AP European History Practice Multiple Choice Exam Questions

In early modern Europe, women were accused of practicing witchcraft more often than were men because of the belief that women

- were vulnerable to temptation

In comparison to a preindustrial economy, the most distinctive feature of a modern economy is its

- greater capacity to sustain growth over time

The reign of Peter the Great of Russia (1682-1725) results in what?

- the territorial expansion of Russia

Frederick the Great contributed most to the rise of Poland as a major European power by

annexing the Habsburg province of Silesia

What factor led most immediately to the convening of the French Estates General in May 1789?

- impending bankruptcy of the French gov't

The Protestant Reformation helped change the social roles of 16th century women by

- reducing access to religious orders

One of the chief influences of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars on Europe was that they

- strengthened German nationalism

The aim of the Soviet Union's first Five-Year Plan was to

- build up heavy industry

The writings of Simone de Beauvoir strongly influenced the intellectual movements of

- existentialism and feminism

The end of the Cold War in Europe corresponded with

- an increase in ethnic and nationalistic tensions

A central feature of the Catholic Reformation was

- the establishment of new religious orders, such as the Jesuits

What is a true statement about marriage in continental Europe from approximately 1600 to 1750?

- marriage was tightly controlled by law and parental authority

Enlightened monarchs of the 18th century would've favored

- codification of laws

The Industrial Revolution in 18th century England primarily involves new techniques in

- textile production

What was an outcome to the settlement at the Congress of Vienna?

- restoration to power of the many of the dynasties deposed by the French Revolution and Napoleon l

The close relationship between Romanticism and religion during the 19th century was strengthened by the fact that both

- stressed the unity of the emotions and the will

What Italian figure actively sought to prevent the unification of Italy?

- Pope Pius lX

What occurred at the Munich Conference September 1938?

- Britain and France approved the surrender of the Sudetenland to Germany

Albert Einstein's theory of relativity proposed

- a new conception of space and time

The term ¨collective security¨ would most likely be discussed in

- a work on European diplomacy during the 1930s

After the 2nd World War, most western European states sought to develop policies that

- provided improved medical and social services for women and children

Humanist scholars broke with the medieval scholarly tradition

- by insisting on reading original manuscripts and not second-hand commentaries

What was the initial reaction of Pope Leo X to the posting of Luther's 95 theses?

- he claimed that he was not interested in a squabble among monks

This describes Luther's position on the social questions of his day

- he was a deeply conservative man who did not want to upset the traditional social order

Following the death of her half sister Mary, Queen Elizabeth of England pursued what religious policy?

- She broke with Rome and established a moderate protestant church

Expectations of the 16th century Protestant family were influenced by

- Martin Luther's decision to marry and start a family

For most Florentines, work was tied to

- the production of wool cloth

Which European State was the first to send sailors into the Indian Ocean?

- Portugal

The Spanish term Reconquista refers to

- the defeat of the Islamic states on the Iberian Peninsula

King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden entered the Thirty years' war in 1629 in order to

- defend Protestant interests in the HREmpire

Who said ¨Paris is worth a mass¨

- Henry lV

King Charles l of England was forced to call a parliament in 1640 following

- the outbreak of a rebellion in Scotland

In the Early Modern Era, urban disturbances among journeymen and apprentices were most often related to

- social tensions stemming from the inability to enter the rankk of masters

What describes the Early Modern family as an economic unit?

- males were in the ¨public sphere¨ and females were in the ¨domestic¨

Medieval science was primarily based on

- a blending of Christian theology and the writings of classical authors

Who was responsible for first describing the elliptical motion of the planets around the sun?

- Kepler

In Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes became and advocate for what type of gov't?

- absolute monarchy

Women played their most prominent role during the Enlightenment by

- sponsoring salons

Deists such as Voltaire believed that

- God created the universe but then played no additional role in shaping the course of events

Rousseau's Emile influenced the way people viewed childhood by

- emphasizing that children were not merely small adults

Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication of the Rights of Women

- was the first work in English to openly advocate for full political equality for women

At the start of the Estates General, members of the 3rd estate refused to have their credentials officially recognized because

- they resented that the 3 estates met and voted separately

The Bastille was a symbol of royal power because

- it had housed political prisoners

The significance of the Women's March on Versailles on October 5, 1789, was that

- it resulted in the King being brought back to Paris

The Continental System represented Napoleon's attempt to

- close off the continent to British trade

Napoleon's Civil Code allowed for

- taxation of all social classes

The sans-culottes

- consisted of the working class people of Paris

Baron von Stein challenged the traditional social structure in Prussia by

- allowing the bourgeoisie to enter the officer corps

The end of the Corn Laws in Great Britain in 1846 was an indication that

- the old landed classes no longer fully dominated British politics

During the 1848 revolution in France, liberals and radicals differed over

- whether political changes or social and economic changes should take priority

All of the goals of the Chartist movement were eventually achieved in Great Britain except

- annual parliaments

The first nation to industrialize on the continent was

- Belgium

Rome became the capital of the new Italian nation

- after the withdrawal of French troops from the city during the Franco-Prussian war

The significance of the Sadler Committee of 1832 was that it

- revealed to a larger public the existing conditions of child labor

The freeing of Russian serfs in 1861

- required them to pay for their freedom in annual payments over 50 years

What did France's Henry lV's Edict of Nantes put an end to?

- the persecution of Huguenots

The major financial problems faced by France in 1787 were mainly caused by

- The American Revolutionary War

What event greatly disrupted the colonial ambitions of 18th century Portugal?

- the 1755 Lisbon Earthquake

Why did Calonne, the French minister of finances, call an Assembly of Notables in 1787?

- to gain support in an attempt to raise taxes

Which nation wasn't involved in signing the Peace of Westphalia? Sweden, France, England, or Spain

- England

The Russian bourgeois were allowed to own serfs during parts of the 18th and 19th centuries to encourage

- industrialization

Along with the Renaissance, what historical era is seen as a bridge between the Middle Ages and the Modern Era?

- The Age of Exploration

Why did the Roman Catholic Church encourage the success of Baroque art?

- the Church believed it would diminish the popularity of Protestantism

Renaissance humanism was a response to

- medieval scholastic education

What were the central ideas of the Enlightenment?

- freedom, reason, science

What was a major objective for launching the Spanish Armada in 1588?

- to put a stop to England's involvement in the Spanish Netherlands

Philip ll strengthened the Spanish Inquisition in the Netherlands because

- he wanted to find and punish Dutch Protestants

Elizabeth l's major goal in foreign policy was to

- avoid open warfare whenever possible and keep England strong and at peace

After the United Provinces of the Netherlands won independence from Spain, their gov't is best described as

- a weak union of strong provinces

The single greatest cause of warfare from 1550 to 1650 was

- religious rivalries

Ferdinand and Isabella consolidated royal power in Spain by

- obtaining from the papacy the right to make major ecclesiastical appointments in Spain

In the late 1620s and early 1630s, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden played a key role in European affairs by

- leading a Protestant coalition against Catholic Europe

The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

- decimated the ranks of the Protestant leadership but failed to suppress the anti-Catholic movement in Europe

The Thirty Years' War became primarily a political conflict during what phase?

- Swedish-French phase

The rebellions that swept through Europe at the time of the Thirty Year's War indirectly resulted in

- an increase in power of the European monarchs

The mission of the Spanish Armada in 1588 was to

- replace Elizabeth with a Catholic monarch

The Malleus Maleficarum was

- for years considered the standard handbook on witches

The Spanish Empire in America was characterized by

- the introduction of a manorial-like system called the encomienda

The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494 granted Portugal the eastern trade route to the Indies as well as Brazil, lands to the west of Brazil were given to

- Spain

Encomiendas in the Spanish new world were

- grants permitting owners to take income of labor from land and its inhabitants

The major cause of the growing weakness of Spain and Portugal after 1600 was the

- failure to find productive investments with profits from new world colonies