Chapter 16 Review Quiz
1. Where were there least likely to be peasant
uprisings or urban revolts in the
seventeenth century?
A. France
B. Catalonia
C. Holland
D. England
E. Sicily
5. France, England, and Holland all sought to
expand which part of their economies in the
seventeenth century?
A. Textile manufacturing
B. Transportation
C. Agriculture
D. Banking
E. Trade with central Europe
2. In terms of religion, Louis XIV adopted
which idea from Spain?
A. Toleration for all religions
B. Uniformity and conformity
C. Tolerations for Lutherans but not
Calvinists
D. Toleration for Protestants but not Jews
E. Widespread use of the Inquisition
6. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes is a
useful historical source in that it shows
A. The military prowess of the Spanish
nobility.
B. The role of the middle classes in Spain.
C. Spanish illusions about glory.
D. The impact of the New World colonies at
home.
E. Spanish devotion to Catholicism.
3. Spain’s economic troubles increased in the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries when
A. It lost Gibraltar.
B. The colonists in the New World revolted.
C. England was given the quinto in the
Peace of Utrecht in 1713
D. The Dutch began to raid Spain’s
northern coasts.
E. The gold and silver mines in the
Americas began to run dry.
4. The execution of Charles I
A. Ended the Stuart line.
B. Was voted for by the majority of Long
Parliament
C. Led France to send troops to defend his
son, Charles II.
D. Was approved by a Parliament purged
of moderates.
E. Was opposed by Oliver Cromwell, who
argued that exile was sufficient
7. The response of the Spanish kings to their
economic difficulties in the seventeenth
century was
A. Generally passive and uninspired.
B. To reorganize the administrative
structure of Spain.
C. To adopt mercantilist policies similar to
France.
D. To insist on paying their debts, thus
adding to their financial problems.
E. Energetic and forward thinking although
ultimately unsuccessful.
8. The Peace of Utrecht
A. Put a Hapsburg on the throne in Spain
B. Was a victory for Louis XIV in his claim
to the throne of Spain.
C. Gave France control over the former
Spanish Netherlands.
D. Ended French ambitions to combine the
crowns of France and Spain.
E. Upset the balance of power in Europe.
9. Bossuet and Hobbs both supported strong
governments but differed in their reasons.
While Bossuet argued for divine right of
kings, Hobbes based his views on
A. Man’s selfish and aggressive nature
B. Machiavellian ideas about the need for a
prince to unify the nation.
C. More’s ideal community in which
government carefully supervised the
population.
D. A non-Christian idea of divine right.
E. The analogy of the brain’s role in the
body.
10. The English civil war was fundamentally
fought over
A. Catholic demands for the right to freely
practice their religion
B. Puritan demands for the right to freely
practice their religion.
C. Whether Parliament or the king would
have the power of the purse.
D. Whether the House of the Lords or the
House of Commons should have
ultimate authority.
E. Whether Parliament of the king would
appoint the head of the Anglican
Church.
11. Which event prompted the Glorious
Revolution?
A. Charles II’s treaty with Louis XIV
B. James I’s “The Trew Law of Monarchy”
C. The death of Oliver Cromwell
D. The birth to James II of a son and heir
E. The Declaration of Indulgences granted
by James II
12. One important factor in creating Dutch
prosperity in the seventeenth century was
A. Their political unity.
B. Their alliance with the British.
C. The active promotion of business by city
councils.
D. Important colonies in the New World.
E. The establishment of constitutional
monarchy.
13. Baroque art and architecture appealed to
the absolute monarchies because of its
focus on
A. Focus on classical antiquity
B. Drama and monumental size
C. Intense religiosity
D. Simplicity and understatement
E. Rejection of the nude
14. Historians have changed their views on
Louis XIV’s relationship with the nobility.
They now say he
A. Emasculated the nobles.
B. Severely diminished the wealth of the
nobles.
C. Cooperated with the nobles.
D. Successfully replaced the nobles with
the bourgeoisie as the dominant political
class.
E. Ignored the nobles.
15. Armies changed in the seventeenth century
in all of the following ways except that
A. They became larger
B. They became more professional
C. Most soldiers were mercenaries, as few
countries had standing armies
D. The death toll was high particularly for
officers.
E. They became more expensive for kings to
pay for