Core 4 Virtual: Section 2 Quiz Course Name: Shaping of the Modern World Teacher: Paul Halsall Teacher's Email: halsall@bway.net No. of Questions= 10 Pass mark is - 70 %. You can press the Mark it button at the bottom of the page to have the quiz marked. The questions here are based on the Section Outline, and Kagan, 449-51, 463-76, [513-36] 1. Who was the king who dominated late 16th-century Europe? a) James VI of Scotland b) Francis I of France c) Philip II of Spain d) Elizabeth I of England 2. Which side did Cardinal Richelieu support in the Thirty Years War? a) England b) The Catholic Habsburg "Holy Roman Emperors" c) The Mercenaries d) The Protestants 3. What was the function of the parlements in France? a) They were places where new laws were debated and voted into law. b) It was a "talking shop" - a French name for a cafe for intellectuals c) They were law courts which registered new laws issued by the royal decree. d) They raised direct taxes to pay for the army. 4. Which Roman Catholic religious order did the Jansenists oppose? a) The Jesuits b) The Dominicans c) The Franciscans d) The Benedictines 5. What or who were Junkers a) Chinese traders. b) Bond traders on the Amsterdam capital market. c) Members of the Prussian nobility who owned land in Eastern Germany and dominated the army and society of Prussia. d) Young German soldiers who were recruited by being kidnapped from their parents. 6. Which maritime powers declined in importance in the 17th century a) Austria and Switzerland b) France and England c) Portugal and Italy d) The Netherlands and Spain 7. What did the revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 do? a) Gave religious liberty to French Protestants. b) Prevented French Protestants' practice of their religion. c) Ended military conscription in Austria d) Gave the French nobility the right not to pay taxes. 8. Which dynasty established Prussia as a powerful state during the 18th century? a) The Hohenzollern b) The Romanovs c) The Bourbons d) The Habsburgs 9. Which of the following Cardinals was not involved governing France during the Ancien Regime. a) Cardinal Fleury b) Cardinal Antonelli c) Cardinal Richelieu d) Cardinal Mazarin 10. What is illustrated in the picture below? a) Blenheim Palace b) St. Petersburg c) Rome d) The Palace of Versailles Go to top of quiz Brooklyn College Core 4 Virtual Created with QuizPlease
Course Name: Shaping of the Modern World Teacher: Paul Halsall Teacher's Email: halsall@bway.net
No. of Questions= 10 Pass mark is - 70 %. You can press the Mark it button at the bottom of the page to have the quiz marked.
The questions here are based on the Section Outline, and Kagan, 449-51, 463-76, [513-36]