AP EURO MID YEAR STUDY GUIDE MULTIPLE CHOICE -- USING ONLY 53 THESE ARE POSSIBLE EXACT QUESTIONS
(Refer to Voltaires, French Enlightenment) The "concatenation of universal events" that brought the men together on the ship illustrates the 18th century fondness of
using cause and effect to systematize the understanding of human behavior (D)
(refers to Hippolyte A Taine 1870)In contrast with France, England achieved greater economic success through the 18th century. Which of the following would a liberal historian cite as the reason for that?
A constitutional monarchy that provided greater representation for the common people (B)
(refer to Charles Mackay a Scottish poet 1852) The supremacy of Antwerp, the commercial center of southern Holland, was ended by which of the following events?
Phillip 2's invasion of the country, which was meant to put down the Dutch Revolt and restore Catholicism (A)
(refers to Hippolyte A Taine 1870) The idea that the wealth of a nation was built primarily by agriculture and that the price of agricultural goods should, therefore, be priced as high as possible was promoted by what set of early French economists?
Physiocrats (C)
(refer to Charles Mackay a Scottish poet 1852) At the time of the tulip bulb mania the merchant class that drove such economic speculation had NOT yet begun to develop in which country?
Russia (C)
(refer to painting of Invasion de le chamber des representates)Which of the following reactionary movements did NOT occur during the period 1815 to 1871
The continuation of feudalism in Prussia (C)
(refer to Matthew Arnolds poem) By the 1920s, the ideas reflected in the poem had undergone which of the following changes?
The discoveries of the 1900s and 1910s, including the destabilization of the entire continent during WW1, prompted an even deeper sense of loss and confusion (D)
(refer to quote involving James Crichton to Charles Darwin) It can be presumed that one of the changes that prompted Crichton-Browne and Darwin to begin this course of study was
The intervention of photography (A)
(refer to the Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo) The encomienda system, which was used during the colonization of the Americas to regulate the indigenous people, was NOT ended by which of the following?
The lack of new land to assign to well connected Spaniards and conquistadores. (B)
(refer to John Ashton's the history of Gambling in England) The author displays a distaste for gambling that most clearly has its roots in
The long Puritan tradition of valuing thrift and hard work (D)
(refer to Mona Lisa painting) The guild system that supported the growth of artists in the Renaissance persisted until
The mechanized nature of production in the Industrial Revolution finally rendered the system obsolete in the 19th century
(refer to the Devilfish in Egyptian Waters)What was one major difference between the British Empire and other empires that proceeded it?
The willingness with which it finally relinquished control over its territories. (D)
(refer to passage by Edward Freeman the Chief Periods of European History) In the mid-19th century, liberal philosophers separated themselves from such unification movements described by the author for what reason?
They felt that the nationalists were too willing to sacrifice individual political rights for the needs of the group (A)
(refer to the Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo) Two centuries later, a classical liberal economist would most likely hold which of the following opinions about the effects of this influx of bullion?
Though initially spurred by the state, it is an excellent example of the invisible hand of the market in action (A)
(refer to passage by Edward Freeman the Chief Periods of European History) Historians often point to what major 20th century event as the official end of European nationalism?
World War 2 (C)
(refer to Mona Lisa painting) The rush for artistic accomplishment in Renaissance Italy was fueled by all the following except
a sense of impending doom as the Black Plague and the Great Schism were beginning (D)
(refer to karl marx-- communist manifesto 1848) To modern historians, the publication of this pamphlet is remembered for coinciding with which of the following events?
a series of revolutions that gripped Europe in the same year (A)
(refer to Charles Mackay a Scottish poet 1852) Reasons for the growth of a powerful Dutch economy in the 17th century include all of the following EXCEPT
a thriving fruit and vegetable export industry (C)
(refer to the Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo) What was the most insidious effect of the sudden influx of bullion into Spain in the 16th century?
an increased rate of inflation(C)
(refer to the Letters of Queen Victoria) Apart from a grueling social calendar, which of the following most challenged Queen Victoria during her reign from 1837 to 1901?
an unprecedented onslaught of industrial, social, cultural, political, and scientific change (B)
(refer to Francis Bacon passage) The method of inquiry elucidated by Francis Bacon in the passage is known as
empiricism (C)
(refer to karl marx-- communist manifesto 1848) In this passage, Marx and Engels seem to be chiefly preoccupied with
explaining the reasons for debunking opponents of communism (D)
(refer to the Devilfish in Egyptian Waters) As the jewel in the crown of England, India was important to the success of the whole system. All of the following precipitated conflicts with local people in India EXCEPT
female indecency (C)
(Refer to Voltaires, French Enlightenment) The mockery of the Inquisition executioner who failed to hang Pangloss reflects the era's
general rejection of Catholic dogma (C)
(refer to quote involving James Crichton to Charles Darwin) The underlying idea of this letter was most challenging to
the classical concept of humans as occupying a special, exalted status in the natural world (A)
(refer to painting of Invasion de le chamber des representates) The failure of the revolutions of 1848 can be blamed upon everything EXCEPT
the collapse of Metternich's social philosophy of liberal democracy (B)
(refer to Francis Bacon passage) The earliest scientists were reacting against the Aristotlean method of studying the natural world. What did that system NOT include?
the collection and analysis of a wide range of information (B)
(refers to pictures of Marie Curie and Ernest Rutherford) The scientific era's belief in rational progress was NOT weakened by which of the following
the development of the steam engine (B)
(refer to William Hogarth, Gin Lane painting) The rise of the Industrial Revolution in England is owed to the simultaneous invention of all of the following EXCEPT
the internal combustion engine (D)
(refer to Johan Huizinga a 20th century Dutch philosopher) All of the following succeeded in helping Erasmus grow in fame as a writer EXCEPT
the pope and his army of educators, the Jesuits (A)
(refer to Emile Zola's passage)A 19th century Russian historian evaluating this passage would probably be most interested in
the sense of continual class struggle (C)
(refers to pictures of Marie Curie and Ernest Rutherford) In the late 19th century, the field of anthropology was born when scientific principles were applied to other cultures as a result of
the sudden expansion of European dominance over large parts of the globe (D)
(refer to William Hogarth, Gin Lane painting)As a result of the Second Industrial Revolution, the lives of the working class people in England did NOT change in which of the following ways?
they were blocked from pursuing education (C)
(refer to William Hogarth, Gin Lane painting) Art citizens of the 20th century would most likely criticize Hogarth's work for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
typical portraiture composition (D)
(refer to the Letters of Queen Victoria) A similar fondness for entertainment amongst the nobility was taken to its most outrageous degree in which of the following eras and places?
18th century France (C)
(refer to painting of dutch woman) The typical presence of a single person in the Golden Age Dutch portraiture such as the one above indicates what?
A renewed interest fin the human individual following the Renaissance (B)
(refer to the Devilfish in Egyptian Waters) In building their empire, the British people benefited from certain advantages that many other European people lacked. Which of the following was NOT one of those advantages.
A top down political system that implemented changes quickly and efficiently (D)
(refer to the Letters of Queen Victoria) Modern historians are noted for their tendency to portray leaders and historical figures as merely human, even flawed. What might such a historian find most notable about the queen's letter?
Admitting her exhaustion at having to attend so many social functions (D)
(refer to Charles Mackay a Scottish poet 1852) The Dutch tulip bulb mania of 1636-1637 described in the expert was based on primarily which of the following conditions?
An economically successful middle class that could afford to speculate (B)
(refer to William Hogarth, Gin Lane painting) In the 1840s the conditions of such slums gave ruse to the democratic political movement known as Chartism, which sought universal male suffrage. Why were the aims of Chartism unable to be accomplished at that time?
Because it sought change through constitutional means, which works more slowly than other methods (B)
(refer to Emile Zola's passage) The passage displays the direct concern for the welfare of the working classes that was typically a part of which movement?
Communist (C)
(refer to Matthew Arnolds poem) Based on the poem, it can be inferred that Matthew Arnold was most influenced by which of the following?
Conservatism (B)
(refer to John Ashton's the history of Gambling in England) Through his description of "persons of distinction" and "common people," the author reveals his worldview as essentially
Conservative, given the hierarchical nature of his outlook (B)
Due to the efforts of the Christian humanists, the Catholic Church eventually tried to reform its theology through the
Council of Trent (A)
(refer to painting of Invasion de le chamber des representates) The assemblies that occurred in Berlin, Vienna, and Frankfurt in 1848 all shared the same purpose of
Drafting new democratic constitutions (B)
(refer to painting of Invasion de le chamber des representates) As depicted by the sketch, in which European country were the revolutions of 1848 characterized by the Chartist movement?
England (D)
(refer to Johan Huizinga a 20th century Dutch philosopher) Which evidence would NOT support the idea that Erasmus was more of a Christian than a humanist?
His use of logic and irony to make his points (A)
(refer to the Devilfish in Egyptian Waters) The last British territory to be emancipated was
Hong Kong (D)
(refers to Hippolyte A Taine 1870) A 19th century conservative historian would be LEAST likely to identify which of the following as a positive effect of the French Revolution?
Increased individual rights for French citizens (C)
(refers to pictures of Marie Curie and Ernest Rutherford) Curie, Rutherford, Planck, and Einstein all undermined a mechanistic view of physics that had been powerfully promoted by which of their precursors?
Isaac Newton (C)
(refer to Francis Bacon passage)By the 1800s, the method of empirical reasoning reflected in the passage had undergone which of the following changes?
It had become a core principle of European culture. (B)
(refers to pictures of Marie Curie and Ernest Rutherford) Which of the following scientists were NOT contemporary with the pictured scientists
James Watson (B)
(Refer to Voltaires, French Enlightenment) All of the following were examples of typical Enlightenment thinkers EXCEPT
Jean - Baptiste Colbert (D)
(refers to Hippolyte A Taine 1870) In the century leading up to the French Revolution, all of the following weakened France financially, EXCEPT
Jean- Baptiste Colbert's mismanagement of the manufacturing company (D)
(refer to the Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo) The events described in the passage most likely occurred in which modern day country?
Mexico (C)
(refer to painting of dutch woman) The artists choice of depicting a seamstress at work would seem to suggest what about the values of Dutch society in the 19th century?
Mundane but practical work was a necessary part of life (A)
(refer to passage by Edward Freeman the Chief Periods of European History) The author expresses bittersweet feelings about the results of what major European political movement of the 19th century
Nationalism (D)
(refer to Francis Bacon passage) The conflict between the inductive and deductive methods can most clearly be seen in the difference between
Newton and Descartes (A)
(Refer to Voltaires, French Enlightenment) The themes of the passage, and the mode in which Pangloss tells them, show the influence of
Rationalism (C)
(refers to Hippolyte A Taine 1870) In the passage, Taine stresses the fact that the roots of the French Revolution were largely agricultural, What evidence would best support this argument?
Several years' of tax records of various local food markets (B)
(refer to quote involving James Crichton to Charles Darwin) This passage suggests what about the state of European scientific society by 1870?
That is had applied the theory of natural selection to humans as well as to animals (D)
(refer to the Letters of Queen Victoria) The long evenings of entertainment for Queen Victoria suggest what about the nature of the English monarchy in the 19th century?
That true political power lay elsewhere (A)
(refer to Francis Bacon passage)A religious historian would be LEAST likely to identify which of the following as a cause of the Scientific Revolution?
The Catholic Church's traditional but irrational embrace of Aristotle's worldview as a core part of its theology (C)
(refer to Emile Zola's passage) The conflict referred to in the final paragraph of the passage was best described in which book?
The Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels (B)
(refer to Emile Zola's passage) The radical movement known as anarchism, alluded to in the first paragraph, had been related to all of the following except
The Congress of Vienna (C)
(refer to Charles Mackay a Scottish poet 1852) At the beginning of the 17th century, the Netherlands was controlled by the Spanish branch of which powerful dynasty?
The Hapsburg (B)
(refer to painting of dutch woman) The clothing and general feeling of the painting reflect the influence of which important Northern European movement?
The Reformation and its insistence upon sobriety and seriousness (B)
(refer to the Letters of Queen Victoria) The phrase "negotiations with the Tories" suggests that what historical transition had been made complete?
The change from a divinely-ordained monarch to a constitutionally approved monarch (C)
(refer to the Devilfish in Egyptian Waters) Which of the following is one of the preconditions that the British empire set for decolonization to occur?
The construction of stable, noncommunist government (B)
(refer to John Ashton's the history of Gambling in England) The Victorian tone of the passage can be seen most prominently in which of the following characteristics?
The paternalistic concern that women should avoid gambling, as the pursuit would sully the institution of marriage (A)
(refer to passage by Edward Freeman the Chief Periods of European History) The unification of Italy was accomplished through the cooperation of
The populist movement of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the international political machinations of the Piedmont (B)
(refer to Matthew Arnolds poem) The loss that Arnold refers to in the 2nd stanza most likely illustrates which of the following European feelings in the middle of the 19th century?
The sense that old religious traditions were being lost in a wave of technological and cultural transformation (C)
(refer to Emile Zola's passage) In European history, the mining industry as discussed in the passage grew in importance following the invention of
The steam engine (C)
(refer to Mona Lisa painting) At the time of this painting, most Italian artists such as da Vinci earned their living through
The support of a patron (A)
(refer to karl marx-- communist manifesto 1848) By 1917, which idea in this pamphlet had become a reality in Russia?
The violent overthrow of the bourgeois by the proletariat (B)
(refer to Johan Huizinga a 20th century Dutch philosopher) Erasmus' criticism of the Catholic Church was echoed by
Voltaire (C)
(refer to the Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo) The driving philosophy behind the conquistadores' search for gold was the economic policy know as
mercantilism (C)
(refer to William Hogarth, Gin Lane painting) Social reformers of the 19th century saw the exaggerations in Hogarth's work as reason to
morally improve the living habits of the underclass (A)
(refer to quote involving James Crichton to Charles Darwin) Based on the letter, it can be inferred that Crichton-Browne was a supporter of...
natural selection (B)
(refer to quote involving James Crichton to Charles Darwin) The subject matter and ton of this letter directly influenced which subsequent literary movement?
naturalism (B)
(Refer to Voltaires, French Enlightenment) Candide's statement that everything always happens for the best can be seen as a reflection of the Enlightenment belief that
society can be perfected if you apply the scientific method to it (A)
(refer to Francis Bacon passage) How did the scientific era differ from the Renaissance era the preceded it?
the Renaissance revered the natural teachings of classical authority; the scientific era sought to overturn them (B)
(refer to Johan Huizinga a 20th century Dutch philosopher) Huizinga's apparent support of Erasmus' belief in the book of antiquity being open to all is most likely a product of
the author's life as a member of 20th century Europe, which prized such characteristics. (A)
