Question 1

How did the Puritans reform English society during the Interregnum?

Accepted Answer

Under Oliver Cromwell's rule, Puritans attempted to bring about a godly reform of society. They regulated taverns and alehouses. They strictly enforced the observance of the Sabbath. They outlawed theatres and a number of popular practices that they believed were immoral and pagan, including Village Mayday celebrations and Christmas.

Question 2

Absolute monarchy in Sweden and Denmark was arbitrarily imposed by their respective monarchs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Charles I's attempts to rule without Parliament during the "Eleven Years' Tyranny" were unprecedented and unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The English Civil War was a conflict between the political and social elite of the kingdom, not a conflict between the rulers and the ruled.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How did Emperor Leopold I change the government of Hungary?

Accepted Answer

Leopold I was only able to change the go

Question 6

Gustavus Adolphus was unable to increase the power of the Swedish crown because he had agreed to a number of conditions that limited his power and increased noble influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What were the consequences of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes?

Accepted Answer

Faced with the choice between exile or b

Question 8

How did absolutism emerge in the Baltic states?

Accepted Answer

This question asks students to consider

Question 9

The most significant diplomatic issue in seventeenth-century Europe was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  what would become of the Spanish empire after Charles II's death 
B)  the rise of Louis XIV and his absolutist tendencies 
C)  the decline of Spain's power on the European stage 
D)  continuing religious divisions between Protestants and Catholics 
E)  the dissolution of the Union of Kalmar 
A)  what would become of the Spanish empire after Charles II's death 
B)  the rise of Louis XIV and his absolutist tendencies 
C)  the decline of Spain's power on the European stage 
D)  continuing religious divisions between Protestants and Catholics 
E)  the dissolution of the Union of Kalmar

Question 10

The Habsburg monarchy ruled over a diverse empire that was united only by its allegiance to a single religion and ruling dynasty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why did absolutism not emerge in Poland?

Accepted Answer

Absolutism did not emerge in Poland beca

Question 12

The rulers of Russia, Brandenburg-Prussia, and the Habsburg monarchy relied upon the cooperation of ________ in their efforts to enhance absolute monarchical power.

Accepted Answer

A)  the nobility 
B)  the serfs 
C)  the ambitious bourgeoisie 
D)  fellow monarchs 
E)  trusted advisors 
A)  the nobility 
B)  the serfs 
C)  the ambitious bourgeoisie 
D)  fellow monarchs 
E)  trusted advisors

Question 13

How did Russia become part of Europe?

Accepted Answer

This question asks students to consider

Question 14

The main driver of the move towards absolutism was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the need to limit the power of the nobility 
B)  a monarch's desire for gloire 
C)  open rebellion of subjects 
D)  the need to pay costs of waging war 
E)  the development of trade and industrialization 
A)  the need to limit the power of the nobility 
B)  a monarch's desire for gloire 
C)  open rebellion of subjects 
D)  the need to pay costs of waging war 
E)  the development of trade and industrialization

Question 15

How did the Habsburgs increase royal power and control in their dynastic empire?

Accepted Answer

This question asks students to consider

Question 16

Following the Peace of Westphalia, the Habsburg dynasty focused its attention on its patrimonial lands of Austria, Bohemia, and Hungary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Absolutism was only one possible form of government in seventeenth-century Europe. A number of other kingdoms developed systems of limited monarchy. How did limited monarchy develop in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

This question asks students to consider

Question 18

How did Charles I alienate his subjects in England and Scotland?

Accepted Answer

Charles I's actions were a significant c

Question 19

Political life in the Dutch Republic witnessed a struggle for power between the Princes of Orange and the ________, who were members of the urban merchant classes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Zeelanders 
B)  stadtholders 
C)  regents 
D)  Arminians 
E)  members of the States-General 
A)  Zeelanders 
B)  stadtholders 
C)  regents 
D)  Arminians 
E)  members of the States-General

Question 20

What were the two competing forces in the politics of the Dutch Provinces?

Accepted Answer

The political life of the Dutch Republic

How did the Puritans reform English society during the Interregnum?

Absolute monarchy in Sweden and Denmark was arbitrarily imposed by their respective monarchs.

Charles I's attempts to rule without Parliament during the "Eleven Years' Tyranny" were unprecedented and unconstitutional.

The English Civil War was a conflict between the political and social elite of the kingdom, not a conflict between the rulers and the ruled.

How did Emperor Leopold I change the government of Hungary?

Gustavus Adolphus was unable to increase the power of the Swedish crown because he had agreed to a number of conditions that limited his power and increased noble influence.

What were the consequences of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes?

How did absolutism emerge in the Baltic states?

The most significant diplomatic issue in seventeenth-century Europe was ________.

The Habsburg monarchy ruled over a diverse empire that was united only by its allegiance to a single religion and ruling dynasty.

Why did absolutism not emerge in Poland?

The rulers of Russia, Brandenburg-Prussia, and the Habsburg monarchy relied upon the cooperation of ________ in their efforts to enhance absolute monarchical power.

How did Russia become part of Europe?

The main driver of the move towards absolutism was ________.

How did the Habsburgs increase royal power and control in their dynastic empire?

Following the Peace of Westphalia, the Habsburg dynasty focused its attention on its patrimonial lands of Austria, Bohemia, and Hungary.

Absolutism was only one possible form of government in seventeenth-century Europe. A number of other kingdoms developed systems of limited monarchy. How did limited monarchy develop in the seventeenth century?

How did Charles I alienate his subjects in England and Scotland?

Political life in the Dutch Republic witnessed a struggle for power between the Princes of Orange and the ________, who were members of the urban merchant classes.

What were the two competing forces in the politics of the Dutch Provinces?

Continuities in Society and Economy

Europe in the Age of the Renaissance

The Reformations

The Age of Religious War

Discovering New Worlds

Diplomacy and Warfare in the Age of Absolutism

Economy and Society Transformed: The Eighteenth Century

Culture and Religion in the Age of the Enlightenment

The Eighteenth-Century State System

Europe in the World, 1650-1800

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Exam 6: Absolute and Limited Monarchies in the Seventeenth Century

How did the Puritans reform English society during the Interregnum?

Absolute monarchy in Sweden and Denmark was arbitrarily imposed by their respective monarchs.

Charles I's attempts to rule without Parliament during the "Eleven Years' Tyranny" were unprecedented and unconstitutional.

The English Civil War was a conflict between the political and social elite of the kingdom, not a conflict between the rulers and the ruled.

How did Emperor Leopold I change the government of Hungary?

Gustavus Adolphus was unable to increase the power of the Swedish crown because he had agreed to a number of conditions that limited his power and increased noble influence.

What were the consequences of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes?

How did absolutism emerge in the Baltic states?

The most significant diplomatic issue in seventeenth-century Europe was ________.

The Habsburg monarchy ruled over a diverse empire that was united only by its allegiance to a single religion and ruling dynasty.

Why did absolutism not emerge in Poland?

The rulers of Russia, Brandenburg-Prussia, and the Habsburg monarchy relied upon the cooperation of ________ in their efforts to enhance absolute monarchical power.

How did Russia become part of Europe?

The main driver of the move towards absolutism was ________.

How did the Habsburgs increase royal power and control in their dynastic empire?

Following the Peace of Westphalia, the Habsburg dynasty focused its attention on its patrimonial lands of Austria, Bohemia, and Hungary.

Absolutism was only one possible form of government in seventeenth-century Europe. A number of other kingdoms developed systems of limited monarchy. How did limited monarchy develop in the seventeenth century?

How did Charles I alienate his subjects in England and Scotland?

Political life in the Dutch Republic witnessed a struggle for power between the Princes of Orange and the ________, who were members of the urban merchant classes.

What were the two competing forces in the politics of the Dutch Provinces?

Continuities in Society and Economy

Europe in the Age of the Renaissance

The Reformations

The Age of Religious War

Discovering New Worlds

Diplomacy and Warfare in the Age of Absolutism

Economy and Society Transformed: The Eighteenth Century

Culture and Religion in the Age of the Enlightenment

The Eighteenth-Century State System

Europe in the World, 1650-1800

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