Chapter 15 Review Quiz
1. Which of the following rulers is an example of a
politique?
a. Mary I
b. Elizabeth I
c. Phillip II
d. Oliver Cromwell
e. Charles I
6. In the 1560’s, _______ brutally suppressed a
Protestant uprising in the Netherlands.
a. William of Orange
b. The Duke of Alba
c. Cardinal Granville
d. Don John of Austria
e. Pope Benedict XX
2. The Treaty of Nantes
a. Gave Huguenots qualified religious freedoms
b. Established universal religious toleration in
France
c. Settled the border between France and Spain
d. Ended French involvement in northern Italy
e. Brought peace to the Holy Roman Empire
7. The Elizabethan religious settlement between
Protestants and Catholics that created the
Anglican Church can be described as all of the
following EXCEPT:
a. An example of Elizabeth’s political ability
b. A political-religious compromise
c. A victory of moderate Protestantism
d. A policy that promoted political stability
e. A reflection of Elizabeth’s own radical
Protestant beliefs
3. Which of the following is the most accurate
statement about the Counter-Reformation?
a. The church emerged with an organizational
structure emphasizing absolute obedience
to the person at the top.
b. Catholics were permitted by the Church to
convert to Lutheranism under the Augsburg
Settlement
c. The Roman Church adopted a Presbyterian
organization structure
d. There was little popular support for the
Counter-Reformation
e. It emphasized the use of force to suppress
Protestantism
4. The Huguenots were:
a. A majority of the population
b. Mainly from the lower classes
c. Dutch Jansenists
d. English Catholics
e. French Calvinists
5. The phrase, “Paris is worth a mass,” Is attributed
to:
a. Catherine de Medici
b. Gaspard de Coligny
c. Henry of Navarre
d. Henry III
e. Louis XIII
8. The Catholic Counter-Reformation spirit was
expressed in:
a. Mannerism
b. Modernism
c. Classicism
d. The baroque
e. Neo-classicism
9. The Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre was an
attack on:
a. Parisian elites
b. German peasants
c. French Huguenots
d. Dutch merchants
e. Italian laborers
10.
All of the following were true of Henry of
Navarre EXCEPT:
a. He was hated by the French peasantry
b. He was widely popular
c. He had found an informal style and manner
that found favor with his soldiers
d. He was a politique
e. He restarted the French wars of religion
Chapter 15 Review Quiz
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The inflation of the sixteenth century was the
result of:
a. The influx of wealth from the New World
b. The influx of wealth from the New World and
increased population
c. An overheated industrial sector of the early
modern economy
d. The discovery of new deposits of gold and
silver in Europe
e. Increased population
Spanish strength rested on all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. a subjugated peasantry
b. Wealth from the New World
c. A vibrant merchant class
d. An efficient bureaucracy
e. A strong military
Spanish dreams of a world empire were
undermined by:
a. The revolt of Portugal
b. Uprisings among the Spanish nobility
c. The emergence of a Spanish Protestant
movement
d. The lack of strong conviction among Spain’s
leaders
e. The revolt of the Netherlands
The unpopularity of Mary I of England was the
result of all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Her marriage to Phillip II of Spain
b. The repeal of Edward’s Protestant statutes
c. The reversion to Catholic religious practices
d. Her execution of Protestant leaders
e. Her lack of legitimacy
The deterioration of Spanish relations with
England was the result of all of the following
EXCEPT:
a. England’s increasing hostility to France
b. Elizabeth I’s refusal to marry Philip II of Spain
c. English intervention in the Netherlands
d. The activities of English Pirates
e. The execution of Mary Queen of Scots
16.
The Spanish invasion fleet that sailed on
England in 1588 was known as the:
a. Conquesta
b. Armada
c. Flotilla
d. Divine Wind
e. Spirit of Vengeance
17.
In the second half of the sixteenth century,
Germany was made up of:
a. Two major kingdoms
b. About 360 autonomous political entities
c. Four rival political blocs
d. Three major kingdoms
e. Five rival political blocs
18.
In the 1600, the German population was:
a. Overwhelmingly Protestant
b. Overwhelmingly Catholic
c. Made up of roughly equal numbers of
Catholics and Protestants
d. Among the poorest in Europe
e. Overwhelmingly in favor of religious
tolerance
19.
The Thirty Year’s War first erupted in:
a. Bohemia
b. Saxony
c. Brandenburg
d. The Spanish Netherlands
e. The Swiss Confederation
20.
After the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648,
________ emerged as Europe’s dominant
country.
a. Spain
b. France
c. England
d. The Holy Roman Empire
e. The Netherlands