AP Euro Review

International reaction to British policy during the Boer War is best characterized as

• Indifference

• hostility

• approval

• voluntary offers of assistance

• unified resistance

Which of the following best describes Luther's doctrine of "justification by faith alone"?

• Christians are entitled to political advantages not afforded non-believers.

• Belief in Christ is sufficient justification for receiving God's grace.

• Christians should abandon their jobs and social responsibilities in order to adhere to the rules of the faith

• Christians should not depend on their faith alone to understand social ills.

• Good works must be performed to achieve perfection in God's sight.

This reason best explains the growing tension between the aristocracy and the middle class in Europe in the 18th century

• The middle class sympathized with impoverished peasants.

• The middle class generally lived in urban areas; the aristocracy flourished along the rivers.

• The aristocracy refused to share its power and access to political influence.

• The middle class has little opportunity for social mobility or change in lifestyle.

• The middle class and aristocracy practiced different faiths.

This 1779 cartoon "the Horse America Throwing his Master" is best described as

• a commentary on American colonies' inability to govern themselves

• a satire of the uselessness of American colonists' efforts to defend themselves.

• a satire of George III's vulnerability in the face of the American colonies' rebellion

• a commentary on the American colonies' penchant for violence

• satire on the cruelty toward animals displayed by early Americans

Peter the Great made all of the following advancements in his reorganization of the Russian army EXCEPT

• conscripting 300,000 total troops by the end of his reign

• adopting policies of military discipline patterned on the western European forces

• founding a College of War in 1718-1719 to administer the army.

• adopting special policies for the officer corps

• designating his son, Alexis, as commander of the military

The concept of the "elect" is associated with which Protestant reformer?

• Martin Luther

• Ulrich Zwingli

• John Calvin

• Martin Bucer

• Jon Snow

Which country's government most aggressively and thoroughly restricted the freedom of Jews during the second half of the nineteenth century?

• France

• Germany

• Austria-Hungary

• Italy

• Russia

In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf took the position that women

• should be apolitical

• should not attempt to compete with men

• should not merely imitate men

• should refuse to acknowledge their gender differences with men

• should shed all attachments to men in order to pursue their goals

All of the following are true of Robespierre EXCEPT

• he opposed the war in 1792.

• he gained considerable support from the sans-culottes faction.

• he favored the de-Christianization of France.

• he served as the chief figure of the Committee of Public Safety

• he managed the Terror against republican political figures

As a result of Napoleonic code of 1804

• all privileges based on birth were abolished

• the laws of primogeniture were renewed

• salaried officials were paid in accordance with their land inheritances

• women gained social and political equality with men.

• divorce became easier for women to obtain than in the past