Question 1

Who wrote the famous sixteenth-century book The Prince ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lorenzo Ghiberti 
B)  Niccolo Alberti 
C)  Giorgio Castiglione 
D)  Niccolo Machiavelli 
E)  Desiderius Erasmus 
A)  Lorenzo Ghiberti 
B)  Niccolo Alberti 
C)  Giorgio Castiglione 
D)  Niccolo Machiavelli 
E)  Desiderius Erasmus

Question 2

Lutheranism became established as an alternative to Roman Catholicism in Germany as a result of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Corpus Iuris Civilis . 
B)  Edict of Nantes. 
C)  Treaty of Tordesillas. 
D)  Peace of Augsburg. 
E)  Peace of Constance. 
A)  Corpus Iuris Civilis . 
B)  Edict of Nantes. 
C)  Treaty of Tordesillas. 
D)  Peace of Augsburg. 
E)  Peace of Constance.

Question 3

Which statement about the Puritans is FALSE ?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were Protestant Christians. 
B)  They wanted to reform the Anglican church. 
C)  They admired the Catholic elements in the Church of England 
D)  They frequently disagreed with the Stuart kings. 
E)  They comprised much of England's gentry. 
A)  They were Protestant Christians. 
B)  They wanted to reform the Anglican church. 
C)  They admired the Catholic elements in the Church of England 
D)  They frequently disagreed with the Stuart kings. 
E)  They comprised much of England's gentry.

Question 4

The title of Machiavelli's most famous work is

Accepted Answer

A)  The Courtier. 
B)  The Absolute King. 
C)  The Prince. 
D)  The Spy. 
E)  The Duke. 
A)  The Courtier. 
B)  The Absolute King. 
C)  The Prince. 
D)  The Spy. 
E)  The Duke.

Question 5

Queen Elizabeth I

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A)  was the first female ruler of France. 
B)  became hated because of her attempt to restore Roman Catholicism in England. 
C)  slapped Paul III in the face after a lengthy, and heated, theological debate. 
D)  successfully survived the Spanish armada . 
E)  engineered the brilliant English-Swedish naval success at the Battle of Lepanto. 
A)  was the first female ruler of France. 
B)  became hated because of her attempt to restore Roman Catholicism in England. 
C)  slapped Paul III in the face after a lengthy, and heated, theological debate. 
D)  successfully survived the Spanish armada . 
E)  engineered the brilliant English-Swedish naval success at the Battle of Lepanto.

Question 6

Compare and contrast absolutism in central and eastern Europe with absolutism in Louis XIV's France and Kangxi's China.

Accepted Answer

Absolutism in central and eastern Europe

Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Edict of Nantes

Accepted Answer

The Edict of Nantes was a significant de

Question 8

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Huguenots

Accepted Answer

Huguenots refer to the group of French P

Question 9

Which statement about European marriage is FALSE ?

Accepted Answer

A)  In Europe, as in China, most marriages were arranged by the parents. 
B)  Love was the major reason for marriage. 
C)  The husband was to be the ruler and the wife was to obey. 
D)  In the early modern period the family was the heart of the social order. 
E)  In addition to obeying her husband, the wife's other role was to bear children. 
A)  In Europe, as in China, most marriages were arranged by the parents. 
B)  Love was the major reason for marriage. 
C)  The husband was to be the ruler and the wife was to obey. 
D)  In the early modern period the family was the heart of the social order. 
E)  In addition to obeying her husband, the wife's other role was to bear children.

Question 10

Using examples from art and literature, describe the flourishing of European culture. Should this be considered a reflection or a reaction to the political and economical situation of this period?

Accepted Answer

The flourishing of European culture duri

Question 11

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
indulgences

Accepted Answer

Indulgences are a practice within the Ca

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Johannes Gutenberg

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Johannes Gutenberg...

Question 13

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
the Puritans

Accepted Answer

The Puritans were a group of English Pro

Question 14

After the Turks were defeated in 1687 all of Hungary, Transylvania, Croatia, and Slovenia came under Habsburg rule, thus establishing in southeastern Europe the

Accepted Answer

A)  German Empire. 
B)  Holy Roman Empire. 
C)  Austrian Empire. 
D)  Bohemian Empire. 
E)  Ottoman Empire. 
A)  German Empire. 
B)  Holy Roman Empire. 
C)  Austrian Empire. 
D)  Bohemian Empire. 
E)  Ottoman Empire.

Question 15

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.

Question 16

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 17

Most of the fighting during the Thirty Years' War took place in France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Peasants made up the overwhelming mass of the third estate EXCEPT in

Accepted Answer

A)  England and Scotland. 
B)  Aragon and Castille. 
C)  Normandy and Aquitaine. 
D)  Bavaria and the Balkans. 
E)  Flanders and northern Italy. 
A)  England and Scotland. 
B)  Aragon and Castille. 
C)  Normandy and Aquitaine. 
D)  Bavaria and the Balkans. 
E)  Flanders and northern Italy.

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Ulrich Zwingli

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Ulrich Zwingli...

Question 20

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Francis Xavier

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Francis Xavier...

Exam 15: Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

Who wrote the famous sixteenth-century book The Prince ?

Lutheranism became established as an alternative to Roman Catholicism in Germany as a result of the

Which statement about the Puritans is FALSE ?

The title of Machiavelli's most famous work is

Queen Elizabeth I

Compare and contrast absolutism in central and eastern Europe with absolutism in Louis XIV's France and Kangxi's China.

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Edict of Nantes

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Huguenots

Which statement about European marriage is FALSE ?

Using examples from art and literature, describe the flourishing of European culture. Should this be considered a reflection or a reaction to the political and economical situation of this period?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). indulgences

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Johannes Gutenberg

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). the Puritans

After the Turks were defeated in 1687 all of Hungary, Transylvania, Croatia, and Slovenia came under Habsburg rule, thus establishing in southeastern Europe the

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

The legacy Louis XIV left to France was

Most of the fighting during the Thirty Years' War took place in France.

Peasants made up the overwhelming mass of the third estate EXCEPT in

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Ulrich Zwingli

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Francis Xavier

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Ancient India

China in Antiquity

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Roman World Empire

The Americas

Ferment in the Middle East: the Rise of Islam

Early Civilizations in Africa

The Expansion of Civilization in South and Southeast Asia

The Flowering of Traditional China

The East Asian Rimlands: Early Japan, Korea, and Vietnam

The Making of Europe

The Byzantine Empire and Crisis and Recovery in the West

New Encounters: the Creation of a World Market

The Muslim Empires

The East Asian World

The West on the Eve of a New World Order

The Beginnings of Modernization: Industrialization and Nationalism in the Nineteenth Century

The Americas and Society and Culture in the West

The High Tide of Imperialism

Shadows Over the Pacific: East Asia Under Challenge

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

Nationalism, Revolution, and Dictatorship: Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America From 1919 to 1939

The Crisis Deepens: World War Ii

East and West in the Grip of the Cold War

Brave New World: Communism on Trial

Europe and the Western Hemisphere Since 1945

Challenges of Nation Building in Africa and the Middle East

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