Unit 4

Which of the following was a major goal of the work reflected in the above excerpt?

(C) the encouragement of skepticism toward all human knowledge.

The development is portrayed in both the map and then engraving.

(A) the partitions is Poland

Locke's view regarding government most clearly reflects which of the following ideas?

(B) self-government by reasonable people

Which tenet of Locke's philosophical movement is most evident in the above excerpt?

(C) the rights of the individual

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

(A) Eastern European absolute monarchies allowed nobles to maintain total power over the peasants in exchange for more political authority.

Which of the following developments, exemplified by the reign of Louis XIV could be seen as a significant point in European history by adding a new dimension to European warfare?

(A) Monarchs began to recruit and maintain their own standing armies.

The ideas in the passage best illustrate which of the following about Enlightenment intellectuals?

(A) some of them believed that the discoveries of new science warranted new approaches to social and political issues.

The brutal nature of Louis XIV's wars, as stated in the above excerpt, and his foreign policy is best exemplified by which of the following?

(B) Aggressive foreign policies to expand French interests

Which of the following is not a characteristic of absolute monarch in the 17th and 18th centuries?

(B) eliminating feudalism

How can changes depicted in the images be seen as a consequence of "enlightened absolutism"?

(B) enlightened rulers sought to settle issues between them without resorting to war.

Compared with Luther's 16th century critique of the Roman Catholic Church, Voltaire's critique in the first paragraph of the passage is

(C) less reliant on using scripture to challenge Catholic tradition.

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

(B) religion was increasingly views as a matter of private rather than public concern

One major difference between the growth of absolutism in Western Europe in comparison to Eastern Europe is that Eastern European absolutism was partially based off of...?

(B) the power of strong nobles

In addition to being informed by general principles, the context for Voltaire's concern with promoting religious toleration could best be explained by

(B) the revocation of the Edict of Nantes by King Louis XIV in 1685, which led to the persecution of members of the Protestant minority.

Which of the following best describes 17th and 18th century economic developments in Europe, which most directly established such activities as depicted in the above image?

(C) colonization and advancement of mercantilist principles

What was the principal reason for the changes depicted in the images?

(A) exploitation of a weaker state by stronger states

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

(C) in the eighteenth century, a number of states in eastern and central Europe experimented with "enlightened absolutism."

Baroque style, although often represented in the palaces of 17th and 18th century monarchs, flourished in the context of the

(D) Catholic reformation

Which of the following most clearly supports the text in Voltaire's mockery of the notion of one true religion

(D) Europeans' deeper awareness of the world's cultural diversity gained through global trade and travelers' accounts.