Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Austria 
C) Spain 
A) France 
B) Austria 
C) Spain B

Question 2

Thomas Hobbes held which of the following positions?

Accepted Answer

A) He felt that humans were suited best to be in a pristine state of nature, without government interference. 
B) He stated that human nature was animalistic and needed a strong government to maintain social order. 
C) He was a firm believer in democracy. 
A) He felt that humans were suited best to be in a pristine state of nature, without government interference. 
B) He stated that human nature was animalistic and needed a strong government to maintain social order. 
C) He was a firm believer in democracy. B

Question 3

How crucial was Dutch economic strength to the creation and maintenance of the new limited monarchy? Why?

Accepted Answer

Dutch economic strength was crucial to the creation and maintenance of the new limited monarchy for several reasons. Firstly, the Dutch economy was one of the most advanced and prosperous in Europe at the time, with a strong merchant class and a thriving trade network. This economic strength provided the new monarchy with a solid financial foundation, allowing it to fund its operations and maintain stability.

Additionally, the Dutch economy played a key role in the success of the new limited monarchy by providing the resources and wealth needed to support the government and its institutions. This included funding for the military, infrastructure, and public services, as well as the ability to attract skilled workers and entrepreneurs to contribute to the country's development.

Furthermore, the Dutch economic strength also helped to bolster the monarchy's international standing and influence. The country's economic power allowed it to engage in trade and diplomacy with other nations, strengthening its position on the global stage and enhancing its ability to negotiate and form alliances.

Overall, the Dutch economic strength was crucial to the creation and maintenance of the new limited monarchy because it provided the financial resources, stability, and international influence needed to establish and sustain a successful government. Without this economic foundation, the monarchy would have struggled to maintain its authority and legitimacy, making the Dutch economy an essential factor in the monarchy's success.

Question 4

Why did Europeans suddenly grow concerned about witches?

Accepted Answer

The sudden concern about witches in Euro

Question 5

The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn was noted for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

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 
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

Question 6

Describe the impact of Cardinal Mazarin's policies.

Accepted Answer

Cardinal Mazarin's policies had a signif

Question 7

Following the Thirty Years' War, which country became dominant in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Sweden 
B) England 
C) France 
A) Sweden 
B) England 
C) France

Question 8

What is Dutch realism?

Accepted Answer

Dutch Realism, particularly prominent in

Question 9

With whose work did the artistic movement Mannerism reach its peak?

Accepted Answer

A) Fra Angelico 
B) El Greco 
C) Peter Paul Rubens 
A) Fra Angelico 
B) El Greco 
C) Peter Paul Rubens

Question 10

The witchcraft hysteria began to subside by the mid-seventeenth century for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) A tempering of religious passions in the wake of religious wars 
B) The growing willingness of magistrates to accept the conditions generated by trials of witches 
C) The destabilization of governments after a period of calm 
A) A tempering of religious passions in the wake of religious wars 
B) The growing willingness of magistrates to accept the conditions generated by trials of witches 
C) The destabilization of governments after a period of calm

Question 11

Absolutism means which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The real power in any state must be religious and exercised by the church. 
B) Ultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right. 
C) Subordinate powers have an absolute right to overrule the king on conducting the affairs of state. 
A) The real power in any state must be religious and exercised by the church. 
B) Ultimate authority rests solely in the hands of a king who rules by divine right. 
C) Subordinate powers have an absolute right to overrule the king on conducting the affairs of state.

Question 12

Where did most of the fighting during the Thirty Years' War take place?

Accepted Answer

A) The Mediterranean islands 
B) Sweden 
C) Germanic lands 
A) The Mediterranean islands 
B) Sweden 
C) Germanic lands

Question 13

John Locke was responsible for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Writing the Petition of Right 
B) Authoring Leviathan 
C) A political work called Two Treatises of Government 
A) Writing the Petition of Right 
B) Authoring Leviathan 
C) A political work called Two Treatises of Government

Question 14

Which was a stronger force in early modern English politics: opposition to Catholicism or opposition to absolutist monarchs? Why?

Accepted Answer

In early modern English politics, both o

Question 15

How had the idea of divine right monarchy come out of other conflicts between royals and nobles? Did this new doctrine resolve the conflict? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The idea of divine right monarchy emerge

Question 16

Which of the following was a result of the Peace of Westphalia of 1648?

Accepted Answer

A) The German population was to be converted to Catholicism. 
B) All German states could choose their own religions, except for Calvinism. 
C) German states were allowed to determine their religion. 
A) The German population was to be converted to Catholicism. 
B) All German states could choose their own religions, except for Calvinism. 
C) German states were allowed to determine their religion.

Question 17

What effect did the Thirty Years' War have on Scandinavia?

Accepted Answer

The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) was a

Question 18

How is Jacques Bossuet's Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture best described?

Accepted Answer

A) It rejected as ungodly Louis XIV's system of absolute rule. 
B) It was the fundamental seventeenth-century statement of divine-right monarchy. 
C) It stressed that a limited monarchy with representative bodies was the most divine form of human government. 
A) It rejected as ungodly Louis XIV's system of absolute rule. 
B) It was the fundamental seventeenth-century statement of divine-right monarchy. 
C) It stressed that a limited monarchy with representative bodies was the most divine form of human government.

Question 19

On what points do Hobbes and Locke agree? On what points do they differ? Which are you more persuaded by?

Accepted Answer

Hobbes and Locke, two influential politi

Question 20

Gustavus Adolphus, who led the Lutheran armies in the Thirty Years' War until he was killed at Lützen, was king of which state?

Accepted Answer

A) Poland 
B) Sweden 
C) Denmark 
A) Poland 
B) Sweden 
C) Denmark

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

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

Thomas Hobbes held which of the following positions?

How crucial was Dutch economic strength to the creation and maintenance of the new limited monarchy? Why?

Why did Europeans suddenly grow concerned about witches?

The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn was noted for which of the following?

Describe the impact of Cardinal Mazarin's policies.

Following the Thirty Years' War, which country became dominant in Europe?

What is Dutch realism?

With whose work did the artistic movement Mannerism reach its peak?

The witchcraft hysteria began to subside by the mid-seventeenth century for which of the following reasons?

Absolutism means which of the following?

Where did most of the fighting during the Thirty Years' War take place?

John Locke was responsible for which of the following?

Which was a stronger force in early modern English politics: opposition to Catholicism or opposition to absolutist monarchs? Why?

How had the idea of divine right monarchy come out of other conflicts between royals and nobles? Did this new doctrine resolve the conflict? Why or why not?

Which of the following was a result of the Peace of Westphalia of 1648?

What effect did the Thirty Years' War have on Scandinavia?

How is Jacques Bossuet's Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture best described?

On what points do Hobbes and Locke agree? On what points do they differ? Which are you more persuaded by?

Gustavus Adolphus, who led the Lutheran armies in the Thirty Years' War until he was killed at Lützen, was king of which state?

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