Question 1

The extraordinary movement of peoples,plants,animals,goods,cultures,and diseases in the sixteenth century is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  American Exchange. 
B)  Columbian Exchange. 
C)  Cartesian Exchange. 
D)  New World Interchange. 
E)  Eco-Diversity Movement. 
A)  American Exchange. 
B)  Columbian Exchange. 
C)  Cartesian Exchange. 
D)  New World Interchange. 
E)  Eco-Diversity Movement.

Question 2

The "price revolution" forced many peasants to become unfree laborers in American colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How did England transform itself into a limited monarchy?

Accepted Answer

The autocratic Protectorate put in place

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  republicanism. 
B)  absolutist sovereignty. 
C)  divine right of kings. 
D)  religious toleration. 
E)  theocratic government. 
A)  republicanism. 
B)  absolutist sovereignty. 
C)  divine right of kings. 
D)  religious toleration. 
E)  theocratic government.

Question 5

In the theory of absolutism found in Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan,the goal of the sovereign state is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  protect people's property. 
B)  preserve people's lives. 
C)  aggressively expand the state. 
D)  protect the religious liberty of all people. 
E)  ensure equality within the state. 
A)  protect people's property. 
B)  preserve people's lives. 
C)  aggressively expand the state. 
D)  protect the religious liberty of all people. 
E)  ensure equality within the state.

Question 6

The truce between Catholics and Protestants brokered by the marriage of Henry of Navarre into the French royal family was broken because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the marriage never took place. 
B)  violence broke out between the religious factions within a year of the marriage. 
C)  there was an organized slaughter of Protestant aristocratic wedding guests on the morning of the wedding. 
D)  Henry III of France invaded Navarre hoping to annex the territory to France. 
E)  the pope declared the marriage invalid. 
A)  the marriage never took place. 
B)  violence broke out between the religious factions within a year of the marriage. 
C)  there was an organized slaughter of Protestant aristocratic wedding guests on the morning of the wedding. 
D)  Henry III of France invaded Navarre hoping to annex the territory to France. 
E)  the pope declared the marriage invalid.

Question 7

Roughly half of those accused of witchcraft in the early seventeenth century were men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How did civil and religious wars shape the philosophy of the period?

Accepted Answer

One philosophical response typified by M

Question 9

The Dutch West India Company dominated the _________ trade after 1621.

Accepted Answer

A)  spice 
B)  sugar 
C)  tobacco 
D)  slave 
E)  cod 
A)  spice 
B)  sugar 
C)  tobacco 
D)  slave 
E)  cod

Question 10

In response to Charles I's arrest of parliamentary leaders,the English Parliament:

Accepted Answer

A)  refused to meet to agree to let Charles raises taxes. 
B)  voted to raise taxes to muster an army for itself. 
C)  met, but refused to pass legislation that allowed Charles to raise taxes. 
D)  was dissolved. 
E)  withdrew to Scotland. 
A)  refused to meet to agree to let Charles raises taxes. 
B)  voted to raise taxes to muster an army for itself. 
C)  met, but refused to pass legislation that allowed Charles to raise taxes. 
D)  was dissolved. 
E)  withdrew to Scotland.

Question 11

The Petition of Right declared all taxes imposed by the king legal and binding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The "price revolution" was driven by a huge influx of silver from the New World and a declining population in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  improve the transportation system. 
B)  finance exploratory expeditions to the New World. 
C)  build factories and encourage new industries. 
D)  open up new silver mines within France. 
E)  support the growth of the textile industry in France. 
A)  improve the transportation system. 
B)  finance exploratory expeditions to the New World. 
C)  build factories and encourage new industries. 
D)  open up new silver mines within France. 
E)  support the growth of the textile industry in France.

Question 14

From an international perspective,the Peace of Westphalia (1648)marked the:

Accepted Answer

A)  emergence of Germany as a European "great power." 
B)  emergence of France as the dominant power in Europe, eclipsing Spain. 
C)  end of Habsburg influence in central Europe. 
D)  emergence of Germany as a Protestant country. 
E)  emergence of Austria as the dominant power in Europe, eclipsing France. 
A)  emergence of Germany as a European "great power." 
B)  emergence of France as the dominant power in Europe, eclipsing Spain. 
C)  end of Habsburg influence in central Europe. 
D)  emergence of Germany as a Protestant country. 
E)  emergence of Austria as the dominant power in Europe, eclipsing France.

Question 15

Unlike Spain,which was able to feed itself in the seventeenth century,France had to import most of its food.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

While many diseases traveled from Europe to the New World,_________ appears to have been introduced to Europe from the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A)  measles 
B)  typhoid 
C)  the common cold 
D)  syphilis 
E)  gonorrhea 
A)  measles 
B)  typhoid 
C)  the common cold 
D)  syphilis 
E)  gonorrhea

Question 17

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 18

Encomiendas were large tracts of land entrusted to elite of Spanish descent in the colonies of New Spain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A primary theme of artistic production between 1550 and 1650 was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the constant presence of death. 
B)  doubt about traditional religious practices and beliefs. 
C)  hope for a new era of peace and stability. 
D)  excitement about the new possibilities afforded by colonizing the Atlantic world. 
E)  the uncertainty and unrest of early colonization abroad and unrest at home. 
A)  the constant presence of death. 
B)  doubt about traditional religious practices and beliefs. 
C)  hope for a new era of peace and stability. 
D)  excitement about the new possibilities afforded by colonizing the Atlantic world. 
E)  the uncertainty and unrest of early colonization abroad and unrest at home.

Question 20

The Fronde was a:

Accepted Answer

A)  peasant rebellion prompted by a series of bad harvests between 1648 and 1653. 
B)  series of Protestant revolts against the French government. 
C)  series of aristocratic and popular revolts against the French government. 
D)  rebellion by people in the south of France against centralizing royal authority. 
E)  peasant rebellion against Louis XII. 
A)  peasant rebellion prompted by a series of bad harvests between 1648 and 1653. 
B)  series of Protestant revolts against the French government. 
C)  series of aristocratic and popular revolts against the French government. 
D)  rebellion by people in the south of France against centralizing royal authority. 
E)  peasant rebellion against Louis XII.

Exam 14: Europe in the Atlantic World 1550-1660

The extraordinary movement of peoples,plants,animals,goods,cultures,and diseases in the sixteenth century is called the:

The "price revolution" forced many peasants to become unfree laborers in American colonies.

How did England transform itself into a limited monarchy?

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

In the theory of absolutism found in Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan,the goal of the sovereign state is to:

The truce between Catholics and Protestants brokered by the marriage of Henry of Navarre into the French royal family was broken because:

Roughly half of those accused of witchcraft in the early seventeenth century were men.

How did civil and religious wars shape the philosophy of the period?

The Dutch West India Company dominated the _________ trade after 1621.

In response to Charles I's arrest of parliamentary leaders,the English Parliament:

The Petition of Right declared all taxes imposed by the king legal and binding.

The "price revolution" was driven by a huge influx of silver from the New World and a declining population in Europe.

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

From an international perspective,the Peace of Westphalia (1648)marked the:

Unlike Spain,which was able to feed itself in the seventeenth century,France had to import most of its food.

While many diseases traveled from Europe to the New World,_________ appears to have been introduced to Europe from the Americas.

Most French Protestants were:

Encomiendas were large tracts of land entrusted to elite of Spanish descent in the colonies of New Spain.

A primary theme of artistic production between 1550 and 1650 was:

The Fronde was a:

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