Question 1

Protestant rulers targeted the North American coast for colonization because:

Accepted Answer

A) Spanish and Portuguese holds on the Caribbean and South America were firm. 
B) the Treaty of Tordesillas had agreed that Central and South America would be split between Spain and Portugal. 
C) Protestant countries were generally northern European,so the North American climate suited them better. 
D) there were fewer pirates in northern waters. 
E) they mistakenly believed there were no inhabitants on the North American coast. 
A) Spanish and Portuguese holds on the Caribbean and South America were firm. 
B) the Treaty of Tordesillas had agreed that Central and South America would be split between Spain and Portugal. 
C) Protestant countries were generally northern European,so the North American climate suited them better. 
D) there were fewer pirates in northern waters. 
E) they mistakenly believed there were no inhabitants on the North American coast.

Question 2

How did England transform itself into a limited monarchy?

Accepted Answer

The autocratic Protectorate put in place

Question 3

Cardinal Richelieu was appointed to serve as French king following the death of Henry IV.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Dutch West India Company dominated the _________ trade after 1521.

Accepted Answer

A) spice 
B) sugar 
C) tobacco 
D) slave 
E) cod 
A) spice 
B) sugar 
C) tobacco 
D) slave 
E) cod

Question 6

As a result of the Thirty Years' War and other conflicts to defend the Catholic Church,Spain:

Accepted Answer

A) was weakened and isolated for years to come. 
B) became the most powerful military power in Europe. 
C) prohibited all forms of religion. 
D) was still a major military power but was deeply in debt. 
E) sought an alliance with Poland. 
A) was weakened and isolated for years to come. 
B) became the most powerful military power in Europe. 
C) prohibited all forms of religion. 
D) was still a major military power but was deeply in debt. 
E) sought an alliance with Poland.

Question 7

The "price revolution" forced many peasants to become unfree laborers in American colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As a result of the actions of its king during the Thirty Years' War,Sweden became one of Europe's great powers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In response to Charles I's arrest of parliamentary leaders,the English Parliament:

Accepted Answer

A) refused to meet to agree to let Charles raises taxes. 
B) voted to raise taxes to muster an army for itself. 
C) met,but refused to pass legislation that allowed Charles to raise taxes. 
D) was dissolved. 
E) withdrew to Scotland. 
A) refused to meet to agree to let Charles raises taxes. 
B) voted to raise taxes to muster an army for itself. 
C) met,but refused to pass legislation that allowed Charles to raise taxes. 
D) was dissolved. 
E) withdrew to Scotland.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Elizabethan author of Doctor Faustus was:

Accepted Answer

A) William Shakespeare. 
B) John Milton. 
C) Christopher Marlowe. 
D) Ben Jonson. 
E) Guy Fawkes. 
A) William Shakespeare. 
B) John Milton. 
C) Christopher Marlowe. 
D) Ben Jonson. 
E) Guy Fawkes.

Question 12

Unlike Spain,which was able to feed itself,France had to import most of its food.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

During the first half of the sixteenth century,northern Europe's leading commercial and financial center was:

Accepted Answer

A) Paris. 
B) London. 
C) Amsterdam. 
D) Antwerp. 
E) Vienna. 
A) Paris. 
B) London. 
C) Amsterdam. 
D) Antwerp. 
E) Vienna.

Question 15

Shakespeare's play,The Tempest,was at least partly about:

Accepted Answer

A) discrimination against women. 
B) the corruption of the Catholic Church. 
C) the fall of the Roman Empire. 
D) England's misguided colonial policies. 
E) the inherent sinfulness of humanity. 
A) discrimination against women. 
B) the corruption of the Catholic Church. 
C) the fall of the Roman Empire. 
D) England's misguided colonial policies. 
E) the inherent sinfulness of humanity.

Protestant rulers targeted the North American coast for colonization because:

How did England transform itself into a limited monarchy?

Cardinal Richelieu was appointed to serve as French king following the death of Henry IV.

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

The Dutch West India Company dominated the _________ trade after 1521.

As a result of the Thirty Years' War and other conflicts to defend the Catholic Church,Spain:

The "price revolution" forced many peasants to become unfree laborers in American colonies.

As a result of the actions of its king during the Thirty Years' War,Sweden became one of Europe's great powers.

In response to Charles I's arrest of parliamentary leaders,the English Parliament:

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

The Elizabethan author of Doctor Faustus was:

Unlike Spain,which was able to feed itself,France had to import most of its food.

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:

During the first half of the sixteenth century,northern Europe's leading commercial and financial center was:

Shakespeare's play,The Tempest,was at least partly about:

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

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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Exam 5: Europe in the Atlantic World, 1550-1660

Protestant rulers targeted the North American coast for colonization because:

How did England transform itself into a limited monarchy?

Cardinal Richelieu was appointed to serve as French king following the death of Henry IV.

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

The Dutch West India Company dominated the _________ trade after 1521.

As a result of the Thirty Years' War and other conflicts to defend the Catholic Church,Spain:

The "price revolution" forced many peasants to become unfree laborers in American colonies.

As a result of the actions of its king during the Thirty Years' War,Sweden became one of Europe's great powers.

In response to Charles I's arrest of parliamentary leaders,the English Parliament:

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

The Elizabethan author of Doctor Faustus was:

Unlike Spain,which was able to feed itself,France had to import most of its food.

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:

During the first half of the sixteenth century,northern Europe's leading commercial and financial center was:

Shakespeare's play,The Tempest,was at least partly about:

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

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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