Question 1
The Peace of Augsburg settled the Lutheran problem by adopting the principle that
A) states north of the Main River would be Lutheran while those to the south would be Catholic.
B) each territory would hold popular elections to determine its religion.
C) there would be religious toleration throughout Germany.
D) Protestants would accept the authority of the papacy.
E) the ruler of each territory determined the religion there.
Question 2
Which of the following was not a group that supported the Populist Party?
A) the Farmers Alliance
B) the Grange
C) remnants of the Union Labor Party
D) manufacturers
E) None of these are correct.
Question 3
The Peace of Augsburg brought an end to
A) the Peasants' War.
B) the Habsburg-Valois Wars.
C) Charles V's war with the Schmalkaldic League.
D) war between the Holy Roman Empire and the Turks.
E) the conflict between Luther and Zwingli.
Question 4
The Sherman Silver Purchase Act
A) required the federal government to purchase silver from western mines.
B) required the federal government to issue bonds payable in gold or silver coin.
C) took the U.S. currency off the gold standard.
D) was a means by which Republicans hoped to win support from western silver producers.
E) All of these are correct.
Question 5
In the eastern part of his empire, Charles V faced a threat to his power from
A) France.
B) the Austrian empire.
C) the League of Cambrai.
D) Muscovy.
E) the Ottoman empire.