Ch 17
Acquiring wealth with the help of money and thereby perhaps gaining a glimpse of one's fate became one of the hallmarks of ______________. A. Calvinism B. Zwinglianism C. Catholicism D. Lutheranism
A. Calvinism
In France, Protestants were known as A. Huguenots B. Calvinists C. Bourbons D. Lutherans
A. Huguenots
The ruler with the longest reign in France was ______________ A. Louis XIII B. Henry IV C. Charles IX D. Louis XIV
D. Louis XIV
All of the following is true of the period "The Renaissance," EXCEPT _____________. A. Byzantine, or Eastern Orthodox, Christianity became more influential in Western Europe, weakening the Roman papacy and leaving it vulnerable to Protestant incursions B. There was wide dissemination of translations of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman intellectuals whose work had not been previously know in Western Europe C. Renaissance artists were strongly influenced by Greek and Hellenistic-Roman culture D. The European intellectuals and artists of the period saw themselves as having broken away from the scholasticism of the Middle Ages
A. Byzantine, or Eastern Orthodox, Christianity became more influential in Western Europe, weakening the Roman papacy and leaving it vulnerable to Protestant incursions
Louis XIV sent salaried, itinerant intendants around the provinces to ______________. A. Ensure the governmental activities functioned properly B. "Intensify" loyalty and devotion to the son and heir of the "Sun King" C. Spy on priests who seemed dangerously attracted to Protestantism D. Measure the rebellious "intentions" of his restive nobles
A. Ensure the governmental activities functioned properly
"Intendants" were ______________. A. Judges sent by the French crown to assure that provincial office holders B Members of the French nobility who attended the King and his Queen at Court C. Judiciary members who serves as provincial judges D. Representatives of the French crown who kept an eye on provincial office
A. Judges sent by the French crown to assure that provincial office holders
The central objective of the "Glorious Revolution" in Britain was the ____________. A. The offering of a joint monarchy to the king's Protestant daughter B. Execution of the Catholic King James II C. Prevention of a female monarch, given the negative example of Elizabeth I D. Implementation of Thomas Hobbes's Leviathan as official governmental policy
A. The offering of a joint monarchy to the king's Protestant daughter
Descartes concluded that a person, including himself, was composed of two radically different substances, a material substance that can be understood with the senses and another that consisted of __________________. A. The thinking mind B. The social contract between mind and body C. The eternal soul D. The biological instincts of animal nature
A. The thinking mind
Because _______________ universities and scientific academics refused to admit women, in contrast to their counterparts in other countries, the salon became a bastion of well-placed and respected female scholars. A. Italian B. French C. Spanish D. German
B. French
In 1649, a group of 70 mostly landless farmers and day laborers occupied "common " land about 25 miles south of ________________ and set up a communal farm there A. Berlin B. London C. St. Petersburg D. Birmingham
B. London
The New Sciences were allowed to flourish in northern Europe, especially in the Netherlands and England, mainly because of ______________. A. The Habsburg monarchs' ban on the collection of botanical samples in the New World B. A great sympathy for the New Sciences on the part of religious authorities C. A certain liberty of investigation that other areas lacked D. The birth of all the era's important scientists in Protestant lands
C. A certain liberty of investigation that other areas lacked
The Jewish community of ______________ excommunicated Baruch Spinoza for heresy, since he seemed to make God immanent in the world . A. London B. Lisbon C. Amsterdam D. Frankfurt
C. Amsterdam
All the following are true of the development of "New Science" and the Enlightenment EXCEPT __________________. A. During the period 1500-1750, the impacts was limited to a small percentage of the population of each involved society B. They involved England, France, the Netherlands, and parts of Germany C. From 1450 until after 1750, the ideas of the Enlightenment and New Sciences where the major force shaping policies of the rulers of Western Europe D. The acceptance of the ideas was complicated by the impact of the religions Reformation
C. From 1450 until after 1750, the ideas of the Enlightenment and New Sciences where the major force shaping policies of the rulers of Western Europe
In a much-publicized statement, the Diggers insisted they were ______________ A. Providing a "digest" of English common law that could be applicable in the Commonwealth B. Determined to "dig up" King Charles I and seek to murder his executioners C. Merely cultivating public land, which was "the treasure of all people" D. Going to the roots of their Catholic identity by eradicating all elements of Protestantism
C. Merely cultivating public land, which was "the treasure of all people"
Under difficult conditions during the Thirty Years' War, Maria Cunitz wrote a treatise on ___________ that corrected calculations of previous scholars but, given its controversial nature, had to be published privately A. The Latin New Testament B. The vacuum C. Biology D. Astronomy
D. Astronomy
On St. ____________'s Day in August 1572, the Catholic king and aristocracy of France perpetrated a wholesale slaughter of thousands of Huguenots. A. Valentine B. Crispin C. Louis D. Bartholomew
D. Bartholomew
The following statement is true of John Calvin _______________ A. Although he was Swiss by birth, his primary goal was to proselytize in France and Germany B. He believed that a person's behavior was between himself and God alone, and that civic authorities should not intervene unless other people were being harmed or led into sin C. He believed that all moneylending should be banned, as it was contrary to the Bible D. He believed that all humans were predestined for heaven or hell before their birth
D. He believed that all humans were predestined for heaven or hell before their birth
Among most of the countries of Europe, the Netherlands was exceptional in its finances in that ______________. A. Its citizens emigrates to neighboring countries rather than pay its oppressive tax rates B. Its leaders raised revenue by borrowing from merchants and selling positions C. Its nobles actively resisted the absolutist king's demand for new sources of funding D. Its urban residents were willing to pay higher taxes on manufacturing and farming
D. Its urban residents were willing to pay higher taxes on manufacturing and farming
Isaac Newton's ______________ Principles of Natural Philosophy, published in 1687, was the towering achievement of the New Sciences. A. Cartesian B. Selected C. Unassailable D. Mathematics
D. Mathematics
All of the following are true of Maria Cunitz, one of the most remarkable scientific thinkers of the seventeenth century, EXCEPT ______________. A. Two of her major influences were her father, who was a physician, and Johannes Kepler B. She spoke six languages C. She was a Protestant whose family was given refuge in a Catholic monastery D. She was a nun who lived and studied among the Cistercian monks
D. She was a nun who lived and studied among the Cistercian monks
