Question 1

Shakespeare's The Tempest is representative of his third period of writing in which he displays a spirit of reconciliation and peace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Many writers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were as popular,or even more popular,during their lifetimes as William Shakespeare.Modern scholars consider only one of them,_________,to be his equal in artistic vision.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ben Jonson 
B)  Christopher Marlowe 
C)  John Milton 
D)  Alexander Pope 
E)  Jonathan Swift 
A)  Ben Jonson 
B)  Christopher Marlowe 
C)  John Milton 
D)  Alexander Pope 
E)  Jonathan Swift C

Question 3

Roughly half of those accused of witchcraft were men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Most French Protestants were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Calvinists. 
B)  Lutherans. 
C)  Zwinglians. 
D)  Anabaptists. 
E)  Presbyterians. 
A)  Calvinists. 
B)  Lutherans. 
C)  Zwinglians. 
D)  Anabaptists. 
E)  Presbyterians.

Question 5

The English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 was a decisive moment in Western history because:

Accepted Answer

A)  at the time England was western Europe's most powerful nation. 
B)  had the Spanish defeated the English, Protestantism would have defeated Catholicism throughout Europe. 
C)  Queen Elizabeth was married to a Spaniard, who might have seized England as his personal kingdom. 
D)  had Spain conquered England, Sir Francis Drake would never have completed his trip around the world. 
E)  had Spain conquered England, Catholics would have made major inroads against the Protestants. 
A)  at the time England was western Europe's most powerful nation. 
B)  had the Spanish defeated the English, Protestantism would have defeated Catholicism throughout Europe. 
C)  Queen Elizabeth was married to a Spaniard, who might have seized England as his personal kingdom. 
D)  had Spain conquered England, Sir Francis Drake would never have completed his trip around the world. 
E)  had Spain conquered England, Catholics would have made major inroads against the Protestants.

Question 6

The sixteenth-century writer who portrayed lower-class people in a very favorable light was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ben Jonson. 
B)  Christopher Marlowe. 
C)  John Milton. 
D)  William Shakespeare. 
E)  Miguel de Cervantes. 
A)  Ben Jonson. 
B)  Christopher Marlowe. 
C)  John Milton. 
D)  William Shakespeare. 
E)  Miguel de Cervantes.

Question 7

James I mediated the conflicts between Catholics and Protestants by:

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraging Calvinist doctrine generally without modifying the English prayer book. 
B)  encouraging Calvinist doctrine generally but removing Scottish bishops. 
C)  settling Protestants in the northern province of Ulster in Ireland. 
D)  appointing Catholics to government posts and softening the Thirty-Nine Articles. 
E)  encouraging Calvinist doctrine by changing the English Book of Common Prayer. 
A)  encouraging Calvinist doctrine generally without modifying the English prayer book. 
B)  encouraging Calvinist doctrine generally but removing Scottish bishops. 
C)  settling Protestants in the northern province of Ulster in Ireland. 
D)  appointing Catholics to government posts and softening the Thirty-Nine Articles. 
E)  encouraging Calvinist doctrine by changing the English Book of Common Prayer.

Question 8

Jean Bodin's Six Books of the Commonwealth was the first fully developed statement of:

Accepted Answer

A)  republicanism. 
B)  absolute governmental sovereignty. 
C)  divine right kingship. 
D)  religious toleration. 
E)  a theocracy. 
A)  republicanism. 
B)  absolute governmental sovereignty. 
C)  divine right kingship. 
D)  religious toleration. 
E)  a theocracy.

Question 9

Aristocratic women were particularly important supporters of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Catholic forces in the French Wars of Religion. 
B)  the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion. 
C)  the Catholic forces in the Thirty Years' War. 
D)  the Puritan forces in the English Civil War. 
E)  the Protestant forces in the Thirty Years' War. 
A)  the Catholic forces in the French Wars of Religion. 
B)  the Protestant forces in the French Wars of Religion. 
C)  the Catholic forces in the Thirty Years' War. 
D)  the Puritan forces in the English Civil War. 
E)  the Protestant forces in the Thirty Years' War.

Question 10

How did fears of witchcraft reflect the concerns of early modern society?

Accepted Answer

The fears of witchcraft not only reflect

Question 11

What were the effects of the Price Revolution on Europe?

Accepted Answer

The influx of Spanish silver contributed

Question 12

During the revolt of the Netherlands,the Protestant forces of William the Silent were based in the northern part of the country,where the majority of the population was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholic. 
B)  Calvinist. 
C)  Lutheran. 
D)  Anabaptist. 
E)  Presbyterian. 
A)  Catholic. 
B)  Calvinist. 
C)  Lutheran. 
D)  Anabaptist. 
E)  Presbyterian.

Question 13

Oliver Cromwell rose to power in England as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a well-known Puritan preacher. 
B)  the leader, in Parliament, of the opposition to King Charles I. 
C)  the leader of a Presbyterian alliance between the Scots and the English. 
D)  the leader of the parliamentary army. 
E)  the king's military commander against the parliamentary forces. 
A)  a well-known Puritan preacher. 
B)  the leader, in Parliament, of the opposition to King Charles I. 
C)  the leader of a Presbyterian alliance between the Scots and the English. 
D)  the leader of the parliamentary army. 
E)  the king's military commander against the parliamentary forces.

Question 14

To promote the economic development of France,Henry IV did all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  improve the transportation system. 
B)  hand out instructional guides on better farming techniques. 
C)  build factories and encourage new industries. 
D)  open up new silver mines within France. 
E)  support the growth of the woolen cloth industry in France. 
A)  improve the transportation system. 
B)  hand out instructional guides on better farming techniques. 
C)  build factories and encourage new industries. 
D)  open up new silver mines within France. 
E)  support the growth of the woolen cloth industry in France.

Question 15

The Thirty Years' War began when:

Accepted Answer

A)  a Protestant German prince attempted to claim the Spanish throne. 
B)  France, a Catholic country, went to war against the Protestant princes of Germany. 
C)  Sweden, a Protestant country, went to war against the Catholic princes of Germany. 
D)  a Catholic prince became the ruler of a Protestant territory. 
E)  a Protestant prince became the ruler of a Catholic territory. 
A)  a Protestant German prince attempted to claim the Spanish throne. 
B)  France, a Catholic country, went to war against the Protestant princes of Germany. 
C)  Sweden, a Protestant country, went to war against the Catholic princes of Germany. 
D)  a Catholic prince became the ruler of a Protestant territory. 
E)  a Protestant prince became the ruler of a Catholic territory.

Question 16

During the first half of the sixteenth century,northern Europe's leading commercial and financial center was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Paris. 
B)  London. 
C)  Amsterdam. 
D)  Antwerp. 
E)  Vienna. 
A)  Paris. 
B)  London. 
C)  Amsterdam. 
D)  Antwerp. 
E)  Vienna.

Question 17

Which groups in European society benefited most from the Price Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  wage laborers 
B)  peasants 
C)  manufacturers 
D)  merchants and large farmers 
E)  aristocracy 
A)  wage laborers 
B)  peasants 
C)  manufacturers 
D)  merchants and large farmers 
E)  aristocracy

Question 18

The increase in the amount of silver flowing from the Americas to Europe in the sixteenth century is credited with causing or exacerbating:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Price Revolution. 
B)  an increase in poverty. 
C)  the religious wars. 
D)  a rise in taxes. 
E)  all of these 
A)  the Price Revolution. 
B)  an increase in poverty. 
C)  the religious wars. 
D)  a rise in taxes. 
E)  all of these

Question 19

Why was the defeat of the Spanish Armada so pivotal to European state building?

Accepted Answer

The defeat of the Armada was not only pi

Question 20

Baroque painting is considered by many to have found its master in Diego Velázquez with such paintings as:

Accepted Answer

A)  View of Toledo. 
B)  The Maids of Honor. 
C)  Horrors of War. 
D)  The Massacre of the Innocents. 
E)  Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer. 
A)  View of Toledo. 
B)  The Maids of Honor. 
C)  Horrors of War. 
D)  The Massacre of the Innocents. 
E)  Aristotle Contemplating the Bust of Homer.

Exam 14: Religion,Warfare,and Sovereignty: 1540–1660

Shakespeare's The Tempest is representative of his third period of writing in which he displays a spirit of reconciliation and peace.

Many writers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were as popular,or even more popular,during their lifetimes as William Shakespeare.Modern scholars consider only one of them,_________,to be his equal in artistic vision.

Roughly half of those accused of witchcraft were men.

Most French Protestants were:

The English defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 was a decisive moment in Western history because:

The sixteenth-century writer who portrayed lower-class people in a very favorable light was:

James I mediated the conflicts between Catholics and Protestants by:

Jean Bodin's Six Books of the Commonwealth was the first fully developed statement of:

Aristocratic women were particularly important supporters of:

How did fears of witchcraft reflect the concerns of early modern society?

What were the effects of the Price Revolution on Europe?

During the revolt of the Netherlands,the Protestant forces of William the Silent were based in the northern part of the country,where the majority of the population was:

Oliver Cromwell rose to power in England as:

To promote the economic development of France,Henry IV did all of the following EXCEPT:

The Thirty Years' War began when:

During the first half of the sixteenth century,northern Europe's leading commercial and financial center was:

Which groups in European society benefited most from the Price Revolution?

The increase in the amount of silver flowing from the Americas to Europe in the sixteenth century is credited with causing or exacerbating:

Why was the defeat of the Spanish Armada so pivotal to European state building?

Baroque painting is considered by many to have found its master in Diego Velázquez with such paintings as:

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