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Which of the following was true of Louis XIV’s rule?
a) Louis XIV waged wars to achieve his goals.
b) Louis XIV lived a modest lifestyle
c) French citizens thrived under Louis XIV’s rule
d) Louis XIV ruled under a system of checks and balances

A contributing factor to Louis XIV’s power was
a) granting power to the nobles.
b) creating a standing army
c) creating peace
d) loose control on policy

James I of England believed in the divine right of kings, which is the idea that kings
a) were equal to God and therefore did not have to live by the laws of the Church.
b) were granted the wisdom of God upon assuming the throne and therefore was faultless.
c) could know the mind of God and therefore could determine the future through divination.
d) received their power from God and were responsible only to God

In the Thirty Years’ War, France fought against both the Holy Roman Empire and Spain in order to
a) preserve the divine right of kings.
b) purge the Catholic Church of corruption
c) gain political leadership in Europe.
d) win religious freedom for its citizens

How did Luther communicate his concerns about the Catholic Church?
a) He published the Ninety-Five Theses
b) He persuaded John Tetzel to speak for him
c) He talked to the other monks and the pope
d) He discussed his concerns with his students

Which of the following had a constitutional monarchy at the close of the seventeenth century?
a) France
b) Russia
c) Spain
d) England

The accomplishments of the English Bill of Rights include
a) providing for an elected Parliament and giving citizens the right to bear arms
b) allowing Parliament to decide who would become king and creating a legal system
c) limiting the monarchy’s power and preventing taxation
d) granting Parliament the right to make laws and expanding the power of the monarchy.

Why did Oliver Cromwell lead the New Model Army to overthrow the English monarchy?
a) He sought to establish democracy
b) He opposed the extreme faction in Parliament
c) He believed that God was leading them
d) He wanted to replace the king his own son

Using movable type for printing in Europe led to increased
a) wealth for peasants
b) land ownership for nobles
c) participation in government
d) rates of literacy in Europe

What caused Luther’s call for the Catholic Church to reform?
a) The emperor made him an outlaw by the Edict of Worms.
b) The widespread selling of indulgences, among other abuses, angered him
c) He disagreed with the system of popes as religious leaders.
d) The Church did not stress enough faith and good works

The witchcraft trials in Europe targeted which demographic?
a) poor single women in their 50s
b) wealthy married women in their 30s
c) poor young women in their 40s
d) poor widowed women in their 50s

Changing Protestant attitudes included
a) clergy being allowed to marry.
b) women being equal to their husbands.
c) support for monasticism
d) a decrease in anti-Semitism

By the end of King Philip II’s reign, Spain had
a) become the wealthiest empire in the world
b) successfully invaded England
c) become the most populous empire in the world.
d) successfully converted all Protestants

Thomas Hobbes believed that humans were guided by
a) basic survival instincts
b) religion and personal ethics
c) reason and intellect.
d) a desire to avoid conflict

If the Spanish armada had not been defeated,
a) Philip II might have been able to sail to France
b) Europe might have been ruled by the Spanish.
c) the balance of power may have shifted to Germany
d) England might have lost its power as a Protestant country.

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