All of the Following Were True of the Netherlands During

Multiple Choice

All of the following were true of the Netherlands during the period between ca. 1640 and 1715 except it had

A) a healthy merchant oligarchy and prosperous artisan sector.
B) a very high standard of living and the lowest disparity of wealth in Europe.
C) an almost exclusively Calvinist (Reformed) population.
D) persistent political decentralization.
E) a smaller disparity of wealth compared to the rest of Europe.