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AP European Midterm Review

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which ruler, that ruled under the ideals of the enlightenment, believed in religious unity, but reject the idea of religious tolerance?

a)

Maria Theresa

b)

Joseph II

c)

Catherine II of Russia

d)

Frederick the Great

e)

None of the Above

2.

Which Holy Roman Emperor ruled the Hapsburg lands in the period 1760 to 1795, and was at ease with the majority of the enlightenment ideals?

a)

Maria Theresa

b)

Joseph II

c)

Catherine II of Russia

d)

Louis xiv

3.

Which enlightenment ruler inspired a complete reform of the legal system, abolished brutal punishments and the death penalty in most instances, and imposed the principle of complete equality of treatment for all offenders?

a)

Joseph II

b)

Catherine II of Russia

c)

Maria Theresa

d)

Frederick the Great

4.

Which enlightenment ruler issued codes addressing some modernization trends, including dividing the country into provinces and districts, limiting the power of nobles, and creating a middle estate?

a)

Joseph II

b)

Catherine II of Russia

c)

Maria Theresa

d)

Frederick the Great

5.

How did the idea of enlightenment absolutism change the monarchs rule on their subjects?

a)

The monarchs of enlightened absolutism weakened their authority by improving the lives of their subjects.

b)

All of the above

c)

The monarchs of enlightened absolutism strengthened their authority by improving the lives of their subjects.

d)

None of the above

6.

Which enlightenment ruler believed in the ideals of the French enlightenment philosopher Voltaire?

a)

Joseph II

b)

Frederick the Great

c)

Catherine II of Russia

d)

Maria Theresa

7.

Which enlightenment ruler placed limited reforms, gave nobles absolute power over serfs, and enlarged the Russian empire. Also gained access to the Black Seas.

a)

Catherine II of Russia

b)

Joseph II

c)

Maria Theresa

d)

Frederick the Great

8.
1588
a)
Edict of Nantes
b)
Spanish Armada defeated by Elizabeth I
c)
Glorious Revolution
d)
Wealth of Nations
9.
1598
a)
Edict of Fountainbleu
b)
Pragmatic Sanction
c)
Edict of Nantes
d)
English Civil War
10.
1492
a)
Columbus sails to the West
b)
Edict of Nantes
c)
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
d)
95 Theses
11.
1517
a)
Edict of Nantes
b)
Edict of Fountainbleu
c)
95 Theses
d)
Act of Supremacy
12.
1534
a)
Act of Supremacy
b)
Edict of Nantes
c)
English Civil War
d)
Treaty of Versailles
13.
1555
a)
Act of Supremacy
b)
Peace of Westphalia
c)
Peace of Augsburg
d)
Edict of Fountainbleu
14.
1648
a)
Peace of Westphalia
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Edict of Fountainbleu
d)
Act of Supremacy
15.
1689
a)
Edict of Nantes
b)
Seven Years War
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
English Bill of Rights
16.
1776
a)
Wealth of Nations
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Edict of Nantes
d)
Spanish Armada
17.
1815
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Congress of Vienna
c)
Unification of Italy
d)
Congress of Berlin
18.
1851
a)
Unification of Germany
b)
English Bill of Rights
c)
Great Exhibition
d)
Unification of Italy
19.
1861
a)
Unification of Germany
b)
Edict of Nantes
c)
Berlin Conference
d)
Emancipation of Serfs
20.

In the mid 1800s, the most technologically advanced country in the world was

a)

Great Britain

b)

Russia

c)

Prussia

d)

Austria

21.

Which of the following was NOT a negative effect of industrialization in England during the mid-1800s?

a)

Factories creating both air and water pollution.

b)

Workers running dangerous machines for long hours in unsafe conditions.

c)

Creation of labor unions that benefited workers.

d)

Overcrowding and frequent epidemics sweeping through the slums.

22.

The industrial revolution of continental Europe was delayed by

a)

the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars

b)

Lack of resources

c)

the Plague

d)

Labour shortages

23.

Which of the following reflects David Ricardo's theory that the pressure of population growth prevents wages from rising above the subsistence level.

a)

Malthusian Cycle

b)

Iron Law of Wages

c)

Crystal Palace

d)

Essay of the Principle of Population

24.

Who is credited with perfecting the steam engine?

a)

Thomas Newcomen

b)

James Watt

c)

Josiah Wedgwood

d)

George Stephenson

25.

How did families change during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Family units grew larger to acquire more help on the farm.

b)

The family became smaller as people moved to cities and worked in factories.

c)

The family system was replaced by socialism.

d)

Families were forced to move to the cities to live in compounds.

26.

Which is an example of how the government could support its own economy by placing high taxes on goods made in other industrialized nations?

a)

tariff protection

b)

Mining Acts

c)

Factory Acts

d)

crystal palace

27.

One of the results of the Agricultural Revolution in Great Britain was

a)

a movement of people from cities to rural areas.

b)

an increase in small family farms.

c)

food production decreased contributing to a smaller population.

d)

food production increased, contributing to a larger population

28.

Term used to describe the burst of major inventions and technical changes they had witnessed in certain industries.

a)

Agricultural Revoltuion

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Water Frame

d)

Industrious Revolution

29.
Renaissance humanism is primarily defined as
a)
an antireligious program dedicated to the destruction of the Church
b)
a curriculum based on the study of the classics, rhetoric, and history
c)
an artistic style that portrayed the depraved state of human beings
d)
a religious movement that attempted to make Christianity relevant to daily experience
30.
The Roman Catholic Council of Trent (1545-1563) had as its primary result
a)
reform within the Catholic Church and reaffirmation of Catholic doctrine
b)
a compormise with Protestants to reunite Christians
c)
the firm reestablishment of conciliar power over the papacy
d)
creation of a balance of power between the papacy and the heads of the great Catholic states
31.
A major difference between Calvinism and Lutheranism relates to 
a)
monasticism
b)
clerical marriage
c)
emphasis on predestination
d)
infant baptism
32.
Vesalius and other sixteenth-century physicians who made important contributions to medical knowledge, had which of the following in common?
a)
knowledge of a primitive system of vaccination
b)
A heavy reliance on hospitals to treat serious injuries
c)
A realization that microscopic infection caused disease
d)
A willingness to challenge Greco-Roman medical authority
33.
Which of the following is true of Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden?
a)
He was a major participant in the Thirty Years War
b)
He established Calvinism as the Swedish state religion
c)
He was a devout Roman Catholic
d)
He set up an organization to mediate international disputes
34.
By the early seventeenth century, which of the following European nations was the greatest commercial power in Europe?
a)
England
b)
the Netherlands
c)
France
d)
Spain
35.
In addition to the conquest of the last Muslim outpost in Spain at Granada and Columbus' voyage to the Americas, which of the following occurred in 1492?
a)
The Spanish defeated the Turks at Lepanto
b)
The plague broke out in Spain
c)
The Jewish population was expelled from Spain
d)
Portugal was united with Spain
36.
The Edict of Nantes of 1598 issued by Henry IV of France did which of the following?
a)
Made public the king's conversion to Roman Catholicism
b)
Ordered the Spanish out of France
c)
Settled the Bourbons on the French throne
d)
Recognized the rights of French Protestants
37.
The individual who first provided mathematical formulas supporting the Copernican theory and explaining planetary motion was
a)
Galileo
b)
Johannes Kepler
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
Tycho Brahe
38.
Martin Luther's response to the German Peasants' War of 1524-1525 demonstrated his
a)
ignorance of the economic plight of the peasantry
b)
emphasis on the social aspects of Christ's teaching
c)
support of the prevailing social and political order
d)
belief in the necessity of a unified German state
39.

Most major events of the French Revolution happened in...

a)

Lyon

b)

Madrid

c)

Paris

d)

Couthon

40.

What were characteristics of Louis XVI's rule over France?

a)

He believed in a king's divine right to rule

b)

He followed Enlightenment beliefs

c)

Similarly to Louis XIV, his rule was rather oppressive

d)

Similarly to Louis XV, he like to party

41.

France's financial crisis before the revolution was caused by...

a)

Louis XIV's expensive court system designed to weaken the nobility

b)

military costs from Louis XIV's and Louis XV's wars

c)

war debts from wars hundreds of years ago that accumulated over time

d)

the outrageous costs of manufacturing guillotines

42.

Although many French citizens were angry at Louis XVI, much of the blame for France's financial problems were placed on...

a)

Marie Antionette

b)

Louis XV

c)

Robespierre

d)

the Jacobins

43.

Before the revolution, the bourgeoisie class desired the privileges of nobles, which included...

a)

exemption from taxes

b)

higher status

c)

political power

d)

more rights for women

44.

The solutions to the financial crisis that Louis XVI's financial ministers proposed were to...

a)

reduce overall spending

b)

require the nobles to pay taxes

c)

increase taxes on the peasantry

d)

print more money

45.

When calling a Meeting of the Estates General in May 1789, Louis XVI had hoped that...

a)

the 2nd Estate, or the nobility, would be willing to volunteer to pay taxes

b)

the peasantry would argue for their own political power

c)

he would find another king to turn his power over to

46.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, published August 26, 1789...

a)

said that all men were born with rights to liberty and property

b)

said that all men were born free

c)

expressed resistance to the oppression of citizens

d)

created many dilemmas on the rights of other social groups, such as women, Jews, Protestants, and slaves

47.

True or False: In October of 1789, Louis XVI was placed under house arrest in the Tuileries Palace, which revealed to him that his power was threatened.

a)

True

b)

False

48.

When the Civil Constitution of the Clergy was issued in July 12, 1790, saying that the clergy was required to swear loyalty to the government...

a)

there were priests who opposed swearing loyalty to the government, declaring that their first loyalty was to God

b)

there were priests who abided and swore loyalty to the French government

c)

the clergy revolted against the bourgeoisie and stormed their property

d)

the whole body of the clergy solemnly swore loyalty to the National Constituent Assembly

49.

The ___ were people of the Parisian working class small shopkeepers, tradesmen, and artisans who were the main supporters of the revolution.

a)

Sans-culottes

b)

Tuileries

c)

Jacobins

d)

Girondists

50.

The ___ were a political group based in Paris that distrusted the sans-culottes and believed that the French Revolution had gone too far.

a)

Montagnands

b)

Jacobins

c)

Girondists

d)

Monarchistes

51.

_____ (1758-1794) was the leading force in the Committee of Public Safety. He was a conservative, yet popular and extremely devoted to the French Revolution and abolition of the Ancien Régime. He expressed that only those who were against the will of the people would face terror.

a)

Georges Jacques Danton

b)

Jean-Paul Marat

c)

Maximilien Robespierre

52.

Which of the following was not a region that Napoleon conquered?

a)

Austria

b)

Northern Italy

c)

Egypt

d)

Corsica

e)

Britain

53.

In 1802, Napoleon declared himself as the ___ "Consul for Life" & in 1804 declared himself ___ of France.

a)

sole; emperor

b)

head; king

c)

first; president

54.

Napoleon created the Concordat of 1801 in order to...

a)

heal divisions with the Catholic that formed from the distribution of church lands

b)

abolish the 1st Estate

c)

set the Catholic Church underneath the government status wise

55.

The Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 stopped Napoleon in his attempt to...

a)

invade England

b)

suppress the Haitian Revolution

c)

travel to his colonies in the New World

56.

The Confederation of the Rhine was a confederation of 16 ___ client states formed after Napoleon won the Battle of Austerlitz.

a)

German

b)

French

c)

Italian

d)

Austrian

57.

The _____ was where Napoleon tried to economically isolate Britain to promote France's political power over Europe.

a)

Continental System

b)

Decree of Milan

c)

Peninsular Campaign

d)

Berlin Decree

58.

In __, Napoleon escaped the island of Elba and returned to France, marking the beginning of his well known "Hundred Days".

a)

1814

b)

1815

c)

1816

d)

1817

59.

Divine right monarchy was a term used to refer to

a)

a king's power derived from God

b)

the pope's authority over bishops

c)

the rights of subjects under a king

d)

the requirement that kings be ordained by the pope

60.

Among the principle characteristics of 17th and 18th century absolutist states were all of the following EXCEPT

a)

large standing armies

b)

development of constitutions

c)

weakening the nobility

d)

absolutist rule based on divine right

61.

Charles I of England faced a revolt against royal authority led by

a)

Parliament

b)

the Anglican Church

c)

peasants

d)

French agents

62.

Which of the following is the most significant outcome of Charles I's execution in 1649?

a)

It was the first time in history that a Parliament had voted for the execution of a monarch.

b)

The execution restored the Tudors to the throne.

c)

The execution led to the abolition of the monarchy.

d)

England was invaded and conquered by the Scots and Ireland gained independence.

63.

All of the following contributed to the growing opposition to Cromwell's rule in England EXCEPT

a)

his strict Puritan social policies alienated moderate Anglicans

b)

his growing reliance on France to prop up his government

c)

his cruel treatment of Catholic dissenters in Ireland

d)

his dissolution of the Rump Parliament

64.

After the restoration of the Stuart dynasty, which of the following contributed the most to growing opposition to Charles II?

a)

his growing alliance with the Dutch

b)

his conversion to Calvinism midway through his rule

c)

his inability to establish a rival commercial center in London

d)

his growing admiration for Catholocism and Louis XIV

65.

Which of the following is the most significant result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the English Bill of Rights?

a)

The United Kingdom was formed.

b)

Equal rights and political representation were extended to subjects of the Crown in the English colonies.

c)

Limited monarchy was firmly established in England.

d)

England became the dominate power until 1870.

66.

The most serious problem confronting Poland in the 18th century was

a)

the end of serfdom

b)

Swedish expansion after the death of Charles XII

c)

resurgence of the Ottoman Empire

d)

weak central government

67.

One common concern of both Maria Theresa and Joseph II was

a)

providing state social services to the needy

b)

granting autonomy to the various ethnic groups within the Austrian Empire

c)

industrializing the country

d)

centralizing power

68.

Why did Frederick the Great of Prussia only abolish serfdom on crown lands and not the lands held by the Junkers?

a)

The Junkers didn't possess serfs because they were a military caste.

b)

He wanted to keep the loyalty of the Junkers.

c)

85% of Prussia's serfs lived on Crown lands.

d)

He thought it was immoral for the monarchy to keep peasants in serfdom.

69.

What two major events limited the scope of Catherine the Great's reforms in Russia?

a)

the Pugachev Rebellion and the French Revolution

b)

the wars against the Ottoman Empire and the partition of Poland

c)

the Pugachev Rebellion and Catherine's active social life

d)

the American and French Revolutions

70.

European Jews benefited the most from which enlightened despot?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Frederick the Great

c)

Joseph II

d)

Philip II

71.

Overall, the reforms of the enlightened despots

a)

were not able to take hold because of limited support among the nobility.

b)

paved the way for democratic systems and the welfare state.

c)

led to a counter-reaction and the return of absolutist rule all over Europe.

d)

led to the feudalization of Europe.

72.

"We forbid our subjects of the so-called Reformed religion to assemble any more for public worship."


This statement was most likely issued as a result of

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Ninety-Five Theses

c)

Edict of Fontainebleau

d)

Peace of Augsburg

73.

Which of the following French kings is acknowledged as the embodiment of an absolute monarch?

a)

Henry IV

b)

Louis XIII

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Louis XV

74.

The partition of Poland 1772-1795

a)

eliminated Poland as an independent state.

b)

divided Poland between Sweden, Finland, and Lithuania.

c)

divided Poland between Russia, Hungary, and Austria.

d)

led to the emergence of an independent Lithuanian state.

75.

In 1713 Emperor Charles VI sought approval of the Pragmatic Sanction in order to guarantee

a)

indivisibility of the Hapsburg lands.

b)

political privileges for Catholics.

c)

borders between Holland and the Austrian Netherlands.

d)

the dynastic union of the Hapsburgs and the Romanovs.

76.

Sweden lost its position as a formidable European power as a result of

a)

the Thirty Years' War

b)

the Great Northern War

c)

the War of Spanish Succession

d)

weak central government

77.

The ideals of the French Revolution were best expressed in the phrase

a)

nobility, power, aristocracy

b)

equality, humanity, godliness

c)

liberty, equality, fraternity

d)

justice, honor, socialism

78.

Voting in the Estates General in France was traditionally

a)

based on the principle of one person/one vote

b)

done by estate

c)

in the form of a national referendum

d)

the exclusive reserve of the nobility

79.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed all of the following EXCEPT

a)

the emancipation of women

b)

an elective legislature

c)

protection of rights of property

d)

religious toleration

80.

The Bastille in Paris was stormed on July 14, 1789

a)

in order to capture the royal family

b)

to free the Marquis de Lafayette

c)

to arrest refractory priests opposing the revolution

d)

to seize arms to defend against royal reprisals

81.

The Woman's March on Versailles on October 4, 1789 was a crucial turning point in the French Revolution because it

a)

brought the king and assembly back to Paris

b)

was embraced and supported by the king and queen

c)

was a peace offering to the monarchy after the storming of the Bastille

d)

forced the renunciation of feudal privileges

82.

The term emigres was used to describe

a)

nobles who stayed in France to fight against the revolution

b)

supporters of the revolution who came from other countries

c)

members of mobs in the Paris streets

d)

nobles who fled France

83.

The French Constitution of 1791

a)

abolished the monarchy

b)

established a constitutional monarchy

c)

gave the vote to all citizens

d)

reestablished the old provinces

84.

During the Reign of Terror, Robespierre tried to

a)

execute all French nobles

b)

restore the Catholic Church

c)

crush all opposition to the revolution

d)

sign a separate peace treaty with countries fighting against France

85.

Which of the following best explains the attitude of many European monarchs toward the French Revolution?

a)

Since the revolution was strictly the internal affair of the French government, European monarch paid little attention.

b)

Many rushed to aid Louis XVI.

c)

On the one hand they welcomed anything that would weaken France's position; on the other hand, they feared the revolution spreading to their countries.

d)

Many felt that it was time that radical reform came to France; therefore, they supported the revolution.

86.

Besides the violence, how was the Jacobin phase of the revolution more radical than the previous National Assembly phase?

a)

The Jacobins called for universal male suffrage and an end to all forms of monarchy.

b)

The Jacobins called for the elimination of private property and the redistribution of wealth.

c)

The Jacobins called for women of talent to hold key government positions.

d)

The Jacobins called for the abolition of all borders for a united Europe.

87.

Which French colony was inspired by and used the instability of the revolution to declare and eventually gain its independence?

a)

Haiti

b)

Algeria

c)

Guadeloupe

d)

French Guiana

88.

What became apparent after the Directory asked Napoleon to suppress pro-Royalist sympathizers in 1797?

a)

Pro-Royalist sympathizers lost their final battle to try to turn the clock back in France to 1789.

b)

The Directory came to rely more and more on the army for its power.

c)

France was vulnerable to foreign enemies since the army was asked to establish order within France.

d)

All of these choices.

e)

None of these choices.

89.

Czar Alexander I's most successful strategy in countering Napoleon's invasion of Russia was to

a)

stand and fight at the Neman River.

b)

surrender St. Petersburg.

c)

make a stand in front of Moscow.

d)

retreat and destroy food supplies.

90.

The Napoleonic Code, enacted by Bonaparte in 1804, did all of the following EXCEPT

a)

create laws that favored business and private enterprise.

b)

reaffirm the patriarchal nature of the traditional family.

c)

grant special privileges to the aristocracy.

d)

form a basis for civil law copied in many countries.

91.

Overall, the general goal of the allies at the Congress of Vienna was to

a)

spread the revolutionary gains made in France to the rest of Europe.

b)

anoint Russia as the new leader of Europe.

c)

established boundaries and conditions in Europe to contain France.

d)

create a permanent "Holy Alliance" between Austria, Prussia, Russia, and Great Britain.

92.

Mercantilism was principally characterized by

a)

government efforts to build a strong, self-sufficient economy

b)

the efforts of the merchant class to influence policy by subsidizing the government

c)

the efforts of bankers and exporters to establish free trade

d)

the view that labor ought to be able to seek its own market

93.

All of the following were reasons why the Dutch were the commercial and financial leaders in Europe in the 17th century EXCEPT

a)

they standardized currency throughout Europe

b)

the Dutch government guaranteed the safety of the deposits

c)

the Dutch charged no interest on long-term loans

d)

depositors were allowed to draw checks against their accounts

94.

In the 18th century, the principle economic activity of the Netherlands was

a)

banking and maritime commerce

b)

tulip cultivation

c)

timber production and export

d)

agricultural production

95.

Which of the following became a British possession as a result of the treaty that ended the War of the Spanish Succession?

a)

Jamaica

b)

Gibraltar

c)

Canada

d)

India

96.

The scientist responsible for developing calculus and the theory of gravity was

a)

Kepler

b)

Leibniz

c)

Mendeleev

d)

Newton

97.

All of the following mercantilist policies were implemented by Jean-Baptiste Colbert between 1648 and 1653 EXCEPT

a)

establishing new industries and improving infrastructure

b)

increasing internal tariffs

c)

founding the French East India Company

d)

creating a commercial code for businesses covering the entire country

98.

What major impact did the Scientific Revolution have on the Enlightenment?

a)

Through application of the concept of natural law to political theory, society could be governed in a more rational way.

b)

With the confirmation of the existence of a supreme divinity, the concept of the divine right of kings was strengthened.

c)

Failure to discover all of the laws that governed nature meant skepticism in separation of powers.

d)

The Scientific Revolution had a marginal impact on the Enlightenment since the latter encompassed political theory, education, and culture while the former dealt with mathematics and science.

99.

John Locke is most famous for advancing the concept of

a)

a heliocentric concept of the universe

b)

universal suffrage and a modern welfare state

c)

all people having natural rights based on life, liberty, and property

d)

economic justice for all

100.

The center of the Enlightenment was

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Prussia

d)

Russia

101.

Which of the following would be most adversely affected by the increase in the price of food?

a)

urban workers

b)

wealthy merchants

c)

the clergy

d)

the nobility

102.

Typically, the largest expenditure item in the budget of an 18th century state - excluding interest on national debt - was

a)

military

b)

royal palaces

c)

education

d)

infrastructure projects

103.

Which of the following was the key aim of the British Corn Laws in the early 1800s?

a)

export grain at cheaper prices to France.

b)

improve the quality of British grain.

c)

protect the interests of British grain producers from foreign imports.

d)

set up a free-trade zone among farmers in western Europe.

104.

Industrialization in the textile industry resulted in

a)

better paying jobs

b)

the establishment of factories

c)

improved working conditions

d)

more reliance on silk from China

105.

In which of the following ways did Britain's colonial empire contribute to the country's industrialization?

a)

Industrial technology was shared with the colonies, thus improving the empire's overall industrial output.

b)

Colonial laborers worked for much cheaper wages than unionized British workers.

c)

The colonies provided a growing market for British manufactured goods.

d)

British companies established factories in the colonies that produced inexpensive goods.

106.

Which of the following does NOT describe Britain's enclosure movement?

a)

It led to commercial farming.

b)

Enclosure was legislated by Parliament.

c)

It was a means of collectivizing agricultural ownership.

d)

It was a process led by large landowners.

107.

The first factories in Britain's Industrial Revolution produced

a)

textiles

b)

tools

c)

machines

d)

trains

108.

18th century inventions by James Hargreaves, Richard Arkwright, and Edmund Cartwright led to

a)

a dramatic increase in the cotton textile industry

b)

the extensive use of cottage industry in Great Britain

c)

the need for oil as a new energy source

d)

faster ships being manufactured

109.

The creation of what customs union among the German states in 1834 facilitated industrialization and became the basis of the political unification of the German states?

a)

the Bundestag

b)

the Reichstag

c)

the Maastricht Treaty

d)

the Zollverein

110.

The population of Europe almost doubled between 1750 and 1850 mainly as a result of

a)

fewer deaths due to armed conflict

b)

shrinking death rates as a result of declining the number of famines and epidemics

c)

less use of contraceptives

d)

government programs that provided subsidies to families that had more than two children

111.

Which of the following was the only European nation country to suffer a declining population in the 19th century?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Belgium

d)

Ireland

112.

The Reform Act of 1832 in Britain

a)

created a standing army for the first time

b)

expanded the number of voters

c)

abolished the House of Lords

d)

granted the right to vote to women of aristocratic background

113.

Liberalism was likely to win the most support among which of the following groups?

a)

peasants

b)

factory workers

c)

nobles

d)

bourgeoisie

114.

England avoided revolution in the 1800s for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

a)

the government extended voting rights twice in 1832 and 1867

b)

the government enacted labor and industrial reforms to lessen the pain caused by the Industrial Revolution

c)

there was universal suffrage and an extensive social welfare system in place to help the poor

d)

the long-standing tradition of parliamentary representation

115.

Which 19th century British handicraft workers protested against the Industrial Revolution by smashing machines that they felt put them out of work?

a)

Fabians

b)

Marxists

c)

Wreckers

d)

Luddites

116.

Louis Blanc's "social workshops" were an example of

a)

laissez-faire economics

b)

the standard factory during the Industrial Revolution

c)

Utopian Socialism

d)

central planning

117.

A common aspect of the revolutions in France in 1830 and 1848 was

a)

the hostility to the institution of the monarch

b)

the destruction of Catholic Church property and the elimination of it from French political life

c)

attempts by bourgeois liberals to limit the revolution by keeping the working class and its leaders shut out of politics

d)

confiscation of noble property

118.

Which of the following early 19th century political figures was most closely identified with the concept of the "Concert of Europe"?

a)

Castlereagh

b)

Napoleon I

c)

Talleyrand

d)

Metternich

119.

This Romantic painter was noted for his landscape and seascape paintings that portrayed light in dynamic, dramatic ways. His work would influence the Impressionists. he was

a)

Caspar David Friedrich

b)

J.M.W. Turner

c)

William Blake

d)

Eugene Delacroix

120.

Romantic nationalism was embraced by many artists, many of whom also espoused the values of

a)

Socialism

b)

Conservatism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Radicalism

121.

All of the following are important principles of Romanticism EXCEPT

a)

emphasis on moods and expressions

b)

emphasis on peculiar customs that the intellect could never classify

c)

the importance of the subconscious

d)

the use of dramatic imagery to provoke emotion

122.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Italian Renaissance?

a)

emphasis on the individual

b)

glorification of human achievement

c)

steadfast support for the church's leading role in society

d)

new attempts to reconcile the pagan philosophy of the Greco-Roman world with Christian thought

123.

Florence was to the Italian Renaissance what

a)

Constantinople was to the development of the Islamic cultural revival of the 13th century

b)

Moscow was to the Northern Renaissance

c)

Athens was to classical Greek culture

d)

Madrid was to western European Jewish intellectual life after 1492

124.

Machiavelli's book The Prince is regarded as a definitive text on the art of ruthless, self-serving politics and the author is described, by some, as the father of modern political theory. Many scholars believe Machiavelli drew inspiration from the life and acts of

a)

Francisco Sforza

b)

Cesare Borgia

c)

Frederick Barbarossa

d)

Bartolomeo Colleoni

125.

Italy remained disunited for many reasons, EXCEPT

a)

the pope could not unit Italy because of the Avignon papacy

b)

religious conflict in the 16th century

c)

conflicting economic interests of the various city-states

d)

constant attacks and occupations by foreign powers

126.

Italian humanism gave rise to

a)

Greek becoming the official literary language of the Renaissance writers

b)

the welfare state

c)

the movement toward writing in the vernacular in Europe

d)

the movement known as liberation theology

127.

Gutenberg's printing press opened the door to widespread dissemination of books and pamphlets in the early years of the Renaissance. This had a profound effect on daily life in many ways including

a)

allowing people to read alone rather than listening to someone recite out loud

b)

encouraging the scholarship of Latin among the poorer classes

c)

nurturing a sense of individual identity

d)

creating a sense of "One Europe"

128.

Which of the following most clearly distinguishes the northern Renaissance from the Italian Renaissance?

a)

interest in science and technology

b)

greater concern with religious piety

c)

cultivation of a Latin style

d)

growth of national language in literature

129.

All of the following reasons best describe why Poland experienced the Renaissance and Russia did not EXCEPT

a)

Poland was a Roman Catholic country while Russia was Eastern Orthodox and under the cultural influence of the Byzantine Empire

b)

Poland was at the heart of the Holy Roman Empire while Russia was not

c)

Russia was cut off from cultural and intellectual trends coming from western Europe by the Mongol occupation (1240-1480)

d)

Poland was geographically closer to Rome and the Italian city-states where the Renaissance began

130.

According to Baldassare Castiglione, the goal of the education system in the 16th century was to

a)

provide a practical education in construction and commerce

b)

offer the same learning opportunities to boys and girls

c)

phase out the study of the classics in favor of more practical "career" and technical disciplines

d)

provide a young man with a well-rounded education including knowledge of the arts, mathematics, and oration skills

131.

Catherine de Medici, daughter of Lorenzo II de Medici, was married in 1553 to Henry II of France. Considered a true daughter of the Renaissance, as Queen of France she is credited with bringing several aspects of Italian Renaissance culture to the French court, but one of her achievements listed below is the subject of dispute.

a)

She brought Italian dance to the court which would evolve into modern ballet.

b)

She patronized painters in the grand manner of the Medici family

c)

She influenced the development of traditional French cuisine.

d)

She commissioned several large architectural projects

132.

All of the following were reasons why Germany and Flanders were the center of the northern Renaissance?

a)

German banking families were among the wealthiest in Europe

b)

the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks resulted in a mass exodus of Byzantine scholars to the Holy Roman Empire and Flanders

c)

the German-speaking world was the center of European intellectual life during this period

d)

the invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in 1450 greatly facilitated the spread of humanist writing

133.

Sandro Botticelli's two famous works, The Birth of Venus and La Primavera,

a)

convey the spiritual appeal of the afterlife

b)

portray nature and humans realistically

c)

are dominated by pagan themes

d)

illustrate the dominance of males over females

134.

Florence's Filippo Brunelleschi is considered one of the founding fathers of the Italian Renaissance. His seminal work in Florence is the

a)

Ponte Vecchio

b)

The Gates of Paradise on the Baptistry

c)

The Dome of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore

d)

The Uffizi Palace

135.

Nicholas Copernicus' major contribution to scientific knowledge was

a)

the discovery of the laws of gravitational pull

b)

the universe was heliocentric

c)

the development of calculus

d)

the development of the period table of elements

136.

What effect did the Scientific Revolution have on the authority of the Catholic Church?

a)

It strengthened its intellectual authority since most scientists of the 16th century were Catholic.

b)

It weakened its authority since more natural phenomena that had been traditionally left to the clerical leaders were now being explained through scientific inquiry.

c)

The Catholic Church worked closely with the scientific community to develop methods that would alleviate suffering on earth.

d)

It led to the Protestant Reformation.

137.

Despite the new emphasis on observation and scientific method, the study of alchemy and astrology continued to be popular among the many elites during the 15th and 16th centuries because the two areas of study

a)

offered an exciting viewpoint on the natural world

b)

imposed a kind of scientific order on nature of materials and the cosmos

c)

promised to create riches through chemistry and foretelling of future events

d)

provided entertainment for the wealthy classes

138.

Which of the following states proved to be the exception to the trend of centralization?

a)

England

b)

the Holy Roman Empire

c)

France

d)

Spain

139.

Charles V was on of along line of Austrian rulers of the Holy Roman Empire (1452-1806) from which family?

a)

Hapsburg

b)

Tudor

c)

Valois

d)

Hohenzollern

140.

All of the following were methods that monarchs in Russia, France, and Spain employed to consolidate their rule EXCEPT

a)

promoting ethnic and religious nationalism

b)

breaking the independent power of the nobility

c)

securing control over levying taxes

d)

establishing a close but dominant relationship with the Christian Church in their lands

141.

Identify the nation by the list of ruling families

-Aragon

-Castile

-Trastamara

-Hapsburg

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Holy Roman Empire

142.

Identify the nation by the list of ruling families.


-Lancaster

-York

-Tudor

-Stuart

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Holy Roman Empire

143.

Identify the nation by the list of ruling families.


-Valois

-Bourbon

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Holy Roman Empire

144.

In 1640, Charles I called Parliament into session because he

a)

needed money to pursue his war against France

b)

became a supporter of democratic principles

c)

wanted to change his religion

d)

needed money to suppress a rebellion in Scotland

145.

Louis XIV supported all of the following EXCEPT

a)

the building of the Palace of Versailles

b)

cooperation with the Estates General

c)

art and culture

d)

the policies of Cardinal Mazarin

146.

Cardinal Richelieu's chief goal was

a)

to destroy the nobles' and Huguenots' power

b)

to increase papal influence over the French king

c)

to avoid alliances with Protestant countries

d)

to conquer England

147.

The period of political instability in Russia known as the Time of Troubles

a)

led to the occupation of the country by the Mongols

b)

resulted in the beginning of the Romanov dynasty

c)

led to the split in the Russian Orthodox Church

d)

led to the strengthening of serfdom

148.

Why did France support the Protestant rebels fighting against the Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire?

a)

It wanted to weaken and fragment the Holy Roman Empire.

b)

King Henry IV of France was a Huguenot and, therefore, a supporter of German Protestants.

c)

The German Protestants had helped King Henry IV, a Huguenot, assume the throne in France.

d)

Revenge was sought for the pope excommunicating the entire French clergy.

149.

According to John Calvin, certain people were "predestined" to go to heaven. What did he mean by this?

a)

Only Calvinists would go to heaven.

b)

People who did good works would go to heaven.

c)

Calvinists and Lutherans were destined to go to heaven, but not Catholics.

d)

God has already chosen if one would be saved prior to their death.

150.

The parallel transfer of people, cultures, animals, food, and disease between Europe, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere as a result of the Spanish colonization of the New World is known as the

a)

Cartesian swap

b)

Faustian bargain

c)

Columbian Exchange

d)

Middle Passage