Question 1

The Irish Rebellion of 1565 was supported by:

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  Austria-Hungary. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Scotland. 
E)  the Netherlands. 
A)  France. 
B)  Austria-Hungary. 
C)  Spain. 
D)  Scotland. 
E)  the Netherlands.

Question 2

The Edict of Nantes:

Accepted Answer

A)  guaranteed religious and political freedoms to Protestants throughout France. 
B)  recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France but allowed Protestants certain rights. 
C)  recognized Protestantism as the official religion of France but allowed Catholics certain rights. 
D)  banned all Huguenots from universities. 
E)  allowed Catholics admission to all professions and universities. 
A)  guaranteed religious and political freedoms to Protestants throughout France. 
B)  recognized Catholicism as the official religion of France but allowed Protestants certain rights. 
C)  recognized Protestantism as the official religion of France but allowed Catholics certain rights. 
D)  banned all Huguenots from universities. 
E)  allowed Catholics admission to all professions and universities.

Question 3

Baroque style is known for its:

Accepted Answer

A)  simple and sparsely detailed style. 
B)  elaborate and highly detailed style. 
C)  dramatic and sparsely detailed style. 
D)  emphasis on the lower class as a subject. 
E)  emphasis on the natural world. 
A)  simple and sparsely detailed style. 
B)  elaborate and highly detailed style. 
C)  dramatic and sparsely detailed style. 
D)  emphasis on the lower class as a subject. 
E)  emphasis on the natural world.

Question 4

While many diseases traveled from Europe to the New World,_________ appears to have been introduced to Europe from the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A)  measles 
B)  typhoid 
C)  the common cold 
D)  syphilis 
E)  gonorrhea 
A)  measles 
B)  typhoid 
C)  the common cold 
D)  syphilis 
E)  gonorrhea

Question 5

The doubt and uncertainty caused by the discovery and European colonization in the New World were expressed in Europe by all of these EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the witch craze. 
B)  the production of plays that raised questions about relative morality like Shakespeare's The Tempest. 
C)  the increasing prevalence of the idea that no political or religious system was flawless. 
D)  a Europe-wide movement of rebels who refused to recognize any state authority. 
E)  increasing exploration of political theories of absolutism. 
A)  the witch craze. 
B)  the production of plays that raised questions about relative morality like Shakespeare's The Tempest. 
C)  the increasing prevalence of the idea that no political or religious system was flawless. 
D)  a Europe-wide movement of rebels who refused to recognize any state authority. 
E)  increasing exploration of political theories of absolutism.

Question 6

To finance investment in colonial enterprises,the Dutch pioneered:

Accepted Answer

A)  joint-stock companies. 
B)  credit banking. 
C)  investors' insurance. 
D)  royal monopolies. 
E)  antitrust laws. 
A)  joint-stock companies. 
B)  credit banking. 
C)  investors' insurance. 
D)  royal monopolies. 
E)  antitrust laws.

Question 7

The Fronde was a:

Accepted Answer

A)  peasant rebellion prompted by a series of bad harvests between 1648 and 1653. 
B)  series of Protestant revolts against the French government. 
C)  series of aristocratic and popular revolts against the French government. 
D)  rebellion by people in the south of France against centralizing royal authority. 
E)  peasant rebellion against Louis XII. 
A)  peasant rebellion prompted by a series of bad harvests between 1648 and 1653. 
B)  series of Protestant revolts against the French government. 
C)  series of aristocratic and popular revolts against the French government. 
D)  rebellion by people in the south of France against centralizing royal authority. 
E)  peasant rebellion against Louis XII.

Question 8

The English Civil War affected English colonies in the New World by:

Accepted Answer

A)  taxing them heavily to support the parliamentary army. 
B)  increasing their populations dramatically with English refugees from the Civil War. 
C)  allowing them a large degree of independence by ignoring them. 
D)  bankrupting them because the Civil War disrupted the transportation of goods between the colonies and England. 
E)  taxing them heavily to support the royal army. 
A)  taxing them heavily to support the parliamentary army. 
B)  increasing their populations dramatically with English refugees from the Civil War. 
C)  allowing them a large degree of independence by ignoring them. 
D)  bankrupting them because the Civil War disrupted the transportation of goods between the colonies and England. 
E)  taxing them heavily to support the royal army.

Question 9

The Petition of Right declared all taxes not voted upon by Parliament to be the property of the Church to stop the revenues from benefiting the king.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What forced Charles I to summon a new parliament,after he had ruled without one for eleven years?

Accepted Answer

A)  an invasion force from Scotland 
B)  a shortage of tax funds, which made ruling difficult 
C)  a peasant revolt that demanded the reinstatement of Parliament 
D)  Parliament's renewed interest in fighting the Scots 
E)  an Irish rebellion 
A)  an invasion force from Scotland 
B)  a shortage of tax funds, which made ruling difficult 
C)  a peasant revolt that demanded the reinstatement of Parliament 
D)  Parliament's renewed interest in fighting the Scots 
E)  an Irish rebellion

Question 11

Alliances in the latter half of the Thirty Years' War were largely based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  religious identity. 
B)  familial and dynastic connections. 
C)  current political needs. 
D)  economic considerations. 
E)  ethnic and linguistic identities. 
A)  religious identity. 
B)  familial and dynastic connections. 
C)  current political needs. 
D)  economic considerations. 
E)  ethnic and linguistic identities.

Question 12

How did the events of early modern Europe impact early modern literature and art?

Accepted Answer

The writers and artists of this period w

Question 13

During the English Civil War,the parliamentary forces consisted mainly of small landholders and artisans,while the nobility supported the king.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

All of the following led to tensions in England during the reign of James I EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  hostilities between the component parts of a composite kingdom. 
B)  religious hostilities between different kinds of Protestants. 
C)  the deep debt of the royal government. 
D)  a fiscal system increasingly ineffective at keeping up with the cost of government. 
E)  a highly centralized monarchy and a disaffected aristocracy with no power. 
A)  hostilities between the component parts of a composite kingdom. 
B)  religious hostilities between different kinds of Protestants. 
C)  the deep debt of the royal government. 
D)  a fiscal system increasingly ineffective at keeping up with the cost of government. 
E)  a highly centralized monarchy and a disaffected aristocracy with no power.

Question 15

From an international perspective,the Peace of Westphalia (1648)marked the:

Accepted Answer

A)  emergence of Germany as a European "great power." 
B)  emergence of France as the dominant power in Europe, eclipsing Spain. 
C)  end of Habsburg influence in central Europe. 
D)  emergence of Germany as a Protestant country. 
E)  emergence of Austria as the dominant power in Europe, eclipsing France. 
A)  emergence of Germany as a European "great power." 
B)  emergence of France as the dominant power in Europe, eclipsing Spain. 
C)  end of Habsburg influence in central Europe. 
D)  emergence of Germany as a Protestant country. 
E)  emergence of Austria as the dominant power in Europe, eclipsing France.

Question 16

Most French Protestants were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Calvinists. 
B)  Lutherans. 
C)  Zwinglians. 
D)  Anabaptists. 
E)  Presbyterians. 
A)  Calvinists. 
B)  Lutherans. 
C)  Zwinglians. 
D)  Anabaptists. 
E)  Presbyterians.

Question 17

The extraordinary movement of peoples,plants,animals,goods,cultures,and diseases in the sixteenth century is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  American Exchange. 
B)  Columbian Exchange. 
C)  Cortesian Exchange. 
D)  New World Interchange. 
E)  Eco-diversity Movement. 
A)  American Exchange. 
B)  Columbian Exchange. 
C)  Cortesian Exchange. 
D)  New World Interchange. 
E)  Eco-diversity Movement.

Question 18

The work of Jean Bodin and Thomas Hobbes are early examples of the discipline of political science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Once the seven northern provinces of the Netherlands became independent,they became wholly Lutheran.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The "price revolution" was driven by a huge influx of silver from the New World and a declining population in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Europe in the Atlantic World,1550–1660

The Irish Rebellion of 1565 was supported by:

The Edict of Nantes:

Baroque style is known for its:

While many diseases traveled from Europe to the New World,_________ appears to have been introduced to Europe from the Americas.

The doubt and uncertainty caused by the discovery and European colonization in the New World were expressed in Europe by all of these EXCEPT:

To finance investment in colonial enterprises,the Dutch pioneered:

The Fronde was a:

The English Civil War affected English colonies in the New World by:

The Petition of Right declared all taxes not voted upon by Parliament to be the property of the Church to stop the revenues from benefiting the king.

What forced Charles I to summon a new parliament,after he had ruled without one for eleven years?

Alliances in the latter half of the Thirty Years' War were largely based on:

How did the events of early modern Europe impact early modern literature and art?

During the English Civil War,the parliamentary forces consisted mainly of small landholders and artisans,while the nobility supported the king.

All of the following led to tensions in England during the reign of James I EXCEPT:

From an international perspective,the Peace of Westphalia (1648)marked the:

Most French Protestants were:

The extraordinary movement of peoples,plants,animals,goods,cultures,and diseases in the sixteenth century is called the:

The work of Jean Bodin and Thomas Hobbes are early examples of the discipline of political science.

Once the seven northern provinces of the Netherlands became independent,they became wholly Lutheran.

The "price revolution" was driven by a huge influx of silver from the New World and a declining population in Europe.

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The Civilization of Greece,1000–400 B.C.E

The Greek World Expands,400–150 B.C.E

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The Transformation of Rome

Rome’s Three Heirs,500–950

The Expansion of Europe,950–1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100–1250

The Medieval World,1250–1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350–1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453–1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500–1564

European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660–1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe during the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution,1815–1848

Revolutions and Nation Building,1848–1871

Imperialism and Colonialism,1870–1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics,1870–1914

The First World War

Turmoil between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics,Economic Recovery,and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: The End of the Cold War,1960–1990

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