AP European History

EHAP Review

Review Multiple Choice Questions

Use the EHAP review to help you answer the following questions. Some of these questions will be used on the final exam.

1.When did the Middle Ages end;

A. Around 1390;

B. Around 1600;

C. Around 1450;

D. Around 1550;

2.What started during the Renaissance;

A. The government system Imperialism ;

B. The religion Protestantism;

C. The belief in Humanism;

D. The belief in Catholicism;

3.Baldassare Castiglione wrote;

A. The Courtier;

B. The Courier;

C. The Prince;

E. Paradise Lost;

4.The church lost a lot of its power because;

A. The sudden loss off money ;

B. The sudden uprising of Protestantism;

C. The belief in humanism;

D. The scandals that happened;

5. What families were part of the Italian Renaissance?;

A. Pazzi and Medici Families;

B. Medici and William and Mary;

C. Pazzi and Henry VIII of England;

D. Henry VII of England and Henri IV of Navarre and Bourbon

6. What was Henry VII famous for?;

i. Founding first High School;

ii. Founding the Tudor Dynasty;

iii. Founding the Tuder Dynasty;

iv. Founding England;

7) When was the printing press invented, and by who?

a. 1544, Pazzi

b. 1455, Guttenburg

c. 1455, Medici

d. 1456, Luther

8) In the Renaissance what were African Americans a sign of?

a. wealth

b. greed

c. failure

d. patience

9. What is the definition of Renaissance?;

A. The beginning;

B. To create culture;

C. Go to church;

D. Rebirth of culture;

10. Which of these was not an essential element of the Renaissance?;

a. Humanism;

b. Individualism;

c. Polytheism;

d. Materialism;

11. What was a negative development of the Renaissance?;

A. The invention of the printing press.;

B. Bringing back ideas of social reform.;

C. New attitudes in education, politics, and discrimination of races.;

D. The deterioration in the power and position of women in society.;

12. Which was not a cause of the Renaissance?;

A. New trade routes; Europeans began to come into contact with more advanced civilizations.;.;

B. The church losing power due to scandals.;

C. The church gaining power

D. The rise of the middle class.;

13) The Renaissance was largely involved in which of the following?;

A- Catholicism, Humanism;

B- Individualism, Catholicism;

C- Individualism, Humanism;

D- Hinduism, Individualism;

14) What happened to the Catholic Church during the Renaissance?;

A- It lost much of its power;

B- It gained a lot of power;

C- The popes took place of kings;

D- Nothing - it stayed the same;

15) Which of the following statements is true about humanism?;

A- Humanism was valued so much that it replaced religion;

B- Humanism was important but did not replace religion;

C- It was the belief of a happy afterlife;

D- It was the belief that humans were better than animals.;

16. Martin Luther decided to become a monk because he:

a. Wanted to live a simple life

b. Was nearly hit by lightning:

c. Felt he had the obligation to:

d. Wanted to help the Catholic Church:

17. John Wycliffe argued that:

a. The Church was corrupt:

b. Priests were unnecessary because everyone was faithful:

c. The Church simplified doctrine too much:

d. The Church was becoming too remote form the people

18. What is the term that means control by a particular family?:

a. Nepotism:

b. Pluralism:

c. Simony:

d. Incelebacy:

19. Who was Charles V’s chief administer when he was king of Spain?:

a. Francisco de los Cobos

b. Philip

c. Charles

d. Cortes

e.

20.What was Charles V’s main problem?;

A. Women;

B. Martin Luther;

C. Money;

D. The Catholics;

21. John Wycliffe questioned?;

A. Transubstantiation;

B. The Pope;

C. Life itself;

D. Constitutionalism;

22. What is Simony?;

A the coming of the second Christ

B. the sale of Church positions

C. the belief that all men are equal;

D. the third pope of the Renaissance;

23. What is Pluralism?;

A. having one or more positions at a time;

B. control by a particular family;

C. the sale of multiple indulgences;

D. church officials getting married and having children;

24. Which king reigned after the Thirty Years War, beat the Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy, and was nicknamed the Spider King?;

A. Charles the 8th;

B. Louis the 11th;

C. Louis the 12th;

D. Louis the 13th;

25. During the reign of Ferdinand and Isabella…;

A. they regained control over Castile by establishing the Cortes of Castile.;

B. they changed Spain to a monolithic state.;

C. they assembled a new court and judicial system in Aragon.;

D. they caused a civil war in Castile and won the war and then were forced to change the law so that the war would never happen again.;

26)Who headed the leading banking and trading house in 16th century Europe?;

A) The Medicis;

B)Jyohan Tetzel;

C) Jacob Fugger;

D)The Pope;

27)to have blacks as slaves was a sign of wealth in rennaisance Europe, as freemen which of the following positions were not commonly filled by them?;

A) working as a musician;

B)working as a dancer;

C)working as an actor;

D) working as a farmer;

28)which of the following is false about the government in France around 1500?;

A) There wasnt a real system for local government;

B) There was a strong system of local government;

C)Roman law was used;

D)Aristocrats were independent rulers until monarchs showed up;

29. What was the first phase of the English Civil War?;

a. Parliament vs. Parliament;

b. King vs. Parliament;

c. Capitilists vs. Communists;

d. England vs. France;

30.Why was the Short Parliament quickly dissolved?;

a. too much power;

b. not enough money;

c. it demanded concessions;

d. too many members;

31.Which of the following did Charles II issue without consulting Parliament?;

a. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo;

b. The Declaration of Independence;

c. The Declaration of Indulgence;

d. The 26th of July Movement Treaty;

32. What is the Popish Plot?;

a. A plot hatched by Cromwell to execute James II, by beheading him;

b. A conspiracy about the JFK assassination;

c. A paper signed by Charles II ending the papacy;

d. A hoax that said that Charles II would be killed, to bring James II to

the throne;

33.. What was the name of the army that Oliver Cromwell built?;

A. The New Model Army;

B. The Cromwell Army;

C. The Charles I Army;

D. The Rebellion;

34.. What religion did James II try to convert England back to?;

A. Protestant;

B. Lutheran;

C. Calvinism;

D. Catholicism;

35. What did Parliament pass in order to get back at Charles II?;

A. The Treaty of Dover;

B. The Declaration of Indulgence;

C. Bill of Attainder;

D. Test Act;

36. What were 2 changes that Cromwell made after he gained control?;

A. Became military dictator and divided England into 12 military districts that were ruled by martial law;

B. Had Charles I beheaded and took control of The New Model Army;

C. Passed a law that made everyone allowed to vote and distributed the wealth equally between everyone;

D. Converted England back to Catholicism and revealed the details of the Treaty of Dover

37. Which of these Bills and acts that England passed during the Glorious Revolution is actually NOT a real bill or act?

a. Bill of Rights

b. The Succession Act

c. Act of Toleration

d. Triennial Act

38. Which of these revolutions in the 17th century had nearly no bloodshed?

a. The Glorious Revolution

b. The Triumphant Revolution

c. The European Revolution

d. The American Revolution

39. Which of these French rulers was known as the Sun King?

a. Napoleon I of the First Empire

b. Louis XI of the Valois Dynasty

c. Phillip IV of the Capetian Dynasty

d. Louis XIV of the Bourban Dynasty

40. What limited the first two Hanover kings and allowed Sir Robert Wapole to run things?

a. They were unable to produce heirs

b. They couldn't speak English well

c. They had mental disabilities

d. They were Catholic

41. William of Orange’s power during his reign over England was

a. limited

b. obsolete

c. absolute

d. minimal

42. Which two leaders became co monarchs in England as a result of the Glorious Revolution?

a. Elizabeth and Phillip II

b. William and Mary

c. Charles V and Catherine Medici

d. Mary I and Henry VIII

43) Which European writer was best associated with skepticism (what do I know?);

A) Racine;

B) Voltaire;

C) Michel d’ Montaigne;

D) Cervantes;

44) Which was NOT a result of the increasing European population in the 1600’s?;

A) higher taxes;

B) larger armies;

C) more crime;

D) higher food prices;

45) What was the main purpose of the palace of Versailles?;

A) to bring the nobility closer to Louis, and therefore increase his control over them;

B) to provide a place for Louis to work, away form the distractions of Paris;

C) to be a symbol of supremacy to the rest of the world, especially that bee in Louis’ bonnet, William III;

D) to be a gift to Louis’ son, the future king of France;

46) Which was one of the long-term effects of the Scientific Revolution?;

A) Social status became based off of education and wealth, not family heritage;

B) The average European man was very knowledgeable about the scientific world;

C) Religious institutions suffered because peasants immediately stopped going to church;

D) The study of sciences was restricted by future governments because of the trouble the Scientific Revolution caused;

47.) Louis XIV wanted to do what?;

A> get rich quick;

B> take over France;

C> unify the country;

D> rely on Austria;

48.) When did the Grand Alliance go to war?;

A> 1588;

B>1688;

C>1888;

D>1988;

49) Thomas Hobbs stated that;

A. People should be ruled by an absolute monarch but the power begins with the people

B. The government should be ruled by the people.

C. People should not have natural rights.;

D. People should be ruled by a constitution; not by a absolute Monarch. ;

50) John Locke was a supporter of;

A. “Laissez-faire” ;

B. an absolutist monarch;

C. equality, toleration, and education

D. 1 treaty of government;

51) What famous mannerist painter live from; 1541-1614?;

A. El Greco;

B. Caravaggio;

C. Rubens;

D. Bernini;

52. Which man invented the essay?;

A. John Wycliffe;

B. Tycho Brahe;

C. Jan Hus;

D. Michel de Montaigne;

53. What policy was fully developed in France under Louis XIV?;

A. Mannerism;

B. Pluralism;

C. Nepotism;

D. Absolutism;

54.Which skeptic wrote “Inquiry into Human Nature”?;

A) Ceasare Beccaria;

B) Edward Gibbon;

C) David Hume;

D) Immanuel Kant;

55.Who was Cesare Beccario?;

A) An economist and penal reformer who wrote “On Crimes and

Punishment”-which argued for human rights;

B) A man that wrote “On Punishment and Crimes”-for humanity;

C) An economist that argued against human rights;

D) A very rich merchant that had connections with the king;

56. What/Who was Rococo?;

A) Paintings for nobles hat were meaningless without content art, but very

pretty using bright swirling colors;

B) A noble who painted using bright swirling colors to make meaningless art;

C) Art that was all about drama; tension emotion and content;

D) A famous painter who was well known for his style of Neoclassicism;

57. Who was Voltaire?;

A) He wrote the encyclopedia;

B) The leading philosopher of the Enlightenment;

C) He was not a talented writer;

D) He wrote The Spirit of the Laws;

58. The Enlightenment was a time of what?;

A) Religion;

B) Calvinists;

C) Philosophers;

D) Humanism;

59. What did Diderot write?;

A) The Philosophical Dictionary;

B) The Spirit of Laws;

C) Philosophical Letters on the English;

D) The Encyclopedia;

60) When was the reign of Fredrick William I?;

a) 1740-1748;

b) 1991-2006;

c) 1688-1713;

d) 1648-1688;

61) During the War of Austrian Succession, what country did England help and what did that country loose during the war?;

a) Nobody, England didn't participate in that war;

b) France, gave up all they owned;

c) Austria, only gave up Silesia and the king's castle;

d) Austria, only gave up Silesia;

62. Maria Theresa accomplished which of the following?;

a. reformed the church, established a new bureaucracy, and improved the military;

b. reformed the church, established the Streltsy, and improved the War Chest;

c. reformed Spain, established a new bureaucracy, and improved the military;

d. reformed Spain, established the Streltsy, and improved the War Chest;

63. Frederick II began which process in order to gain security?;

a. process of religious toleration;

b. process of gaining territory;

c. process of the Diet of Brandenburg;

d. process of expelling Jesuits;

64. Who wrote An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations in 1776;

A. The English;

B. The French;

C. Adam Smith;

D. Philosopher;

65. During the 18th century, Europe’s population jumped from;

A. 190 million to 279 million;

B. 120 million to 170 million;

C. 190 million to 321 million;

D. 120 million to 190 million;

66. Proto-industrialization (aka the Cottage Industry) is;

A. merchants distributed raw materials to peasants’ households, who would

process it, pick it up, and sell it

B. economic development in factories

C. putting out system in factories

D. increased manufacturing and population growth