All of the Following Were True of the Netherlands During

question 7

Multiple Choice

All of the following were true of the Netherlands during the period between ca. 1640 and 1715 except it had

• A) a healthy merchant oligarchy and prosperous artisan sector.
• B) a very high standard of living and the lowest disparity of wealth in Europe.
• C) an almost exclusively Calvinist (Reformed) population.
• D) persistent political decentralization.
• E) a smaller disparity of wealth compared to the rest of Europe.

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