Question 1

How were the Wars of Religion from the Protestant Reformation renewed in Europe in the Seventeenth Century?

Accepted Answer

The wars of the seventeenth century were

Question 2

How did the situation of western European Jews improve or decline during the Wars of Religion during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

Following the expulsion of Jews from Eng

Question 3

The Edict of Nantes expelled the Huguenots from France after the St.Bartholomew's Day Massacre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Dutch miracle during the late sixteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A)  religious. 
B)  cultural. 
C)  military. 
D)  economic. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  religious. 
B)  cultural. 
C)  military. 
D)  economic. 
E)  All of these.

Question 5

The original Jewish settlers in Amsterdam whose trade connections helped fuel Dutch economic growth in this time period were

Accepted Answer

A)  Sephardim 
B)  Ashkenazim 
C)  Hassidim 
D)  Conversos 
E)  None of these. 
A)  Sephardim 
B)  Ashkenazim 
C)  Hassidim 
D)  Conversos 
E)  None of these.

Question 6

How did the nature of war change over the course of the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

The primary change to be noted is that w

Question 7

A dissident group in England known as the Levellers wanted to establish England as a democratic republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Jacques Callot,a French artist,became famous for his paintings and etchings about

Accepted Answer

A)  everyday life. 
B)  the excesses of royalty and nobility at court. 
C)  the horrors of war. 
D)  religious devotion in the Counter-Reformation. 
E)  new landscapes in the Americas. 
A)  everyday life. 
B)  the excesses of royalty and nobility at court. 
C)  the horrors of war. 
D)  religious devotion in the Counter-Reformation. 
E)  new landscapes in the Americas.

Question 9

How did the division of the Habsburg Empire change the Holy Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

After Charles V was forced to abdicate,h

Question 10

Religious wars in the seventeenth century were experienced in all of Europe except

Accepted Answer

A)  England. 
B)  France. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  the Dutch Republic. 
E)  All of these experienced religious wars. 
A)  England. 
B)  France. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  the Dutch Republic. 
E)  All of these experienced religious wars.

Question 11

After the Spanish Armada was launched in 1588,Spain managed to defeat Dutch protestants by force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

England's first joint-stock company formed a colony in

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia. 
B)  Barbados. 
C)  Calcutta. 
D)  Goa. 
E)  Haiti. 
A)  Virginia. 
B)  Barbados. 
C)  Calcutta. 
D)  Goa. 
E)  Haiti.

Question 13

Which was the last phase of the Thirty Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Swedish phase 
B)  The Spanish Phase 
C)  The French Phase 
D)  The English Phase 
E)  None of these. 
A)  The Swedish phase 
B)  The Spanish Phase 
C)  The French Phase 
D)  The English Phase 
E)  None of these.

Question 14

What right(s)of Poland-Lithuania did the nobility of Habsburg lands seek to emulate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right of the nobility to elect their king 
B)  The right to depose the king if he violated his coronation oath 
C)  The right to veto a measure in the Diet 
D)  The right of the nobility to rule their serfs as they saw fit without interference 
E)  All of these. 
A)  The right of the nobility to elect their king 
B)  The right to depose the king if he violated his coronation oath 
C)  The right to veto a measure in the Diet 
D)  The right of the nobility to rule their serfs as they saw fit without interference 
E)  All of these.

Question 15

The major objection that the English nobility had to James I becoming king of England was

Accepted Answer

A)  he was Presbyterian. 
B)  he was related to the French royal family. 
C)  he was Catholic. 
D)  he was an absolutist. 
E)  he wanted to eliminate parliament. 
A)  he was Presbyterian. 
B)  he was related to the French royal family. 
C)  he was Catholic. 
D)  he was an absolutist. 
E)  he wanted to eliminate parliament.

Question 16

French Protestants were called

Accepted Answer

A)  Huguenots. 
B)  Moriscos. 
C)  Anabaptists. 
D)  Puritans. 
E)  Presbyterians. 
A)  Huguenots. 
B)  Moriscos. 
C)  Anabaptists. 
D)  Puritans. 
E)  Presbyterians.

Question 17

In the seventeenth century,the standard of living in Europe declined because of

Accepted Answer

A)  inflation because there was a flood of precious metals from the New World. 
B)  decreased population from the plague and wars. 
C)  deforestation, which eroded soil when timber was sold to build ships. 
D)  the emigration of many people to New World colonies. 
E)  the lack of technological advancement in this time period. 
A)  inflation because there was a flood of precious metals from the New World. 
B)  decreased population from the plague and wars. 
C)  deforestation, which eroded soil when timber was sold to build ships. 
D)  the emigration of many people to New World colonies. 
E)  the lack of technological advancement in this time period.

Question 18

What accounts for the surge and eventual decrease in witchcraft trials in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

Accusations of witchcraft were not new,a

Question 19

The Virginia Colony's chief export was tobacco.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is false about implementing the Edict of Nantes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry IV converted to Catholicism to become king. 
B)  The edict ended, once and for all, the conflict between Protestants and Catholics. 
C)  The French nobility were very suspicious of Henry's conversion. 
D)  Communities within France were fragmented. 
E)  To obtain support for the edict, Henry bribed both Catholics and Huguenots into accepting it. 
A)  Henry IV converted to Catholicism to become king. 
B)  The edict ended, once and for all, the conflict between Protestants and Catholics. 
C)  The French nobility were very suspicious of Henry's conversion. 
D)  Communities within France were fragmented. 
E)  To obtain support for the edict, Henry bribed both Catholics and Huguenots into accepting it.

Exam 15: A Century of Crisis,1550-1650

How were the Wars of Religion from the Protestant Reformation renewed in Europe in the Seventeenth Century?

How did the situation of western European Jews improve or decline during the Wars of Religion during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

The Edict of Nantes expelled the Huguenots from France after the St.Bartholomew's Day Massacre.

The Dutch miracle during the late sixteenth century was

The original Jewish settlers in Amsterdam whose trade connections helped fuel Dutch economic growth in this time period were

How did the nature of war change over the course of the seventeenth century?

A dissident group in England known as the Levellers wanted to establish England as a democratic republic.

Jacques Callot,a French artist,became famous for his paintings and etchings about

How did the division of the Habsburg Empire change the Holy Roman Empire?

Religious wars in the seventeenth century were experienced in all of Europe except

After the Spanish Armada was launched in 1588,Spain managed to defeat Dutch protestants by force.

England's first joint-stock company formed a colony in

Which was the last phase of the Thirty Years' War?

What right(s)of Poland-Lithuania did the nobility of Habsburg lands seek to emulate?

The major objection that the English nobility had to James I becoming king of England was

French Protestants were called

In the seventeenth century,the standard of living in Europe declined because of

What accounts for the surge and eventual decrease in witchcraft trials in the seventeenth century?

The Virginia Colony's chief export was tobacco.

Which of the following is false about implementing the Edict of Nantes?

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