Question 1

The chief reason for the wars of Louis XIV was

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A)  to reduce the power of the Habsburgs. 
B)  his desire to insure the dominance of France and his Bourbon dynasty in all Europe. 
C)  to destroy the commercial superiority of the Dutch. 
D)  to gain ports on the Adriatic Sea. 
E)  spread Catholicism throughout all of Europe. 
A)  to reduce the power of the Habsburgs. 
B)  his desire to insure the dominance of France and his Bourbon dynasty in all Europe. 
C)  to destroy the commercial superiority of the Dutch. 
D)  to gain ports on the Adriatic Sea. 
E)  spread Catholicism throughout all of Europe.

Question 2

Peter the Great's ambition was to make Russia more like

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A)  Austria. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  Prussia. 
D)  its self of old. 
E)  western Europe. 
A)  Austria. 
B)  Poland. 
C)  Prussia. 
D)  its self of old. 
E)  western Europe.

Question 3

In the Thirty Years' War, Wallenstein was a general who fought for

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A)  the Emperor Ferdinand. 
B)  Prussia. 
C)  Sweden. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  England. 
A)  the Emperor Ferdinand. 
B)  Prussia. 
C)  Sweden. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  England.

Question 4

The Thirty Years' War has often been called the "last of the religious wars."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Seventeenth-century European population

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A)  increased dramatically due to greater food production. 
B)  decreased dramatically due to disease and war. 
C)  experienced great fluctuations as European nations established colonies. 
D)  fluctuated narrowly, constrained by famines and diseases. 
E)  a and c 
A)  increased dramatically due to greater food production. 
B)  decreased dramatically due to disease and war. 
C)  experienced great fluctuations as European nations established colonies. 
D)  fluctuated narrowly, constrained by famines and diseases. 
E)  a and c

Question 6

The first female painter admitted to the Guild of St. Luke in Haarlem and who painted scenes of everyday life was

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A)  Artemisia Gentileschi. 
B)  Judith Holofernes. 
C)  Mary L'Orange. 
D)  Judith Leyster. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Artemisia Gentileschi. 
B)  Judith Holofernes. 
C)  Mary L'Orange. 
D)  Judith Leyster. 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

The War of Spanish Succession ended when Philip V of Spain

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A)  moved to Cuba. 
B)  was killed in battle. 
C)  united the thrones of France and Spain. 
D)  retired to a monastery. 
E)  conceded to a permanent split between the French and Spanish thrones. 
A)  moved to Cuba. 
B)  was killed in battle. 
C)  united the thrones of France and Spain. 
D)  retired to a monastery. 
E)  conceded to a permanent split between the French and Spanish thrones.

Question 8

Which of the following statements best applies to Peter the Great of Russia?

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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 Duma. 
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 Duma. 
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 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Frederick William the Great Elector

Accepted Answer

Frederick William, also known as the Gre

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Bill of Rights

Accepted Answer

The Bill of Rights refers to the first t

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Louis XIV's wars

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV, also known as the Sun King, w

Question 12

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Peace of Utrecht

Accepted Answer

The Peace of Utrecht, also known as the

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Saint Petersburg

Accepted Answer

Saint Petersburg, also known as Petrogra

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Baroque

Accepted Answer

The Baroque period in art and music last

Question 15

Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, developed the first standing army of conscripts, an army notable for its flexible tactics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Lope de Vega

Accepted Answer

Lope de Vega, also known as Félix Lope d

Question 17

The patriotic enthusiasm and pride of the English during the Elizabeth era is best characterized by the

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A)  philosophy of John Locke. 
B)  plays of William Shakespeare. 
C)  New Model Army. 
D)  Glorious Revolution. 
E)  King James version of the Bible. 
A)  philosophy of John Locke. 
B)  plays of William Shakespeare. 
C)  New Model Army. 
D)  Glorious Revolution. 
E)  King James version of the Bible.

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Rembrandt van Rijn

Accepted Answer

Rembrandt van Rijn was a Dutch painter a

Question 19

In 1529 and again in 1683, Vienna was seriously threatened by

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  France. 
C)  Prussia. 
D)  Austria. 
E)  the Ottoman Empire. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  France. 
C)  Prussia. 
D)  Austria. 
E)  the Ottoman Empire.

Question 20

The artistic movement Mannerism reached its peak with the work of

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A)  Fra Angelico. 
B)  Bernini. 
C)  Peter Paul Rubens. 
D)  El Greco. 
E)  Rembrandt. 
A)  Fra Angelico. 
B)  Bernini. 
C)  Peter Paul Rubens. 
D)  El Greco. 
E)  Rembrandt.

Exam 15: state Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

The chief reason for the wars of Louis XIV was

Peter the Great's ambition was to make Russia more like

In the Thirty Years' War, Wallenstein was a general who fought for

The Thirty Years' War has often been called the "last of the religious wars."

Seventeenth-century European population

The first female painter admitted to the Guild of St. Luke in Haarlem and who painted scenes of everyday life was

The War of Spanish Succession ended when Philip V of Spain

Which of the following statements best applies to Peter the Great of Russia?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Frederick William the Great Elector

IDENTIFICATIONS -Bill of Rights

IDENTIFICATIONS -Louis XIV's wars

IDENTIFICATIONS -Peace of Utrecht

IDENTIFICATIONS -Saint Petersburg

IDENTIFICATIONS -Baroque

Gustavus Adolphus, king of Sweden, developed the first standing army of conscripts, an army notable for its flexible tactics.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Lope de Vega

The patriotic enthusiasm and pride of the English during the Elizabeth era is best characterized by the

IDENTIFICATIONS -Rembrandt van Rijn

In 1529 and again in 1683, Vienna was seriously threatened by

The artistic movement Mannerism reached its peak with the work of

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