Question 1

The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn was noted for

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A)  his formation of the French Academy of Painting and Sculptors. 
B)  reflecting the values of the Dutch aristocracy in his works. 
C)  being the one great Protestant painter of the seventeenth century. 
D)  rejecting the Dutch preoccupation with realism for the Baroque style of French classicism. 
E)  his moody paintings of elongated religious figures. 
A)  his formation of the French Academy of Painting and Sculptors. 
B)  reflecting the values of the Dutch aristocracy in his works. 
C)  being the one great Protestant painter of the seventeenth century. 
D)  rejecting the Dutch preoccupation with realism for the Baroque style of French classicism. 
E)  his moody paintings of elongated religious figures.

Question 2

Which of the following exerted the most influence on Italy by the eighteenth century?

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A)  France 
B)  England 
C)  Spain 
D)  the Ottoman Empire 
E)  Austria 
A)  France 
B)  England 
C)  Spain 
D)  the Ottoman Empire 
E)  Austria

Question 3

James I of England alienated most of the members of Parliament by

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A)  encouraging an alliance with Spain. 
B)  insisting on his right to govern through Divine Right. 
C)  persecuting Puritans. 
D)  lavishly spending money on the English army. 
E)  playing favorites. 
A)  encouraging an alliance with Spain. 
B)  insisting on his right to govern through Divine Right. 
C)  persecuting Puritans. 
D)  lavishly spending money on the English army. 
E)  playing favorites.

Question 4

All of the following were part of the "military revolution" in the century after 1560 except

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A)  the increased use of militias and volunteer soldiers. 
B)  standing armies based upon conscription. 
C)  increased use of the musket and bayonet. 
D)  larger sailing ships, known as "ships of the line." 
E)  the education of officers in military schools. 
A)  the increased use of militias and volunteer soldiers. 
B)  standing armies based upon conscription. 
C)  increased use of the musket and bayonet. 
D)  larger sailing ships, known as "ships of the line." 
E)  the education of officers in military schools.

Question 5

The uprising in France that nearly overthrew Louis XIV early in his reign was the

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A)  Vendee. 
B)  Marseillaise. 
C)  Fronde. 
D)  Jacquerie. 
E)  Revolution. 
A)  Vendee. 
B)  Marseillaise. 
C)  Fronde. 
D)  Jacquerie. 
E)  Revolution.

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-English Civil War

Accepted Answer

The English Civil War was a series of ar

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Versailles

Accepted Answer

Versailles is a historic palace located

Question 8

Frederick William the Great Elector built Brandenburg-Prussia into a significant European power by

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A)  establishing religious uniformity in his kingdom, as evidenced in his eviction of the Huguenots. 
B)  freeing the peasants from the dominion of the nobles. 
C)  using his army whenever possible to gain his ends. 
D)  making the General War Commissariat the bureaucratic machine of his state. 
E)  allying Prussia with England and Russia against France and the Holy Roman Empire. 
A)  establishing religious uniformity in his kingdom, as evidenced in his eviction of the Huguenots. 
B)  freeing the peasants from the dominion of the nobles. 
C)  using his army whenever possible to gain his ends. 
D)  making the General War Commissariat the bureaucratic machine of his state. 
E)  allying Prussia with England and Russia against France and the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 9

Define absolutism and determine to what extent France's government in the seventeenth century can be labeled an absolute monarchy.

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Absolutism is a form of government in wh

Question 10

IDENTIFICATIONS
-William Shakespeare

Accepted Answer

William Shakespeare was an English playw

Question 11

IDENTIFICATIONS
-the Restoration

Accepted Answer

The Restoration refers to a period in En

Question 12

What was "new" about Baroque art, and how did it reflect or impact the culture of the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

The "new" aspect of Baroque art was its

Question 13

Cardinal Richelieu understood that, in Louis XIV's France, the most important roadblock to building a strong monarchy was

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A)  the rising cost of warfare. 
B)  witchcraft. 
C)  resistance by the great nobles. 
D)  armed uprisings by workers in Paris. 
E)  peasant revolts in the countryside. 
A)  the rising cost of warfare. 
B)  witchcraft. 
C)  resistance by the great nobles. 
D)  armed uprisings by workers in Paris. 
E)  peasant revolts in the countryside.

Question 14

Gustavus Adolphus, who led the Lutheran armies in the Thirty Years' War until he was killed at Lützen, was king of

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A)  Poland. 
B)  Sweden. 
C)  Denmark. 
D)  Hungary. 
E)  Austria. 
A)  Poland. 
B)  Sweden. 
C)  Denmark. 
D)  Hungary. 
E)  Austria.

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Test Act

Accepted Answer

The term "Test Act" could refer to diffe

Question 16

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Thomas Hobbes

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher

Question 17

By the 1630s and 1640s, with the import of silver from the Americas in decline, Europe faced the challenge of widespread economic inflation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Racine and Moliere

Accepted Answer

Racine and Molière are two of the most p

Question 19

Louis XIV advertised himself as the Sun King.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Bernini and Gentileschi

Accepted Answer

Bernini and Gentileschi are both signifi

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

The Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn was noted for

Which of the following exerted the most influence on Italy by the eighteenth century?

James I of England alienated most of the members of Parliament by

All of the following were part of the "military revolution" in the century after 1560 except

The uprising in France that nearly overthrew Louis XIV early in his reign was the

IDENTIFICATIONS -English Civil War

IDENTIFICATIONS -Versailles

Frederick William the Great Elector built Brandenburg-Prussia into a significant European power by

Define absolutism and determine to what extent France's government in the seventeenth century can be labeled an absolute monarchy.

IDENTIFICATIONS -William Shakespeare

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Restoration

What was "new" about Baroque art, and how did it reflect or impact the culture of the seventeenth century?

Cardinal Richelieu understood that, in Louis XIV's France, the most important roadblock to building a strong monarchy was

Gustavus Adolphus, who led the Lutheran armies in the Thirty Years' War until he was killed at Lützen, was king of

IDENTIFICATIONS -Test Act

IDENTIFICATIONS -Thomas Hobbes

By the 1630s and 1640s, with the import of silver from the Americas in decline, Europe faced the challenge of widespread economic inflation.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Racine and Moliere

Louis XIV advertised himself as the Sun King.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Bernini and Gentileschi

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