Question 1

What did the English Bill of Rights achieve?

Accepted Answer

A) It laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy. 
B) It resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions. 
C) It reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power. 
D) It confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent. 
E) It stated that taxes could only be approved by the House of Lords, not the House of Commons. 
A) It laid the foundation for a constitutional monarchy. 
B) It resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions. 
C) It reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power. 
D) It confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent. 
E) It stated that taxes could only be approved by the House of Lords, not the House of Commons.

Question 2

The Spanish defeated the Ottomans at the Battle of Lepanto.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What steps did Louis XIV take to limit the power and autonomy of the French aristocracy?

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV took several steps to limit th

Question 4

Which statement best describes the Thirty Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A) It eventually involved every country in Europe and Asia. 
B) It is considered by most to be the first "modern" war. 
C) It is considered by most to be part of the larger Bourbon-Habsburg struggle. 
D) It was primarily fought in Spain. 
E) It was exclusively caused by religious differences. 
A) It eventually involved every country in Europe and Asia. 
B) It is considered by most to be the first "modern" war. 
C) It is considered by most to be part of the larger Bourbon-Habsburg struggle. 
D) It was primarily fought in Spain. 
E) It was exclusively caused by religious differences.

Question 5

What happened to the Holy Roman Empire after 1648?

Accepted Answer

A) It became one of the most powerful and centralized monarchies in Europe under the domination of Spanish grandees. 
B) It was not really an empire at all but rather a loose association of 300 German states. 
C) It became divided into three great warring states: Prussia, Poland, and Silesia. 
D) It continued to acknowledge the temporal power of the pope. 
E) It was ruled by the Bourbons. 
A) It became one of the most powerful and centralized monarchies in Europe under the domination of Spanish grandees. 
B) It was not really an empire at all but rather a loose association of 300 German states. 
C) It became divided into three great warring states: Prussia, Poland, and Silesia. 
D) It continued to acknowledge the temporal power of the pope. 
E) It was ruled by the Bourbons.

Question 6

What was Thomas Hobbes' response to the English revolutions?

Accepted Answer

A) He felt that man was suited best to be in a pristine state of nature, without government interference. 
B) He stated that mankind was animalistic, and needed a strong government to maintain social order. 
C) He was a firm believer in democracy. 
D) He said that the best form of government was a theocracy. 
E) He argued in favor of revolution when the ruler broke the social contract. 
A) He felt that man was suited best to be in a pristine state of nature, without government interference. 
B) He stated that mankind was animalistic, and needed a strong government to maintain social order. 
C) He was a firm believer in democracy. 
D) He said that the best form of government was a theocracy. 
E) He argued in favor of revolution when the ruler broke the social contract.

Question 7

What steps did the Spanish monarchy take in the first half of the seventeenth century to reverse Spain's decline? How successful were these efforts?

Accepted Answer

In the first half of the seventeenth cen

Question 8

The United Provinces was a(n) ____ power.

Accepted Answer

A) Asian 
B) monarchial 
C) agrarian 
D) Mediterranean 
E) Atlantic 
A) Asian 
B) monarchial 
C) agrarian 
D) Mediterranean 
E) Atlantic

Question 9

Define absolutism. Is it accurate to describe the French national government in the seventeenth century as an absolute monarchy?

Accepted Answer

Absolutism is a political theory and for

Question 10

What were the most important demographic and economic trends in Europe from 1560 to 1650? What were the social and political consequences of those trends?

Accepted Answer

During the period from 1560 to 1650, Eur

Question 11

The Thirty Years' War hit Germany hardest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Louis XIV was an ardent supporter of the Edict of Nantes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is an accurate characterization of the reign of Louis XIV?

Accepted Answer

A) It was a time of unprecedented peace. 
B) It was a time of almost continuous war. 
C) It was a time in which the French monarchy stabilized its finances. 
D) It was a time in which the French monarchy went into decline. 
E) It was a time when the French and the Austrians formed a lasting alliance. 
A) It was a time of unprecedented peace. 
B) It was a time of almost continuous war. 
C) It was a time in which the French monarchy stabilized its finances. 
D) It was a time in which the French monarchy went into decline. 
E) It was a time when the French and the Austrians formed a lasting alliance.

Question 14

____ emphasized clarity, simplicity, balance, and harmony.

Accepted Answer

A) Artemisia Gentileschi 
B) Dada 
C) Mannerism 
D) French Classicism 
E) The Baroque 
A) Artemisia Gentileschi 
B) Dada 
C) Mannerism 
D) French Classicism 
E) The Baroque

Question 15

What important political idea has been credited to John Locke?

Accepted Answer

A) He synthesized previous doctrines on international law. 
B) He posited the idea of society as being in a constant state of war. 
C) He advocated political democracy for the entire populace. 
D) He emphasized the social contract between the people and government. 
E) He advocated the disestablishment of the Church of England. 
A) He synthesized previous doctrines on international law. 
B) He posited the idea of society as being in a constant state of war. 
C) He advocated political democracy for the entire populace. 
D) He emphasized the social contract between the people and government. 
E) He advocated the disestablishment of the Church of England.

Question 16

The sixteenth century saw significant population decline in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Mazarin tried to carry on the policies of

Accepted Answer

A) Locke. 
B) Calvin. 
C) Henry IV. 
D) Richelieu. 
E) Louis XVI. 
A) Locke. 
B) Calvin. 
C) Henry IV. 
D) Richelieu. 
E) Louis XVI.

Question 18

Which statement most closely describes Peter the Great of Russia?

Accepted Answer

A) His program of Europeanization was predominantly technical and aimed at modernizing the military. 
B) His respect for western governments led to increased powers for the nobility. 
C) His traditional, conservative attitude stripped away all previous social gains for women. 
D) His desire to teach Russians western customs could not be enforced among the old-fashioned nobles. 
E) He rejected Westernization in favor of Orthodoxy. 
A) His program of Europeanization was predominantly technical and aimed at modernizing the military. 
B) His respect for western governments led to increased powers for the nobility. 
C) His traditional, conservative attitude stripped away all previous social gains for women. 
D) His desire to teach Russians western customs could not be enforced among the old-fashioned nobles. 
E) He rejected Westernization in favor of Orthodoxy.

Question 19

What is a component of the Baroque style of art?

Accepted Answer

A) Somber colors 
B) Rich ornamentation 
C) A lack of emotion 
D) Purely secular subjects 
E) Calvinist sentiments 
A) Somber colors 
B) Rich ornamentation 
C) A lack of emotion 
D) Purely secular subjects 
E) Calvinist sentiments

Question 20

After conquering Constantinople in 1453, the ____ tried to complete the conquest of the Balkans.

Accepted Answer

A) Russia 
B) Austria 
C) Poland 
D) Greece 
E) the Ottomans 
A) Russia 
B) Austria 
C) Poland 
D) Greece 
E) the Ottomans

What did the English Bill of Rights achieve?

The Spanish defeated the Ottomans at the Battle of Lepanto.

What steps did Louis XIV take to limit the power and autonomy of the French aristocracy?

Which statement best describes the Thirty Years' War?

What happened to the Holy Roman Empire after 1648?

What was Thomas Hobbes' response to the English revolutions?

What steps did the Spanish monarchy take in the first half of the seventeenth century to reverse Spain's decline? How successful were these efforts?

The United Provinces was a(n) ____ power.

Define absolutism. Is it accurate to describe the French national government in the seventeenth century as an absolute monarchy?

What were the most important demographic and economic trends in Europe from 1560 to 1650? What were the social and political consequences of those trends?

The Thirty Years' War hit Germany hardest.

Louis XIV was an ardent supporter of the Edict of Nantes.

What is an accurate characterization of the reign of Louis XIV?

____ emphasized clarity, simplicity, balance, and harmony.

What important political idea has been credited to John Locke?

The sixteenth century saw significant population decline in Europe.

Mazarin tried to carry on the policies of

Which statement most closely describes Peter the Great of Russia?

What is a component of the Baroque style of art?

After conquering Constantinople in 1453, the ____ tried to complete the conquest of the Balkans.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters 1500-1800

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States International Wars and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction Revolution and Romanticism 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity Anxiety and Imperialism 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War 2

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

Filters

Exam 3: State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

What did the English Bill of Rights achieve?

The Spanish defeated the Ottomans at the Battle of Lepanto.

What steps did Louis XIV take to limit the power and autonomy of the French aristocracy?

Which statement best describes the Thirty Years' War?

What happened to the Holy Roman Empire after 1648?

What was Thomas Hobbes' response to the English revolutions?

What steps did the Spanish monarchy take in the first half of the seventeenth century to reverse Spain's decline? How successful were these efforts?

The United Provinces was a(n) ____ power.

Define absolutism. Is it accurate to describe the French national government in the seventeenth century as an absolute monarchy?

What were the most important demographic and economic trends in Europe from 1560 to 1650? What were the social and political consequences of those trends?

The Thirty Years' War hit Germany hardest.

Louis XIV was an ardent supporter of the Edict of Nantes.

What is an accurate characterization of the reign of Louis XIV?

____ emphasized clarity, simplicity, balance, and harmony.

What important political idea has been credited to John Locke?

The sixteenth century saw significant population decline in Europe.

Mazarin tried to carry on the policies of

Which statement most closely describes Peter the Great of Russia?

What is a component of the Baroque style of art?

After conquering Constantinople in 1453, the ____ tried to complete the conquest of the Balkans.

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters 1500-1800

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States International Wars and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: the Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction Revolution and Romanticism 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity Anxiety and Imperialism 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War 2

Cold War and a New Western World 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: the Western World 1965-1985

After the Fall: the Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

Filters