Question 1

The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn was noted for

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A) his formation of the French Academy of Painting and Sculptors. 
B) reflecting the values of the Dutch aristocracy in his works. 
C) being the one great Protestant painter of the seventeenth century. 
D) rejecting the Dutch preoccupation with realism for the Baroque style of French classicism. 
E) his moody paintings of elongated religious figures. 
A) his formation of the French Academy of Painting and Sculptors. 
B) reflecting the values of the Dutch aristocracy in his works. 
C) being the one great Protestant painter of the seventeenth century. 
D) rejecting the Dutch preoccupation with realism for the Baroque style of French classicism. 
E) his moody paintings of elongated religious figures.

Question 2

Talk about:
-John Locke

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John Locke was a 17th-century English ph

Question 3

Talk about:
-Peter the Great

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Peter the Great, also known as Peter I,

Question 4

Talk about:
-Jean-Baptiste Racine and Jean-Baptiste Molière

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Jean-Baptiste Racine and Jean-Baptiste M

Question 5

Talk about:
-the Orthodox Church and the procurator

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The Orthodox Church and the procurator h

Question 6

The Austrian monarchy never became a highly centralized, absolutist state, in part because it included too many different national groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

As Louis XIII's chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu was most successful in

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A) evicting the Huguenot presence from France after the La Rochelle rebellion. 
B) expanding the political and social rights of the Huguenots. 
C) creating a reservoir of funds for the treasury. 
D) defeating the French nobility's attempt to replace him. 
E) strengthening the central role of the monarchy in domestic and foreign policy. 
A) evicting the Huguenot presence from France after the La Rochelle rebellion. 
B) expanding the political and social rights of the Huguenots. 
C) creating a reservoir of funds for the treasury. 
D) defeating the French nobility's attempt to replace him. 
E) strengthening the central role of the monarchy in domestic and foreign policy.

Question 8

James I of England alienated most of the members of Parliament by

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A) encouraging an alliance with Spain. 
B) insisting on his right to govern through divine right. 
C) persecuting Puritans. 
D) lavishly spending money on the English army. 
E) playing favorites. 
A) encouraging an alliance with Spain. 
B) insisting on his right to govern through divine right. 
C) persecuting Puritans. 
D) lavishly spending money on the English army. 
E) playing favorites.

Question 9

What role did the nobility play in politics and government in Poland and England?

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In both Poland and England, the nobility

Question 10

Under Charles II, Parliament passed the Test Act to

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A) control the quality of food and drink coming from English colonies. 
B) improve the quality of university graduates. 
C) help Catholics gain government jobs. 
D) stipulate that only Anglicans could hold military and civil offices. 
E) regulate promotions in the military. 
A) control the quality of food and drink coming from English colonies. 
B) improve the quality of university graduates. 
C) help Catholics gain government jobs. 
D) stipulate that only Anglicans could hold military and civil offices. 
E) regulate promotions in the military.

Question 11

The artistic movement Mannerism reached its peak with the work of

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

Question 12

Talk about:
-Mannerism and El Greco

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Mannerism was an art movement that emerg

Question 13

Talk about:
-the Stuarts

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The Stuarts were a royal dynasty that ru

Question 14

Talk about:
-Bill of Rights

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The Bill of Rights refers to the first t

Question 15

Talk about:
-the Fronde

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The Fronde was a series of civil wars in

Question 16

Talk about:
-Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Artemisia Gentileschi

Accepted Answer

Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Artemisia Genti

Question 17

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 18

Following the Thirty Years' War, what country became dominant in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Sweden 
B) England 
C) Germany 
D) Spain 
E) France 
A) Sweden 
B) England 
C) Germany 
D) Spain 
E) France

Question 19

The English Bill of Rights

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The patriotic enthusiasm and pride of the English during the Elizabeth era is best characterized by the

Accepted Answer

A) philosophy of John Locke. 
B) plays of William Shakespeare. 
C) New Model Army. 
D) Glorious Revolution. 
E) King James version of the Bible. 
A) philosophy of John Locke. 
B) plays of William Shakespeare. 
C) New Model Army. 
D) Glorious Revolution. 
E) King James version of the Bible.

The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn was noted for

Talk about: -John Locke

Talk about: -Peter the Great

Talk about: -Jean-Baptiste Racine and Jean-Baptiste Molière

Talk about: -the Orthodox Church and the procurator

The Austrian monarchy never became a highly centralized, absolutist state, in part because it included too many different national groups.

As Louis XIII's chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu was most successful in

James I of England alienated most of the members of Parliament by

What role did the nobility play in politics and government in Poland and England?

Under Charles II, Parliament passed the Test Act to

The artistic movement Mannerism reached its peak with the work of

Talk about: -Mannerism and El Greco

Talk about: -the Stuarts

Talk about: -Bill of Rights

Talk about: -the Fronde

Talk about: -Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Artemisia Gentileschi

Scandinavia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries witnessed

Following the Thirty Years' War, what country became dominant in Europe?

The English Bill of Rights

The patriotic enthusiasm and pride of the English during the Elizabeth era is best characterized by the

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The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn was noted for

Talk about: -John Locke

Talk about: -Peter the Great

Talk about: -Jean-Baptiste Racine and Jean-Baptiste Molière

Talk about: -the Orthodox Church and the procurator

The Austrian monarchy never became a highly centralized, absolutist state, in part because it included too many different national groups.

As Louis XIII's chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu was most successful in

James I of England alienated most of the members of Parliament by

What role did the nobility play in politics and government in Poland and England?

Under Charles II, Parliament passed the Test Act to

The artistic movement Mannerism reached its peak with the work of

Talk about: -Mannerism and El Greco

Talk about: -the Stuarts

Talk about: -Bill of Rights

Talk about: -the Fronde

Talk about: -Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Artemisia Gentileschi

Scandinavia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries witnessed

Following the Thirty Years' War, what country became dominant in Europe?

The English Bill of Rights

The patriotic enthusiasm and pride of the English during the Elizabeth era is best characterized by the

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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

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

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

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Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

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