AP Euro Multiple Choice Study Guide
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b- the monarch should respond to the wishes of the people
The ideas expressed in the excerpt are evidence of which of the following eighteenth-century trends? A
Absolute monarchies limited the nobility's participation in governance but preserved the aristocracy's social and legal privileges.
Based on the above excerpt, the Act of Supremacy best represents? A
An attempt by Henry VIII to impose religious reform from the top down and expand royal authority.
The approaches of humanist scholars such as Bruni led to which of the following developments by the early sixteenth century? A
Christian humanists employing Renaissance learning in service of religious reform.
Galileo's response to the Bible-based arguments of his accusers reflects the system of thought called? A
Humanism.
The idea expressed in this excerpt best reflects which of the following historical trends? A
In the eighteenth century, a number of states in eastern and central Europe experimented with "enlightened absolutism."
The excerpt above most directly reflects? A
Monarchs' tolerance of religious pluralism in order to maintain domestic peace.
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? A
Religion was increasingly viewed as a matter of private rather than public concern.
The excerpt above was a response to which of the following events? A
The French Wars of Religion.
One international impact of the religious reform evidenced in the Act of Supremacy in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries was? A
The effort by Hapsburg rulers to restore Catholic unity across Europe.
What characteristic of political thought during the Italian Renaissance is raised by Bruni's oration? A
The emphasis on secular models of individual and political behavior.
Besides Galileo's discoveries in astronomy, what new scientific ideas and observations arose during the period 1450-1648? A
Anatomical and medical discoveries presenting the body as an integrated system.
Henry VIII used the Act of Supremacy to? A
Assert control of religious institutions such as monasteries.
The state policy expressed by Frederick in this document was most unlike which of the following policies of his contemporary monarchs? A
In England, the outcome of the English Civil War and Glorious Revolution protected the rights of gentry and aristocracy from absolutism by codifying the rights of Parliament.
What developments in the 16th and 17th centuries led Galileo to raise the concerns he expresses in the passage? A
New ideas in science and astronomy began to emerge.
Bruni's oration best illustrates which of the following elements of the Renaissance? A
The revival of classical literature and ancient texts.
