Question 1

The English Bill of Rights

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A)  laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy. 
B)  resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions. 
C)  reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power. 
D)  confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent. 
E)  stated that taxes could only be approved by the House of Lords, not the House of Commons. 
A)  laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy. 
B)  resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions. 
C)  reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power. 
D)  confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent. 
E)  stated that taxes could only be approved by the House of Lords, not the House of Commons.

Question 2

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin

Accepted Answer

Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin were two

Question 3

Why did England move toward a limited monarchy while places like Prussia, Austria, and Russia moved toward a more robust and absolutist monarchy?

Accepted Answer

England moved toward a limited monarchy

Question 4

Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, developed the first standing army of conscripts, an army notable for its flexible tactics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau

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A)  created new ranks of intendants to govern various regions of France. 
B)  revoked the earlier Edict of Nantes, curtailed the rights of French Protestants, and caused thousands of highly skilled Huguenot to flee the country. 
C)  established new standards of court etiquette and was intended to diminish the power of great nobles. 
D)  removed most French bishops from their sees and replaced them with nobles to strengthen Louis' control of the French Catholic Church. 
E)  moved the Estates General from Paris to Fontainebleau. 
A)  created new ranks of intendants to govern various regions of France. 
B)  revoked the earlier Edict of Nantes, curtailed the rights of French Protestants, and caused thousands of highly skilled Huguenot to flee the country. 
C)  established new standards of court etiquette and was intended to diminish the power of great nobles. 
D)  removed most French bishops from their sees and replaced them with nobles to strengthen Louis' control of the French Catholic Church. 
E)  moved the Estates General from Paris to Fontainebleau.

Question 6

The witchcraft hysteria primarily targeted women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The "Golden Age" of the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century witnessed

Accepted Answer

A)  William of Orange become king in 1672. 
B)  the economic prosperity of the United Provinces ruined by series of wars late in the century. 
C)  the temporary weakening of the States General. 
D)  b and c 
E)  all of the above. 
A)  William of Orange become king in 1672. 
B)  the economic prosperity of the United Provinces ruined by series of wars late in the century. 
C)  the temporary weakening of the States General. 
D)  b and c 
E)  all of the above.

Question 8

Versailles was built for Louis XIII.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Frederick William the Great Elector

Accepted Answer

Frederick William, also known as the Gre

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Bill of Rights

Accepted Answer

The Bill of Rights refers to the first t

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Peace of Westphalia

Accepted Answer

The Peace of Westphalia refers to a seri

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Mannerism and El Greco

Accepted Answer

Mannerism was an art movement that emerg

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Bernini and Gentileschi

Accepted Answer

Bernini and Gentileschi are both signifi

Question 14

What permanent alterations to Europe did the Thirty Years' War make?

Accepted Answer

The Thirty Years' War had several perman

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Racine and Moliere

Accepted Answer

Racine and Molière are two of the most p

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Amsterdam

Accepted Answer

Amsterdam is the capital city of the Net

Question 17

Which of the following exerted the most influence on Italy by the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  England 
C)  Spain 
D)  the Ottoman Empire 
E)  Austria 
A)  France 
B)  England 
C)  Spain 
D)  the Ottoman Empire 
E)  Austria

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Louis XIV

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV, also known as Louis the Great

Question 19

What was "new" about Baroque art, and how did it reflect or impact the culture of the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

The "new" aspect of Baroque art was its

Question 20

Compare the reigns of Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia and Peter the Great of Russia.How are their policies similar? How are they different?

Accepted Answer

Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia

The English Bill of Rights

IDENTIFICATIONS -Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin

Why did England move toward a limited monarchy while places like Prussia, Austria, and Russia moved toward a more robust and absolutist monarchy?

Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, developed the first standing army of conscripts, an army notable for its flexible tactics.

Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau

The witchcraft hysteria primarily targeted women.

The "Golden Age" of the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century witnessed

Versailles was built for Louis XIII.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Frederick William the Great Elector

IDENTIFICATIONS -Bill of Rights

IDENTIFICATIONS -Peace of Westphalia

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mannerism and El Greco

IDENTIFICATIONS -Bernini and Gentileschi

What permanent alterations to Europe did the Thirty Years' War make?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Racine and Moliere

IDENTIFICATIONS -Amsterdam

Which of the following exerted the most influence on Italy by the eighteenth century?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Louis XIV

What was "new" about Baroque art, and how did it reflect or impact the culture of the seventeenth century?

Compare the reigns of Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia and Peter the Great of Russia.How are their policies similar? How are they different?

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War Ii

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Exam 3: State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The English Bill of Rights

IDENTIFICATIONS -Cardinals Richelieu and Mazarin

Why did England move toward a limited monarchy while places like Prussia, Austria, and Russia moved toward a more robust and absolutist monarchy?

Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, developed the first standing army of conscripts, an army notable for its flexible tactics.

Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau

The witchcraft hysteria primarily targeted women.

The "Golden Age" of the Dutch Republic in the seventeenth century witnessed

Versailles was built for Louis XIII.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Frederick William the Great Elector

IDENTIFICATIONS -Bill of Rights

IDENTIFICATIONS -Peace of Westphalia

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mannerism and El Greco

IDENTIFICATIONS -Bernini and Gentileschi

What permanent alterations to Europe did the Thirty Years' War make?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Racine and Moliere

IDENTIFICATIONS -Amsterdam

Which of the following exerted the most influence on Italy by the eighteenth century?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Louis XIV

What was "new" about Baroque art, and how did it reflect or impact the culture of the seventeenth century?

Compare the reigns of Frederick William of Brandenburg-Prussia and Peter the Great of Russia.How are their policies similar? How are they different?

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: the Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War Ii

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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