Question 1

The Elizabethan author of Tamburlaine was:

Accepted Answer

A)  William Shakespeare. 
B)  John Milton. 
C)  Christopher Marlowe. 
D)  Ben Jonson. 
E)  Guy Fawkes. 
A)  William Shakespeare. 
B)  John Milton. 
C)  Christopher Marlowe. 
D)  Ben Jonson. 
E)  Guy Fawkes.

Question 2

The uncertainty and crises of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries over time produced:

Accepted Answer

A)  weaker states in which regional differences dominated. 
B)  more strongly centralized states. 
C)  a new kind of governance in Europe, dominated by independent city-states. 
D)  more democratic forms of government. 
E)  less independence in the colonies. 
A)  weaker states in which regional differences dominated. 
B)  more strongly centralized states. 
C)  a new kind of governance in Europe, dominated by independent city-states. 
D)  more democratic forms of government. 
E)  less independence in the colonies.

Question 3

The driving cause of the inflation experienced in Europe during the last half of the sixteenth century was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a stable food supply and growing population. 
B)  a growing food supply and decreasing population. 
C)  rising wages. 
D)  an influx of gold on the Spanish market. 
E)  an influx of silver on the Spanish market. 
A)  a stable food supply and growing population. 
B)  a growing food supply and decreasing population. 
C)  rising wages. 
D)  an influx of gold on the Spanish market. 
E)  an influx of silver on the Spanish market.

Question 4

The sixteenth-century writer who portrayed lower-class people positively 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 5

Much of the wealth derived from colonies in the Americas came from:

Accepted Answer

A)  sugar. 
B)  cotton. 
C)  gold. 
D)  furs. 
E)  tobacco. 
A)  sugar. 
B)  cotton. 
C)  gold. 
D)  furs. 
E)  tobacco.

Question 6

How did the events of early modern Europe impact early modern literature and art?

Accepted Answer

The writers and artists of this period w

Question 7

Many agricultural commodities moved successfully from one ecosystem to another in the early modern Columbian exchange.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Alliances in the latter half of the Thirty Years' War were largely based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  religious identity. 
B)  familial and dynastic connections. 
C)  current political needs. 
D)  economic considerations. 
E)  ethnic and linguistic identities. 
A)  religious identity. 
B)  familial and dynastic connections. 
C)  current political needs. 
D)  economic considerations. 
E)  ethnic and linguistic identities.

Question 9

Shakespeare's plays feature all of these themes EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  England's medieval past. 
B)  the problems of identity, honor, and love. 
C)  the meaning of human existence. 
D)  the abuse of power. 
E)  the perfection of the Catholic faith. 
A)  England's medieval past. 
B)  the problems of identity, honor, and love. 
C)  the meaning of human existence. 
D)  the abuse of power. 
E)  the perfection of the Catholic faith.

Question 10

To broker a truce between Catholic and Protestant factions in France during the sixteenth century,the French royal family:

Accepted Answer

A)  promised that Protestants would be able to openly practice their faith. 
B)  declared the south of France autonomous Protestant territory. 
C)  invited Protestants to join New World colonies. 
D)  arranged a marriage between a powerful Protestant prince and the Catholic daughter of the reigning king of France. 
E)  massacred the elite of Protestant Society on St. Bartholomew's Day 1572. 
A)  promised that Protestants would be able to openly practice their faith. 
B)  declared the south of France autonomous Protestant territory. 
C)  invited Protestants to join New World colonies. 
D)  arranged a marriage between a powerful Protestant prince and the Catholic daughter of the reigning king of France. 
E)  massacred the elite of Protestant Society on St. Bartholomew's Day 1572.

Question 11

Oliver Cromwell rose to power in England as:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Wage laborers 
B)  Peasants 
C)  Manufacturers 
D)  Entrepreneurs, merchants, and large farmers 
E)  Aristocracy 
A)  Wage laborers 
B)  Peasants 
C)  Manufacturers 
D)  Entrepreneurs, merchants, and large farmers 
E)  Aristocracy

Exam 14: Europe in the Atlantic World 1550-1660

The Elizabethan author of Tamburlaine was:

The uncertainty and crises of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries over time produced:

The driving cause of the inflation experienced in Europe during the last half of the sixteenth century was:

The sixteenth-century writer who portrayed lower-class people positively was:

Much of the wealth derived from colonies in the Americas came from:

How did the events of early modern Europe impact early modern literature and art?

Many agricultural commodities moved successfully from one ecosystem to another in the early modern Columbian exchange.

Alliances in the latter half of the Thirty Years' War were largely based on:

Shakespeare's plays feature all of these themes EXCEPT:

To broker a truce between Catholic and Protestant factions in France during the sixteenth century,the French royal family:

Oliver Cromwell rose to power in England as:

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

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