Question 1

Talk about:
-Peace of Utrecht

Accepted Answer

The Peace of Utrecht, also known as the

Question 2

Talk about:
-Levellers

Accepted Answer

The Levellers were a political movement

Question 3

Talk about:
-Table of Ranks

Accepted Answer

The Table of Ranks was a formal list of

Question 4

Which of the following exerted the most influence on Italy by the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  England 
C)  Spain 
D)  the Ottoman Empire 
E)  Austria 
A)  France 
B)  England 
C)  Spain 
D)  the Ottoman Empire 
E)  Austria

Question 5

Jacques Bossuet's Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture

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A)  rejected as ungodly Louis XIV's system of absolute rule. 
B)  was the fundamental seventeenth-century statement of divine-right monarchy. 
C)  stressed that a limited monarchy with representative bodies was the most divine form of human government. 
D)  claimed that a king's authority and power were revocable under the law of God. 
E)  justified a "holy republic." 
A)  rejected as ungodly Louis XIV's system of absolute rule. 
B)  was the fundamental seventeenth-century statement of divine-right monarchy. 
C)  stressed that a limited monarchy with representative bodies was the most divine form of human government. 
D)  claimed that a king's authority and power were revocable under the law of God. 
E)  justified a "holy republic."

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Court life at Versailles during the reig

Question 7

Talk about:
-John Locke

Accepted Answer

John Locke was a 17th-century English ph

Question 8

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?

Accepted Answer

The conflict between the king and Parlia

Question 9

The artistic movement Mannerism reached its peak with the work of

Accepted Answer

A)  Fra Angelico. 
B)  Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 
C)  Peter Paul Rubens. 
D)  El Greco. 
E)  Rembrandt van Rijn. 
A)  Fra Angelico. 
B)  Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 
C)  Peter Paul Rubens. 
D)  El Greco. 
E)  Rembrandt van Rijn.

Question 10

The economic policies of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's controller general of finances

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A)  were noted for their innovation and originality. 
B)  used new accounting practices to take the tax burden off the peasants. 
C)  were based on the economic theory of mercantilism. 
D)  gave Louis the large surplus in the treasury needed to carry out his wars. 
E)  can best be described as capitalist. 
A)  were noted for their innovation and originality. 
B)  used new accounting practices to take the tax burden off the peasants. 
C)  were based on the economic theory of mercantilism. 
D)  gave Louis the large surplus in the treasury needed to carry out his wars. 
E)  can best be described as capitalist.

Question 11

Talk about:
-Gustavus Adolphus

Accepted Answer

Gustavus Adolphus, also known as Gustav

Question 12

Talk about:
-Jean-Baptiste Racine and Jean-Baptiste Molière

Accepted Answer

Jean-Baptiste Racine and Jean-Baptiste M

Question 13

The incident that prompted the nobles to depose James II was

Accepted Answer

A)  his marriage to the Duchess of Orange. 
B)  the death of his first, Protestant wife under suspicious circumstances. 
C)  the birth of a son to his second wife, a Catholic. 
D)  his defeat in battle against the illegitimate son of Charles II. 
E)  economic collapse caused by disruptions in trade with the colonies. 
A)  his marriage to the Duchess of Orange. 
B)  the death of his first, Protestant wife under suspicious circumstances. 
C)  the birth of a son to his second wife, a Catholic. 
D)  his defeat in battle against the illegitimate son of Charles II. 
E)  economic collapse caused by disruptions in trade with the colonies.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Talk about:
-Vienna and the Ottoman Empire

Accepted Answer

Vienna and the Ottoman Empire have a lon

Question 16

What were the causes of the Thirty Years' War, and what were the short-term and long-term consequences of the conflict?

Accepted Answer

The causes of the Thirty Years' War were

Question 17

Among other things, the Petition of Right

Accepted Answer

A)  stated that the King of England was elected. 
B)  maintained that the King could pass no new tax without the consent of Parliament. 
C)  restored order in the English military. 
D)  made the English monarchy purely ceremonial. 
E)  made the Anglican Church the official state church of England and Scotland. 
A)  stated that the King of England was elected. 
B)  maintained that the King could pass no new tax without the consent of Parliament. 
C)  restored order in the English military. 
D)  made the English monarchy purely ceremonial. 
E)  made the Anglican Church the official state church of England and Scotland.

Question 18

Talk about:
-William Shakespeare

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare was an English playw

Question 19

Talk about:
-French Classicism

Accepted Answer

French Classicism was a cultural and art

Question 20

The Fronde, an uprising in France that nearly overthrew Louis XIV early in his reign, a revolt of the French

Accepted Answer

A)  peasants. 
B)  clergy. 
C)  nobility. 
D)  urban workers. 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  peasants. 
B)  clergy. 
C)  nobility. 
D)  urban workers. 
E)  all of the above.

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

Talk about: -Peace of Utrecht

Talk about: -Levellers

Talk about: -Table of Ranks

Which of the following exerted the most influence on Italy by the eighteenth century?

Jacques Bossuet's Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture

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

Talk about: -John Locke

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?

The artistic movement Mannerism reached its peak with the work of

The economic policies of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's controller general of finances

Talk about: -Gustavus Adolphus

Talk about: -Jean-Baptiste Racine and Jean-Baptiste Molière

The incident that prompted the nobles to depose James II was

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

Talk about: -Vienna and the Ottoman Empire

What were the causes of the Thirty Years' War, and what were the short-term and long-term consequences of the conflict?

Among other things, the Petition of Right

Talk about: -William Shakespeare

Talk about: -French Classicism

The Fronde, an uprising in France that nearly overthrew Louis XIV early in his reign, a revolt of the French

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The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

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