Question 1

Russian society in the seventeenth century

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A) witnessed the reign of Ivan the Terrible. 
B) witnessed profound religious reforms in the Russian Orthodox church. 
C) was characterized by a highly oppressive system of serfdom. 
D) saw the rise of the merchant class to power. 
E) saw the end of serfdom and the emergence of a prosperous free peasantry. 
A) witnessed the reign of Ivan the Terrible. 
B) witnessed profound religious reforms in the Russian Orthodox church. 
C) was characterized by a highly oppressive system of serfdom. 
D) saw the rise of the merchant class to power. 
E) saw the end of serfdom and the emergence of a prosperous free peasantry.

Question 2

The Austrian monarchy never became a highly centralized, absolutist state, in part because it included too many different national groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Thomas Hobbes

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A) felt that humans were suited best to be in a pristine state of nature, without government interference. 
B) stated that human nature was animalistic, and needed a strong government to maintain social order. 
C) was a firm believer in democracy. 
D) said that the best form of government was a theocracy. 
E) argued in favor of revolution when the ruler violated religious doctrines. 
A) felt that humans were suited best to be in a pristine state of nature, without government interference. 
B) stated that human nature was animalistic, and needed a strong government to maintain social order. 
C) was a firm believer in democracy. 
D) said that the best form of government was a theocracy. 
E) argued in favor of revolution when the ruler violated religious doctrines.

Question 4

Louis XIV used his palace at Versailles to

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A) dominate the nobility and display his grandeur. 
B) pursue his interest in scientific experimentation. 
C) cultivate luxury crops and enhance royal revenue. 
D) get away from politics and spend time with his family. 
E) provide a spiritual sanctuary from a troubled world. 
A) dominate the nobility and display his grandeur. 
B) pursue his interest in scientific experimentation. 
C) cultivate luxury crops and enhance royal revenue. 
D) get away from politics and spend time with his family. 
E) provide a spiritual sanctuary from a troubled world.

Question 5

Peter the Great's ambition was to make Russia more like

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A) Austria. 
B) Poland. 
C) Prussia. 
D) its former self. 
E) western Europe. 
A) Austria. 
B) Poland. 
C) Prussia. 
D) its former self. 
E) western Europe.

Question 6

What role did court life at Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV playing in enhancing royal power?

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Court life at Versailles during the reig

Question 7

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

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A) peasants. 
B) clergy. 
C) nobility. 
D) urban workers. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) peasants. 
B) clergy. 
C) nobility. 
D) urban workers. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 8

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, by the beginning of the eighteenth century, Parliament possessed supreme political authority in Britain and the monarch had become merely a figurehead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the seventeenth century the prominence of the Dutch Republic as a great power

Accepted Answer

A) stemmed from its domination of Mediterranean trade. 
B) was supported by economic prosperity. 
C) was a result of the ejection of the House of Orange from political power in 1581. 
D) came to an abrupt end when the Dutch Republic was soundly defeated by the Spanish Netherlands 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) stemmed from its domination of Mediterranean trade. 
B) was supported by economic prosperity. 
C) was a result of the ejection of the House of Orange from political power in 1581. 
D) came to an abrupt end when the Dutch Republic was soundly defeated by the Spanish Netherlands 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 10

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

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A) a tempering of religious passions in the wake of religious wars. 
B) the growing unwillingness of magistrates to accept the conditions generated by trials of witches. 
C) the stabilization of governments after a period of crisis. 
D) the questioning of traditional attitudes toward religion. 
E) the passage of laws recognizing the equality of women in European society. 
A) a tempering of religious passions in the wake of religious wars. 
B) the growing unwillingness of magistrates to accept the conditions generated by trials of witches. 
C) the stabilization of governments after a period of crisis. 
D) the questioning of traditional attitudes toward religion. 
E) the passage of laws recognizing the equality of women in European society.

Question 11

The artistic movement Mannerism reached its peak with the work of

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A) Fra Angelico. 
B) Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 
C) Peter Paul Rubens. 
D) El Greco. 
E) Rembrandt van Rijn. 
A) Fra Angelico. 
B) Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 
C) Peter Paul Rubens. 
D) El Greco. 
E) Rembrandt van Rijn.

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

Russian society in the seventeenth century

The Austrian monarchy never became a highly centralized, absolutist state, in part because it included too many different national groups.

Thomas Hobbes

Louis XIV used his palace at Versailles to

Peter the Great's ambition was to make Russia more like

What role did court life at Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV playing in enhancing royal power?

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

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, by the beginning of the eighteenth century, Parliament possessed supreme political authority in Britain and the monarch had become merely a figurehead.

In the seventeenth century the prominence of the Dutch Republic as a great power

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

The artistic movement Mannerism reached its peak with the work of

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