Deck 4: The Wars of Religion

Question 1

Following the Defenestration of Prague,

A)a provisional government was established in Bohemia,and war broke out.
B)the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre began.
C)the Peace of Augsburg was drafted.
D)the Spanish Armada was finally defeated.
E)Rudolf II's reign as Holy Roman Emperor ended.

Answer 1

a provisional government was established in Bohemia,and war broke out.

Question 2

Growing inflation within Europe in the sixteenth century resulted from

A)the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.
B)the introduction of slaves into the European economy.
C)the importation of gold and silver from the New World.
D)the banking revolutions in the previous century.
E)the end of the religious wars in Europe.

Answer 2

the importation of gold and silver from the New World.

Question 3

Men who were known as "nobles of the robe" gained their title through

A)great military victories.
B)inheritance from families that traced their lineage to the medieval period.
C)a personal relationship with the current king.
D)a personal relationship with the current queen.
E)administrative or judicial offices.

Answer 3

administrative or judicial offices.

Question 4

The Treaty of Lubeck (1629)marked the end of __________ involvement in the Thirty Years' War.

A)France's
B)Sweden's
C)Denmark's
D)England's
E)the Holy Roman Empire's

Question 5

The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre resulted in the killing of

A)Huguenots throughout France.
B)Huguenots in Paris only.
C)Catholics who failed to attend the wedding of Henry of Navarre.
D)only the most politically important Huguenots.
E)the leaders of both the Huguenots and the Catholics.

Question 6

A tithe is a tax owed to

A)the Church.
B)local nobles.
C)the king.
D)city government.
E)merchants who sell food.

Question 7

Who were the "three Henrys" of the mid-to-late-sixteenth century who engaged in a series of shifting alliances?

A)Henry I of England,Henry II of France,and Henry of Navarre
B)Henry of Navarre,Henry III of France,and Henry,duke of Guise
C)Henry Stuart,Henry,duke of Guise,and Henry III the Lion
D)Henry XV the Natternberger,Henry I of Portugal,and Henry III of France
E)Henry V of France,Henry VIII of England,and Henry Stuart

Question 8

The Huguenot Bourbon family dominated in which area(s)of France?

A)northwest France
B)Paris
C)the area immediately surrounding Paris
D)southwest and central France
E)Normandy

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the 1598 Edict of Nantes?

A)It granted France's Protestants the right to worship at home.
B)It declared Protestantism the official religion of France.
C)It banned Catholics from worshipping in public.
D)It expelled all Protestants from France.
E)It allowed Protestants to establish schools wherever they wished.

Question 10

__________ laid the foundation for absolute monarchy in France.

A)Catherine de'Medici
B)Louis XIII,with Richelieu's help,
C)Henry IV
D)Henry III
E)Louis XIV

Question 11

After the death of Henry II,__________ served as regent and kept the Valois dynasty in place.

A)Catherine de'Medici
B)Mary Stuart
C)Marie de'Medici
D)Richelieu
E)Admiral Gaspard de Coligny

Question 12

The use of mercenaries during the Thirty Years' War contributed to

A)the high desertion rate.
B)the barbarity of soldiers.
C)the number of incompetent commanders.
D)the early defeat of the Catholic forces.
E)the number of soldiers who switched from the Protestant to the Catholic side.

Question 13

What was one way Henry IV imposed royal authority in France?

A)He refused to convoke the Estates-General and ignored provincial parlements.
B)He encouraged all citizens to participate in political decision making.
C)He arrested all French Protestants,which earned him the loyalty of the Catholic majority.
D)He declared himself a living god,and created shrines and temples for himself throughout the country.
E)He systematically poisoned or beheaded all his rivals.

Question 14

Christian IV,the Protestant king of Denmark,wanted to

A)protect the Catholic rulers of the Holy Roman Empire.
B)repay the pope for assistance in helping him become king of Denmark.
C)assist the Bohemians in their revolt against the Holy Roman Empire.
D)extend his influence and gain control of Northern German states.
E)assist Charles I of England in his bid to control Holstein.

Question 15

What leader was referred to as the "Lion of the North"?

A)Christian IV
B)Albrecht Wallenstein
C)Henry IV
D)Gustavus Adolphus
E)James I

Question 16

The Concordat of Bologna (1516)allowed Francis I of France to

A)invade Rome and replace the pope.
B)make ecclesiastical appointments within France.
C)take land from French nobles who opposed him.
D)sell noble titles to French merchants.
E)deny the pope's foreign ecclesiastical appointments within France.

Question 17

Under what king's rule did Samuel de Champlain found the colony of Quebec?

A)Henry III
B)Louis XIII
C)Charles IX
D)Henry IV
E)Francis I

Question 18

What was one of the main reasons The Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis (1559)was signed by Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain?

A)It allowed them to split their influence in Italy.
B)It allowed them to work together to lessen the influence of the pope and the Catholic Church.
C)It required the Spanish to split the territory in the New World with France.
D)It allowed the French and Spanish to work together to keep the Dutch from establishing an empire in the New World.
E)It allowed them to turn their attention to lessening the influence of Protestantism instead of exhausting their resources on fighting each other.

Question 19

Albrecht Wallenstein was a surprising choice as commander of an imperial army because

A)he had failed to raise an army.
B)he had converted from Protestantism.
C)he refused to convert to Catholicism and remained a Protestant.
D)he failed to win any battles against the Protestants.
E)he had deserted at the Battle of White Mountain.

Question 20

Henry IV's foreign policy favored __________ rulers such as the Dutch.

A)Catholic
B)Jewish
C)Protestant
D)Lutheran
E)Anglican

Question 21

Which choice below correctly matches the alliances between 1635 and 1648?

A)France had no allies,and Spain was allied with Sweden and Habsburg Austria.
B)Habsburg Austria had no allies,and France was allied with Spain and Sweden.
C)Spain was allied with Sweden,and France was allied with Habsburg Austria.
D)France was allied with Spain,and Sweden was allied with Habsburg Austria.
E)France was allied with Sweden,and Habsburg Austria was allied with Spain.

Question 22

Who were the soldiers of the Thirty Years' War,and what were their experiences while on campaign?

Question 23

Although the Treaty of Westphalia ended most of the fighting in Europe,__________ continued fighting.

A)Spain and France
B)France and England
C)Italy and France
D)Italy and Spain
E)England and Spain

Question 24

In what ways did first Henry IV and then Louis XIII reconsolidate and strengthen royal authority in France?

Question 25

The Treaty of Westphalia

A)marked the beginning of religious warfare in Europe.
B)marked the end of most religious warfare in Europe.
C)united all of the territory in the Holy Roman Empire,forming Germany.
D)ended the war between France and Spain.
E)united all of Scandinavia into one country.

Question 26

How many soldiers fought in the Thirty Years' War?

A)more than a million
B)about a hundred thousand
C)nearly ten thousand
D)approximately five thousand
E)less than nine hundred

Question 27

Denied rights in the Peace of Augsburg,German Calvinists gained religious rights in the Holy Roman Empire under

A)the Defenestration of Prague.
B)the Treaty of Lubeck.
C)the Treaty of Westphalia.
D)the Letter of Majesty.
E)the Edict of Nantes.