Question 1

What was the political impact of Calvinism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Due to the location of the center of Calvinism in Switzerland, most governments that accepted the new religion were city-states. 
B)  Because of the insistence of Calvinism of the acceptance of a single ecclesiastical authority, Calvinism spread rapidly among the absolute monarchies. 
C)  Calvinism was regarded as so potentially revolutionary that it failed to find a foothold outside of Germany. 
D)  Calvinists sought the participation of all believers in church administration, which had the political implications of encouraging the idea of a wider access to government. 
A)  Due to the location of the center of Calvinism in Switzerland, most governments that accepted the new religion were city-states. 
B)  Because of the insistence of Calvinism of the acceptance of a single ecclesiastical authority, Calvinism spread rapidly among the absolute monarchies. 
C)  Calvinism was regarded as so potentially revolutionary that it failed to find a foothold outside of Germany. 
D)  Calvinists sought the participation of all believers in church administration, which had the political implications of encouraging the idea of a wider access to government.

Question 2

What was one of the primary differences between the Northern and Italian Renaissances?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Northern Renaissance occurred a century earlier than the Italian Renaissance. 
B)  Northern humanists focused more on religion than their Italian counterparts. 
C)  There were no major literary figures in the Northern Renaissance. 
D)  The Northern Renaissance did not make use of the classical languages typical of the Italian Renaissance. 
A)  The Northern Renaissance occurred a century earlier than the Italian Renaissance. 
B)  Northern humanists focused more on religion than their Italian counterparts. 
C)  There were no major literary figures in the Northern Renaissance. 
D)  The Northern Renaissance did not make use of the classical languages typical of the Italian Renaissance.

Question 3

In what ways was Western Europe in 1750 different from the medieval West?

Accepted Answer

Economy more commercialized, development

Question 4

Which of the following sequences lists the major developments of Western civilization in proper sequence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protestant Reformation, Renaissance, absolute monarchy, Enlightenment 
B)  Absolute monarchy, Renaissance, Enlightenment, Protestant Reformation 
C)  Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, absolute monarchy, Enlightenment 
D)  Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, Enlightenment, absolute monarchy 
A)  Protestant Reformation, Renaissance, absolute monarchy, Enlightenment 
B)  Absolute monarchy, Renaissance, Enlightenment, Protestant Reformation 
C)  Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, absolute monarchy, Enlightenment 
D)  Renaissance, Protestant Reformation, Enlightenment, absolute monarchy

Question 5

Which of the following areas was NOT successfully defended by the Catholic Reformation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Netherlands 
B)  Poland 
C)  Southern Europe 
D)  Hungary 
A)  The Netherlands 
B)  Poland 
C)  Southern Europe 
D)  Hungary

Question 6

The Edict of Nantes, issued in France in 1598,

Accepted Answer

A)  granted tolerance to Protestants and helped end the French civil wars of religion. 
B)  established Calvinism as the state religion of France. 
C)  decreed the abolition of Protestantism in France. 
D)  declared war against the Lutheran princes of Germany. 
A)  granted tolerance to Protestants and helped end the French civil wars of religion. 
B)  established Calvinism as the state religion of France. 
C)  decreed the abolition of Protestantism in France. 
D)  declared war against the Lutheran princes of Germany.

Question 7

In what ways did the commercial revolution of the 16th century change the social structure of the West?

Accepted Answer

Produced proletariat, people without acc

Question 8

Adam Smith?s economic theory advocated

Accepted Answer

A)  government intervention in order to control the flow of bullion through extensive tariff systems. 
B)  the use of a controlled money supply as a means of limiting inflation. 
C)  that governments avoid regulation in favor of the operation of individual initiative and market forces. 
D)  the institution of state-controlled guilds to fix standards of production and wages. 
A)  government intervention in order to control the flow of bullion through extensive tariff systems. 
B)  the use of a controlled money supply as a means of limiting inflation. 
C)  that governments avoid regulation in favor of the operation of individual initiative and market forces. 
D)  the institution of state-controlled guilds to fix standards of production and wages.

Question 9

Which of the following changes associated with treatment of children was associated with the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents became more interested in freer movement and greater interaction for young children. 
B)  Physical discipline of children to encourage their development became more common. 
C)  Swaddling of infants continued as a means of protecting infants from injury. 
D)  Childhood was no longer perceived as a stage for learning and growth. 
A)  Parents became more interested in freer movement and greater interaction for young children. 
B)  Physical discipline of children to encourage their development became more common. 
C)  Swaddling of infants continued as a means of protecting infants from injury. 
D)  Childhood was no longer perceived as a stage for learning and growth.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about the Renaissance is NOT accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Renaissance challenged medieval intellectual values and styles. 
B)  The Renaissance sketched brasher spirit that may have helped create a new Western interest in exploring. 
C)  The Renaissance failed to develop any new ideas concerning political organization. 
D)  The Renaissance was built on a more commercialized economy. 
A)  The Renaissance challenged medieval intellectual values and styles. 
B)  The Renaissance sketched brasher spirit that may have helped create a new Western interest in exploring. 
C)  The Renaissance failed to develop any new ideas concerning political organization. 
D)  The Renaissance was built on a more commercialized economy.

Question 11

Where did the Renaissance first develop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy 
B)  Holland 
C)  England 
D)  Spain 
A)  Italy 
B)  Holland 
C)  England 
D)  Spain

Question 12

What was the church established by Henry VIII in England?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lutheran 
B)  Calvinism 
C)  Jesuit 
D)  Anglican 
A)  Lutheran 
B)  Calvinism 
C)  Jesuit 
D)  Anglican

Question 13

Who is generally credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation in 1517?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Calvin 
B)  Henry VIII 
C)  Ignatius Loyola 
D)  Martin Luther 
A)  Jean Calvin 
B)  Henry VIII 
C)  Ignatius Loyola 
D)  Martin Luther

Question 14

Which of the following was NOT a participant in the 15th century Italian Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

A)  Michelangelo 
B)  Leonardo da Vinci 
C)  Niccolo Machiavelli 
D)  Giotto 
A)  Michelangelo 
B)  Leonardo da Vinci 
C)  Niccolo Machiavelli 
D)  Giotto

Question 15

Which of the following statements concerning mid-18th century Western society is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agricultural changes, commercialism, and manufacturing had combined to produce a rapidly growing population in the West. 
B)  Radical changes in the nature of government resulted in the creation of essentially new political forms. 
C)  As a result of the Enlightenment, established churches no longer were forces to be reckoned with in Western society. 
D)  The spread of domestic manufacturing destroyed the traditional habits and family patterns of earlier Europe. 
A)  Agricultural changes, commercialism, and manufacturing had combined to produce a rapidly growing population in the West. 
B)  Radical changes in the nature of government resulted in the creation of essentially new political forms. 
C)  As a result of the Enlightenment, established churches no longer were forces to be reckoned with in Western society. 
D)  The spread of domestic manufacturing destroyed the traditional habits and family patterns of earlier Europe.

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

What was the political impact of Calvinism?

What was one of the primary differences between the Northern and Italian Renaissances?

In what ways was Western Europe in 1750 different from the medieval West?

Which of the following sequences lists the major developments of Western civilization in proper sequence?

Which of the following areas was NOT successfully defended by the Catholic Reformation?

The Edict of Nantes, issued in France in 1598,

In what ways did the commercial revolution of the 16th century change the social structure of the West?

Adam Smith?s economic theory advocated

Which of the following changes associated with treatment of children was associated with the Enlightenment?

Which of the following statements about the Renaissance is NOT accurate?

Where did the Renaissance first develop?

What was the church established by Henry VIII in England?

Who is generally credited with initiating the Protestant Reformation in 1517?

Which of the following was NOT a participant in the 15th century Italian Renaissance?

Which of the following statements concerning mid-18th century Western society is most accurate?

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