Question 1

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
mercantilism

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism is an economic theory and p

Question 2

Which king became the traditional example of seventeenth century absolutism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis XVI. 
B)  James III. 
C)  Louis XIV. 
D)  Charles II. 
E)  Ivan IV. 
A)  Louis XVI. 
B)  James III. 
C)  Louis XIV. 
D)  Charles II. 
E)  Ivan IV.

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
predestination

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? 
The period between 1560 and 1650 in Europe was truly an age of crisis. 
Use examples from the religious, economic, social and political sphere to support your position.

Accepted Answer

I agree with the statement that the peri

Question 5

By 1500, poor city-dwellers constituted ____ percent of the urban population.

Accepted Answer

A)  10-15 
B)  20 
C)  30-40 
D)  60-70 
E)  85 
A)  10-15 
B)  20 
C)  30-40 
D)  60-70 
E)  85

Question 6

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, England became a

Accepted Answer

A)  republic. 
B)  divine right monarchy. 
C)  federated commonwealth. 
D)  democracy. 
E)  constitutional monarchy. 
A)  republic. 
B)  divine right monarchy. 
C)  federated commonwealth. 
D)  democracy. 
E)  constitutional monarchy.

Question 7

Of the major individuals discussed in this chapter, who was the most "modern" and who was the least modern? In answering this question, be sure to include a definition of "modern."

Accepted Answer

In the context of the chapter, "modern"

Question 8

Compare and contrast Lutheranism, Calvinism and Catholicism. Where did they share common ground, and where did they differ?

Accepted Answer

Lutheranism, Calvinism, and Catholicism

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
counter-reformation

Accepted Answer

The Counter-Reformation, also known as t

Question 10

The king who ordered preparations for a fleet of warships, called the armada , was

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles V. 
B)  Ferdinand. 
C)  Philip II. 
D)  Francis I. 
E)  Henry IV. 
A)  Charles V. 
B)  Ferdinand. 
C)  Philip II. 
D)  Francis I. 
E)  Henry IV.

Question 11

All of the following characterize the Jesuit order EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  it was first led by a Spanish nobleman. 
B)  it owed absolute obedience to the pope. 
C)  it was committed to using education to restore Catholicism in Europe. 
D)  it was responsible for the restoration of Catholicism in areas of Germany and eastern Europe. 
E)  it arranged a theological compromise with the Protestants. 
A)  it was first led by a Spanish nobleman. 
B)  it owed absolute obedience to the pope. 
C)  it was committed to using education to restore Catholicism in Europe. 
D)  it was responsible for the restoration of Catholicism in areas of Germany and eastern Europe. 
E)  it arranged a theological compromise with the Protestants.

Question 12

James I alienated England's Parliament because of his advocacy of

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholicism. 
B)  religious toleration. 
C)  Puritanism. 
D)  divine right of kings. 
E)  Scottish independence. 
A)  Catholicism. 
B)  religious toleration. 
C)  Puritanism. 
D)  divine right of kings. 
E)  Scottish independence.

Question 13

Explain the differences in the terms Catholic Reformation and Counter Reformation .

Accepted Answer

The terms Catholic Reformation and Count

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Russian ruler who first took the title of tsar , who expanded the territories of Russia to the east, and who crushed the power of the nobility was

Accepted Answer

A)  Peter the Great. 
B)  Michael Romanov. 
C)  Alexander II. 
D)  Ivan IV. 
E)  Vlad the Impaler. 
A)  Peter the Great. 
B)  Michael Romanov. 
C)  Alexander II. 
D)  Ivan IV. 
E)  Vlad the Impaler.

Question 16

Which event did NOT occur in England, during the period of the 1640s to 1660?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles I was executed. 
B)  Charles I antagonized the Puritans in Parliament. 
C)  Oliver Cromwell led his New Model Army to victory over the forces of the king. 
D)  Charles II replaced his executed father on the English throne. 
E)  after the death of Charles I, Cromwell became the new king of England. 
A)  Charles I was executed. 
B)  Charles I antagonized the Puritans in Parliament. 
C)  Oliver Cromwell led his New Model Army to victory over the forces of the king. 
D)  Charles II replaced his executed father on the English throne. 
E)  after the death of Charles I, Cromwell became the new king of England.

Question 17

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
Protestant Reformation

Accepted Answer

The Protestant Reformation was a major m

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). 
divine-right monarchy

Accepted Answer

Divine-right monarchy is a political and

Question 19

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 20

Although John Calvin was born in ____, he spent most of his public life in ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany;  France 
B)  France; Switzerland 
C)  Switzerland; Austria 
D)  Belgium; Germany 
E)  the Netherlands; Austria 
A)  Germany;  France 
B)  France; Switzerland 
C)  Switzerland; Austria 
D)  Belgium; Germany 
E)  the Netherlands; Austria

Exam 15: Europe Transformed: Reform and State Building

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). mercantilism

Which king became the traditional example of seventeenth century absolutism?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). predestination

Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The period between 1560 and 1650 in Europe was truly an age of crisis. Use examples from the religious, economic, social and political sphere to support your position.

By 1500, poor city-dwellers constituted ____ percent of the urban population.

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, England became a

Of the major individuals discussed in this chapter, who was the most "modern" and who was the least modern? In answering this question, be sure to include a definition of "modern."

Compare and contrast Lutheranism, Calvinism and Catholicism. Where did they share common ground, and where did they differ?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). counter-reformation

The king who ordered preparations for a fleet of warships, called the armada , was

All of the following characterize the Jesuit order EXCEPT

James I alienated England's Parliament because of his advocacy of

Explain the differences in the terms Catholic Reformation and Counter Reformation .

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

The Russian ruler who first took the title of tsar , who expanded the territories of Russia to the east, and who crushed the power of the nobility was

Which event did NOT occur in England, during the period of the 1640s to 1660?

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). Protestant Reformation

Instructions: Identify the following term(s). divine-right monarchy

Who "laid the egg that Luther hatched"?

Although John Calvin was born in ____, he spent most of his public life in ____.

Early Humans and the First Civilizations

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

Toward the Pacific Century

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