Question 1

What is political absolutism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability of the king to rule without any challenges to his authority 
B)  The necessity of shared governance between a king and parliament 
C)  The definition of a king's powers under an explicitly constructed contract or constitution 
D)  A king who is both head of the temporal and religious authority within his kingdom 
E)  None of these. 
A)  The ability of the king to rule without any challenges to his authority 
B)  The necessity of shared governance between a king and parliament 
C)  The definition of a king's powers under an explicitly constructed contract or constitution 
D)  A king who is both head of the temporal and religious authority within his kingdom 
E)  None of these.

Question 2

What was the objection of the Puritans in England?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted to impose the Book of Common Prayer for religious unification. 
B)  They wanted Catholics expelled from England. 
C)  They wanted a true religious reformation beyond Anglicanism. 
D)  They wanted total separation of Church and State. 
E)  They did not agree with the translations of the King James Bible 
A)  They wanted to impose the Book of Common Prayer for religious unification. 
B)  They wanted Catholics expelled from England. 
C)  They wanted a true religious reformation beyond Anglicanism. 
D)  They wanted total separation of Church and State. 
E)  They did not agree with the translations of the King James Bible

Question 3

The greatest stimulation to the Dutch economy was from ships and shipping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The "defenestration of Prague" launched the Thirty Years' War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

One of the significant factors contributing to Dutch economic power was their monopoly on trade in

Accepted Answer

A)  India 
B)  China 
C)  North America 
D)  Japan 
E)  Brazil 
A)  India 
B)  China 
C)  North America 
D)  Japan 
E)  Brazil

Question 6

How did the conflict between the Dutch Republic and Spain finally end?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Duke of Alba launched an offensive, which defeated the Dutch rebels. 
B)  England, the Dutch Republic, and northern Germany teamed up to support Protestant rebels. 
C)  Northern rebels under William of Orange flooded the country. 
D)  The Spanish army mutinied after not being paid. 
E)  Spain got involved in the Thirty Years' War instead. 
A)  The Duke of Alba launched an offensive, which defeated the Dutch rebels. 
B)  England, the Dutch Republic, and northern Germany teamed up to support Protestant rebels. 
C)  Northern rebels under William of Orange flooded the country. 
D)  The Spanish army mutinied after not being paid. 
E)  Spain got involved in the Thirty Years' War instead.

Question 7

Who was not a participant in the 19 years of war that followed the Cossack Revolt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland 
B)  Russia 
C)  Sweden 
D)  Denmark 
E)  All of these were involved. 
A)  Poland 
B)  Russia 
C)  Sweden 
D)  Denmark 
E)  All of these were involved.

Question 8

The initial trade between the Americas and Asia was aboard a ship known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Armada. 
B)  Dhow. 
C)  Junk. 
D)  Manila galleon. 
E)  Flukeship. 
A)  Armada. 
B)  Dhow. 
C)  Junk. 
D)  Manila galleon. 
E)  Flukeship.

Question 9

Elizabeth I faced all of the following problems in England except

Accepted Answer

A)  assurance of a peaceful transfer of succession. 
B)  competition and bad feelings from Spain. 
C)  rebellion in Ireland. 
D)  instilling a moderate form of Protestantism in England. 
E)  limitations in naval abilities. 
A)  assurance of a peaceful transfer of succession. 
B)  competition and bad feelings from Spain. 
C)  rebellion in Ireland. 
D)  instilling a moderate form of Protestantism in England. 
E)  limitations in naval abilities.

Question 10

By the end of the seventeenth century,coffee was introduced to the European market from plantations in

Accepted Answer

A)  China. 
B)  the Arabian Peninsula. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  the East Indies. 
E)  Louisiana. 
A)  China. 
B)  the Arabian Peninsula. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  the East Indies. 
E)  Louisiana.

Question 11

In what ways can one argue that the French Wars of Religion were part of a larger framework of European wars and politics?

Accepted Answer

While the wars of religion in France wer

Question 12

Which of the following was not a factor in the price revolutions of the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Philip II declaring bankruptcy 
B)  overpopulation 
C)  inflation 
D)  an increase in land prices 
E)  an increase in demand for wages. 
A)  Philip II declaring bankruptcy 
B)  overpopulation 
C)  inflation 
D)  an increase in land prices 
E)  an increase in demand for wages.

Question 13

Oliver Cromwell ultimately seized the throne and crown of England during the Civil Wars.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How were the Wars of Religion in the eastern section of Europe comparable to the Wars of Religion that took place earlier in western Europe?

Accepted Answer

The wars taking place on the border of P

Question 15

What caused the "Spanish Fury" in 1575,when Spanish troops sacked the city of Antwerp?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Duke of Alba laid siege to the city during the Dutch resistance. 
B)  Calvinists rose up in rebellion. 
C)  Philip II declared bankruptcy and couldn't pay his troops. 
D)  Accusations of witchcraft against Philip II. 
E)  Swedish troops garrisoned in Antwerp were caught under siege. 
A)  The Duke of Alba laid siege to the city during the Dutch resistance. 
B)  Calvinists rose up in rebellion. 
C)  Philip II declared bankruptcy and couldn't pay his troops. 
D)  Accusations of witchcraft against Philip II. 
E)  Swedish troops garrisoned in Antwerp were caught under siege.

Question 16

Which of the following was not a factor in the rise of Dutch economic success?

Accepted Answer

A)  A trade arrangement with Poland for grain 
B)  An alliance with England for exploration in the Indies 
C)  Fishing off the North Sea 
D)  The Calvinist work ethic known as the calling 
E)  A diversified economy split between agriculture and industry 
A)  A trade arrangement with Poland for grain 
B)  An alliance with England for exploration in the Indies 
C)  Fishing off the North Sea 
D)  The Calvinist work ethic known as the calling 
E)  A diversified economy split between agriculture and industry

Question 17

New Jewish settlements in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were found in all of the following areas except

Accepted Answer

A)  Bohemia. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  the Dutch Republic. 
D)  England. 
E)  France. 
A)  Bohemia. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  the Dutch Republic. 
D)  England. 
E)  France.

Question 18

Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden entered the Thirty Years' War because he

Accepted Answer

A)  wanted to support the Bohemian Protestant nobility. 
B)  wanted to expand Swedish power in the Baltics and feared a Catholic Germany would limit his plans. 
C)  wanted to prevent Russia from coming to the aid of the Germans. 
D)  was trying to form a trade agreement with the Dutch Republic, and it supported the Protestant faction. 
E)  wanted to suppress ideas of absolutism under the Holy Roman emperor. 
A)  wanted to support the Bohemian Protestant nobility. 
B)  wanted to expand Swedish power in the Baltics and feared a Catholic Germany would limit his plans. 
C)  wanted to prevent Russia from coming to the aid of the Germans. 
D)  was trying to form a trade agreement with the Dutch Republic, and it supported the Protestant faction. 
E)  wanted to suppress ideas of absolutism under the Holy Roman emperor.

Question 19

What role did overseas competition play in fueling conflict between the European states?

Accepted Answer

The first European countries to establis

Question 20

What was the cause of the war in Poland-Lithuania that broke out in 1648?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Cossack rebellion in Ukraine. 
B)  The attempt by Russia to force Russian Orthodoxy on Catholic Poland. 
C)  A violent dispute over access to the Baltic that opened hostilities with Sweden. 
D)  The expulsion from Poland of German merchants. 
E)  Poland's refusal to participate in the Peace of Westphalia. 
A)  The Cossack rebellion in Ukraine. 
B)  The attempt by Russia to force Russian Orthodoxy on Catholic Poland. 
C)  A violent dispute over access to the Baltic that opened hostilities with Sweden. 
D)  The expulsion from Poland of German merchants. 
E)  Poland's refusal to participate in the Peace of Westphalia.

Exam 15: A Century of Crisis,1550-1650

What is political absolutism?

What was the objection of the Puritans in England?

The greatest stimulation to the Dutch economy was from ships and shipping.

The "defenestration of Prague" launched the Thirty Years' War.

One of the significant factors contributing to Dutch economic power was their monopoly on trade in

How did the conflict between the Dutch Republic and Spain finally end?

Who was not a participant in the 19 years of war that followed the Cossack Revolt?

The initial trade between the Americas and Asia was aboard a ship known as the

Elizabeth I faced all of the following problems in England except

By the end of the seventeenth century,coffee was introduced to the European market from plantations in

In what ways can one argue that the French Wars of Religion were part of a larger framework of European wars and politics?

Which of the following was not a factor in the price revolutions of the sixteenth century?

Oliver Cromwell ultimately seized the throne and crown of England during the Civil Wars.

How were the Wars of Religion in the eastern section of Europe comparable to the Wars of Religion that took place earlier in western Europe?

What caused the "Spanish Fury" in 1575,when Spanish troops sacked the city of Antwerp?

Which of the following was not a factor in the rise of Dutch economic success?

New Jewish settlements in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were found in all of the following areas except

Gustavus II Adolphus of Sweden entered the Thirty Years' War because he

What role did overseas competition play in fueling conflict between the European states?

What was the cause of the war in Poland-Lithuania that broke out in 1648?

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