Question 1

Which of the following does not correctly describe the economic activities of Colbert?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduction of internal tolls and customs barriers 
B)  Reducing the size of the French military 
C)  Establishment of state-sponsored trading companies 
D)  Development of a favorable balance of payment 
E)  Futuristic national economic planning 
A)  Reduction of internal tolls and customs barriers 
B)  Reducing the size of the French military 
C)  Establishment of state-sponsored trading companies 
D)  Development of a favorable balance of payment 
E)  Futuristic national economic planning

Question 2

Define the following terms: Glorious Revolution

Accepted Answer

The Glorious Revolution, also known as t

Question 3

Discuss the political ideas of Oliver Cromwell and how he did or did not put them into practice. What finally caused the fall of the Protectorate?

Accepted Answer

Students should analyze the contradictio

Question 4

Define the following terms: Jansenists

Accepted Answer

Jansenists were followers of Jansenism,

Question 5

Which of the following cannot be associated with the decline of Poland-Lithuania in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The growing power of the aristocracy over both peasants and gentry 
B)  The resistance of Cossacks to enserfment 
C)  Destruction of the state and permanent partition 
D)  Demographic disaster and urban decline 
E)  The strain of the Counter-Reformation 
A)  The growing power of the aristocracy over both peasants and gentry 
B)  The resistance of Cossacks to enserfment 
C)  Destruction of the state and permanent partition 
D)  Demographic disaster and urban decline 
E)  The strain of the Counter-Reformation

Question 6

Louis XIV increased the efficiency of his government by

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing the size of the High Council. 
B)  drawing his ministers from the bourgeoisie, not the nobility. 
C)  using intendants to circumvent tax farmers. 
D)  using men according to their expertise and advice they could offer the king. 
E)  All of these 
A)  reducing the size of the High Council. 
B)  drawing his ministers from the bourgeoisie, not the nobility. 
C)  using intendants to circumvent tax farmers. 
D)  using men according to their expertise and advice they could offer the king. 
E)  All of these

Question 7

The "Great Elector" consolidated Brandenburg-Prussia through all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  terminating Polish overlordship in Prussia. 
B)  maintaining the general war commissariat in peacetime and using the army to collect high taxes. 
C)  sponsoring state industries. 
D)  eliminating the Junkers. 
E)  sponsoring industry that did not have to compete with urban areas. 
A)  terminating Polish overlordship in Prussia. 
B)  maintaining the general war commissariat in peacetime and using the army to collect high taxes. 
C)  sponsoring state industries. 
D)  eliminating the Junkers. 
E)  sponsoring industry that did not have to compete with urban areas.

Question 8

Features of European social and economic life in the seventeenth century included

Accepted Answer

A)  the decline of Atlantic trading centers and the flourishing of Mediterranean ports. 
B)  the decline in urban population. 
C)  frequent peasant rebellions against higher taxes. 
D)  the abolition of the putting-out system. 
E)  a better living style and level of life for the urban working classes. 
A)  the decline of Atlantic trading centers and the flourishing of Mediterranean ports. 
B)  the decline in urban population. 
C)  frequent peasant rebellions against higher taxes. 
D)  the abolition of the putting-out system. 
E)  a better living style and level of life for the urban working classes.

Question 9

Which of the following is not accurate about the second half of the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  France developed an effective absolutist monarchy. 
B)  England experienced at least two changes in government. 
C)  The Dutch maintained Europe's most successful trading empire to date. 
D)  Central European powers continued to be decentralized and weak. 
E)  A dynamic phase of European overseas expansion occurred. 
A)  France developed an effective absolutist monarchy. 
B)  England experienced at least two changes in government. 
C)  The Dutch maintained Europe's most successful trading empire to date. 
D)  Central European powers continued to be decentralized and weak. 
E)  A dynamic phase of European overseas expansion occurred.

Question 10

As a king, Louis XIV was

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A)  diligent and hard-working. 
B)  interested only in court ceremonies. 
C)  lazy and unintelligent. 
D)  unable to control the governmental machinery. 
E)  determined to sustain an expensive and aggressive foreign policy. 
A)  diligent and hard-working. 
B)  interested only in court ceremonies. 
C)  lazy and unintelligent. 
D)  unable to control the governmental machinery. 
E)  determined to sustain an expensive and aggressive foreign policy.

Question 11

Define the following terms: Great Northern War

Accepted Answer

The Great Northern War was a conflict th

Question 12

Define the following terms: Presbyterians

Accepted Answer

Presbyterians are members of a Protestan

Question 13

Define the following terms: "military revolution"

Accepted Answer

The term "military revolution" refers to

Question 14

Summarize the character and political methods of Louis XIV. What specific measures in administrative, economic, and religious policy did he promote? How did he use the court at Versailles as an instrument of royal control?

Accepted Answer

Look for analytical general st

Question 15

Define the following terms: Parlement of Paris

Accepted Answer

The Parlement of Paris was the most impo

Question 16

Use the map (or maps) referenced in each question for your answer. On Map 16.3, locate the Dutch trade routes within Europe. What products were exchanged between the Baltic countries and southern Europe? What was the main category of goods brought from Asia to Europe? In what major areas were Dutch ports in Asia concentrated? Did the Dutch have a trade center in China?

Accepted Answer

Without access to the specific map refer

Question 17

Define the following terms: St. Petersburg

Accepted Answer

St. Petersburg is a term that can refer

Question 18

Define the following terms: plantation system

Accepted Answer

The plantation system refers to a form o

Question 19

Define the following terms: mercantilism

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism is an economic theory and p

Question 20

The Cavalier parliament did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Passed freedom of religion legislation 
B)  Imposed Catholicism 
C)  Required vows of loyalty to the monarch 
D)  Demanded that Charles II renounce Catholicism or lose the throne 
E)  Passed legislation that prevented any Protestant monarch from taking the throne 
A)  Passed freedom of religion legislation 
B)  Imposed Catholicism 
C)  Required vows of loyalty to the monarch 
D)  Demanded that Charles II renounce Catholicism or lose the throne 
E)  Passed legislation that prevented any Protestant monarch from taking the throne

Exam 16: Europe in the Age of Louis Xiv, CA 1640-1715

Which of the following does not correctly describe the economic activities of Colbert?

Define the following terms: Glorious Revolution

Discuss the political ideas of Oliver Cromwell and how he did or did not put them into practice. What finally caused the fall of the Protectorate?

Define the following terms: Jansenists

Which of the following cannot be associated with the decline of Poland-Lithuania in the seventeenth century?

Louis XIV increased the efficiency of his government by

The "Great Elector" consolidated Brandenburg-Prussia through all of the following except

Features of European social and economic life in the seventeenth century included

Which of the following is not accurate about the second half of the seventeenth century?

As a king, Louis XIV was

Define the following terms: Great Northern War

Define the following terms: Presbyterians

Define the following terms: "military revolution"

Summarize the character and political methods of Louis XIV. What specific measures in administrative, economic, and religious policy did he promote? How did he use the court at Versailles as an instrument of royal control?

Define the following terms: Parlement of Paris

Define the following terms: St. Petersburg

Define the following terms: plantation system

Define the following terms: mercantilism

The Cavalier parliament did which of the following?

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