Question 1

Art in the Golden Age was sometimes used as a form of political critique as seen in Pieter Bruegel's piece entitled:

Accepted Answer

A)  The Massacre of the Innocents. 
B)  Peasant Wedding. 
C)  The Maids of Honor. 
D)  The Harvesters. 
E)  The Horror of War. 
A)  The Massacre of the Innocents. 
B)  Peasant Wedding. 
C)  The Maids of Honor. 
D)  The Harvesters. 
E)  The Horror of War.

Question 2

Many agricultural commodities moved successfully from one ecosystem to another in the early modern Columbian exchange.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How did England transform itself into a limited monarchy?

Accepted Answer

The autocratic Protectorate put in place

Question 4

Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate was a:

Accepted Answer

A)  dictatorship. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  monarchy. 
D)  plutocracy. 
E)  meritocracy. 
A)  dictatorship. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  monarchy. 
D)  plutocracy. 
E)  meritocracy.

Question 5

Shakespeare's plays feature all of these themes EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  England's medieval past. 
B)  the problems of identity, honor, and love. 
C)  the meaning of human existence. 
D)  the abuse of power. 
E)  the perfection of the Catholic faith. 
A)  England's medieval past. 
B)  the problems of identity, honor, and love. 
C)  the meaning of human existence. 
D)  the abuse of power. 
E)  the perfection of the Catholic faith.

Question 6

What were the effects of the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange refers to the eno

Question 7

All of the following were forms used to resist slave owners in the sixteenth century EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  revolts. 
B)  underground railroads. 
C)  suicides. 
D)  infanticides. 
E)  escapes. 
A)  revolts. 
B)  underground railroads. 
C)  suicides. 
D)  infanticides. 
E)  escapes.

Question 8

The population of early North American colonies grew because:

Accepted Answer

A)  European governments offered free land to new colonists. 
B)  settlers in the colonies bought slaves in large numbers. 
C)  groups of indigenous people occasionally chose to join the colonies. 
D)  settlers in North American colonies tended to have very large families. 
E)  indentured servants came over in large numbers to work in the colonies. 
A)  European governments offered free land to new colonists. 
B)  settlers in the colonies bought slaves in large numbers. 
C)  groups of indigenous people occasionally chose to join the colonies. 
D)  settlers in North American colonies tended to have very large families. 
E)  indentured servants came over in large numbers to work in the colonies.

Question 9

The primary problem caused by the Price Revolution of the late sixteenth century was:

Accepted Answer

A)  depression. 
B)  recession. 
C)  stagflation. 
D)  inflation. 
E)  prosperity. 
A)  depression. 
B)  recession. 
C)  stagflation. 
D)  inflation. 
E)  prosperity.

Question 10

The sixteenth-century writer who portrayed lower-class people in a very favorable light was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ben Jonson. 
B)  Christopher Marlowe. 
C)  John Milton. 
D)  William Shakespeare. 
E)  Miguel de Cervantes. 
A)  Ben Jonson. 
B)  Christopher Marlowe. 
C)  John Milton. 
D)  William Shakespeare. 
E)  Miguel de Cervantes.

Question 11

Compare and contrast the various European national approaches to colonization in the Americas.

Accepted Answer

The earliest permanent colonies in the A

Question 12

To broker a truce between Catholic and Protestant factions in France during the sixteenth century,the French royal family:

Accepted Answer

A)  promised that Protestants would be able to openly practice their faith. 
B)  declared the south of France autonomous Protestant territory. 
C)  invited Protestants to join New World colonies. 
D)  arranged a marriage between a powerful Protestant prince and the Catholic daughter of the reigning king of France. 
E)  massacred the elite of Protestant Society on St. Bartholomew's Day 1572. 
A)  promised that Protestants would be able to openly practice their faith. 
B)  declared the south of France autonomous Protestant territory. 
C)  invited Protestants to join New World colonies. 
D)  arranged a marriage between a powerful Protestant prince and the Catholic daughter of the reigning king of France. 
E)  massacred the elite of Protestant Society on St. Bartholomew's Day 1572.

Question 13

Bruegel,Rubens,and Rembrandt were painters with similar styles who explored the topics of man's wretchedness and greatness to the fullest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the theory of absolutism found in Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan,people give up liberties to the sovereign state which,in turn is obligated to:

Accepted Answer

A)  protect people's property. 
B)  preserve people's lives. 
C)  aggressively expand the state. 
D)  protect the religious liberty of all people. 
E)  ensure equality within the state. 
A)  protect people's property. 
B)  preserve people's lives. 
C)  aggressively expand the state. 
D)  protect the religious liberty of all people. 
E)  ensure equality within the state.

Question 15

England challenged Spanish supremacy in the Atlantic by:

Accepted Answer

A)  attacking Spanish cities in the New World. 
B)  attacking Spanish ships that were sailing from their colonies to Spain. 
C)  attacking Spanish coastal cities. 
D)  waging large naval battles against the Spanish armada. 
E)  founding rival colonies close to Spanish territory in the New World. 
A)  attacking Spanish cities in the New World. 
B)  attacking Spanish ships that were sailing from their colonies to Spain. 
C)  attacking Spanish coastal cities. 
D)  waging large naval battles against the Spanish armada. 
E)  founding rival colonies close to Spanish territory in the New World.

Question 16

Roughly half of those accused of witchcraft in the early seventeenth century were men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

William of Orange fought during the religious wars to free the Netherlands from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Anabaptist rule under the Mennonites. 
B)  Protestant rule under the Spanish. 
C)  Protestant rule under the English. 
D)  Catholic rule under the Spanish. 
E)  Catholic rule under the Germans. 
A)  Anabaptist rule under the Mennonites. 
B)  Protestant rule under the Spanish. 
C)  Protestant rule under the English. 
D)  Catholic rule under the Spanish. 
E)  Catholic rule under the Germans.

Question 18

How did the Thirty Years' War illustrate the complexities of religion and statehood?

Accepted Answer

The catalyst of the Thirty Years' War wa

Question 19

The truce between Catholics and Protestants brokered by the marriage of Henry of Navarre into the French royal family was broken because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the marriage never took place. 
B)  violence broke out between the religious factions within a year of the marriage. 
C)  there was an organized slaughter of Protestant aristocratic wedding guests on the morning of the wedding. 
D)  Henry III of France invaded Navarre hoping to annex the territory to France. 
E)  the pope declared the marriage invalid. 
A)  the marriage never took place. 
B)  violence broke out between the religious factions within a year of the marriage. 
C)  there was an organized slaughter of Protestant aristocratic wedding guests on the morning of the wedding. 
D)  Henry III of France invaded Navarre hoping to annex the territory to France. 
E)  the pope declared the marriage invalid.

Question 20

The uncertainty and crises of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries over time produced:

Accepted Answer

A)  weaker states in which regional differences dominated. 
B)  more strongly centralized states. 
C)  a new kind of governance in Europe, dominated by independent city-states. 
D)  more democratic forms of government. 
E)  less independence in the colonies. 
A)  weaker states in which regional differences dominated. 
B)  more strongly centralized states. 
C)  a new kind of governance in Europe, dominated by independent city-states. 
D)  more democratic forms of government. 
E)  less independence in the colonies.

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

Art in the Golden Age was sometimes used as a form of political critique as seen in Pieter Bruegel's piece entitled:

Many agricultural commodities moved successfully from one ecosystem to another in the early modern Columbian exchange.

How did England transform itself into a limited monarchy?

Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate was a:

Shakespeare's plays feature all of these themes EXCEPT:

What were the effects of the Columbian Exchange?

All of the following were forms used to resist slave owners in the sixteenth century EXCEPT:

The population of early North American colonies grew because:

The primary problem caused by the Price Revolution of the late sixteenth century was:

The sixteenth-century writer who portrayed lower-class people in a very favorable light was:

Compare and contrast the various European national approaches to colonization in the Americas.

To broker a truce between Catholic and Protestant factions in France during the sixteenth century,the French royal family:

Bruegel,Rubens,and Rembrandt were painters with similar styles who explored the topics of man's wretchedness and greatness to the fullest.

In the theory of absolutism found in Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan,people give up liberties to the sovereign state which,in turn is obligated to:

England challenged Spanish supremacy in the Atlantic by:

Roughly half of those accused of witchcraft in the early seventeenth century were men.

William of Orange fought during the religious wars to free the Netherlands from:

How did the Thirty Years' War illustrate the complexities of religion and statehood?

The truce between Catholics and Protestants brokered by the marriage of Henry of Navarre into the French royal family was broken because:

The uncertainty and crises of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries over time produced:

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