Question 1

After 1700, when a branch of the Bourbon family succeeded the Habsburgs to the throne of Spain, Spain:

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A)  suffered increasingly from economic decline. 
B)  was increasingly isolated from the rest of Europe. 
C)  experienced more efficient administration. 
D)  became more decentralized as the estates of Aragon and Valencia acquired more autonomy from Madrid. 
A)  suffered increasingly from economic decline. 
B)  was increasingly isolated from the rest of Europe. 
C)  experienced more efficient administration. 
D)  became more decentralized as the estates of Aragon and Valencia acquired more autonomy from Madrid.

Question 2

In the context of commerce and industry, which of the following is true of Europe in the eighteenth century?

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A)  Urbanization was the greatest sign of economic advancement. 
B)  Agriculture was the greatest single industry and source of wealth. 
C)  Most industry was carried on in large cities rather than in the country. 
D)  Russia was the chief industrial center of Europe. 
A)  Urbanization was the greatest sign of economic advancement. 
B)  Agriculture was the greatest single industry and source of wealth. 
C)  Most industry was carried on in large cities rather than in the country. 
D)  Russia was the chief industrial center of Europe.

Question 3

All of the following are true of the eighteenth-century British parliament except:

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A)  only the wealthy or those whom they supported could sit in it. 
B)  some seats in parliament were bought and sold. 
C)  parliament was an honest and efficient form of government. 
D)  parliament was not elected according to democratic principles. 
A)  only the wealthy or those whom they supported could sit in it. 
B)  some seats in parliament were bought and sold. 
C)  parliament was an honest and efficient form of government. 
D)  parliament was not elected according to democratic principles.

Question 4

Which of the following bulked larger than Asia in the eighteenth-century trade of western Europe?

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A)  Australia and the Pacific 
B)  Eastern Europe 
C)  The Americas and the West Indies 
D)  The African continent 
A)  Australia and the Pacific 
B)  Eastern Europe 
C)  The Americas and the West Indies 
D)  The African continent

Question 5

In the eighteenth century, foreign trade was important to Great Britain and France because:

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A)  the largest enterprises were active in it. 
B)  the greatest commercial fortunes were made in it. 
C)  the most capital was accumulated from it. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  the largest enterprises were active in it. 
B)  the greatest commercial fortunes were made in it. 
C)  the most capital was accumulated from it. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 6

In the eighteenth century, class distinctions:

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A)  became more blurred. 
B)  became sharper. 
C)  remained equivalent to the class distinctions of the seventeenth century. 
D)  had no relevance for the average person. 
A)  became more blurred. 
B)  became sharper. 
C)  remained equivalent to the class distinctions of the seventeenth century. 
D)  had no relevance for the average person.

Question 7

The Whigs resisted the return of the Stuarts because James III would:

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A)  undo the principles of the Glorious Revolution. 
B)  repudiate the governmental debts contracted by his enemies. 
C)  restore the principle of divine right. 
D)  All of these are correct. 
A)  undo the principles of the Glorious Revolution. 
B)  repudiate the governmental debts contracted by his enemies. 
C)  restore the principle of divine right. 
D)  All of these are correct.

Question 8

In the aftermath of the bubbles, _____.

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A)  France instituted the sinking fund, while England repudiated much of its debt 
B)  England instituted the sinking fund, while France repudiated much of its debt 
C)  England and France lost the ability to fund their national debts 
D)  England was handicapped in its foreign policy and its wars 
A)  France instituted the sinking fund, while England repudiated much of its debt 
B)  England instituted the sinking fund, while France repudiated much of its debt 
C)  England and France lost the ability to fund their national debts 
D)  England was handicapped in its foreign policy and its wars

Question 9

Analyze the imperial conflict between Great Britain and France during the period 1714-1763 (the end of the War of the Spanish Succession to the end of the Seven Years' War).

Accepted Answer

The imperial conflict between Great Brit

Question 10

All of the following are true of carnivals, an important feature of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century popular culture, except:

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A)  they went on for several weeks preceding Christmas. 
B)  they allowed opportunities to defy custom. 
C)  they allowed opportunities to ridicule authority. 
D)  they were times of general merrymaking and foolery. 
A)  they went on for several weeks preceding Christmas. 
B)  they allowed opportunities to defy custom. 
C)  they allowed opportunities to ridicule authority. 
D)  they were times of general merrymaking and foolery.

Question 11

What were the parallels between the War of the Austrian Succession and past conflicts in the same region?

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The War of the Austrian Succession had s

Question 12

The increase of Europe's wealth in the 1700s was primarily brought about by the:

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A)  methods of commercial capitalism and handicraft industry. 
B)  steam engine and power-driven machinery. 
C)  growth of large factories and great manufacturing cities. 
D)  steam engine and power-driven machinery and growth of large factories and great manufacturing cities. 
A)  methods of commercial capitalism and handicraft industry. 
B)  steam engine and power-driven machinery. 
C)  growth of large factories and great manufacturing cities. 
D)  steam engine and power-driven machinery and growth of large factories and great manufacturing cities.

Question 13

What were the advantages and disadvantages of cabinet government?

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The cabinet government system has severa

Question 14

The richest of all the world's sugar-supplying colonies was _____.

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A)  Jamaica 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Saint-Domingue 
D)  St. Kitts 
A)  Jamaica 
B)  Cuba 
C)  Saint-Domingue 
D)  St. Kitts

Question 15

In eighteenth-century England, the Whig and Tory parties:

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A)  ceased to have much meaning after 1714. 
B)  became more important for the system of modern political parties. 
C)  took opposing positions toward the crown. 
D)  had little influence in the early decades but later became ideological rivals. 
A)  ceased to have much meaning after 1714. 
B)  became more important for the system of modern political parties. 
C)  took opposing positions toward the crown. 
D)  had little influence in the early decades but later became ideological rivals.

Question 16

What factors gave Britain and France the upper hand in the commercial rivalry of the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

There were several factors that gave Bri

Question 17

How did the lower or non-property-owning classes make their influence felt in western European politics during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

During the seventeenth and eighteenth ce

Question 18

Discuss the most significant differences between elite culture and popular culture in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Was the gap between them narrowing or widening by the eighteenth century? Why?

Accepted Answer

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centur

Question 19

The fundamental reason for the triumph of the British over the French in South Asia was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Clive's tactics. 
B)  the series of alliances with native rulers. 
C)  British sea power. 
D)  the greater economic advantages which the British East India Company offered to the average Indian. 
A)  Robert Clive's tactics. 
B)  the series of alliances with native rulers. 
C)  British sea power. 
D)  the greater economic advantages which the British East India Company offered to the average Indian.

Question 20

Compare and contrast the personalities and policies of Frederick the Great and Maria Theresa. Who achieved more for his/her people?

Accepted Answer

Frederick the Great and Maria Theresa we

Exam 7: The Global Struggle for Wealth and Empire

After 1700, when a branch of the Bourbon family succeeded the Habsburgs to the throne of Spain, Spain:

In the context of commerce and industry, which of the following is true of Europe in the eighteenth century?

All of the following are true of the eighteenth-century British parliament except:

Which of the following bulked larger than Asia in the eighteenth-century trade of western Europe?

In the eighteenth century, foreign trade was important to Great Britain and France because:

In the eighteenth century, class distinctions:

The Whigs resisted the return of the Stuarts because James III would:

In the aftermath of the bubbles, _____.

Analyze the imperial conflict between Great Britain and France during the period 1714-1763 (the end of the War of the Spanish Succession to the end of the Seven Years' War).

All of the following are true of carnivals, an important feature of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century popular culture, except:

What were the parallels between the War of the Austrian Succession and past conflicts in the same region?

The increase of Europe's wealth in the 1700s was primarily brought about by the:

What were the advantages and disadvantages of cabinet government?

The richest of all the world's sugar-supplying colonies was _____.

In eighteenth-century England, the Whig and Tory parties:

What factors gave Britain and France the upper hand in the commercial rivalry of the eighteenth century?

How did the lower or non-property-owning classes make their influence felt in western European politics during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

Discuss the most significant differences between elite culture and popular culture in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Was the gap between them narrowing or widening by the eighteenth century? Why?

The fundamental reason for the triumph of the British over the French in South Asia was:

Compare and contrast the personalities and policies of Frederick the Great and Maria Theresa. Who achieved more for his/her people?

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