Chapter 17 Quiz

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. The following sequence of events is correct:

1) First formulation of the heliocentric system; 2) Newton's unification of physics and astronomy; 3) Discovery of the elliptical paths of planets; 4) First steam engine. correct incorrect

1) Discovery of the elliptical paths of planets; 2) First formulation of the heliocentric system; Newton's unification of physics and astronomy; 4 Newton's unification of physics and astronomy; 4) First steam engine. correct incorrect

1) Newton's unification of physics and astronomy; 2) First formulation of the heliocentric system; 3) Discovery of the elliptical paths of planets; 4) First steam engine. correct incorrect

1) First formulation of the heliocentric system; 2) Discovery of the elliptical paths of planets; 3) Newton's unification of physics and astronomy; 4) First steam engine. correct incorrect

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. The following sequence of events is correct:

1) Thirty Years' War; 2) Beginning of Luther's Reformation; 3) "Glorious Revolution" in England; 4) French War of Religion. correct incorrect

1) Beginning of Luther's Reformation; 2) French War of Religion; 3) Thirty Years' War; 4) "Glorious Revolution" in Englan c. 1 correct incorrect

1) Beginning of Luther's Reformation; 2) Thirty Years' War; 3) French War of Religion; 4) "Glorious Revolution" in England. correct incorrect

1) "Glorious Revolution" in England; 2) French War of Religion; 3) Thirty Years' War; 4) Beginning of Luther's Reformation. correct incorrect

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. All of the following are true of Maria Cunitz, one of the most remarkable scientific thinkers of the seventeenth century, EXCEPT:

She spoke six languages. correct incorrect

She was a Protestant whose family was given refuge in a Cistercian monastery. correct incorrect

She was a nun who lived and studied among the Cistercian monks. correct incorrect

Two of her major influences were her father, a physician, and Johannes KeplerShe wrote a work that popularized the astronomical tables of Johannes Kepler. correct incorrect

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. Artists and thinkers of the Renaissance were heavily influence by:

Scholastics like Thomas Aquinas. correct incorrect

Philosophers and mathematicians from the Islamic world. correct incorrect

Art and literature from India and China. correct incorrect

Greek and Hellenistic-Roman authors. correct incorrect

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. By 1750, Europe had reached the demographic equivalence of:

Egypt and Inia. correct incorrect

China and North America. correct incorrect

North Africa and South America correct incorrect

China and India correct incorrect

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. By 1750, the armies in larger European countries were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

They had begun wearing uniforms. correct incorrect

Most forward troops were equipped with bayonet-equipped flintlock muskets. correct incorrect

The pikemen were still the most effective protection for musketeers correct incorrect

The size of the armies was growing rapidly in states where they could be supported correct incorrect

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. All of the following religious and political changes in the fifteenth century led to the Protestant Reformation, EXCEPT:

The Church's high taxation of peasants correct incorrect

The growth of popular theology correct incorrect

The cost of the expensive papal administration in Rome correct incorrect

The inability of popes to appoint archbishops and bishops outside of Italy correct incorrect

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. All of the following statements are true of Martin Luther EXCEPT:

He was a monk, an priest, and a professor. correct incorrect

He believed that New Testament scripture was over canon law and papal decisions correct incorrect

He wrote a letter to his archbishop itemizing practices he considered contrary to scripture correct incorrect

His written communications to Church officials were usually in vernacular German correct incorrect

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. The following statement is true of John Calvin:

He believed that all moneylending should be banned, as it was contrary to the Bible correct incorrect

He believed that all humans were predestined for heaven or hell before their birth correct incorrect

He believed that a person's behavior was between himself and God alone, and that civic authorities should not intervene unless other people were being harmed or led into sin correct incorrect

Although he was Swiss by birth, his primary goal was to proselytize in France and Germany correct incorrect

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. All of the following are true of Calvinism in France EXCEPT:

Protestants in France were called Huguenots correct incorrect

Most Calvinist congregations were located in the western French cities correct incorrect

Peasants, overtaxed and oppressed, made up the largest segment of French Protestants correct incorrect

Calvinism was particularly attractive to literate merchants and craftsmen correct incorrect

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. The English Civil War (1642-1651) resulted in:

The separation of church and state in England correct incorrect

A republıcan theocracy correct incorrect

The restoration of the Plantagenet dynasty correct incorrect

Permanent fiscal power vested in Parliament correct incorrect

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. All of the following were the result of the Peace of Westphalia EXCEPT:

The Protestants gained considerable territory in northern Germany correct incorrect

The southern side of the Baltic Sea was ceded to Sweden correct incorrect

Territory in Alsace was ceded to France correct incorrect

It failed to end the war between France and Spain correct incorrect

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. The ruler with the longest reign in France was:

Henry IV correct incorrect

Louis XIII correct incorrect

Louis XIV correct incorrect

Charles IX correct incorrect

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. "Intendants" were:

Judges sent by the French crown to assure that provincial courts were operating in the best interest of townspeople and peasants. correct incorrect

Representatives of the French crown who , among other duties, ensured that taxes were properly collected in provinces. correct incorrect

Members of the French nobility who attended the King and his Queen at Court. correct incorrect

Judiciary members who served as provincial judges and advisors to parlements. correct incorrect

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. All of the following is true of Peter the Great of Russia EXCEPT:

He was interested in importing skills from Western Europe. correct incorrect

He reorganized the military and tax system. correct incorrect

He built a new capital city named St. Petersburg. correct incorrect

He often rewarded western technical experts by giving them estates and serfs in the Balkans. correct incorrect

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. England differed from other states of Europe (such as Prussia, France, Spain, and Austria, for instance) in all of the following EXCEPT:

It had a political system that included a king or queen and a parliament. correct incorrect

The interests of the nobility and the urban merchants converged. correct incorrect

The state consolidated its financial powers through the creation of the Bank of England. correct incorrect

It sought to create a strong centralized state supported by a large land army. correct incorrect

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. All of the following is true of the period called "The Renaissance," EXCEPT:

There was wide dissemination of translations of Greek, Hellenistic, and Roman intellectuals whose work had not been previously known in Western Europe. correct incorrect

Byzantine, or Eastern Orthodox, Christianity became more influential in Western Europe, weakening the Roman papacy and leaving it vulnerable to Protestant incursions. correct incorrect

The Introduction of paper and the printing press during this period facilitated the spread of knowledge. correct incorrect

Renaissance artists were strongly influenced by Greek and Hellenistic-Roman culture. correct incorrect

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. All of the following are true of Galileo Galilei, EXCEPT:

He was able to bring geometry, algebra, and Archimedean physics together. correct incorrect

Using mathematics, he was able to prove that Archimedes was wrong in his theory of falling bodies. correct incorrect

A first-rate astronomer, he was one of the first to use a telescope. correct incorrect

He was condemned to house arrest and (at least publicly) repudiated heliocentrism. correct incorrect

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. The "Newtonian synthesis" was:

A fusion of the fields of mathematics, astronomy, physics, and theology. correct incorrect

A reconciliation of Biblical references and scientific observation. correct incorrect

An amalgamation of Descartes's system of coordinates and Leibniz's calculus. correct incorrect

A unification of the fields of physics and astronomy. correct incorrect

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. All of the following is true of the technology used in developing scientific instruments EXCEPT:

It produced improvements in such instruments as telescopes, microscopes, thermometers and barometers, all of which had practical applications. correct incorrect

It established a hierarchy of production, with engineers at the top and theoretical scientists a bit below. correct incorrect

It inspired an exchange of knowledge between engineers and scientists. correct incorrect

It inspired craftsmanship and experimentation that ultimately led to such innovations as the steam engine. correct incorrect

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. All of the following persons and/or institutions determinedly worked to popularize science EXCEPT:

The Royal Society of London and the Paris Academy of Sciences. correct incorrect

Protestant churches and Sunday schools. correct incorrect

Textbook authors and itinerant lecturers. correct incorrect

Coffeehouses and salons. correct incorrect

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. All of the following is true about René Descartes EXCEPT:

He developed the field of analytic geometry. correct incorrect

He believed that the five senses were unreliable. correct incorrect

He supported the condemnation of Galileo. correct incorrect

He is known for his statement, "I think, therefore I am." correct incorrect

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. What is the significance of Waldseemüller's map pictured below?

It was the first European map to depict the Americas correct incorrect

It was the map that Columbus used to navigate to the New World correct incorrect

It was the first map to depict the entire world correct incorrect

It was the first map to utilize the writing of Ptolemy correct incorrect

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. After reviewing the map below, which of the following states remained predominantly Catholic during the Reformation?

Spain correct incorrect

Scotland correct incorrect

Italy correct incorrect

Ireland correct incorrect

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. The Palace of Versailles, pictured below, became the symbol of royal absolutism under

Peter I correct incorrect

Ferdinand II correct incorrect

Louis XIV correct incorrect

Philip II correct incorrect