Question 1

What important political idea has been credited to John Locke?

Accepted Answer

A) He synthesized previous doctrines on international law. 
B) He posited the idea of society as being in a constant state of war. 
C) He advocated political democracy for the entire populace. 
D) He emphasized the social contract between the people and government. 
E) He advocated the disestablishment of the Church of England. 
A) He synthesized previous doctrines on international law. 
B) He posited the idea of society as being in a constant state of war. 
C) He advocated political democracy for the entire populace. 
D) He emphasized the social contract between the people and government. 
E) He advocated the disestablishment of the Church of England.

Question 2

In Tartuffe, Molière satirized

Accepted Answer

A) the ancient Greeks and Romans. 
B) the English Civil War. 
C) war and violence. 
D) the religious and social world of his time. 
E) Louis XIV. 
A) the ancient Greeks and Romans. 
B) the English Civil War. 
C) war and violence. 
D) the religious and social world of his time. 
E) Louis XIV.

Question 3

Which group was particularly susceptible to suspicion during Europe's prolonged witchcraft craze?

Accepted Answer

A) Journeymen 
B) Young, aggressive men 
C) Members of opposing Christian denominations 
D) Merchants 
E) Old women 
A) Journeymen 
B) Young, aggressive men 
C) Members of opposing Christian denominations 
D) Merchants 
E) Old women

Question 4

Please define the following key terms.
-Louis XIV

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV, also known as Louis the Great

Question 5

Who was the greatest figure of Baroque art?

Accepted Answer

A) Rembrandt van Rijn 
B) Gian Lorenzo Bernini 
C) El Greco 
D) Nicholas Poussin 
E) David Caspar Friedrich 
A) Rembrandt van Rijn 
B) Gian Lorenzo Bernini 
C) El Greco 
D) Nicholas Poussin 
E) David Caspar Friedrich

Question 6

In what sense was the seventeenth century a "golden age" for the Dutch Republic?

Accepted Answer

The seventeenth century is often referre

Question 7

Please define the following key terms.
-James II

Accepted Answer

James II was the King of England and Ire

Question 8

The United Provinces was a(n) ____ power.

Accepted Answer

A) Asian 
B) monarchial 
C) agrarian 
D) Mediterranean 
E) Atlantic 
A) Asian 
B) monarchial 
C) agrarian 
D) Mediterranean 
E) Atlantic

Question 9

What were the most important demographic and economic trends in Europe from 1560 to 1650? What were the social and political consequences of those trends?

Accepted Answer

During the period from 1560 to 1650, Eur

Question 10

Please define the following key terms.
-Amsterdam

Accepted Answer

Amsterdam is the capital city of the Net

Question 11

What did the English Bill of Rights achieve?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Louis XIV described himself as the _____ King.

Accepted Answer

A) One 
B) Sun 
C) Accidental 
D) Humble 
E) God 
A) One 
B) Sun 
C) Accidental 
D) Humble 
E) God

Question 13

Please define the following key terms.
-King James I

Accepted Answer

King James I was a monarch who ruled ove

Question 14

How did the Ottoman Empire fare in the seventeenth century? Why were Ottomans no longer a credible threat to Europe by the end of the century?

Accepted Answer

In the seventeenth century, the Ottoman

Question 15

What is an accurate characterization of the reign of Louis XIV?

Accepted Answer

A) It was a time of unprecedented peace. 
B) It was a time of almost continuous war. 
C) It was a time in which the French monarchy stabilized its finances. 
D) It was a time in which the French monarchy went into decline. 
E) It was a time when the French and the Austrians formed a lasting alliance. 
A) It was a time of unprecedented peace. 
B) It was a time of almost continuous war. 
C) It was a time in which the French monarchy stabilized its finances. 
D) It was a time in which the French monarchy went into decline. 
E) It was a time when the French and the Austrians formed a lasting alliance.

Question 16

Please define the following key terms.
-Peter the Great

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great, also known as Peter I,

Question 17

Mazarin tried to carry on the policies of

Accepted Answer

A) Locke. 
B) Calvin. 
C) Henry IV. 
D) Richelieu. 
E) Louis XVI. 
A) Locke. 
B) Calvin. 
C) Henry IV. 
D) Richelieu. 
E) Louis XVI.

Question 18

Which economic trend occurred in the first half of the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) The Mediterranean region saw a surge in economic activity. 
B) Overall, the European economy expanded rapidly. 
C) Silver imports from the Americas tripled. 
D) Italy declined in economic importance. 
E) France was unaffected by the general decline in the European economy. 
A) The Mediterranean region saw a surge in economic activity. 
B) Overall, the European economy expanded rapidly. 
C) Silver imports from the Americas tripled. 
D) Italy declined in economic importance. 
E) France was unaffected by the general decline in the European economy.

Question 19

Please define the following key terms.
-Thirty Years' War

Accepted Answer

The Thirty Years' War was a conflict tha

Question 20

After conquering Constantinople in 1453, the ____ tried to complete the conquest of the Balkans.

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) Austria 
C) Poland 
D) Greece 
E) the Ottomans 
A) Russia 
B) Austria 
C) Poland 
D) Greece 
E) the Ottomans

Exam 15: State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century.

What important political idea has been credited to John Locke?

In Tartuffe, Molière satirized

Which group was particularly susceptible to suspicion during Europe's prolonged witchcraft craze?

Please define the following key terms. -Louis XIV

Who was the greatest figure of Baroque art?

In what sense was the seventeenth century a "golden age" for the Dutch Republic?

Please define the following key terms. -James II

The United Provinces was a(n) ____ power.

What were the most important demographic and economic trends in Europe from 1560 to 1650? What were the social and political consequences of those trends?

Please define the following key terms. -Amsterdam

What did the English Bill of Rights achieve?

Louis XIV described himself as the _____ King.

Please define the following key terms. -King James I

How did the Ottoman Empire fare in the seventeenth century? Why were Ottomans no longer a credible threat to Europe by the end of the century?

What is an accurate characterization of the reign of Louis XIV?

Please define the following key terms. -Peter the Great

Mazarin tried to carry on the policies of

Which economic trend occurred in the first half of the seventeenth century?

Please define the following key terms. -Thirty Years' War

After conquering Constantinople in 1453, the ____ tried to complete the conquest of the Balkans.

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations.

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires.

The Civilization of the Greeks.

The Hellenistic World.

The Roman Republic.

The Roman Empire.

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World.

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750–1000.

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages.

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power.

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century.

Recovery and Rebirth: The Age of the Renaissance.

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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