Jean-Baptiste Colbert believed that shifting taxes to the ____ would leave the _____ with more money which they would spend.
A) Poor, Rich
B) Nobility, Middle Class
C) Middle Class, Royalty
D) None of the above
What facilitated the triumph of constitutionalism in England?
A) An increase in literacy
B) Conflict between the middle class and the nobility
C) An attempt to assassinate William of Orange
D) Conflict between the church and the monarchy
To whom were Cardinal Richelieu’s first loyalties?
A) Himself
B) The French State
C) The Catholic Church
D) The Pope
Who was the first to challenge the traditional views of the universe?
A) Newton
B) Copernicus
C) Kepler
D) Brahe
Who was responsible for the START of the deterioration of absolute monarchy?
A) James I
B) Henry VIII
C) Charles III
D) James II
How likely was it that a mother and father survived more than two years after their children left home?
A) 75%
B) 50%
C) 25%
D) 10%
What did Caravaggio introduce to the field of 17th century Western art?
A) Asymmetry
B) Drama & dynamics
C) Naturalism & realism
D) All of the above
Which of the following was a publication of Nicolaus Copernicus?
A) On the Rotation of the Divine Orbs
B) On the Practical Application of the Forces
C) A Critical Study of the Motion of the Heavenly Spheres
D) On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres
