The Thirty Years’ War — Central Europe (1618, Central Europe) — Questions and answers

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What was the name of the event that happened on May 23, 1618, in Prague?

Choices

  1. The Defenestration of Prague ✓
  2. The Battle of Prague
  3. The Prague Uprising
  4. The Treaty of Prague

Answer: The Defenestration of Prague

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What did Emperor Ferdinand II want to restore across his lands?

Choices

  1. More deserts
  2. Religious uniformity ✓
  3. A new type of heretic
  4. Different nobles

Answer: Religious uniformity

From page 2

What document guaranteed religious freedom to the Bohemian Protestants?

Choices

  1. The Royal Declaration
  2. The Letter of Majesty ✓
  3. The Freedom Proclamation
  4. The Bohemian Bill of Rights

Answer: The Letter of Majesty

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How did Thurn feel when he confronted Slavata and Bořita?

Choices

  1. Calm and patient
  2. Happy and relieved
  3. Angry and betrayed ✓
  4. Confused and quiet

Answer: Angry and betrayed

From page 5

What happened to Slavata, Bořita, and Fabricius?

Choices

  1. They were given a promotion.
  2. They were thrown out of a window. ✓
  3. They became friends with the nobles.
  4. They were sent on a vacation.

Answer: They were thrown out of a window.

From page 6

How did the Defenestration affect Protestant and Catholic groups across Europe?

Choices

  1. It made them all friends.
  2. It made them bored.
  3. It galvanized or united them. ✓
  4. It made them leave Europe.

Answer: It galvanized or united them.

From page 7

Which battle in 1620 was a decisive victory for the Catholic League?

Choices

  1. The Battle of Prague
  2. The Battle of Bohemia
  3. The Battle of White Mountain ✓
  4. The Battle of Germany

Answer: The Battle of White Mountain

From page 8

What important principle was established by the Peace of Westphalia?

Choices

  1. Religious unity
  2. State sovereignty ✓
  3. Habsburg dominance
  4. Constant war

Answer: State sovereignty

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