Question 1

What was the result of Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau?

Accepted Answer

A) It created new ranks of intendants to govern various regions of France. 
B) It revoked the earlier Edict of Nantes, curtailed the rights of French Protestants, and caused thousands of highly skilled Huguenot to flee the country. 
C) It established new standards of court etiquette and was intended to diminish the power of great nobles. 
A) It created new ranks of intendants to govern various regions of France. 
B) It revoked the earlier Edict of Nantes, curtailed the rights of French Protestants, and caused thousands of highly skilled Huguenot to flee the country. 
C) It established new standards of court etiquette and was intended to diminish the power of great nobles.

Question 2

Cardinal Richelieu understood that, in Louis XIV's France, the most important roadblock to building a strong monarchy was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) The rising cost of warfare 
B) The power of the church 
C) Resistance by the great nobles 
A) The rising cost of warfare 
B) The power of the church 
C) Resistance by the great nobles

Question 3

Louis XIV restructured the administration of the French government by all EXCEPT which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Personally dominating the actions of his ministers and secretaries 
B) Removing the central policy-making machinery of government from his own court and household 
C) Making the court a main arena where rival aristocratic factions jockeyed for power 
A) Personally dominating the actions of his ministers and secretaries 
B) Removing the central policy-making machinery of government from his own court and household 
C) Making the court a main arena where rival aristocratic factions jockeyed for power

Question 4

Why did the English Commonwealth not last longer than 20 years?

Accepted Answer

The English Commonwealth, also known as

Question 5

The Fronde, an uprising in France that nearly overthrew Louis XIV early in his reign, was a revolt of which part of French society?

Accepted Answer

A) Peasants 
B) Clergy 
C) Nobility 
A) Peasants 
B) Clergy 
C) Nobility

Question 6

Russian society in the seventeenth century experienced which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Endless civil wars during the reign of Ivan IV the Terrible 
B) Profound religious reforms in the Russian Orthodox Church 
C) A highly oppressive system of serfdom 
A) Endless civil wars during the reign of Ivan IV the Terrible 
B) Profound religious reforms in the Russian Orthodox Church 
C) A highly oppressive system of serfdom

Question 7

How had the English monarchy been changed by the time of James II's accession?

Accepted Answer

By the time of James II's accession, the

Question 8

How are the Baroque movement, French classicism, and Dutch realism different from one another?

Accepted Answer

The Baroque movement, French classicism,

Question 9

Which of the following was the chief reason for the wars of Louis XIV?

Accepted Answer

A) To reduce the power of the Habsburgs 
B) His desire to insure the dominance of France in all Europe 
C) To destroy the commercial superiority of the Dutch 
A) To reduce the power of the Habsburgs 
B) His desire to insure the dominance of France in all Europe 
C) To destroy the commercial superiority of the Dutch

Question 10

The "Glorious Revolution" in 1688 in England was significant for which of the following reasons?

Accepted Answer

A) It restored Charles II and the Stuart dynasty to power. 
B) It bloodlessly deposed James II in favor of William of Orange. 
C) It returned England to a Catholic commonwealth. 
A) It restored Charles II and the Stuart dynasty to power. 
B) It bloodlessly deposed James II in favor of William of Orange. 
C) It returned England to a Catholic commonwealth.

Question 11

The French playwright Moliére is noted for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Writing Tartuffe 
B) Perfecting neoclassical tragedy 
C) Defending French religious and social customs 
A) Writing Tartuffe 
B) Perfecting neoclassical tragedy 
C) Defending French religious and social customs

Question 12

How are the economic policies of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's controller general of finances, best described?

Accepted Answer

A) They were noted for their innovation and originality. 
B) They used new accounting practices to take the tax burden off the peasants. 
C) They were based on the economic theory of mercantilism. 
A) They were noted for their innovation and originality. 
B) They used new accounting practices to take the tax burden off the peasants. 
C) They were based on the economic theory of mercantilism.

Question 13

What was the result of the Peace of Westphalia?

Accepted Answer

The Peace of Westphalia refers to the se

Question 14

What role did the military play in European states?

Accepted Answer

The military played a significant role i

Question 15

Describe the Baroque movement.

Accepted Answer

The Baroque movement was a period in Wes

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

What was the result of Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau?

Cardinal Richelieu understood that, in Louis XIV's France, the most important roadblock to building a strong monarchy was which of the following?

Louis XIV restructured the administration of the French government by all EXCEPT which of the following?

Why did the English Commonwealth not last longer than 20 years?

The Fronde, an uprising in France that nearly overthrew Louis XIV early in his reign, was a revolt of which part of French society?

Russian society in the seventeenth century experienced which of the following?

How had the English monarchy been changed by the time of James II's accession?

How are the Baroque movement, French classicism, and Dutch realism different from one another?

Which of the following was the chief reason for the wars of Louis XIV?

The "Glorious Revolution" in 1688 in England was significant for which of the following reasons?

The French playwright Moliére is noted for which of the following?

How are the economic policies of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis XIV's controller general of finances, best described?

What was the result of the Peace of Westphalia?

What role did the military play in European states?

Describe the Baroque movement.

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