Question 1

What was the Edict of Restitution?

Accepted Answer

Following his early victories in the Thirty Years War, Ferdinand II took advantage of his strong position to impose his will on the Holy Roman Empire. He did so with the Edict of Restitution. This document restored secularized land to the Catholic Church, forbade Lutheran worship in a number of cities, and forcibly re-Catholicized a number of cities. The Edict of Restitution was a blunder since it alienated Lutheran princes and made Catholic princes concerned about Ferdinand's underlying goals.

Question 2

What were the terms of the Peace of Westphalia?

Accepted Answer

The Peace of Westphalia recognized the sovereignty of all German princes in internal affairs and external ones, so long as they were not directed against the Emperor. The Peace of Westphalia confirmed the Augsburg principle but permitted Calvinism in addition to Lutheranism and Catholicism. Westphalia also recognized French and Swedish territorial gains and named them guarantors of the terms of the treaties.

Question 3

The division of the Low Countries into the United Provinces and the Spanish Netherlands was due to religious divisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

What role did religion play in Habsburg politics during Philip II's reign?

Accepted Answer

This question asks students to consider

Question 5

Warfare was a constant and continual fact in the lives of early modern Europeans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

________ changed the Huguenot resistance and the nature of the French Wars of Religion.

Accepted Answer

A)  The signing of the Edict of Nantes 
B)  The formation of the Catholic League 
C)  The assassination of Henry III 
D)  The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre 
E)  The negotiation of the Peace of Monsieur 
A)  The signing of the Edict of Nantes 
B)  The formation of the Catholic League 
C)  The assassination of Henry III 
D)  The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre 
E)  The negotiation of the Peace of Monsieur

Question 7

Unlike the rest of Europe, England did not experience a religious war, but it was not free from religious divisions or conflicts. How did religion influence English politics?

Accepted Answer

This question asks students to consider

Question 8

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw a dramatic increase in the size of armies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Duke Henry of Guise played a role in the strike on Huguenot leadership, but he had no part in the general massacre of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The guiding principle of the Peace of Augsburg was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  freedom of worship and religious toleration 
B)  a territory's religion was determined by its ruler's religion 
C)  the legitimation of Calvinism and Lutheranism 
D)  the need for secularism to combat religious divisions 
E)  the development of a strong imperial force 
A)  freedom of worship and religious toleration 
B)  a territory's religion was determined by its ruler's religion 
C)  the legitimation of Calvinism and Lutheranism 
D)  the need for secularism to combat religious divisions 
E)  the development of a strong imperial force

Question 11

The Spanish Armada was more significant as a victory to England than as a defeat to Spain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How did Mary Queen of Scots alienate support?

Accepted Answer

Mary Queen of Scots managed to alienate

Question 13

The Valois kings of France opposed the growth of the Habsburg dynasty and Charles V's attempts to strengthen his imperial title.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How did religion transform the wars of early modern Europe?

Accepted Answer

Although there are a variety of causes f

Question 15

Following Henry II's death, Catherine de Medici aligned with the Guises in order to limit the religious freedom of the Huguenots.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How did Philip II rule his empire?

Accepted Answer

Philip II had a widespread empire that i

Question 17

Why did the Edict of Nantes succeed where all other attempts at religious settlement failed?

Accepted Answer

The Edict of Nantes was the last in a lo

Question 18

What was the Peace of Augsburg?

Accepted Answer

The Peace of Augsburg (1555) was a relig

Question 19

What was Elizabeth I's "middle way"?

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth's "middle way" was a religious

Question 20

The Habsburg Empire was a dynastic empire with no administrative or institutional unity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What was the Edict of Restitution?

What were the terms of the Peace of Westphalia?

The division of the Low Countries into the United Provinces and the Spanish Netherlands was due to religious divisions.

What role did religion play in Habsburg politics during Philip II's reign?

Warfare was a constant and continual fact in the lives of early modern Europeans.

________ changed the Huguenot resistance and the nature of the French Wars of Religion.

Unlike the rest of Europe, England did not experience a religious war, but it was not free from religious divisions or conflicts. How did religion influence English politics?

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw a dramatic increase in the size of armies.

Duke Henry of Guise played a role in the strike on Huguenot leadership, but he had no part in the general massacre of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.

The guiding principle of the Peace of Augsburg was ________.

The Spanish Armada was more significant as a victory to England than as a defeat to Spain.

How did Mary Queen of Scots alienate support?

The Valois kings of France opposed the growth of the Habsburg dynasty and Charles V's attempts to strengthen his imperial title.

How did religion transform the wars of early modern Europe?

Following Henry II's death, Catherine de Medici aligned with the Guises in order to limit the religious freedom of the Huguenots.

How did Philip II rule his empire?

Why did the Edict of Nantes succeed where all other attempts at religious settlement failed?

What was the Peace of Augsburg?

What was Elizabeth I's "middle way"?

The Habsburg Empire was a dynastic empire with no administrative or institutional unity.

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Exam 4: The Age of Religious War

What was the Edict of Restitution?

What were the terms of the Peace of Westphalia?

The division of the Low Countries into the United Provinces and the Spanish Netherlands was due to religious divisions.

What role did religion play in Habsburg politics during Philip II's reign?

Warfare was a constant and continual fact in the lives of early modern Europeans.

________ changed the Huguenot resistance and the nature of the French Wars of Religion.

Unlike the rest of Europe, England did not experience a religious war, but it was not free from religious divisions or conflicts. How did religion influence English politics?

The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries saw a dramatic increase in the size of armies.

Duke Henry of Guise played a role in the strike on Huguenot leadership, but he had no part in the general massacre of the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.

The guiding principle of the Peace of Augsburg was ________.

The Spanish Armada was more significant as a victory to England than as a defeat to Spain.

How did Mary Queen of Scots alienate support?

The Valois kings of France opposed the growth of the Habsburg dynasty and Charles V's attempts to strengthen his imperial title.

How did religion transform the wars of early modern Europe?

Following Henry II's death, Catherine de Medici aligned with the Guises in order to limit the religious freedom of the Huguenots.

How did Philip II rule his empire?

Why did the Edict of Nantes succeed where all other attempts at religious settlement failed?

What was the Peace of Augsburg?

What was Elizabeth I's "middle way"?

The Habsburg Empire was a dynastic empire with no administrative or institutional unity.

Continuities in Society and Economy

Europe in the Age of the Renaissance

The Reformations

Discovering New Worlds

Absolute and Limited Monarchies in the Seventeenth Century

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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