Question 1

Martin Luther stressed all of these ideas about religion and faith EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  salvation would be achieved through faith. 
B)  the purchase of indulgences would not lead to salvation. 
C)  the German princes should establish a reformed German church. 
D)  acts of good work are the sole source of salvation. 
E)  reading the Bible is important. 
A)  salvation would be achieved through faith. 
B)  the purchase of indulgences would not lead to salvation. 
C)  the German princes should establish a reformed German church. 
D)  acts of good work are the sole source of salvation. 
E)  reading the Bible is important.

Question 2

As a result of the Glorious Revolution in England

Accepted Answer

A)  the Irish gained a number of rights (petition, jury trial, etc.). 
B)  William and Mary were deposed, and James II became the English ruler. 
C)  Parliament enshrined divine right absolutism in England. 
D)  Parliament became a major participant in the running of the English government. 
E)  Oliver Cromwell was driven into exile. 
A)  the Irish gained a number of rights (petition, jury trial, etc.). 
B)  William and Mary were deposed, and James II became the English ruler. 
C)  Parliament enshrined divine right absolutism in England. 
D)  Parliament became a major participant in the running of the English government. 
E)  Oliver Cromwell was driven into exile.

Question 3

An important reason that caused Henry VIII to break with the Roman church was

Accepted Answer

A)  his desire to become a Lutheran. 
B)  his plan to develop a distinct English Christianity for nationalistic reasons. 
C)  a dispute between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope in Rome. 
D)  the pope's refusal to grant him a divorce from his wife, Catherine of Aragon. 
E)  his determination to lead a life of monastic celibacy. 
A)  his desire to become a Lutheran. 
B)  his plan to develop a distinct English Christianity for nationalistic reasons. 
C)  a dispute between the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Pope in Rome. 
D)  the pope's refusal to grant him a divorce from his wife, Catherine of Aragon. 
E)  his determination to lead a life of monastic celibacy.

Question 4

Who is considered to be the only military genius of the English Civil War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Cromwell 
B)  Oliver Cromwell 
C)  Charles I 
D)  William of Orange 
E)  Charles II 
A)  Thomas Cromwell 
B)  Oliver Cromwell 
C)  Charles I 
D)  William of Orange 
E)  Charles II

Question 5

What was an indulgence?

Accepted Answer

A)  A luxury tax on goods exceeding the Sumptuary Law. 
B)  An exemption to fasting on holy days. 
C)  A remission, after death, of all or part of the punishment due to sin. 
D)  Having an extra glass of wine with dinner. 
E)  A practice where the pope would grant special favors to wealthy nobles. 
A)  A luxury tax on goods exceeding the Sumptuary Law. 
B)  An exemption to fasting on holy days. 
C)  A remission, after death, of all or part of the punishment due to sin. 
D)  Having an extra glass of wine with dinner. 
E)  A practice where the pope would grant special favors to wealthy nobles.

Question 6

The major advocate of predestination was Martin Luther.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Elisabeth I occupied the throne of England for nearly half a century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

More than 75% of those accused of witchcraft in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were young, unmarried women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Lutherans and Catholics alike condemned the members of which reform movement as dangerous?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calvinists 
B)  Anabaptists 
C)  Anglicans 
D)  Episcopalians 
E)  Zwinglians 
A)  Calvinists 
B)  Anabaptists 
C)  Anglicans 
D)  Episcopalians 
E)  Zwinglians

Question 10

Among the major elements underlying the social crisis of the 1600s was

Accepted Answer

A)  a steep economic decline in the Mediterranean region as silver imports from Spanish colonies declined. 
B)  a "little ice age" in the latter half of the 1200s, cutting food production and leading to famine. 
C)  a sharp European population increase after 1635 cut per capita food availability by one-half. 
D)  the increased gold imports from Africa, which led to serious economic inflation. 
E)  the onset of the White Death, a variant of the bubonic plague. 
A)  a steep economic decline in the Mediterranean region as silver imports from Spanish colonies declined. 
B)  a "little ice age" in the latter half of the 1200s, cutting food production and leading to famine. 
C)  a sharp European population increase after 1635 cut per capita food availability by one-half. 
D)  the increased gold imports from Africa, which led to serious economic inflation. 
E)  the onset of the White Death, a variant of the bubonic plague.

Question 11

Dutch paintings reflected interests of the bourgeois society, including all except

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A)  landscape and seascapes. 
B)  still lifes. 
C)  the interior of residences. 
D)  scenes from classical literature. 
E)  group portraits of guilds. 
A)  landscape and seascapes. 
B)  still lifes. 
C)  the interior of residences. 
D)  scenes from classical literature. 
E)  group portraits of guilds.

Question 12

Oliver Cromwell and the rest of the New Model Army were mostly extreme Puritans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What was one of the strategies of Louis XIV's controller of general finances to increase the wealth and power of France?

Accepted Answer

A)  To lower tariffs on foreign goods imported to France. 
B)  Reject the ideas behind mercantilism. 
C)  Target weaker countries militarily and win plunder. 
D)  To grant subsidies to individuals who established new industries. 
E)  Removed government intervention in economic activities. 
A)  To lower tariffs on foreign goods imported to France. 
B)  Reject the ideas behind mercantilism. 
C)  Target weaker countries militarily and win plunder. 
D)  To grant subsidies to individuals who established new industries. 
E)  Removed government intervention in economic activities.

Question 14

The first true book produced from moveable type was Marco Polo's Travels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Council of Trent established scripture and tradition as equal authorities in religious matters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Who "laid the egg that Luther hatched"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Machiavelli 
B)  Erasmus 
C)  Gutenberg 
D)  Calvin 
E)  England's Henry VIII 
A)  Machiavelli 
B)  Erasmus 
C)  Gutenberg 
D)  Calvin 
E)  England's Henry VIII

Question 17

Which author best represents the golden age of English literature?

Accepted Answer

A)  Milton 
B)  Donne 
C)  Marlowe 
D)  Shakespeare 
E)  Keats 
A)  Milton 
B)  Donne 
C)  Marlowe 
D)  Shakespeare 
E)  Keats

Question 18

The spark that began the Glorious Revolution was the

Accepted Answer

A)  execution of Charles I. 
B)  restoration of Charles II. 
C)  declaration of the Commonwealth by Oliver Cromwell. 
D)  birth of a son to James II. 
E)  accession to the throne by Queen Anne. 
A)  execution of Charles I. 
B)  restoration of Charles II. 
C)  declaration of the Commonwealth by Oliver Cromwell. 
D)  birth of a son to James II. 
E)  accession to the throne by Queen Anne.

Question 19

The legacy Louis XIV left to France was

Accepted Answer

A)  control, finally, over the foreign trade of the Netherlands. 
B)  a hugely expanded territorial domain. 
C)  a nation that was financially destitute. 
D)  the friendship of the rest of Europe. 
E)  a stronger administrative structure. 
A)  control, finally, over the foreign trade of the Netherlands. 
B)  a hugely expanded territorial domain. 
C)  a nation that was financially destitute. 
D)  the friendship of the rest of Europe. 
E)  a stronger administrative structure.

Question 20

During the German peasant wars of the 1520s, Martin Luther

Accepted Answer

A)  sided with the peasants against an oppressive upper class. 
B)  remained aloof and withdrawn. 
C)  called for the German nobility to use any force necessary to subdue the uprising. 
D)  was still an unknown monk with no political or religious significance. 
E)  personally fought on the side of the peasants. 
A)  sided with the peasants against an oppressive upper class. 
B)  remained aloof and withdrawn. 
C)  called for the German nobility to use any force necessary to subdue the uprising. 
D)  was still an unknown monk with no political or religious significance. 
E)  personally fought on the side of the peasants.

Exam 15: Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

Martin Luther stressed all of these ideas about religion and faith EXCEPT that

As a result of the Glorious Revolution in England

An important reason that caused Henry VIII to break with the Roman church was

Who is considered to be the only military genius of the English Civil War?

What was an indulgence?

The major advocate of predestination was Martin Luther.

Elisabeth I occupied the throne of England for nearly half a century.

More than 75% of those accused of witchcraft in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were young, unmarried women.

Lutherans and Catholics alike condemned the members of which reform movement as dangerous?

Among the major elements underlying the social crisis of the 1600s was

Dutch paintings reflected interests of the bourgeois society, including all except

Oliver Cromwell and the rest of the New Model Army were mostly extreme Puritans.

What was one of the strategies of Louis XIV's controller of general finances to increase the wealth and power of France?

The first true book produced from moveable type was Marco Polo's Travels.

The Council of Trent established scripture and tradition as equal authorities in religious matters.

Who "laid the egg that Luther hatched"?

Which author best represents the golden age of English literature?

The spark that began the Glorious Revolution was the

The legacy Louis XIV left to France was

During the German peasant wars of the 1520s, Martin Luther

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 An important reason that caused Henry VIII to break with the Roman church was

 More than 75% of those accused of witchcraft in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were young, unmarried women.

 The Council of Trent established scripture and tradition as equal authorities in religious matters.