Question 1

Among the complaints of religious Europeans around 1500 was

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A) the belief that Catholic Christianity was being infiltrated by Eastern Orthodox and even Islamic doctrines. 
B) the belief that the clergy were too interested in financial matters and uninterested in religion. 
C) dissatisfaction with the orthodox beliefs and practices of the church. 
D) the charge that Pope Erasmus wanted to divide the church. 
E) fear that Manichaeism was corrupting the clergy. 
A) the belief that Catholic Christianity was being infiltrated by Eastern Orthodox and even Islamic doctrines. 
B) the belief that the clergy were too interested in financial matters and uninterested in religion. 
C) dissatisfaction with the orthodox beliefs and practices of the church. 
D) the charge that Pope Erasmus wanted to divide the church. 
E) fear that Manichaeism was corrupting the clergy.

Question 2

After the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church had a clear body of doctrine under the supremacy of the pope.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What was an indulgence?

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A) A luxury tax on goods exceeding the Sumptuary Law. 
B) An exemption to fasting on holy days. 
C) a remission, after death, of all or part of the punishment due to sin. 
D) Having an extra glass of wine with dinner. 
E) The pope would grant special favors to people who paid him bribes. 
A) A luxury tax on goods exceeding the Sumptuary Law. 
B) An exemption to fasting on holy days. 
C) a remission, after death, of all or part of the punishment due to sin. 
D) Having an extra glass of wine with dinner. 
E) The pope would grant special favors to people who paid him bribes.

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Desiderius Erasmus

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Desiderius Erasmus was a Dutch Renaissan

Question 5

As a result of the 1555 Peace of Augsburg,

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A) Calvinism became the dominant faith in northern Germany. 
B) Germany became highly centralized. 
C) Charles V reinforced his control over the German princes. 
D) Lutheranism became established as an alternative to Roman Catholicism in the Germanies. 
E) France was able to become independent of the Holy Roman Empire. 
A) Calvinism became the dominant faith in northern Germany. 
B) Germany became highly centralized. 
C) Charles V reinforced his control over the German princes. 
D) Lutheranism became established as an alternative to Roman Catholicism in the Germanies. 
E) France was able to become independent of the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 6

All of the following aided in the development of French absolutism except

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A) the concentration of central policy-making at Versailles. 
B) royal policies effectively weakening the Huguenots and the French nobles. 
C) putting down rebellious challenges to royal rule. 
D) Louis XIV's removal of the royal princes from the royal council. 
E) the king's ability to rule directly over the internal administration of the kingdom. 
A) the concentration of central policy-making at Versailles. 
B) royal policies effectively weakening the Huguenots and the French nobles. 
C) putting down rebellious challenges to royal rule. 
D) Louis XIV's removal of the royal princes from the royal council. 
E) the king's ability to rule directly over the internal administration of the kingdom.

Question 7

Peasants made up the overwhelming mass of the third estate except in

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A) England and Scotland. 
B) Aragon and Castille. 
C) Normandy and Aquitaine. 
D) Bavaria and the Balkans. 
E) Flanders and northern Italy. 
A) England and Scotland. 
B) Aragon and Castille. 
C) Normandy and Aquitaine. 
D) Bavaria and the Balkans. 
E) Flanders and northern Italy.

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Machiavelli's The Prince

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Machiavelli's "The Prince" is a politica

Question 9

Which of the following would not characterize the Jesuit order?

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A) It was first led by a Spanish nobleman. 
B) It owed absolute obedience to the pope. 
C) It was committed to using education to restore Catholicism in Europe. 
D) It was responsible for the restoration of Catholicism in areas of Germany and eastern Europe. 
E) It arranged a theological compromise with the Protestants. 
A) It was first led by a Spanish nobleman. 
B) It owed absolute obedience to the pope. 
C) It was committed to using education to restore Catholicism in Europe. 
D) It was responsible for the restoration of Catholicism in areas of Germany and eastern Europe. 
E) It arranged a theological compromise with the Protestants.

Question 10

Discuss, using examples, the effect  of political, economic, and other non-religious factors as causes of the sixteenth-century religious reformations.

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The sixteenth-century religious reformat

Question 11

Which two denominations of Protestantism were found in Switzerland ?

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A) Lutheranism and Calvinism. 
B) Presbyterianism and Zwinglism. 
C) Anglicanism and Lutheranism. 
D) Zwinglianism and Calvinism. 
E) Anabaptism and Calvinism. 
A) Lutheranism and Calvinism. 
B) Presbyterianism and Zwinglism. 
C) Anglicanism and Lutheranism. 
D) Zwinglianism and Calvinism. 
E) Anabaptism and Calvinism.

Question 12

Peter the Great's attempts to modernize Russia included all of the following EXCEPT​

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A) building a European-style navy. 
B) reorganizing the Russian army. 
C) importing European technical advisors. 
D) building a new capital on the Black Sea. 
E) obtaining a warm-water port by going to war with Sweden. 
A) building a European-style navy. 
B) reorganizing the Russian army. 
C) importing European technical advisors. 
D) building a new capital on the Black Sea. 
E) obtaining a warm-water port by going to war with Sweden.

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
the Catholic Reformation

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The Catholic Reformation, also known as

Question 14

The most influential Christian humanist, who popularized the reform program of Christian humanism, was

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A) John of Ockham. 
B) Martin Luther. 
C) John Calvin. 
D) Desiderius Erasmus. 
E) Ulrich Zwingli. 
A) John of Ockham. 
B) Martin Luther. 
C) John Calvin. 
D) Desiderius Erasmus. 
E) Ulrich Zwingli.

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Palace of Versailles

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The Palace of Versailles, also known sim

Question 16

Which statement about the peasantry in Europe at the start of the sixteenth century is NOT true?​

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A) They represented about 85-90% of the total population. 
B) Serfdom in the manorial system had been eliminated. 
C) Most peasants paid rent in cash instead of labor. 
D) An increasing number of peasants in Europe were legally free by 1500. 
E) Many peasants were resentful and sought to keep a greater share of benefits from their labor. 
A) They represented about 85-90% of the total population. 
B) Serfdom in the manorial system had been eliminated. 
C) Most peasants paid rent in cash instead of labor. 
D) An increasing number of peasants in Europe were legally free by 1500. 
E) Many peasants were resentful and sought to keep a greater share of benefits from their labor.

Question 17

During England's Commonwealth era of the 1650s, Oliver Cromwell ruled as a military dictator.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Thirty Years' War

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A) was, fortunately, limited to a small area in southeastern Bohemia. 
B) was the first major war of the Renaissance Era. 
C) ultimately insured that the Holy Roman Emperor would determine the Empire's religious policies and that there would be just one, all-German church. 
D) was ended by the signing of the Peace of Westphalia. 
E) was fought between France and the Ottoman Empire. 
A) was, fortunately, limited to a small area in southeastern Bohemia. 
B) was the first major war of the Renaissance Era. 
C) ultimately insured that the Holy Roman Emperor would determine the Empire's religious policies and that there would be just one, all-German church. 
D) was ended by the signing of the Peace of Westphalia. 
E) was fought between France and the Ottoman Empire.

Question 19

Among the reasons for success of commercial expansion was the development of ​

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A) industrialized production. 
B) joint-stock companies. 
C) double-entry bookkeeping. 
D) royal monopolies. 
E) conversion to the Euro. 
A) industrialized production. 
B) joint-stock companies. 
C) double-entry bookkeeping. 
D) royal monopolies. 
E) conversion to the Euro.

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following terms. 
Johannes Gutenberg

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Johannes Gutenberg was a German blacksmi

Among the complaints of religious Europeans around 1500 was

After the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church had a clear body of doctrine under the supremacy of the pope.

What was an indulgence?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Desiderius Erasmus

As a result of the 1555 Peace of Augsburg,

All of the following aided in the development of French absolutism except

Peasants made up the overwhelming mass of the third estate except in

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Machiavelli's The Prince

Which of the following would not characterize the Jesuit order?

Discuss, using examples, the effect of political, economic, and other non-religious factors as causes of the sixteenth-century religious reformations.

Which two denominations of Protestantism were found in Switzerland ?

Peter the Great's attempts to modernize Russia included all of the following EXCEPT

Instructions: Identify the following terms. the Catholic Reformation

The most influential Christian humanist, who popularized the reform program of Christian humanism, was

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Palace of Versailles

Which statement about the peasantry in Europe at the start of the sixteenth century is NOT true?

During England's Commonwealth era of the 1650s, Oliver Cromwell ruled as a military dictator.

The Thirty Years' War

Among the reasons for success of commercial expansion was the development of

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Johannes Gutenberg

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Exam 2: Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

Among the complaints of religious Europeans around 1500 was

After the Council of Trent, the Catholic Church had a clear body of doctrine under the supremacy of the pope.

What was an indulgence?

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Desiderius Erasmus

As a result of the 1555 Peace of Augsburg,

All of the following aided in the development of French absolutism except

Peasants made up the overwhelming mass of the third estate except in

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Machiavelli's The Prince

Which of the following would not characterize the Jesuit order?

Discuss, using examples, the effect of political, economic, and other non-religious factors as causes of the sixteenth-century religious reformations.

Which two denominations of Protestantism were found in Switzerland ?

Peter the Great's attempts to modernize Russia included all of the following EXCEPT​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. the Catholic Reformation

The most influential Christian humanist, who popularized the reform program of Christian humanism, was

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Palace of Versailles

Which statement about the peasantry in Europe at the start of the sixteenth century is NOT true?​

During England's Commonwealth era of the 1650s, Oliver Cromwell ruled as a military dictator.

The Thirty Years' War

Among the reasons for success of commercial expansion was the development of ​

Instructions: Identify the following terms. Johannes Gutenberg

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

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

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The Crisis Deepens: World War II

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

Toward the Pacific Century

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Peter the Great's attempts to modernize Russia included all of the following EXCEPT

Which statement about the peasantry in Europe at the start of the sixteenth century is NOT true?

Among the reasons for success of commercial expansion was the development of