Question 1

Louis XIV advertised himself as the Sun King.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, by the beginning of the eighteenth century, Parliament possessed supreme political authority in Britain and the monarch had become merely a figurehead.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1529 and again in 1683, Vienna was seriously threatened by

Accepted Answer

A) Russia. 
B) France. 
C) Prussia. 
D) Austria. 
E) the Ottoman Empire. 
A) Russia. 
B) France. 
C) Prussia. 
D) Austria. 
E) the Ottoman Empire.

Question 4

define the following term:
-Great Northern War

Accepted Answer

The Great Northern War was a conflict th

Question 5

define the following term:
-Russian serfdom

Accepted Answer

Russian serfdom was a system of forced l

Question 6

The Baroque painter who used violent motion, heavily fleshed nudes, and dramatic use of light and shadow, and rich sensuous pigments in his paintings was

Accepted Answer

A) Rembrandt van Rijn. 
B) Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 
C) El Greco. 
D) Artemisia Gentileschi. 
E) Peter Paul Rubens. 
A) Rembrandt van Rijn. 
B) Gian Lorenzo Bernini. 
C) El Greco. 
D) Artemisia Gentileschi. 
E) Peter Paul Rubens.

Question 7

define the following term:
-Thomas Hobbes

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher

Question 8

define the following term:
-Peter the Great

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great, also known as Peter I,

Question 9

The "Glorious Revolution" in 1688 in England was significant for

Accepted Answer

A) restoring Charles II and the Stuart dynasty to power. 
B) bloodlessly deposing James II in favor of William of Orange. 
C) returning England to a Catholic commonwealth. 
D) Parliament's establishment of a new monarch through a series of bloody wars. 
E) the abolishment of the monarchy in favor of a republican "commonwealth." 
A) restoring Charles II and the Stuart dynasty to power. 
B) bloodlessly deposing James II in favor of William of Orange. 
C) returning England to a Catholic commonwealth. 
D) Parliament's establishment of a new monarch through a series of bloody wars. 
E) the abolishment of the monarchy in favor of a republican "commonwealth."

Question 10

Why did England move toward a limited monarchy while places like Prussia, Austria, and Russia moved toward a more robust and absolutist monarchy?

Accepted Answer

England moved toward a limited monarchy

Question 11

define the following term:
-Table of Ranks

Accepted Answer

The Table of Ranks was a formal list of

Question 12

Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau

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A) created new ranks of intendants to govern various regions of France. 
B) revoked the earlier Edict of Nantes, curtailed the rights of French Protestants, and caused thousands of highly skilled Huguenot to flee the country. 
C) established new standards of court etiquette and was intended to diminish the power of great nobles. 
D) removed most French bishops from their sees and replaced them with nobles to strengthen Louis' control of the French Catholic Church. 
E) moved the Estates General from Paris to Fontainebleau. 
A) created new ranks of intendants to govern various regions of France. 
B) revoked the earlier Edict of Nantes, curtailed the rights of French Protestants, and caused thousands of highly skilled Huguenot to flee the country. 
C) established new standards of court etiquette and was intended to diminish the power of great nobles. 
D) removed most French bishops from their sees and replaced them with nobles to strengthen Louis' control of the French Catholic Church. 
E) moved the Estates General from Paris to Fontainebleau.

Question 13

The first female painter admitted to the Guild of St. Luke in Haarlem and who painted scenes of everyday life was

Accepted Answer

A) Artemisia Gentileschi. 
B) Judith Holofernes. 
C) Mary L'Orange. 
D) Judith Leyster. 
E) none of the above. 
A) Artemisia Gentileschi. 
B) Judith Holofernes. 
C) Mary L'Orange. 
D) Judith Leyster. 
E) none of the above.

Question 14

define the following term:
-Brandenburg-Prussia

Accepted Answer

Brandenburg-Prussia was a historical sta

Question 15

define the following term:
-Mannerism and El Greco

Accepted Answer

Mannerism was an art movement that emerg

Question 16

Scandinavia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries witnessed

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A) Denmark expand so as to dominate the Baltic. 
B) Sweden become a second-rate power after the Great Northern War. 
C) Sweden and Denmark join forces to defeat and occupy Poland in 1660. 
D) the economic dominance of Sweden over the rest of northern Europe. 
E) the conquest of Sweden by Norway. 
A) Denmark expand so as to dominate the Baltic. 
B) Sweden become a second-rate power after the Great Northern War. 
C) Sweden and Denmark join forces to defeat and occupy Poland in 1660. 
D) the economic dominance of Sweden over the rest of northern Europe. 
E) the conquest of Sweden by Norway.

Question 17

After the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, the Holy Roman Empire

Accepted Answer

A) became one of the most powerful and centralized monarchies in Europe under the domination of Spanish grandees. 
B) was not really an empire at all but rather a loose association of 300 German states. 
C) became divided into three great warring states: Prussia, Poland, and Silesia. 
D) was dominated by Brandenburg-Prussia, which suppressed the autonomy of all other imperial territories. 
E) was ruled by the Bourbons. 
A) became one of the most powerful and centralized monarchies in Europe under the domination of Spanish grandees. 
B) was not really an empire at all but rather a loose association of 300 German states. 
C) became divided into three great warring states: Prussia, Poland, and Silesia. 
D) was dominated by Brandenburg-Prussia, which suppressed the autonomy of all other imperial territories. 
E) was ruled by the Bourbons.

Question 18

Influenced by his experiences in Western Europe, upon his return to Russia, Peter the Great ordered that the serfs be emancipated and freed from their boyar lords.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What were the economic and social problems that troubled Europe from 1560 to 1650? Do these problems constitute a "crisis"?

Accepted Answer

During the period from 1560 to 1650, Eur

Question 20

Population during the seventeenth century

Accepted Answer

A) increased dramatically due to greater food production. 
B) increased dramatically due to the decrease of epidemic disease. 
C) decreased sharply throughout Europe as peoples emigrated to colonies overseas. 
D) continued to be affected by famines and plague. 
E) grew steadily, marking the first major recovery since the Black Death. 
A) increased dramatically due to greater food production. 
B) increased dramatically due to the decrease of epidemic disease. 
C) decreased sharply throughout Europe as peoples emigrated to colonies overseas. 
D) continued to be affected by famines and plague. 
E) grew steadily, marking the first major recovery since the Black Death.

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

Louis XIV advertised himself as the Sun King.

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, by the beginning of the eighteenth century, Parliament possessed supreme political authority in Britain and the monarch had become merely a figurehead.

In 1529 and again in 1683, Vienna was seriously threatened by

define the following term: -Great Northern War

define the following term: -Russian serfdom

The Baroque painter who used violent motion, heavily fleshed nudes, and dramatic use of light and shadow, and rich sensuous pigments in his paintings was

define the following term: -Thomas Hobbes

define the following term: -Peter the Great

The "Glorious Revolution" in 1688 in England was significant for

Why did England move toward a limited monarchy while places like Prussia, Austria, and Russia moved toward a more robust and absolutist monarchy?

define the following term: -Table of Ranks

Louis XIV's Edict of Fontainebleau

The first female painter admitted to the Guild of St. Luke in Haarlem and who painted scenes of everyday life was

define the following term: -Brandenburg-Prussia

define the following term: -Mannerism and El Greco

Scandinavia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries witnessed

After the conclusion of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, the Holy Roman Empire

Influenced by his experiences in Western Europe, upon his return to Russia, Peter the Great ordered that the serfs be emancipated and freed from their boyar lords.

What were the economic and social problems that troubled Europe from 1560 to 1650? Do these problems constitute a "crisis"?

Population during the seventeenth century

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