HIST 1020 Final questions and
correct answers
Martin Luther argued that the Bible and religious services should be available in
"vernacular" instead of Latin. What did this mean?
A. Vernacular schools should be established
B. It should be available in the local language
C. Vernacular was a new Church language that was designed to replace Latin
D. None of the above - ans-B
What was the main point of the Edict of Worms?
A. Martin Luther was a heretic who should be arrested and punished
B. Bibles should be translated into German
C. Questioning of the Church's activities should be widely encouraged
D. Martin Luther was correct in his criticisms - ans-A
I believe that God has already determined the fate of everyone's souls, and that their
destinations after death are predetermined regardless of the actions they take during
their lifetimes. Who am I?
A. John Wyclef
B. John Calvin
C. Jan Hus
D. Martin Luther - ans-B
What was one of the main advantages of joint-stock capitalism?
A. It distributed the cost of risky voyages among a large pool of investors
B. It promised overnight wealth
C. It opened up opportunities for common people to engage in their own voyages to the
Americas
D. It made a lot of money for the Catholic Church - ans-A
In order to develop and maintain a mercantile relationship with India, the British paid
with __________ instead of __________.
A. Money, gold
B. Gold, spices
C. Gold, calico cloth
D. Calico cloth, money - ans-A
,Why did the Tokugawa Japanese allow the Dutch to remain in contact after banning the
Portuguese?
A. The Dutch wanted to trade, the Portuguese wanted to spread their religion
B. The Dutch promised to build the Japanese a war fleet
C. The Dutch promised Japan the west coast of North America
D. The Japanese saw many more cultural similarities between themselves and the
Dutch - ans-A
Which of these was technically a world war and caused the French to lose their
possessions in India?
A. The Seven Years' War
B. The Thirty Years' War
C. The War of 1812
D. The War of the Roses - ans-A
In the Safavid Persian Empire, why was Shah Safi's practice of confining young prices
to the confines of the harm so counterproductive?
A. They were denied an opportunity for practical training in government
B. They became "worldly"
C. They were more likely to be assassinated in the harm because they would not expect
it
D. They became averse to luxury - ans-A
What was Safavid Persia's greatest adversary in the 17th and 18th centuries?
A. A vengeful Mughal Empire
B. An unfriendly Ottoman Empire
C. British colonialism
D. Portuguese colonialism - ans-B
The __________ stopped the growth of the Ottoman Empire and ceded large amounts
of territory to the Hapsburgs of Austria.
A. Treaty of Istanbul
B. Treaty of Paris
C. Treaty of Karlowitz
D. Treaty of Sobieski - ans-C
The Midwest Passage was __________.
A. The central route across North America travelled by slave traders
B. The main route whereby South American slaves were sent to Africa
C. The primary route that brought African slaves across the Atlantic
D. The trade route used to send slaves from Arabia to French Canada - ans-C
The primary initial use for African slaves in the Americas was the cultivation and
production of __________.
A. Tobacco
,B. Cotton
C. Indigo
D. Sugar - ans-D
The Huguenots were __________.
A. French Catholics
B. French Cathars
C. French Protestants
D. French Muslims - ans-C
How did French king Louis XIV attempt to solidify and protect his royal power?
A. He tried to remove power from the nobility
B. He made some nobles more powerful than others to protect the Church
C. He reinforced the power of the nobility
D. He gave most of his own power to the nobility and trusted them to secure it or him -
ans-A
Prussian absolutism was based on __________.
A. The lawmaking power being taken from the king and given to a Parliament
B. Cooperation between the king and the nobles, who were given military authority
C. The agreement by several kingdoms to submit to Prussian rule
D. The role of the various electors within the Empire - ans-B
Charles I of England jeopardized his rule by fighting against __________.
A. Parliament
B. The Catholic Church
C. The French
D. The Anglican Church - ans-A
The title given to Oliver Cromwell after the English Civil War was __________.
A. Grand Poobah
B. Grand Duke
C. Lord Protector
D. King Cromwell I - ans-C
The heliocentric model of the universe was first widely proposed by __________.
A. Claudius Ptolemy
B. Johannes Kepler
C. Galileo Galilei
D. Nikolaus Copernicus - ans-D
Which of the following is Isaac Newton credited with defining?
A. The force
B. Gravity
C. Geometric Progression
D. Philosopher's Stone - ans-B
, John Locke's concept of "Tabula Rasa" was directly related to __________.
A. Ensuring free trade
B. Human development
C. Salvation of the soul
D. Establishing a just government - ans-B
Why did Thomas Hobbes propose his social contract between royalty and the people in
which the people should still over their side of the contract if it were violated by the
monarchy?
A. He wanted to avoid future regicides
B. Hobbes was a stuffed tiger who hung out with a kid named Calvin
C. He realized that this would lead to constitutional monarchy where the king would lose
most of his power
D. He believed that people did not need kings to tell them what to do, but that they
should humor the king so he wouldn't feel bad - ans-A
According to Deists, after creating our universe, what did God do?
A. He performed miracles
B. He performed experiments to see if humans would succumb to temptation
C. He went somewhere else
D. He stayed close to the earth as it was his most prized creation - ans-C
What is significant about Ivan the First giving himself the title "czar"?
A. It was symbolic of the concept of Moscow as the "Third Rome"
B. There was no significance
C. It symbolized Ivan's claim to rule Rome
D. It was a derivation of a Mongol word for ruler - ans-A
What was Peter the Great's "Window on the West"?
A. Kiev
B. Moscow
C. Minsk
D. St. Petersburg - ans-D
A "Potemkin village" is a metaphor for __________.
A. A small town
B. An industrial center
C. An illusion
D. A large town - ans-C
What is the goal of mercantilism?
A. Using the colonies as sources of raw materials
B. Using the colonies as captive markets for finished products
C. Preserving the mother country's gold supply
D. All of these - ans-D
correct answers
Martin Luther argued that the Bible and religious services should be available in
"vernacular" instead of Latin. What did this mean?
A. Vernacular schools should be established
B. It should be available in the local language
C. Vernacular was a new Church language that was designed to replace Latin
D. None of the above - ans-B
What was the main point of the Edict of Worms?
A. Martin Luther was a heretic who should be arrested and punished
B. Bibles should be translated into German
C. Questioning of the Church's activities should be widely encouraged
D. Martin Luther was correct in his criticisms - ans-A
I believe that God has already determined the fate of everyone's souls, and that their
destinations after death are predetermined regardless of the actions they take during
their lifetimes. Who am I?
A. John Wyclef
B. John Calvin
C. Jan Hus
D. Martin Luther - ans-B
What was one of the main advantages of joint-stock capitalism?
A. It distributed the cost of risky voyages among a large pool of investors
B. It promised overnight wealth
C. It opened up opportunities for common people to engage in their own voyages to the
Americas
D. It made a lot of money for the Catholic Church - ans-A
In order to develop and maintain a mercantile relationship with India, the British paid
with __________ instead of __________.
A. Money, gold
B. Gold, spices
C. Gold, calico cloth
D. Calico cloth, money - ans-A
,Why did the Tokugawa Japanese allow the Dutch to remain in contact after banning the
Portuguese?
A. The Dutch wanted to trade, the Portuguese wanted to spread their religion
B. The Dutch promised to build the Japanese a war fleet
C. The Dutch promised Japan the west coast of North America
D. The Japanese saw many more cultural similarities between themselves and the
Dutch - ans-A
Which of these was technically a world war and caused the French to lose their
possessions in India?
A. The Seven Years' War
B. The Thirty Years' War
C. The War of 1812
D. The War of the Roses - ans-A
In the Safavid Persian Empire, why was Shah Safi's practice of confining young prices
to the confines of the harm so counterproductive?
A. They were denied an opportunity for practical training in government
B. They became "worldly"
C. They were more likely to be assassinated in the harm because they would not expect
it
D. They became averse to luxury - ans-A
What was Safavid Persia's greatest adversary in the 17th and 18th centuries?
A. A vengeful Mughal Empire
B. An unfriendly Ottoman Empire
C. British colonialism
D. Portuguese colonialism - ans-B
The __________ stopped the growth of the Ottoman Empire and ceded large amounts
of territory to the Hapsburgs of Austria.
A. Treaty of Istanbul
B. Treaty of Paris
C. Treaty of Karlowitz
D. Treaty of Sobieski - ans-C
The Midwest Passage was __________.
A. The central route across North America travelled by slave traders
B. The main route whereby South American slaves were sent to Africa
C. The primary route that brought African slaves across the Atlantic
D. The trade route used to send slaves from Arabia to French Canada - ans-C
The primary initial use for African slaves in the Americas was the cultivation and
production of __________.
A. Tobacco
,B. Cotton
C. Indigo
D. Sugar - ans-D
The Huguenots were __________.
A. French Catholics
B. French Cathars
C. French Protestants
D. French Muslims - ans-C
How did French king Louis XIV attempt to solidify and protect his royal power?
A. He tried to remove power from the nobility
B. He made some nobles more powerful than others to protect the Church
C. He reinforced the power of the nobility
D. He gave most of his own power to the nobility and trusted them to secure it or him -
ans-A
Prussian absolutism was based on __________.
A. The lawmaking power being taken from the king and given to a Parliament
B. Cooperation between the king and the nobles, who were given military authority
C. The agreement by several kingdoms to submit to Prussian rule
D. The role of the various electors within the Empire - ans-B
Charles I of England jeopardized his rule by fighting against __________.
A. Parliament
B. The Catholic Church
C. The French
D. The Anglican Church - ans-A
The title given to Oliver Cromwell after the English Civil War was __________.
A. Grand Poobah
B. Grand Duke
C. Lord Protector
D. King Cromwell I - ans-C
The heliocentric model of the universe was first widely proposed by __________.
A. Claudius Ptolemy
B. Johannes Kepler
C. Galileo Galilei
D. Nikolaus Copernicus - ans-D
Which of the following is Isaac Newton credited with defining?
A. The force
B. Gravity
C. Geometric Progression
D. Philosopher's Stone - ans-B
, John Locke's concept of "Tabula Rasa" was directly related to __________.
A. Ensuring free trade
B. Human development
C. Salvation of the soul
D. Establishing a just government - ans-B
Why did Thomas Hobbes propose his social contract between royalty and the people in
which the people should still over their side of the contract if it were violated by the
monarchy?
A. He wanted to avoid future regicides
B. Hobbes was a stuffed tiger who hung out with a kid named Calvin
C. He realized that this would lead to constitutional monarchy where the king would lose
most of his power
D. He believed that people did not need kings to tell them what to do, but that they
should humor the king so he wouldn't feel bad - ans-A
According to Deists, after creating our universe, what did God do?
A. He performed miracles
B. He performed experiments to see if humans would succumb to temptation
C. He went somewhere else
D. He stayed close to the earth as it was his most prized creation - ans-C
What is significant about Ivan the First giving himself the title "czar"?
A. It was symbolic of the concept of Moscow as the "Third Rome"
B. There was no significance
C. It symbolized Ivan's claim to rule Rome
D. It was a derivation of a Mongol word for ruler - ans-A
What was Peter the Great's "Window on the West"?
A. Kiev
B. Moscow
C. Minsk
D. St. Petersburg - ans-D
A "Potemkin village" is a metaphor for __________.
A. A small town
B. An industrial center
C. An illusion
D. A large town - ans-C
What is the goal of mercantilism?
A. Using the colonies as sources of raw materials
B. Using the colonies as captive markets for finished products
C. Preserving the mother country's gold supply
D. All of these - ans-D
