Midterm Questions AP Euro

The ideas expressed in the excerpt are evidence of which of the following eighteenth-century trends?

Absolute monarchies limited the nobles' participation in governance but preserved the aristocracy social and legal priviligies

The approaches of humanist scholars such as Bruni led to which of the following developments in the early sixteenth century?

Christian humanists employing Renaissance learning in service of religious reform

Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the actions described in the excerpt above?

Europeans, driven by nationalist rivalries, sought direct political control of colonies

Which of the following statements best reflects the comparative assertions made by Marx and Engels?

France moved toward industrialization at a more gradual pace than Great Britain, while German states industrialized quickly after the mid-nineteenth century

Which of the following choices best explain the patterns shown in the table above?

France moved toward industrialization at a more gradual pace than Great Britain, with governmental support and less dislocation of traditional methods of production

The image above reflects which of the following historical trends?

Humanist revival of Greek and Roman texts shifted the focus of education away from theology and towards the study of classical texts

The state policy expressed by Frederick in this document was most unlike which of the following policies of his contemporary monarchs?

In France, Louis XIV and his finance minister Jean-Baptiste Colbert extended the administrative, financial, military, and religious control of the central state over the French population

Which of the following was a major contributor to the development of the consciousness that Marx attempts to galvanize this excerpt?

In industrialized areas of Europe, socioeconomic changes created divisions of labor that led to the creation of a new urban industrial working class

The idea expressed in this excerpt best reflects which of the following historical trends?

In the eighteenth century, a number of states in eastern and central Europe experimented with enlightened absolutism

Which of the following authors' writings expressed views most similar to those in the excerpt above?

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Which of the following developments is best reflected in this image?

Mechanization and the factory system became the predominant modes of production by the early twentieth century

Which of the following social transformations was most likely a factor in why this factory issued the rules in the excerpt above?

Migration from rural to urban areas in industrialized regions created an inexperienced workforce

What developments in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries led Galileo to raise the concern he expresses in the passage?

New ideas and methods in science and astronomy began to emerge

The artwork above serves as evidence of which of the following?

Princes and popes, concerned with enhancing their prestige, commissioned paintings and architectural works based on classical styles that often employed the newly invented technique of geometrical perspective

In this excerpt, Calvin's writing best serves as evidence of which of the following practices?

Reformers criticized Catholic abuses and established new interpretations of the Chrisitan doctrine and practice

Based on this document, which of the following can be inferred as a significant effect of the renewed emphasis on science and reason in European culture?

Religion was increasingly viewed as a matter of private rather than public concern

What key difference between Renaissance humanists and sixteenth-century natural philosophers is best reflected in the painting above?

Renaissance humanists studied classical texts, natural philosophers observed and conducted experiments

Which of the following illustrates a major similarity between John Calvin and sixteenth century Roman Catholic popes?

Some Protestants refused to recognize the subordination of church to the state

Bruni's oration best illustrates which of the following elements of the Renaissance?

The revival of classical literature and ancient texts

What best explains the patterns of declining industrialization in China and India during the nineteenth century?

The search for raw materials and markets for manufactured goods

Which of the following was the most direct consequence of the changes promoted by Calvin?

The weakening of religious institutions during the reformation left city governments with the task of regulating public morals

Which of the following phases of the French Revolution is most directly reflected in the painting above?

a constitutional monarchy was established to increase popular participation in the government

Which of the following facilitated Rousseau's influence in the eighteenth century?

a growing literate public that led to the development of public opinion

The ideas in this excerpt most directly serve as evidence of

a new political model based on the concept of natural rights

Which of the following social classes was most directly challenged by the actions shown in the painting?

a nobility based on hierarchy and status

The Bill of Rights challenged the traditional absolutist argument that

a powerful monarchy is needed to provide political stability

Which of the following forms of government would be the least receptive to the main argument of the excerpt?

absolute monarchy

Based on the above excerpt, the Act of Supremacy best represents

an attempt by Henry VIII to impose religious reform from the top down and expand royal authority

Henry VIII used the Act of Supremacy to

assert control of religious institutions such as monasteries

Which of the following groups would least likely be concerned by Sir Robert Peel's statement?

conservatives

Which of the following most directly accounts for the population growth shown above?

higher agricultural productivity

Galileo's response to the bible-based arguments of his accusers reflects the system of thought called

humanism

The growth of urban areas during the eighteenth century was driven by

increased migration from rural areas

Exploration and colonization of the New World in the sixteenth century impacted the European balance of power by

increasing the power of Spain and Portugal

The idea expressed in the excerpt contributed to the conditions that fostered what subsequent event?

industrialization in Prussia allowed that state to become the leader of a unified Germany

Laws that sought to remedy the problem of child labor, such as the one referenced in the excerpt above, best reflects which of the following responses to industrialization?

interventionist economic policies on behalf of the less privileged

Which of the following groups worked most effectively to reform child labor in early twentieth century Europe?

interventionist liberals

Which of the following nineteenth century political responses to industrialization best addresses the concerns of Ann Eggley as expressed in the excerpt above?

interventionist social policies

Which of the following developments most likely contributed to the dissemination of the type of education described in the above excerpt?

inventions such as the printing press

Which of these events during the first half of the nineteenth century confirms Metternich's concerns?

liberal revolutionaries attempted to destroy the status quo

Which of the following ideologies best reflects the views of Mr. Payne as expressed in the excerpt above?

liberalism

Which of the following economic developments is best reflected in the passage above?

mercantilism

The excerpt above most directly reflects

monarchs' tolerance of religious pluralism in order to maintain domestic peace

Which of the following migration patterns developed as a result of the population growth shown in the chart?

people migrated from rural areas to urban areas

What was the overall effect of ideas such as those Locke expresses in the passage above?

political revolutions posed a fundamental challenge to Europe's existing political and social order

Which of the following was a significant cause of the urban population growth discussed in the excerpt?

the Agricultural Revolution produced more food using fewer workers

The Encyclopedia reflected which primary goal of the Enlightenment?

the attempt to improve institutions and society through rational inquiry

According to Diamond's argument, the most important factor for the success of European colonization of the Americas lay in

the biological and environmental advantages held by Europeans

Smith's views on labor as expressed in the excerpt are best reflected in which of the following eighteenth and nineteenth century developments?

the consumer revolution

The image above was created as an eighteenth century response to which of the following?

the erosion of traditional values in larger urban areas

Projects in the eighteenth century such as the Encyclopedia led to

the gradual development of a larger role for public opinion in Western Europe

Which of the following was an important cause in the decline of famine in Europe?

the importation and transplantation of agricultural crops from the Americas, which contributed to an increase in Europe's food supply

One social impact of the events depicted in the image was

the increase in the rate of illegitimate births in the eighteenth century

Which of the following best represents the type of education described by the author?

the study of literature and ancient texts

The excerpt above is most indicative of

the triumph of parliamentary supremacy in England in limiting royal power

Which of the following eighteenth century trends would support the argument Olympe de Goudes makes in this excerpt?

women participated enthusiastically in the early phases of the French Revolution

Rousseau's text is most unlike other Enlightenment writers because it

questioned the exclusive reliance on reason

Which of the following were institutions that aided in disseminating the new ideas of the Enlightenment?

salons and learned societies

Which of the following was a consequence of the Columbian Exchange referenced by Diamond?

European's expansion of the African Slave Trade

Rousseau's ideas in this excerpt are most like what other early modern thinker's philosophy?

John Locke

Which political theorist would most likely agree with Smith's argument about labor as expressed in the above excerpt?

John Locke

The directives expressed in this excerpt were the primary result of which of the following nineteenth century developments?

Mechanism and the factory system became the predominant modes of production

Which of the following concepts is best reflected in the excerpt?

Napoleon's defense of the ideals of the French Revolution

Which of the following nineteenth century political responses to the problems of industrialization was the most successful?

Radicals and republicans demanded universal male suffrage and full citizenship regardless of wealth and property ownership

The critiques expressed by Calvin generated which of the following broader religious changes in the sixteenth century?

The Catholic Reformation revived the Church but cemented the division within Christianity

This image best illustrates which of the following historical developments?

The division of labor led to the development of new social classes

The excerpts above most directly reflect which of the following developments?

The problems of industrialization provoked a wide range of ideological, governmental, and collective responses

This excerpt best illustrates what economic transformation in European villages during the eighteenth century?

The putting-out system, or cottage industry, expanded as increasing numbers of laborers in homes produced for markets

Besides Galileo's discoveries in astronomy, what new scientific ideas and observations arose during the period 1450-1648?

anatomical and medical discoveries presenting the body as an integrated system

What political idea did rational and empirical arguments like Locke's challenge?

divine right

Which of the following contemporaneous ideologies most directly contradicts Locke's point of view in this passage?

feudalism

Which of the following groups would be most likely to support Metternich's views?

leaders who embraced the idea that human nature was perfectible solely through God, and thus favored traditional political and religious authorities

In this excerpt, Olympe de Gouges is responding to

new arguments proposed by Enlightenment philosophes like Rousseau promoting the continued exclusion of women from political life

Which of the following pieces of evidence illustrates how non-Europeans responded to French rule during the eighteenth century?

non-Europeans, inspired by revolutionary ideas, led revolts in French colonies, with some becoming independent

The consumption of goods such as tea, sugar, and coffee

overseas products and influences contributed to the development of a consumer culture in Europe

The ideas expressed by Rousseau in this excerpt contributed heavily to

the French Revolution

The excerpt above was a response to which of the following events?

the French Wars of Religion

The type of education described in the excerpt above directly contributed to which historical development?

the Scientific Revolution

One international impact of the religious reform evidenced in the Act of Supremacy in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries was

the effort of Hapsburg rulers to restore Catholic unity across Europe

What characteristic of political thought during the Italian Renaissance is raised by Bruni's oration?

the emphasis on secular models of individual and political behavior