History Expert Q&A

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

What was the first English colony to succeed in the New World?

A) Roanoke,Virginia
B) Salem,Massachusetts
C) Boston,Massachusetts
D) Jamestown,Virginia
E) Savannah,Georgia

In 1598,the first poor law was established.What statement best describes the sentiment behind the poor laws?

A) The poor should be arrested and forced to work for no pay.
B) The poor should be resettled in the New World.
C) The poor should receive assistance from the community.
D) The poor should be forced to join the army.
E) The poor should be transported to the New World and forced to work for seven years.

The spreading of the Spanish Empire throughout parts of Europe and the New World ultimately resulted in Spain

A) establishing control over all of Europe.
B) overextending its resources and losing power and influence.
C) being able to enter into alliances with Italy.
D) losing the ability to control its empire in the New World,but keeping control of all European holdings.
E) impressing the Ottoman Empire and sharing control of the Mediterranean Sea.

The "price revolution" refers to

A) the establishment of promissory notes throughout Europe.
B) the establishment of different currencies throughout Europe.
C) a sharp rise in inflation during the sixteenth century.
D) a flattening of prices for luxury goods in the late sixteenth century.
E) the promise of increased investment in the New World.

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.

The practice of enclosure in England led to the loss of

A) rights for landowners in the countryside.
B) the rights of villagers to use common lands.
C) private ownership of land.
D) the Church's ability to own land in England.
E) the landowning class.

The term "primogeniture" refers to

A) full inheritance of all land by the eldest son.
B) full inheritance of all land by the youngest son.
C) land split between all male heirs.
D) land spilt between all heirs.
E) all land given to the Church at the time of death.