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Answers and Explanations for AP European History Practice Test 2
Section I, Part A: Multiple-Choice
Questions
- D. The passage refers to forms of corruption
when it states that the Act would firmly estab-
lish the king’s “power and authority... to visit,
repress, redress, record, order, correct, restrain,
and amend all such errors, heresies, abuses,
offenses” in the realm. A is incorrect because the
passage states that the king is already “justly and
rightfully... the supreme head of the Church of
England,” and that the purpose of the Act is “for
corroboration and confirmation” of that fact. B
is incorrect because the passage clearly states that
the position of head of the Church of England
is established for both Henry VIII and “his heirs
and successors, kings of this realm.” C is incor-
rect because the passage makes no reference to
Calvinist theology and because the Church of
England under Henry VIII did not espouse a
Calvinist theology. - A. The passage is evidence of a monarch, with
the aid of his Parliament, consolidating his power
at the expense of the Church and its clergy. B is
incorrect because the passage indicates that the Act
is establishing power in the English monarchy at
the expense of the Catholic Church. C is incorrect
because the passage does not refer to any increase
in piety on the part of the nobility. D is incorrect
because the passage does not refer to any increase
in religiosity on the part of the masses. - B. The passage states that the Act establishes
Henry VIII’s right to “have and enjoy... all
... profits, and commodities... of the same
Church,” which went a long way toward solving
his financial difficulties. A is incorrect because
the passage makes no mention of preventing
the spread of Protestantism and was, by estab-
lishing the Church of England’s independence
from Rome, advancing the Protestant cause
in England. C is incorrect because the passage
makes no mention of legitimizing an heir and
because Henry VIII had no male heir in 1534.
D is incorrect because the passage makes no
mention of an alliance with the Holy Roman
Emperor.- C. The author boasts of the monetary value of
the goods (“nine thousand ducats in cash”) pro-
duced on the estates of Florence. A is incorrect
because the passage does not mention the size of
the estates in Florence. B is incorrect because the
passage does not mention the number of estates
owned by any individuals. D is incorrect because
the passage does not mention gold. - D. The passage refers to the large number of
exports of wool and silk products. A is incorrect
because the passage does not refer to banking.
B is incorrect because the passage indicates that
the production of agricultural products on the
estates of Florence is for local consumption. C
is incorrect because the passage does not refer to
war and conquest. - C. The passage illustrates the author’s great pride
in the achievements of his city. A is incorrect
because the passage does not refer to the mastery
of military arts. B is incorrect because the passage
does not refer to the code of chivalry, which was a
characteristic of medieval culture, not Renaissance
culture. D is incorrect because, despite the fact that
patronage of the arts was a Renaissance value, the
passage does not mention it. - D. The passage argues that perception of motion is
relative to the observer, and therefore it is possible
that the Earth is in motion. A and B are incorrect
because Copernicus’s assertion that the cosmos and
the Earth are spherical is in agreement with the
traditional, Aristotelian natural philosophers. C is
incorrect because Copernicus is suggesting that the
cosmos might not be geostatic. - A. The argument in the passage rests on observa-
tion (that the sun and moon are spherical and that
water droplets are spherical) and an induction (that
given the preponderance of bodies that are and
strive to be circular, it is reasonable to conclude that
the cosmos follows the general rule). B is incorrect
because the passage makes no reference to ancient
textual authority. C is incorrect because the passage
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