Question 1

The Prussian ruler,Frederick William,the Great Elector,was responsible for

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A)  leading Prussia through the Seven Years' War. 
B)  doubling the revenues available to his country. 
C)  establishing Prussia's first professional standing army. 
D)  helping defeat Austria during the Seven Years' War. 
E)  ending feudalism in his domains. 
A)  leading Prussia through the Seven Years' War. 
B)  doubling the revenues available to his country. 
C)  establishing Prussia's first professional standing army. 
D)  helping defeat Austria during the Seven Years' War. 
E)  ending feudalism in his domains. C

Question 2

The triumph of Lutheranism was brought about in part by

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A)  Luther's tremendous popularity with Church authorities. 
B)  Luther's strong defense by the prince of Saxony. 
C)  the printing press. 
D)  Both A and B. 
E)  Both B and C. 
A)  Luther's tremendous popularity with Church authorities. 
B)  Luther's strong defense by the prince of Saxony. 
C)  the printing press. 
D)  Both A and B. 
E)  Both B and C. E

Question 3

The Act of Supremacy (1534)

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A)  dissolved English monasteries. 
B)  gave the English monarch authority over the Church within England. 
C)  declared the Pope deposed. 
D)  put England in the Lutheran camp. 
E)  settled the Investiture Controversy. 
A)  dissolved English monasteries. 
B)  gave the English monarch authority over the Church within England. 
C)  declared the Pope deposed. 
D)  put England in the Lutheran camp. 
E)  settled the Investiture Controversy. B

Question 4

Which of the following was true of Maria Theresa?

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A)  She chose to divide her empire into provinces in order to decentralize the government. 
B)  Under her leadership, Austria won Silesia during the War of the Austrian Succession. 
C)  She abdicated in favor of her son Joseph when he came of age in 1780. 
D)  Contemporaries suggested the empress regretted that she selected Joseph over his brother Leopold. 
E)  She was the first and only female Austrian leader. 
A)  She chose to divide her empire into provinces in order to decentralize the government. 
B)  Under her leadership, Austria won Silesia during the War of the Austrian Succession. 
C)  She abdicated in favor of her son Joseph when he came of age in 1780. 
D)  Contemporaries suggested the empress regretted that she selected Joseph over his brother Leopold. 
E)  She was the first and only female Austrian leader.

Question 5

The Council of Trent

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A)  met for almost ten years. 
B)  examined and clarified doctrines and goals of the Catholic church. 
C)  established the Jesuit order. 
D)  reversed the church's position on Luther. 
E)  included numerous Protestant observers. 
A)  met for almost ten years. 
B)  examined and clarified doctrines and goals of the Catholic church. 
C)  established the Jesuit order. 
D)  reversed the church's position on Luther. 
E)  included numerous Protestant observers.

Question 6

Much more than Lutheranism,the Calvinist faith succeeded in becoming

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A)  Episcopal. 
B)  nationalistic. 
C)  liberal. 
D)  international. 
E)  conservative. 
A)  Episcopal. 
B)  nationalistic. 
C)  liberal. 
D)  international. 
E)  conservative.

Question 7

Russia,from 1613-1917,was ruled by this dynasty:

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A)  Habsburg. 
B)  Hohenzollern. 
C)  Romanov. 
D)  Muscovite. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  Habsburg. 
B)  Hohenzollern. 
C)  Romanov. 
D)  Muscovite. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 8

Ignatius of Loyola is associated with the founding of the ____________________ Order.

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The answer of Ignatius of Loyola is associated with the...

Question 9

In an attempt to reclaim England for Catholicism,and for himself,the Spanish king suffered the destruction of his ____________________ in 1588.

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The answer of In an attempt to reclaim England for...

Question 10

Explain the major ways in which Eastern Europe differed from Western Europe in the 17?? and 18?? centuries.

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Answers would include absoluti

Question 11

In what ways did Catholicism respond to the Protestant onslaught? How did this crystallize into the Counter-Reformation? Discuss the major elements of the Catholic Reformation.

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Answers would include the Coun

Question 12

The message conveyed by Hobbes' Leviathan was a belief that

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A)  humanity would find its way to a better future. 
B)  humanity could make more progress once religion was abolished. 
C)  humanity was irredeemably stained by original sin. 
D)  humanity by nature would do good if taught to do so. 
E)  humanity recognized its need for a strong government to maintain control of society. 
A)  humanity would find its way to a better future. 
B)  humanity could make more progress once religion was abolished. 
C)  humanity was irredeemably stained by original sin. 
D)  humanity by nature would do good if taught to do so. 
E)  humanity recognized its need for a strong government to maintain control of society.

Question 13

The most concrete result of the Glorious Revolution was the creation of the ____________________.

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The answer of The most concrete result of the Glorious...

Question 14

The one thing that most upset other Christians about the Anabaptists was

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A)  their ideas about sharing that sounded a bit like what would later be called communism. 
B)  a belief in adult baptism. 
C)  their rapid spread through Europe that threatened the Calvinist movement. 
D)  their rejection of the teachings of Ulrich Zwingli. 
E)  a belief about infant baptism. 
A)  their ideas about sharing that sounded a bit like what would later be called communism. 
B)  a belief in adult baptism. 
C)  their rapid spread through Europe that threatened the Calvinist movement. 
D)  their rejection of the teachings of Ulrich Zwingli. 
E)  a belief about infant baptism.

Question 15

Calvinists who considered the Anglican church to be too close to Catholicism and strove for its further reform were called

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A)  Lollards. 
B)  Anabaptists. 
C)  Mennonites. 
D)  Puritans. 
E)  Heretics. 
A)  Lollards. 
B)  Anabaptists. 
C)  Mennonites. 
D)  Puritans. 
E)  Heretics.

Question 16

Intendants were French royal governors first set in place by ____________________.

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The answer of Intendants were French royal governors first set...

Question 17

The ____________________ ended the German Civil War between Catholics and Lutherans.

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The answer of The ____________________ ended the German Civil War...

Question 18

The issue that sparked the Lutheran Reformation was

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A)  papal defiance of the emperor. 
B)  immorality in convents and monasteries. 
C)  the sales of indulgences. 
D)  salvation through works. 
E)  the Investiture Controversy. 
A)  papal defiance of the emperor. 
B)  immorality in convents and monasteries. 
C)  the sales of indulgences. 
D)  salvation through works. 
E)  the Investiture Controversy.

Question 19

Calvinism differed most from previous Christian movements in his belief in

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A)  justification by faith. 
B)  predestination of souls. 
C)  salvation through works. 
D)  individual Bible interpretation. 
E)  original sin. 
A)  justification by faith. 
B)  predestination of souls. 
C)  salvation through works. 
D)  individual Bible interpretation. 
E)  original sin.

Question 20

The first attempt to return the Catholic church to its basic ideas since Roman times was the ____________________.

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The answer of The first attempt to return the Catholic...

Exam 23: Religious Division and Political Consolidation in Europe

The Prussian ruler,Frederick William,the Great Elector,was responsible for

The triumph of Lutheranism was brought about in part by

The Act of Supremacy (1534)

Which of the following was true of Maria Theresa?

The Council of Trent

Much more than Lutheranism,the Calvinist faith succeeded in becoming

Russia,from 1613-1917,was ruled by this dynasty:

Ignatius of Loyola is associated with the founding of the ____________________ Order.

In an attempt to reclaim England for Catholicism,and for himself,the Spanish king suffered the destruction of his ____________________ in 1588.

Explain the major ways in which Eastern Europe differed from Western Europe in the 17?? and 18?? centuries.

In what ways did Catholicism respond to the Protestant onslaught? How did this crystallize into the Counter-Reformation? Discuss the major elements of the Catholic Reformation.

The message conveyed by Hobbes' Leviathan was a belief that

The most concrete result of the Glorious Revolution was the creation of the ____________________.

The one thing that most upset other Christians about the Anabaptists was

Calvinists who considered the Anglican church to be too close to Catholicism and strove for its further reform were called

Intendants were French royal governors first set in place by ____________________.

The ____________________ ended the German Civil War between Catholics and Lutherans.

The issue that sparked the Lutheran Reformation was

Calvinism differed most from previous Christian movements in his belief in

The first attempt to return the Catholic church to its basic ideas since Roman times was the ____________________.

The Earliest Human Societies

Mesopotamia

Early Africa and Egypt

India's Beginnings

Warriors and Deities in the Near East

Ancient China to 221 BCE

The Agrarian Revolution in the Americas

The Greek Adventure

Greek Humanism, 800-100 BCE

Rome from City-State to Empire

The Roman Empire and the Rise of Christianity in the West, 31 BCE-600 CE

Classical India

Imperial China in Its Golden Age

The Americas to the Fifteenth Century

Islam

Mature Islamic Society and the First Global Civilization

Africa from Axum, to 1400

The Mongols Unify Eurasia

Japan and Southeast Asia

The European Middle Ages

The Late European Middle Ages and the Renaissance

A Larger World Opens

Asia in the Era of the Gunpowder Empires

Africa in the Era of Expansion

China from the Ming Through the Early Qing Dynasty

Japan in the Era of European Expansion

From Conquest to Colonies in Hispanic America

The Scientific Revolution and Its Enlightened Aftermath

Liberalism and the Challenge to Absolute Monarchy

The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

The Early Industrial Revolution

Advanced Industrial Society

Europe: New Ideas and New Nations

The Islamic World, 1600-1917

European Imperialism and Africa During the Age of Industry

India and Southeast Asia Under Colonial Rule

China in the Age of Imperialism

Latin America from Independence to Dependent States

Modern Science and its Implications

World War I and Its Disputed Settlement

A Fragile Balance: Europe in the Twenties

The Soviet Experiment to World War II

Totalitarianism Refined: The Nazi State

East Asia in a Century of Change

World War II

The Cold World War

Decolonization of the Non-Western World

The New Asia

Africa's Decolonization and Independence

Latin America in the Twentieth Century

The Reemergence of the Muslim World

Collapse and Reemergence in Communist Europe

A New Millennium

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