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AP EURO REVIEW 1st Semester Exam
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1
Policy that sought to prevent any one European country from gaining too much power
mercantilism
balance of power
absolutism
levee en masse
2
Which of the following is an example of absolutist policy in Prussia?
elections for Kings
implementing an official state religion
secularism
forcing the noble class to serve the state
3
What did Christian Humanists want from the Catholic Church?
secularism
exploration
reform
representation in the Vatican
4
The following are features of Renaissance paintings EXCEPT...
flat, two dimensional figures
naturalism
individualism
perspective
5
The technological innovations in maritime technology by the 1500s were important because:
they made it possible for Europeans to sail anywhere
they increased the number of slaves needed to sail the ships
they made it cheaper to sail
they required literate sailors
6
What artistic movement captured dramatic movement and emotion?
Surrealism
Naturalism
Renaissance
Baroque
7
Which Enlightenment thinker wrote
Candide,
which attacked religious bigotry, corrupt rulers and class hiearchy ?
John Locke
Montesquieu
Voltaire
Thomas Paine
8
What was the main goal of the Congress of Vienna?
maintain the balance of power
declare war on France
exile Napoleon
punish France
9
What was King Charles I of England's biggest mistake in the Civil War?
granting religious freedom
declare war on the American Colonies
going to war against France
trying to rule without Parliament
10
What was NOT a result of the Treaty of Westphalia?
the end of Thirty Years' War
Dutch Independence
the legitimacy of Calvinists
the dominance of Catholic Church
11
What is Deism based on?
reason and morality
absolutism
law and order
the Eucharist
12
What was considered appropriate for a woman's education during the time of the Renaissance
religious studies
art
science
liberal arts
13
Which of the following best relates to Humanism?
hope in a afterlife
theology
liberal arts
feudalism
14
Women of the Reformation enjoyed all of the following EXCEPT...
improved communication in marriage
divorce from unfaithful husbands
property ownership
religious education
15
The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
continued medieval traditions
broke completely with classical traditions
both held that reason could be used to improve humanity
were global movements
16
How did British Parliament help to increase Britain's agricultural production?
switching to low maintenance grains
trading with America
causing the Irish Famine
passing Enclosure Acts
17
Why did the French under Cardinal Richelieu join the Protestants in the Thirty Years' War?
he wanted Spain to become a colony of France
he wanted to join the battle and fight for the Catholics
he did not want Louis XIV to become king
he did not want to see the Habsburgs gain more power
18
What was the greatest challenge of the Scientific Revolution?
spreading revolutionary ideas
exploring the New World
spreading democracy
reconciling with Church teachings
19
What was the single greatest cause of warfare between 1550 and 1650?
disputes over constitutional issues
international disputes over territory
economic competition
religious rivalries
20
How did the Napoleonic Code reflect Enlightenment principles?
it guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law
it valued individual rights above all else
it valued the security of the state over individual liberty
it guaranteed women equal rights
21
Which group introduced secular, progressive, and republican ideas leading up to the French Revolution?
sans culottes
the Committee of Public Safety
Catholic officials
philosophes
22
What model did Francis Bacon promote - to observe, gather information, and experiment?
rational
heliocentric
federal
empirical
23
Machiavelli's
The Prince was
primarily:
a scathing critique of the New Monarchies
a glorification of the independent city-states of Italy
a guide to courtly etiquette
a secular handbook on modern statecraft
24
Who were victims of witch trials?
poor single men
wealthy women
poor single women
religious leaders
25
Salvation by faith alone, and the authority of the Bible are principles basic to
Catholicism after the Council of Trent
Lutheranism in the early sixteenth century
the Christian humanism of Erasmus
the Church of England under Henry VIII
26
Romanticism is characterized by everything EXCEPT:
logic
imagination
emotion
natoinalism
27
All of the following are associated with Calvinism EXCEPT...
predestination
Lutheranism
theocracy
Counter Reformation
28
The Peace of Augsburg stated:
Calvinists were to be tolerated
the religion of the land was the Holy Roman Emperor's choice
local rulers determined the religion of their land
all Protestant faiths were to be tolerated
29
Which Enlightenment thinker believed that people have the right to overthrow tyrannical rulers?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
30
Many of Peter the Great's actions can be explained with his motivation to:
forge closer relations with Vatican
defeat the Ottoman Empire
to strengthen trade with Sweden
westernize the Russian state
31
Jean-Baptist Colbert, finance minister to Louis XIV, accomplished everything EXCEPT
colonial takeover of asian countries
improved roads and canals
created new industries and trading partners
passed an efficient taxation system
32
What contributed to the downfall of Poland and caused the Partitions of Poland?
weak central monarchy
weak surrounding countries
desire for an independent Polish state
the spread of democracy across Europe
33
The Declaration of the Rights of Man offered all of the following EXCEPT:
an elective legislature
an official state religion
universal suffrage
property rights
34
The overall practical purpose of the court of Versailles was to
exclude the high nobility and royal princes from real power
act as a reception hall for state affairs
serve as Louis XIV's residence from which to survey Paris
give Louis XIV a life of privacy away from spies
35
The Scientific Revolution challenged Christianity because:
it proved the resurrection never took place
it proved Jesus was not divine
it undermined the authority of the Pope
it undermined the literal interpretation of the Bible
36
What economic theory did Adam Smith popularize?
laissez Faire
command economy
trickle down economics
socialism
37
One of the most significant results of the Seven Years' War was the:
a peace treaty between France and Austria
end of religious warfare in Europe
the partition of Poland between Russian and Austria
loss of the French Empire in America
38
Mercantilism valued a "bullionist" approach to wealth, which is the accumulation of ______.
precious metals
stock
colonies
slaves
39
What did the Glorious Revolution establish in England?
a constitutional monarchy
expanded Parliament
free elections
an absolute monarchy
40
Which of the following was NOT a cause of instability in France?
political divisions
war
economic shortages
plague
41
Which religious group were attacked during the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre?
Catholics
Puritans
Quakers
Hugenots
42
What is NOT a reason for the English Civil War (Mid-17th Century)?
conflict over taxation
French invasion
religious divisions
Scottish invasion
43
Which of the following is a feature of Absolutism?
small armies
separation from the Church
centralized beaucracy
strengthened noble class
44
The following resulted in the decline of the Dutch Golden Age EXCEPT...
defeat by England
rise of American Industry
extensive military spending
failure to improve technology
