Transcript 17th century MC

17th Century
Read each questions carefully before
answering.
1. Which of the following was NOT one of
the dominant states in the early
modern period?
A. England
B. France
C. Spain
D. Portugal
1.Which of the following
was NOT one of the
dominant states in the
early modern period?
A.
B.
C.
D.
England
France
Spain
Portugal
England, France, and
Spain were all growing
powers.
2. Which of the following most accurately
describes the political system of the Dutch
Republic of the seventeenth century?
A. Popular democracy
B. Rule of an absolute monarch
C. Rule of wealthy merchants
D. Control of feudal lords
E. Rule by yeoman farmers
2. Which of the following most accurately
describes the political system of the Dutch
Republic of the seventeenth century?
A. Popular democracy
B. Rule of an absolute monarch
C. Rule of wealthy merchants
D. Control of feudal lords
E. Rule by yeoman farmers
3. The wars of the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries differed from those of earlier
centuries in that:
A. dynastic concerns were the primary
motivations.
B. religion ceased to be a major motivation.
C. the armies were much larger and more
expensive.
D. warfare did not often affect the lives of
civilians.
3.The wars of the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries differed from those of earlier
centuries
in that:
A. dynastic concerns
were the primary
motivations.
B. religion ceased to be a
major motivation.
C. the armies were much
larger and more
expensive.
D. warfare did not often
affect the lives of
civilians.
4.The population losses caused by the
plague and the Hundred Years' War:
A. greatly benefited the French nobility.
B. resulted in the virtual disappearance of
serfdom in France.
C. led to foreign invasion of France.
D. led to the introduction of serfdom in
France.
4The population losses caused by the
plague and the Hundred Years‘ War:
A. greatly benefited the French
nobility.
B. resulted in the virtual
disappearance of serfdom in
France.
C. led to foreign invasion of France.
D. led to the introduction of
serfdom in France.
No
more
serfing
for
me
5. The greatest single cause of
warfare
between 1550 and 1650 was:
A. disputes over constitutional issues
B. religious rivalries
C. economic competition
D. international disputes over territory
6. Which of the following best
characterized the Western European
economy, as a whole, in the sixteenth
century?
A. widespread unemployment
B. declining trade and commerce
C. Technological breakthroughs in
production
D. unrestricted trade among nations
E. increasing inflation
6. Which of the following best characterized
the Western European economy, as a whole, in
the sixteenth century?
A. widespread unemployment
B. declining trade and commerce
C. Technological breakthroughs in
production
D. unrestricted trade among nations
E. increasing inflation
7. In the sixteenth century, all of the
following had religious civil wars or political
insurrections EXCEPT:
A. Muscovite Russia
B. England
C. the Low Countries
D. France
E. the German states.
7. In the sixteenth century, all of the
following had religious civil wars or
political insurrections EXCEPT:
A. Muscovite Russia
B. England
C. the Low Countries
D. France
E. the German states.
8. The map below, showing religious divisions in Europe
around 1600, illustrates which of the following
differences between Lutheranism and Calvinism?
A. Lutheran areas were more densely
populated and urbanized than were
Calvinist areas
B. Lutheran areas were
geographically closer to papal
influences than were Calvinist areas
C. Calvinist areas were more likely to
be influenced by minor sects than
were Lutheran areas
D. Calvinists were more likely to
share a common language than were
Lutherans
E. Calvinists were more likely to be a
minority within a state than were
Lutherans
8. The map below, showing religious divisions in Europe
around 1600, illustrates which of the following
differences between Lutheranism and Calvinism?
A. Lutheran areas were more densely
populated and urbanized than were
Calvinist areas
B. Lutheran areas were
geographically closer to papal
influences than were Calvinist areas
C. Calvinist areas were more likely to
be influenced by minor sects than
were Lutheran areas
D. Calvinists were more likely to
share a common language than were
Lutherans
E. Calvinists were more likely to
be a minority within a state
than were Lutherans
Habsburg-Valois
Wars
10. In order to pay for the
Habsburg-Valois wars, the French
monarchs
A.
B.
C.
D.
instituted taxes on the nobility.
sold many Renaissance masterpieces.
sold public offices.
confiscated monastic lands.
10. In order to pay for the
Habsburg-Valois wars, the French
monarchs
A. instituted taxes on the nobility.
B. sold many Renaissance masterpieces.
C. sold public offices.
D. confiscated monastic lands.
11. Who sacked the city of Rome in
1527 during the Habsburg-Valois
Wars?
A. troops of Charles V of Holy Roman Empire
B. the Ottoman Turks
C. French mercenaries
D. the Italian condottieri
France
13. Louis XI (1461-1483) is often
credited with laying the foundations
of French royal absolutism because
of his:
A. establishment of the French Academy to set standards for
written French
B. creation of an autonomous French national church
C. use of the royal decree to legislate administrative reforms
D. suppression of the rights of French Huguenots
E. expeditions to gain territory in the Italian peninsulA.
13. Louis XI (1461-1483) is often
credited with laying the foundations
of French royal absolutism because
of his:
A. establishment of the French Academy to set standards for
written French
B. creation of an autonomous French national church
C. use of the royal decree to legislate
administrative reforms
D. suppression of the rights of French Huguenots
E. expeditions to gain territory in the Italian peninsulA.
14. The French royal budget in the first
half of the sixteenth century was
strained by both the Hapsburg-Valois
Wars and
A. loss of feudal dues and rents.
B. overseas exploration.
C. extravagant promotion of the arts by
the monarchs.
D. the military defeats of the Thirty
Years' War.
14. The French royal budget in the first
half of the sixteenth century was
strained by both the Hapsburg-Valois
wars and
A. loss of feudal dues and rents.
B. overseas exploration.
C. extravagant promotion of the arts by
the monarchs.
D. the military defeats of the Thirty
Years' War.
15. In France, Calvinism
A. often served as a cloak for noble
independence.
B. became the majority religion.
C. had little impact on the nobility.
D. was rejected by the middle class and
artisans.
16. Which of the following groups
was instrumental in ending the Wars
of Religion (1562-1598) in France?
A. a group of Roman Catholics and Protestant
called the politiques
B. the French Calvinists nobility
C. Roman Catholic priests led by the papal
nuncio
D. a coalition between lower-class Calvinists and
Roman Catholics
E. the Huguenots.
17. The Saint Bartholomew's Day
massacre
A. was the event that sparked the Dutch
Revolt.
B. resulted in the Concordat of Bologna.
C. was caused by the Edict of Nantes.
D. exemplified the hatred between
French Catholics and Protestants.
18. In the course of the Wars of
Religion in France, Catholics found an
ally in Spain while Protestants looked
to:
A. Italy
B. England
C. Austria
D. none of the above.
19. Which of the following is
NOT true of the Edict of
Nantes?
A. it was issued by Henry IV of France
B. it allowed the practice of Protestantism in
France
C. it was responsible for the St. Bartholomew's
Day Massacre
D. it was revoked by Louis XIV.
19. Which of the following is
NOT true of the Edict of
Nantes?
A. it was issued by Henry IV of France
B. it allowed the practice of Protestantism in
France
C. it was responsible for the St. Bartholomew's
Day Massacre
D. it was revoked by Louis XIV.
20. The Edict of Nantes, as
proclaimed by Henry IV of France in
1598:
A. established the principle that "as the ruler, so the
religion"
B. acknowledged the full equality of Protestantism with
Catholicism
C. deprived the Calvinists of all military rights
D. declared Protestantism to be the official state
religion
E. permitted the Calvinists to worship in specified
places and to fortify certain towns against Catholic
attacks
21. The phrase "Paris is worth
a mass" was attributed to:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Henry of Navarre
Catherine de'Medici
Jean Bodin
Maximilien Sully.
22.The politiques maintained
that:
A. a policy of religious toleration was the best
for France
B. mercantilism as an economic policy would ruin
France
C. the unlimited power of the papacy should be
restored in France
D. in spite of French law, Catherine de'Medici
should rule France.
23. A politique was
A. a political bureaucrat in France
B. the governor of a French district
C. moderates who tended to subordinate
theological doctrine to political unity
D. a conservative advisor to the king of
France
23. A politique was
A. a political bureaucrat in France
B. the governor of a French district
C. moderates who tended to subordinate
theological doctrine to political unity
D. a conservative advisor to the king of
France
•Spain
26. Which of the following
resulted from the defeat of the
Spanish Armada in 1588?
A. the invasion of England was prevented
B. Dutch sympathies for the Spanish cause increased
C. war broke out between England and France
D. a series of uprisings occurred in the Spanish colonies
of Central and South America.
27. Philip II shared with Luther and
Calvin the belief that
A. salvation comes by God's gift of grace.
B. church and civil authorities should
destroy heresy.
C. the state should impose morality on its
subjects.
D. the pope was not infallible.
27. Philip II shared with Luther and
Calvin the belief that
A. salvation comes by God's gift of grace.
B. church and civil authorities
should destroy heresy.
C. the state should impose morality on its
subjects.
D. the pope was not infallible.
28. Which of the following was
NOT one of the problems
confronting Philip II of Spain?
A. the revolt of the Dutch Protestants
B. the threat of the English and French in
Spain's overseas holdings
C. the spread of the Reformation within Spain
D. the threat of Ottoman naval power in the
Mediterranean Sea.
28. Which of the following was
NOT one of the problems
confronting Philip II of Spain?
A. the revolt of the Dutch Protestants
B. the threat of the English and French in
Spain's overseas holdings
C. the spread of the Reformation within Spain
D. the threat of Ottoman naval power in the
Mediterranean Sea.
29. The primary causes of the revolt of the
Netherlands were the repression of the Calvinists and
A. the weakness of Spain.
B. high taxes.
C. English influence and support for the
independence movement.
D. the assassination of William the Silent.
30. In 1571 the Spanish ended
Turkish control of the Mediterranean
at the Battle of
A.
B.
C.
D.
the Dardanelles
Gibraltar
Lepanto
Halfa
30. In 1571 the Spanish ended
Turkish control of the Mediterranean
at the Battle of
A. the Dardanelles
B. Gibraltar
C. Lepanto
D. Halfa
31. The richest area of Philip II's
Hapsburg kingdom was
A.
B.
C.
D.
Parma
Netherlands
Portugal
Germany
32. The Spanish objective in
the Netherlands was to
A. establish a major port at Antwerp
B. end the Hanseatic League
C. make the area politically docile and
religiously uniform
D. maintain political decentralization in order
to disrupt English foreign policy on the
Continent
32. The Spanish objective in
the Netherlands was to
A. establish a major port at Antwerp
B. end the Hanseatic League
C. make the area politically docile and
religiously uniform
D. maintain political decentralization in order
to disrupt English foreign policy on the
Continent
33. The Dutch church represented in the
painting below can be identified as Protestant
because of:
A. its high A. its high vaulted
ceilings
vaulted ceiling
B. the small number of
B. the small number people in attendance
of people
C. the absence of pews or
chairs
D. the plainness of the
interior
E. its windows at
different levels
33. The Dutch church represented in the
painting below can be identified as Protestant
because of:
A. its high A. its high vaulted
ceilings
vaulted ceiling
B. the small number of
B. the small number people in attendance
of people
C. the absence of pews or
chairs
D.the plainness of the
interior
E. its windows at
different levels
34. All of the following were factors in
Elizabeth I's decision to intervene in the
Dutch revolt EXCEPT
A. damage to the English wool industry.
B. the assassination of William the Silent.
C. the fall of Antwerp to the Spanish.
D. the impact of inflation on the Spanish
economy.
34. All of the following were factors in
Elizabeth I's decision to intervene in the
Dutch revolt EXCEPT
A. damage to the English wool industry.
B. the assassination of William the Silent.
C. the fall of Antwerp to the Spanish.
D. the impact of inflation on the Spanish
economy.
35. The leadership of the Dutch
revolts (1566-1648) sought all of the
following EXCEPT
A. an alliance with the English Catholics
B. the end of the Inquisition
C. the end of excessive taxation
D. the elimination of the rule of foreign
officials
E. an alliance with French Protestants.
36. In the Netherlands the unifying
religious force came from:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lutheranism
Calvinism
Unitarianism
Anabaptism.
37. Prince William of Orange, the
"silent", led the people of this region
in their struggle for independence:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Huguenot France
the Netherlands
Scotland
Switzerland
38. In the first half of the seventeenth century, the
Austrian Hapsburgs subdued revolt and centralized control in
their territories by doing which of the following?
A. emancipating the peasantry and encouraging agricultural
development
B. allying with the urban middle class and encouraging commercial
development
C. establishing a national church headed by the Hapsburg emperor
and redistributing former church properties
D. creating a customs union to promote trade and acquiring new
territories to supply merchants with raw materials
E. waging warfare against rebel groups and supporting the Catholic
Reformation.
38. In the first half of the seventeenth century, the
Austrian Hapsburgs subdued revolt and centralized
control in their territories by doing which of the
following?
A. emancipating the peasantry and encouraging agricultural development
B. allying with the urban middle class and encouraging commercial
development
C. establishing a national church headed by the Hapsburg emperor and
redistributing former church properties
D. creating a customs union to promote trade and acquiring new territories
to supply merchants with raw materials
E. waging warfare against rebel groups and supporting
the Catholic Reformation.
Thirty Years War
39. In the years between 1635 and
1648, the Thirty Years' War became
primarily a struggle between the:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Swedes and Austrians
Hapsburgs and Bourbons
Spanish and English
Stuarts and Valois
39. In the years between 1635 and
1648, the Thirty Years' War became
primarily a struggle between the:
A. Swedes and Austrians
B. Hapsburgs and Bourbons
C. Spanish and English
D. Stuarts and Valois
(Henry IV was 1st Bourbon king of France.)
40. The phrase, cuius regio, eius religio,
means
A. whoever controls the religion may rule
B. he who controls the land may
determine its religion
C. whoever reigns may also serve as head
of the religion
D. the king should always support the
established religion
40. The phrase, cuius regio, eius religio,
means
A. whoever controls the religion may rule
B. he who controls the land may
determine its religion
C. whoever reigns may also serve as head
of the religion
D. the king should always support the
established religion
41. The Peace of Augsburg included
in its provisions
A.
B.
C.
D.
Anabaptists
Calvinists and Lutherans
only Lutherans
only Calvinists
43. The Bohemian phase of the
Thirty Years' War ended with
the
A. intervention of Gustavus Adolphus of
Sweden.
B. Battle of the White Mountain.
C. Defenestration of Prague.
D. Peace of Westphalia.
43. The Bohemian phase of the
Thirty Years' War ended with
the
A. intervention of Gustavus Adolphus of
Sweden.
B. Battle of the White Mountain.
C. Defenestration of Prague.
D. Peace of Westphalia.
44. French policy during the French (international)
phase of the Thirty Years' War was motivated by
A. the desire to maintain the political
fragmentation of the empire.
B. the necessity to support its ally, Spain.
C. religious beliefs.
D. Richelieu's hatred of the Protestants.
45. The greatest beneficiary of the
Thirty Years' War was:
A. Spain
B. the Holy Roman Empire
C. France
D. Russia
46. The primary goal of
France in entering the Thirty
Years' War was to
A. defend Catholics against German Protestants
B. punish the Swedish king, Gustavus Adolphus
C. reduce the power of the Hapsburgs
D. place a Bourbon on the Spanish throne.
47. The long term effect of
the Thirty Years' War on the
German states was to:
A. restrict Lutheranism to southern German states
B. initiate a long era of peace and rapid economic
recovery
C. encourage unification
D. devastate the German states' economies
E. increase the power of the Holy Roman Empire.
47. The long term effect of
the Thirty Years' War on the
German states was to:
A. restrict Lutheranism to southern German states
B. initiate a long era of peace and rapid economic
recovery
C. encourage unification
D. devastate the German states'
economies
E. increase the power of the Holy Roman Empire.
48. The Peace of Westphalia resulted in
all of the following EXCEPT
A. enhanced prestige and power for France.
B. an increased role for the papacy in German
affairs.
C. a powerful Swedish presence in northern
Germany.
D. recognition of the independence of the
United Provinces.
48. The Peace of Westphalia resulted in
all of the following EXCEPT
A. enhanced prestige and power for France.
B. an increased role for the
papacy in German affairs.
C. a powerful Swedish presence in northern
Germany.
D. recognition of the independence of the
United Provinces.
49. The Thirty Years' War was
brought to an end by the:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Edict of Nantes
Treaty of Westphalia
Battle of White Mountain
Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis
50. Which of the following was a
major result of the Thirty Years'
War (1618-1648)?
A. the long-term strengthening of the Holy Roman
Empire's authority
B. the banning of Calvinism in the German states
C. the establishment of strong Russian influence in the
northern German states
D. the loss of as much as one-third of the Germanspeaking population through war, plague, and
starvation
E. the encouragement of rapid economic development in
many German-speaking cities.
51. The Thirty Years' War in
the seventeenth century was:
A. primarily a religious struggle between the Papal States and the
Protestant German states
B. a complex conflict sustained by religious disagreements, German
constitutional arguments, and international power struggles
C. a political conflict rooted in English efforts to dominate the
continent
D. the first of the humane wars that characterized modern
European history
E. triggered by the efforts of the Spanish to overthrow the
Protestant monarchy in England.
51. The Thirty Years' War in
the seventeenth century was:
A. primarily a religious struggle between the Papal States and the
Protestant German states
B. a complex conflict sustained by religious
disagreements, German constitutional arguments, and
international power struggles
C. a political conflict rooted in English efforts to dominate the
continent
D. the first of the humane wars that characterized modern
European history
E. triggered by the efforts of the Spanish to overthrow the
Protestant monarchy in England.
52. The most important political and military
result of the Thirty Years’ War and the Peace
of Westphalia was the:
A. Decline of Denmark as a Baltic power
B. Decline of the Ottoman Empire as a
great power
C. Rise of the English naval power
D. Rise of Russia as a great power
E. Rise of France as a great power
Exploration
53. He began the Portuguese
efforts to find an all-sea route to
the Far East?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Pedro Cabral
Prince Henry the Navigator
Bartholomew Diaz
King John III.
54. All of the following were
invented in Western Europe during
the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries EXCEPT:
A. firearms
B. moveable printing type
C. the compound microscope
D. the compass
E. the flying shuttle
54. All of the following were
invented in Western Europe during
the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries EXCEPT:
A. firearms
B. moveable printing type
C. the compound microscope
D. the compass
E. the flying shuttle
55. The Treaty of Tordesillas in
1494:
A.recognized English claims in North
America
B.divided the newly discovered lands
between Spain and Portugal
C.was the first European treaty entered
into with the Chinese
D.saw the state of Muscovy lay claim to
Siberia.
57. As Europeans pushed
overseas, the region which they
were slowest in penetrating was:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mexico
sub-Saharan Africa
India
southeast Asia.
57. As Europeans pushed
overseas, the region which they
were slowest in penetrating was:
A. Mexico
B. sub-Saharan Africa
C. India
D. southeast Asia.
58. Which of the following explorers, sailing
under the flag of Portugal, reached the west
coast of India in 1498 after rounding the Cape
of Good Hope and crossing the Indian Ocean?
A. John Cabot
B. Vasco da Gama
C. Bartholomew Diaz
D. Amerigo Vespucci
E. Ferdinand Magellan
59. The results of the Spanish
colonization of the New World included all
of the following EXCEPT:
A. shift of Europe's economic focus from the
Mediterranean to the Atlantic seaboard
B. the development of an important and
permanent gold supply for Europe
C. economic growth in western Europe during
the sixteenth century
D. a large cost of life among the native
population of the colonial territories.
59. The results of the Spanish
colonization of the New World
included all of the following EXCEPT:
A. shift of Europe's economic focus from the
Mediterranean to the Atlantic seaboard
B. the development of an important and
permanent gold supply for Europe
C. economic growth in western Europe during
the sixteenth century
D. a large cost of life among the native
population of the colonial territories.
60. Before the Portuguese gained control of
the spice trade in the Indian Ocean, the trade
had been controlled by the
A. Muslims.
B. Venetians.
C. Spanish.
D. Byzantines.
61. Called the "Father of the
Indians", he devoted his energies to
the protection of the indigenous
people of the Spanish New World:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Bartolome de las Casas
Antonio Pigafetta
Henri Mouhoy
Francisco de Coronado
61. Called the "Father of the
Indians", he devoted his energies to
the protection of the indigenous
people of the Spanish New World:
A. Bartolome de las Casas
B. Antonio Pigafetta
C. Henri Mouhoy
D. Francisco de Coronado
62. English claims to territories
in North America were based on
the exploratory activity of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thomas Wolsey
Sir Francis Drake
John Cabot
Roger Williams
62. English claims to territories
in North America were based on
the exploratory activity of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thomas Wolsey
Sir Francis Drake
John Cabot
Roger Williams
63. Fifteenth-century Europeans
were forced to look westward
because of the territorial expansion
by the
A.
B.
C.
D.
Byzantines.
Magyars.
Ottoman Turks.
Russians.
64. The ability of relatively small
European forces to conquer the powerful
Aztec and Incan empires can be
attributed to all of the following EXCEPT
A. lack of immunity to European diseases among Aztec
and Incan peoples
B. superior European military technology
C. ineffective defenses of Aztec and Incan cities
D. indigenous people's lack of familiarity with horses
E. successful European missionary activity
64. The ability of relatively small
European forces to conquer the powerful
Aztec and Incan empires can be
attributed to all of the following EXCEPT
A. lack of immunity to European diseases among Aztec
and Incan peoples
B. superior European military technology
C. ineffective defenses of Aztec and Incan cities
D. indigenous people's lack of familiarity with horses
E. successful European missionary activity
65. European overseas expansion was
facilitated by all of the following
innovations EXCEPT the
A.
B.
C.
D.
use of sail power.
caravel.
mounting of cannon on naval vessels.
astrolabe.
65. European overseas expansion was
facilitated by all of the following
innovations EXCEPT the
A.
B.
C.
D.
use of sail power.
caravel.
mounting of cannon on naval vessels.
astrolabe.
66. "Religion supplies the pretext and
gold the motive." This statement was
a contemporary characterization of:
A. the launching of the Spanish Armada
B. the execution of Charles I
C. the posting of the Ninety-five Theses
D. new religious orders such as the Ursulines
E. Spanish and Portuguese expansion in the New World.
66. "Religion supplies the pretext and
gold the motive." This statement was
a contemporary characterization of:
A. the launching of the Spanish Armada
B. the execution of Charles I
C. the posting of the Ninety-five Theses
D. new religious orders such as the Ursulines
E. Spanish and Portuguese expansion in
the New World.
67. The establishment of the routes
around Africa to the Orient in the late
fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries
ultimately weakened the commercial
primacy of the:
A. Italian city-states
B. Byzantine Empire
C. Hanseatic League
D. Low Countries.
67. The establishment of the routes
around Africa to the Orient in the late
fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries
ultimately weakened the commercial
primacy of the:
A. Italian city-states
B. Byzantine Empire
C. Hanseatic League
D. Low Countries.
68. By the late seventeenth century,
witchcraft trials and executions had declined
in western Europe in part because of:
A. popular uprisings and peasant resistance against
persecution
B. growing feminist protest against persecution
C. official church rejection of the concept of witches
D. increased disbelief among elites in the concept of
witches
E. a declining number of women practicing mid-wifery
68. By the late seventeenth century,
witchcraft trials and executions had declined
in western Europe in part because of:
A. popular uprisings and peasant resistance against
persecution
B. growing feminist protest against persecution
C. official church rejection of the concept of witches
D. increased disbelief among elites in the
concept of witches
E. a declining number of women practicing mid-wifery
69. Prince Henry II of Portugal is
significant for his
A. role in subduing the Dutch revolt.
B. support of exploration.
C. support of the Protestants in the
Thirty Years' War.
D. opposition to slavery.
70. In the mid-sixteenth century,
the commercial capital of the
European world was
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lisbon.
Madrid.
London.
Antwerp.
70. In the mid-sixteenth century,
the commercial capital of the
European world was
A.
B.
C.
D.
Lisbon.
Madrid.
London.
Antwerp.
71. The Dutch East India
Company represents the
A. role of Spanish silver in the economic vitality
of the Low Countries.
B. commercial imperialism of the Dutch.
C. peaceful introduction of Christianity into
India.
D. Calvinist missionary activity supported by the
United Provinces.
72. The primary motivation
for European explorers was
A.
B.
C.
D.
material profit.
population pressure.
crusading zeal.
Renaissance curiosity.
73. English entrepreneurs financed the
establishment of New World colonies
primarily through:
A. Subsidies and loans from the royal family
B. Private funds from the creation of joint
stock companies
C. Investment funds from European national
banks
D. Profits received from pirate activities and
attacks on Spanish fleets
E. Money and materials borrowed from the
Dutch
73. English entrepreneurs financed the
establishment of New World colonies
primarily through:
A. Subsidies and loans from the royal family
B. Private funds from the creation of
joint stock companies
C. Investment funds from European national banks
D. Profits received from pirate activities and attacks on
Spanish fleets
E. Money and materials borrowed from the Dutch
Life/culture
74. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,
Protestants
A. believed marriage should be based on
love.
B. saw marriage as a contract between
husband and wife.
C. and Catholics viewed marriage as a
permanent union.
D. encouraged marriages arranged by
parents.
74. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,
Protestants
A. believed marriage should be based on
love.
B. saw marriage as a contract between
husband and wife.
C. and Catholics viewed marriage as a
permanent union.
D. encouraged marriages arranged by
parents.
75. Peter Paul Rubens is best
remembered as
A. a painter whose work exemplifies the
sensuality of baroque painting.
B. the leader of the Dutch revolt against the
Spanish.
C. a Huguenot leader in France.
D. the writer who developed the essay as a
literary genre.
76. The great witch hunt reflects
the
A. increased role of witchcraft among
Europeans of the era.
B. impact of tolerant attitudes produced
by the Reformation.
C. changing status of women.
D. anxiety created by the European
discovery of the Americas.
76. The great witch hunt reflects
the
A. increased role of witchcraft among
Europeans of the era.
B. impact of tolerant attitudes produced by
the Reformation.
C. changing status of women.
D. anxiety created by the European discovery
of the Americas.
77. The dominant characteristic of Michel de
Montaigne's writings was his
A.
B.
C.
D.
piety.
French nationalism.
dogmatic Catholicism.
tolerant sensitivity.
77. The dominant characteristic of Michel
de Montaigne's writings was his
A. piety.
B. French nationalism.
C. dogmatic Catholicism.
D. tolerant sensitivity.
78. Baroque art was
A. reserved for rich patrons and the educated
elite.
B. intended to kindle the faith of the common
people.
C. banned in Protestant countries.
D. simple and austere, lacking in emotion.
78. Baroque art was
A. reserved for rich patrons and the educated
elite.
B. intended to kindle the faith of the common
people.
C. banned in Protestant countries.
D. simple and austere, lacking in emotion.
79. In early modern Europe, women were
accused of practicing witchcraft more
often than men because of the belief that
women :
A. lived longer
B. had too much political power
C. had more money
D. were more prone to violence
E. were more vulnerable to temptation
80. Baroque art of the
seventeenth century has tended
to be associated with:
A. the Catholic Counter-Reformation
B. the rising middle class
C. the anti-religious attitudes of the new
scientists
D. all of the above
81. The first important operas,
creations of the baroque age,
were written in:
A. Paris
B. Munich
C. London
D. Venice
81. The first important operas,
creations of the baroque age,
were written in:
A. Paris
B. Munich
C. London
D. Venice
82. He was best known for his design
of St. Paul's Cathedral in London:
A. Sir Christopher Wren
B. Thomas Hobbes
C. Henry Purcell
D. John Milton
82. He was best known for his design
of St. Paul's Cathedral in London:
A. Sir Christopher Wren
B. Thomas Hobbes
C. Henry Purcell
D. John Milton
83. Religious change in the
seventeenth century Netherlands led
to:
A. A great vitality in intellectual and artisitic life
B. An emphasis on decorative rather than fine
arts
C. A rebirth of fresco painting in the churches
D. The exclusion of women artists from portrait
painting
E. The establishment of official censorship to
purge Catholic influences from the arts
83. Religious change in the
seventeenth century Netherlands led
to:
A. A great vitality in intellectual and artistic life
B. An emphasis on decorative rather than fine
arts
C. A rebirth of fresco painting in the churches
D. The exclusion of women artists from portrait
painting
E. The establishment of official censorship to
purge Catholic influences from the arts
84. During the Thirty Years’ War, France
pursued a policy of:
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Supporting the Hapsburgs against the Protestant
princes and rulers
Allowing French Protestants to fight for the
Protestants even though the monarchy supported
the Roman Catholics
Supporting the Protestant princes and rulers
against the Hapsburgs
Remaining neutral
Opposing England in order to recapture Normandy
85. A primary goal of Philip II of Spain
was to:
A. Grant toleration to religious minorities
B. Create a monarchy accessible to the
people
C. Reunite the Spanish and Austrian
Hapsburgs
D. Strengthen the Spanish economy
E. Maintain Spanish control of the
Netherlands
85. A primary goal of Philip II of Spain
was to:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Grant toleration to religious minorities
Create a monarchy accessible to the people
Reunite the Spanish and Austrian Hapsburgs
Strengthen the Spanish economy
E. Maintain Spanish control of the
Netherlands
86. The Peace of Westphalia (1648)
resulted in which of the following?
A. Undisputed control over central Europe by
the Hapsburgs
B. The creation of a strong central government
to rule the Holy Roman Empire
C. The guaranteed independence of numerous
small German states
D. An end to the Hundred Years’ War
E. An end to the persecution of Protestants in
the Hapsburg Empire
86. The Peace of Westphalia (1648)
resulted in which of the following?
A. Undisputed control over central Europe by
the Hapsburgs
B. The creation of a strong central government
to rule the Holy Roman Empire
C. The guaranteed independence of numerous
small German states
D. An end to the Hundred Years’ War
E. An end to the persecution of Protestants in
the Hapsburg Empire
Portuguese commercial expansion overseas in the
sixteenth century resulted
in:
A. military conflicts with Arab explorers over the religious
conversion of
indigenous peoples
B. seizure of Muslim coastal forts to serve as Portuguese trading
posts and
military bases
C. the discovery of the Christian ruler of Ethiopia, Prester John
D. the sacking of Istanbul by Portuguese explorers
E. the destruction of the Dutch East India Company
Portuguese commercial expansion overseas in the
sixteenth century resulted
in:
A. military conflicts with Arab explorers over the religious
conversion of
indigenous peoples
B. seizure of Muslim coastal forts to serve as Portuguese trading
posts and
military bases
C. the discovery of the Christian ruler of Ethiopia, Prester John
D. the sacking of Istanbul by Portuguese explorers
E. the destruction of the Dutch East India Company
The Edict of Nantes in 1598 did which
of the following?
A. ensured Anglo-French cooperation
throughout the seventeenth century
B. created a French church separated from papal
authority
C. ended the War of Spanish Succession
D. proclaimed the toleration of Calvinism
E. precipitated the French Wars of religion.
The massacre of Saint Bartholomew’s
Day (1572) was directed against:
A. Catherine de Medici and her followers in Paris
B. Anabaptists in the Netherlands
C. Roman Catholics throughout the German
states
D. peasant rebels in the southern German states
E. Huguenots in France
The massacre of Saint Bartholomew’s
Day (1572) was directed against:
A. Catherine de Medici and her followers in Paris
B. Anabaptists in the Netherlands
C. Roman Catholics throughout the German
states
D. peasant rebels in the southern German states
E. Huguenots in France
E