Question 1

French intendants usually served in the region in which they were born.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The governmental system used by the United Provinces in the Netherlands throughout the seventeenth century was a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  absolutist monarchy. 
B)  limited monarchy. 
C)  oligarchy. 
D)  republic. 
E)  constitutional democracy. 
A)  absolutist monarchy. 
B)  limited monarchy. 
C)  oligarchy. 
D)  republic. 
E)  constitutional democracy.

Question 3

Louis XIV endeavored to control potential rebellions among the noble class by:

Accepted Answer

A)  maintaining garrisons in the lands of all potentially subversive nobles. 
B)  arresting any noble suspected of fomenting revolt. 
C)  insisting that all nobles spend part of the year with Louis at Versailles. 
D)  having spies infiltrate the households of powerful nobles. 
E)  according the nobles of France their traditional rights. 
A)  maintaining garrisons in the lands of all potentially subversive nobles. 
B)  arresting any noble suspected of fomenting revolt. 
C)  insisting that all nobles spend part of the year with Louis at Versailles. 
D)  having spies infiltrate the households of powerful nobles. 
E)  according the nobles of France their traditional rights.

Question 4

The court culture at Versailles was ordered by:

Accepted Answer

A)  a general desire to please the king. 
B)  incredibly detailed rules of etiquette. 
C)  the daily rhythm of Catholic canonical hours. 
D)  the whim of the king. 
E)  the king's love of hunting. 
A)  a general desire to please the king. 
B)  incredibly detailed rules of etiquette. 
C)  the daily rhythm of Catholic canonical hours. 
D)  the whim of the king. 
E)  the king's love of hunting.

Question 5

While Louis XIV persecuted Huguenots in his realm mercilessly,all Catholics enjoyed similar rights and freedoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The goal of Peter the Great's foreign policy was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  annex Prussia. 
B)  secure year-round ports for Russia. 
C)  secure territories in the New World. 
D)  open up a land route to Asia. 
E)  conquer the Ottoman Empire. 
A)  annex Prussia. 
B)  secure year-round ports for Russia. 
C)  secure territories in the New World. 
D)  open up a land route to Asia. 
E)  conquer the Ottoman Empire.

Question 7

In general,the centralization of state power in eastern Europe came at the expense of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy of the Church. 
B)  political autonomy of the free cities. 
C)  power of merchants to avoid taxation. 
D)  freedom of peasants. 
E)  political power of the aristocracy. 
A)  autonomy of the Church. 
B)  political autonomy of the free cities. 
C)  power of merchants to avoid taxation. 
D)  freedom of peasants. 
E)  political power of the aristocracy.

Question 8

In the late seventeenth century,European wars almost always had a colonial aspect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Absolutism was difficult for the Habsburgs to achieve in the Holy Roman Empire because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Habsburgs produced a series of ill and weakened monarchs in the seventeenth century. 
B)  a powerful middle-class resistance to absolutism emerged in the Holy Roman Empire. 
C)  controlling the Austrian colonies abroad took all the military power the Habsburg had, so they could not fulfill their ambitions of absolutism in the Holy Roman Empire. 
D)  the Holy Roman Empire was made up of many individual states that ruled in their own interests. 
E)  the Austrian Habsburgs were not able to harness propaganda to their advantage enough to convince the nobles of the Holy Roman Empire to accept absolutist rule. 
A)  the Habsburgs produced a series of ill and weakened monarchs in the seventeenth century. 
B)  a powerful middle-class resistance to absolutism emerged in the Holy Roman Empire. 
C)  controlling the Austrian colonies abroad took all the military power the Habsburg had, so they could not fulfill their ambitions of absolutism in the Holy Roman Empire. 
D)  the Holy Roman Empire was made up of many individual states that ruled in their own interests. 
E)  the Austrian Habsburgs were not able to harness propaganda to their advantage enough to convince the nobles of the Holy Roman Empire to accept absolutist rule.

Question 10

England's Glorious Revolution created the necessary climate to increase the power of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  king. 
B)  lower class and wage laborers. 
C)  commercial classes. 
D)  peasant farmers. 
E)  clerics of the Anglican Church. 
A)  king. 
B)  lower class and wage laborers. 
C)  commercial classes. 
D)  peasant farmers. 
E)  clerics of the Anglican Church.

Question 11

The outcomes of the War of the Spanish Succession made clear that military dominance in Europe lay with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  French Army. 
B)  French Navy. 
C)  British Navy. 
D)  British Army. 
E)  Spanish Navy. 
A)  French Army. 
B)  French Navy. 
C)  British Navy. 
D)  British Army. 
E)  Spanish Navy.

Question 12

Ottoman power in southeastern Europe declined rapidly after the Ottomans:

Accepted Answer

A)  failed to capture the Habsburg capital of Vienna. 
B)  failed to conquer Poland. 
C)  lost control of Crete and Rhodes. 
D)  failed to conquer Russia. 
E)  lost their naval dominance on the Black Sea. 
A)  failed to capture the Habsburg capital of Vienna. 
B)  failed to conquer Poland. 
C)  lost control of Crete and Rhodes. 
D)  failed to conquer Russia. 
E)  lost their naval dominance on the Black Sea.

Question 13

The government of France under Louis XIV would be best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  highly centralized, with everyone being appointed by and reporting to the king. 
B)  highly decentralized: Louis appointed able people and left them to do their jobs. 
C)  chaotic, with no clear lines of authority or responsibility. 
D)  uneven, as every government official simply tried to do what he thought the king wanted. 
E)  a constitutional monarchy, with a system of checks and balances between the different branches. 
A)  highly centralized, with everyone being appointed by and reporting to the king. 
B)  highly decentralized: Louis appointed able people and left them to do their jobs. 
C)  chaotic, with no clear lines of authority or responsibility. 
D)  uneven, as every government official simply tried to do what he thought the king wanted. 
E)  a constitutional monarchy, with a system of checks and balances between the different branches.

Question 14

After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire,Austria's main rival in central Europe was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Russia. 
B)  Saxony. 
C)  Bavaria. 
D)  Venice. 
E)  Brandenburg-Prussia. 
A)  Russia. 
B)  Saxony. 
C)  Bavaria. 
D)  Venice. 
E)  Brandenburg-Prussia.

Question 15

All governments in Europe strove to be absolutist over the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The newly efficient taxation systems in many European realms of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries paid for many expenses,but by far the most expensive expenditure made by states was:

Accepted Answer

A)  war. 
B)  patronage of the arts. 
C)  public building programs. 
D)  infrastructure renewal. 
E)  construction of royal residences. 
A)  war. 
B)  patronage of the arts. 
C)  public building programs. 
D)  infrastructure renewal. 
E)  construction of royal residences.

Question 17

What was the role of the Treaty of Utrecht in redefining the balance of power?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Utrecht reshaped the balan

Question 18

The Treaty of Utrecht (1713)altered the balance of power in Europe by:

Accepted Answer

A)  giving France desirable British territory in North America and the income from those colonies. 
B)  increasing the power of Spain beyond that of France and Great Britain. 
C)  placing France and Spain under the same ruler. 
D)  making Holland the dominant sea power in the New World. 
E)  giving Great Britain trading rights and desirable French territory in the New World. 
A)  giving France desirable British territory in North America and the income from those colonies. 
B)  increasing the power of Spain beyond that of France and Great Britain. 
C)  placing France and Spain under the same ruler. 
D)  making Holland the dominant sea power in the New World. 
E)  giving Great Britain trading rights and desirable French territory in the New World.

Question 19

Absolute monarchs developed all of the following institutions to enhance their power EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  armies. 
B)  systems to collect taxes. 
C)  systems of collecting tariffs on trade. 
D)  representative legislative bodies. 
E)  customs controls. 
A)  armies. 
B)  systems to collect taxes. 
C)  systems of collecting tariffs on trade. 
D)  representative legislative bodies. 
E)  customs controls.

Question 20

How did absolute monarchs overcome the obstacles of the Church and the nobility?

Accepted Answer

In Protestant countries,the independent

Exam 15: European Monarchies and Absolutism 1660-1725

French intendants usually served in the region in which they were born.

The governmental system used by the United Provinces in the Netherlands throughout the seventeenth century was a(n):

Louis XIV endeavored to control potential rebellions among the noble class by:

The court culture at Versailles was ordered by:

While Louis XIV persecuted Huguenots in his realm mercilessly,all Catholics enjoyed similar rights and freedoms.

The goal of Peter the Great's foreign policy was to:

In general,the centralization of state power in eastern Europe came at the expense of the:

In the late seventeenth century,European wars almost always had a colonial aspect.

Absolutism was difficult for the Habsburgs to achieve in the Holy Roman Empire because:

England's Glorious Revolution created the necessary climate to increase the power of the:

The outcomes of the War of the Spanish Succession made clear that military dominance in Europe lay with the:

Ottoman power in southeastern Europe declined rapidly after the Ottomans:

The government of France under Louis XIV would be best described as:

After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire,Austria's main rival in central Europe was:

All governments in Europe strove to be absolutist over the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

The newly efficient taxation systems in many European realms of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries paid for many expenses,but by far the most expensive expenditure made by states was:

What was the role of the Treaty of Utrecht in redefining the balance of power?

The Treaty of Utrecht (1713)altered the balance of power in Europe by:

Absolute monarchs developed all of the following institutions to enhance their power EXCEPT:

How did absolute monarchs overcome the obstacles of the Church and the nobility?

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