Question 1

The average western peasant or artisan owned about how many times more ?things? than his or her counterpart in southeastern Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  five 
C)  eight 
D)  three 
A)  10 
B)  five 
C)  eight 
D)  three

Question 2

Which country did Louis XIV rule?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  France 
C)  England 
D)  Belgium 
A)  Spain 
B)  France 
C)  England 
D)  Belgium

Question 3

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the reason why Luther picked up widespread support among the German elite?

Accepted Answer

A)  Luther proposed moving the papacy from Rome to Germany. 
B)  Luther?s support for a more centralized German government under the control of the Holy Roman Emperor struck a responsive chord in German nationalism. 
C)  German princes who turned Protestant could increase their independence from the emperor, seize church lands, and control the church in their territories. 
D)  Luther proposed that indulgences should be collected by the Holy Roman Emperor instead of the pope. 
A)  Luther proposed moving the papacy from Rome to Germany. 
B)  Luther?s support for a more centralized German government under the control of the Holy Roman Emperor struck a responsive chord in German nationalism. 
C)  German princes who turned Protestant could increase their independence from the emperor, seize church lands, and control the church in their territories. 
D)  Luther proposed that indulgences should be collected by the Holy Roman Emperor instead of the pope.

Question 4

The monarch most associated with absolute monarchy was

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles I of England. 
B)  Frederick William of Prussia. 
C)  William of Orange of the Netherlands. 
D)  Louis XIV of France. 
A)  Charles I of England. 
B)  Frederick William of Prussia. 
C)  William of Orange of the Netherlands. 
D)  Louis XIV of France.

Question 5

Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the view of Deists?

Accepted Answer

A)  While there may be a divinity, its role is only to set natural laws in motion. 
B)  God can be found in all elements of creation, whether plant, animal, or mineral. 
C)  The authority of the church is paramount, and all political power is derived from divine sanction. 
D)  The institutional church has failed Western society, and it is necessary for the reestablishment of the church through new institutions founded by the state. 
A)  While there may be a divinity, its role is only to set natural laws in motion. 
B)  God can be found in all elements of creation, whether plant, animal, or mineral. 
C)  The authority of the church is paramount, and all political power is derived from divine sanction. 
D)  The institutional church has failed Western society, and it is necessary for the reestablishment of the church through new institutions founded by the state.

Question 6

What determined the age of marriage for many people in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  The occupation of the husband 
B)  Access to real property 
C)  The approval of the church 
D)  Securing license to marry from the government 
A)  The occupation of the husband 
B)  Access to real property 
C)  The approval of the church 
D)  Securing license to marry from the government

Question 7

How did the Enlightenment effect changes in popular outlook?

Accepted Answer

Belief in human perfectibility, applicat

Question 8

The aftermath of the Scientific Revolution spilled over into a new intellectual movement in the 18th century called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Renaissance. 
B)  Enlightenment. 
C)  Great Awakening. 
D)  Risorgimento. 
A)  Renaissance. 
B)  Enlightenment. 
C)  Great Awakening. 
D)  Risorgimento.

Question 9

Which of the following was NOT a basic principle of the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Society?s goals should center on improvements in material and social life. 
B)  Religions that relied on faith or refused to tolerate diversity were wrong. 
C)  If people were not controlled, general social decline was inevitable. 
D)  Human beings are naturally good and can be educated to be better. 
A)  Society?s goals should center on improvements in material and social life. 
B)  Religions that relied on faith or refused to tolerate diversity were wrong. 
C)  If people were not controlled, general social decline was inevitable. 
D)  Human beings are naturally good and can be educated to be better.

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Thirty Years War?

Accepted Answer

A)  It reduced German prosperity and power for a full century 
B)  The treaty that ended the war established Spain as the principal power of western Europe 
C)  The treaty that ended the war granted political independence to the Protestant Netherlands 
D)  Some princely states in Germany chose one religion, some another 
A)  It reduced German prosperity and power for a full century 
B)  The treaty that ended the war established Spain as the principal power of western Europe 
C)  The treaty that ended the war granted political independence to the Protestant Netherlands 
D)  Some princely states in Germany chose one religion, some another

Question 11

The theological foundation of Jean Calvin?s Protestantism was

Accepted Answer

A)  the doctrine of penance. 
B)  iconodulism. 
C)  predestination. 
D)  solipsism. 
A)  the doctrine of penance. 
B)  iconodulism. 
C)  predestination. 
D)  solipsism.

Question 12

Where was the basic structure of absolute monarchy developed outside of France?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Netherlands 
B)  Britain 
C)  Italy 
D)  Prussia 
A)  The Netherlands 
B)  Britain 
C)  Italy 
D)  Prussia

Question 13

Which of the following accounts in part for the decline of the Italian Renaissance ca. 1500?

Accepted Answer

A)  Routes through Russia to the East undercut the Italian monopoly of trade. 
B)  The creation of a single nation-state in northern Italy sapped the vitality of artistic patronage. 
C)  French and Spanish monarchs invaded the peninsula, cutting down on political independence. 
D)  Much of Italy was conquered by the Ottoman Turks. 
A)  Routes through Russia to the East undercut the Italian monopoly of trade. 
B)  The creation of a single nation-state in northern Italy sapped the vitality of artistic patronage. 
C)  French and Spanish monarchs invaded the peninsula, cutting down on political independence. 
D)  Much of Italy was conquered by the Ottoman Turks.

Question 14

What was the European-style family pattern that emerged in the 15th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Extended families, early marriage ages 
B)  Nuclear families, early marriage ages 
C)  Extended families, late marriage ages 
D)  Nuclear families, late marriage ages 
A)  Extended families, early marriage ages 
B)  Nuclear families, early marriage ages 
C)  Extended families, late marriage ages 
D)  Nuclear families, late marriage ages

Question 15

Compare and contrast the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution.

Accepted Answer

Renaissance emphasized literary and arti

Question 16

Johannes Gutenberg was responsible for

Accepted Answer

A)  the unification of the Holy Roman Empire in 1537. 
B)  the construction of Wittenberg cathedral during the 15th century. 
C)  the defeat of the Catholic forces during the Thirty Years War. 
D)  the invention of movable type in the West. 
A)  the unification of the Holy Roman Empire in 1537. 
B)  the construction of Wittenberg cathedral during the 15th century. 
C)  the defeat of the Catholic forces during the Thirty Years War. 
D)  the invention of movable type in the West.

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT a religious proposition advanced by Martin Luther?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sale of indulgence, or grants of salvation, for money was wrong 
B)  Only faith could gain salvation 
C)  Monasticism was wrong 
D)  Priests should practice celibacy 
A)  Sale of indulgence, or grants of salvation, for money was wrong 
B)  Only faith could gain salvation 
C)  Monasticism was wrong 
D)  Priests should practice celibacy

Question 18

Which of the following statements most accurately describes a change in popular mentality as a result of the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protestants were more likely to credit miracles or divine interruptions in nature?s course. 
B)  Protestant churches, as physical structures, were more closely connected to market activities in the cities, encouraging the idea that religion and daily life were related. 
C)  Protestants and Catholics considered the family in more positive terms not simply as an institution necessary because of human lust. 
D)  Religious change tended to discourage the growth of literacy in the era following the Protestant Reformation. 
A)  Protestants were more likely to credit miracles or divine interruptions in nature?s course. 
B)  Protestant churches, as physical structures, were more closely connected to market activities in the cities, encouraging the idea that religion and daily life were related. 
C)  Protestants and Catholics considered the family in more positive terms not simply as an institution necessary because of human lust. 
D)  Religious change tended to discourage the growth of literacy in the era following the Protestant Reformation.

Question 19

Which of the following statements concerning Italian humanism is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humanists focused on humankind as the center of intellectual and artistic endeavor. 
B)  Humanists attacked Christianity as rife with superstition and witchcraft. 
C)  Humanists carved out new literary styles without reference to classical or medieval models. 
D)  Humanists emphasized the corporate and communal aspects of human society. 
A)  Humanists focused on humankind as the center of intellectual and artistic endeavor. 
B)  Humanists attacked Christianity as rife with superstition and witchcraft. 
C)  Humanists carved out new literary styles without reference to classical or medieval models. 
D)  Humanists emphasized the corporate and communal aspects of human society.

Question 20

The religious wars that followed the Protestant Reformation led generally to

Accepted Answer

A)  the restoration of Catholic unity. 
B)  the establishment of Protestant dominance. 
C)  a limited acceptance of the idea of religious pluralism. 
D)  the end of the involvement of the state in religion. 
A)  the restoration of Catholic unity. 
B)  the establishment of Protestant dominance. 
C)  a limited acceptance of the idea of religious pluralism. 
D)  the end of the involvement of the state in religion.

Exam 22: The Transformation of the West, 1450-1750

The average western peasant or artisan owned about how many times more ?things? than his or her counterpart in southeastern Europe?

Which country did Louis XIV rule?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the reason why Luther picked up widespread support among the German elite?

The monarch most associated with absolute monarchy was

Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the view of Deists?

What determined the age of marriage for many people in Europe?

How did the Enlightenment effect changes in popular outlook?

The aftermath of the Scientific Revolution spilled over into a new intellectual movement in the 18th century called the

Which of the following was NOT a basic principle of the Enlightenment?

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Thirty Years War?

The theological foundation of Jean Calvin?s Protestantism was

Where was the basic structure of absolute monarchy developed outside of France?

Which of the following accounts in part for the decline of the Italian Renaissance ca. 1500?

What was the European-style family pattern that emerged in the 15th century?

Compare and contrast the Renaissance and the Scientific Revolution.

Johannes Gutenberg was responsible for

Which of the following was NOT a religious proposition advanced by Martin Luther?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes a change in popular mentality as a result of the Protestant Reformation?

Which of the following statements concerning Italian humanism is most accurate?

The religious wars that followed the Protestant Reformation led generally to

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