Cromwell was a key figure in Engl

Question 15

Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, developed the first standing army of conscripts, an army notable for its flexible tactics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Talk about:
-"military revolution"

Accepted Answer

The concept of a "military revolution" r

Question 17

John Locke was responsible for

Accepted Answer

A)  writing the Petition of Right 
B)  authoring Leviathan . 
C)  the Instrument of Government. 
D)  a political work called Two Treatises of Government . 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  writing the Petition of Right 
B)  authoring Leviathan . 
C)  the Instrument of Government. 
D)  a political work called Two Treatises of Government . 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 18

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 19

After eleven years of personal rule, Charles I was forced to call parliament into session in 1640

Accepted Answer

A)  because he wished to go to war with France. 
B)  to legalize Presbyterianism in England. 
C)  to ratify a peace treaty with the Irish. 
D)  to recognize a new heir after the death of his oldest son. 
E)  because he was unable to defend England against a Scottish rebellion. 
A)  because he wished to go to war with France. 
B)  to legalize Presbyterianism in England. 
C)  to ratify a peace treaty with the Irish. 
D)  to recognize a new heir after the death of his oldest son. 
E)  because he was unable to defend England against a Scottish rebellion.

Question 20

The witchcraft craze of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

Accepted Answer

A)  came out of the social unrest deriving from the shift from individualism to communalism. 
B)  often targeted old, single women 
C)  was minimal in comparison to the late Middle Ages. 
D)  was primarily restricted to rural areas. 
E)  all of these answers are correct. 
A)  came out of the social unrest deriving from the shift from individualism to communalism. 
B)  often targeted old, single women 
C)  was minimal in comparison to the late Middle Ages. 
D)  was primarily restricted to rural areas. 
E)  all of these answers are correct.

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

What techniques and practices defined warfare in the seventeenth century, and do they constitute a "military revolution"? Why or why not?

Talk about: -the Stuarts

The Thirty Years' War has often been called the "last of the religious wars."

Talk about: -Gustavus Adolphus

The French playwright Moliére is noted for all of the following EXCEPT

In 1529 and again in 1683, Vienna was seriously threatened by

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

Talk about: -Bishop Jacques Bossuet

Talk about: -Russian serfdom

James I of England alienated most of the members of Parliament by

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

Talk about: -Puritans

Talk about: -Oliver Cromwell

Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, developed the first standing army of conscripts, an army notable for its flexible tactics.

Talk about: -"military revolution"

John Locke was responsible for

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

After eleven years of personal rule, Charles I was forced to call parliament into session in 1640

The witchcraft craze of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Exam 3: State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

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

What techniques and practices defined warfare in the seventeenth century, and do they constitute a "military revolution"? Why or why not?

Talk about: -the Stuarts

The Thirty Years' War has often been called the "last of the religious wars."

Talk about: -Gustavus Adolphus

The French playwright Moliére is noted for all of the following EXCEPT

In 1529 and again in 1683, Vienna was seriously threatened by

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

Talk about: -Bishop Jacques Bossuet

Talk about: -Russian serfdom

James I of England alienated most of the members of Parliament by

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

Talk about: -Puritans

Talk about: -Oliver Cromwell

Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, developed the first standing army of conscripts, an army notable for its flexible tactics.

Talk about: -"military revolution"

John Locke was responsible for

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

After eleven years of personal rule, Charles I was forced to call parliament into session in 1640

The witchcraft craze of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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