Question 1

Under the reign of Peter the Great,Russian colonization efforts were directed toward:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Indian subcontinent. 
B)  Southeast Asia. 
C)  the Middle East. 
D)  Central Asia. 
E)  Central America. 
A)  the Indian subcontinent. 
B)  Southeast Asia. 
C)  the Middle East. 
D)  Central Asia. 
E)  Central America.

Question 2

French colonies in North America were largely self-sustaining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In his Two Treatises of Government,John Locke argued that:

Accepted Answer

A)  no group of people has the right to dissolve civil society. 
B)  wealth should be distributed equally among all members of society. 
C)  kings should rule society absolutely, as fathers rule households. 
D)  legitimate government authority is conditional and contractual. 
E)  the theory upholding the absolute, divine right of kings was unassailable. 
A)  no group of people has the right to dissolve civil society. 
B)  wealth should be distributed equally among all members of society. 
C)  kings should rule society absolutely, as fathers rule households. 
D)  legitimate government authority is conditional and contractual. 
E)  the theory upholding the absolute, divine right of kings was unassailable.

Question 4

What was the role of theater and image in the success of absolutism?

Accepted Answer

Kings like Louis XIV deliberately staged

Question 5

What were the effects of the Glorious Revolution on English society and government?

Accepted Answer

William and Mary's agreement to govern a

Question 6

Louis XIV asserted his authority over the Marquis of Canillac and other nobles who acted independently by:

Accepted Answer

A)  trying and convicting them in courts of law. 
B)  capturing and imprisoning them. 
C)  killing them. 
D)  insisting that their presence was perpetually needed in Paris. 
E)  declaring war against them. 
A)  trying and convicting them in courts of law. 
B)  capturing and imprisoning them. 
C)  killing them. 
D)  insisting that their presence was perpetually needed in Paris. 
E)  declaring war against them.

Question 7

Louis XIV's finance minister,Jean-Baptiste Colbert,was a confirmed mercantilist who believed that France's wealth would increase if it:

Accepted Answer

A)  only traded with its colonies. 
B)  adopted policies that encouraged free trade. 
C)  closed its borders to trade. 
D)  reduced its exports and increased its imports. 
E)  reduced its imports and increased its exports. 
A)  only traded with its colonies. 
B)  adopted policies that encouraged free trade. 
C)  closed its borders to trade. 
D)  reduced its exports and increased its imports. 
E)  reduced its imports and increased its exports.

Question 8

The Russian Table of Ranks reordered the class system in Russia to be,from lowest to highest:

Accepted Answer

A)  military, administrative, landlord. 
B)  administrative, military, landlord. 
C)  landlord, administrative, military. 
D)  administrative, landlord, military. 
E)  landlord, military, administrative. 
A)  military, administrative, landlord. 
B)  administrative, military, landlord. 
C)  landlord, administrative, military. 
D)  administrative, landlord, military. 
E)  landlord, military, administrative.

Question 9

The Rurik dynasty ruled Russia after the death of Ivan the Terrible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In general,the policies of Peter the Great of Russia included:

Accepted Answer

A)  the introduction of Western ideas and customs. 
B)  reducing the tax burden on the peasantry, so that they could be more productive. 
C)  abolishing serfdom and giving the freed serfs land. 
D)  rebuilding the power of the Duma, Russia's national assembly. 
E)  invading the Ottoman Empire to secure Constantinople as a Russian port. 
A)  the introduction of Western ideas and customs. 
B)  reducing the tax burden on the peasantry, so that they could be more productive. 
C)  abolishing serfdom and giving the freed serfs land. 
D)  rebuilding the power of the Duma, Russia's national assembly. 
E)  invading the Ottoman Empire to secure Constantinople as a Russian port.

Question 11

In England,Charles II triggered a crisis not unlike that produced by his father's rule when he:

Accepted Answer

A)  reformed court life to match Puritan sensibilities. 
B)  began modeling his kingship on the absolutism of Louis XIV. 
C)  established a family and produced several heirs to the throne. 
D)  created the Whig Party and used it to increase his influence in Parliament. 
E)  disbanded Parliament and ruled absolutely. 
A)  reformed court life to match Puritan sensibilities. 
B)  began modeling his kingship on the absolutism of Louis XIV. 
C)  established a family and produced several heirs to the throne. 
D)  created the Whig Party and used it to increase his influence in Parliament. 
E)  disbanded Parliament and ruled absolutely.

Question 12

What was the role of nature in Locke's ideal government?

Accepted Answer

Locke maintained that in a state of natu

Question 13

Frederick William I made Prussia strong by:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasizing religious toleration. 
B)  scoring victories against the armies of Louis XIV. 
C)  exerting prudent financial leadership and building a large army. 
D)  establishing a lavish palace in Berlin and constructing a "theater" of absolutism. 
E)  allying himself with, and receiving military aid from, Great Britain. 
A)  emphasizing religious toleration. 
B)  scoring victories against the armies of Louis XIV. 
C)  exerting prudent financial leadership and building a large army. 
D)  establishing a lavish palace in Berlin and constructing a "theater" of absolutism. 
E)  allying himself with, and receiving military aid from, Great Britain.

Question 14

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,absolutism was a political theory that:

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraged rulers to turn over control of their governments to Parliament. 
B)  allowed rulers to govern by divine right and according to their own will. 
C)  discouraged military and economic competition among European states. 
D)  built on the democratic ideals of early Renaissance republics. 
E)  allowed countries, regardless of their form of government, to assume authority over its citizens. 
A)  encouraged rulers to turn over control of their governments to Parliament. 
B)  allowed rulers to govern by divine right and according to their own will. 
C)  discouraged military and economic competition among European states. 
D)  built on the democratic ideals of early Renaissance republics. 
E)  allowed countries, regardless of their form of government, to assume authority over its citizens.

Question 15

The real political authority in the Dutch Republic lay with:

Accepted Answer

A)  the stadtholder. 
B)  powerful merchants. 
C)  powerful aristocrats. 
D)  Calvinist consistories. 
E)  the governments of independent towns. 
A)  the stadtholder. 
B)  powerful merchants. 
C)  powerful aristocrats. 
D)  Calvinist consistories. 
E)  the governments of independent towns.

Question 16

James II of England angered his critics and set off a national crisis when he:

Accepted Answer

A)  and his second wife, Mary of Modena, had a son: a Catholic heir to the throne. 
B)  banned Roman Catholics from all political offices. 
C)  formed an alliance with William and Mary of Holland. 
D)  publicly converted to Catholicism after becoming king and advanced the Catholic cause. 
E)  took the army to Ireland to put down a Catholic rebellion. 
A)  and his second wife, Mary of Modena, had a son: a Catholic heir to the throne. 
B)  banned Roman Catholics from all political offices. 
C)  formed an alliance with William and Mary of Holland. 
D)  publicly converted to Catholicism after becoming king and advanced the Catholic cause. 
E)  took the army to Ireland to put down a Catholic rebellion.

Question 17

The "Junkers" were a group of enserfed peasants in Prussia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Act of Toleration of 1689 granted:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jews the right to worship freely in England. 
B)  English citizens the right to peacefully oppose parliamentary policies. 
C)  English citizens the right to peacefully oppose the king's policies. 
D)  Catholics the right to worship freely in England. 
E)  Protestant dissenters the right to worship freely in England. 
A)  Jews the right to worship freely in England. 
B)  English citizens the right to peacefully oppose parliamentary policies. 
C)  English citizens the right to peacefully oppose the king's policies. 
D)  Catholics the right to worship freely in England. 
E)  Protestant dissenters the right to worship freely in England.

Question 19

The new diplomatic goal that emerged in western and central Europe in the late seventeenth century was:

Accepted Answer

A)  balance of power politics. 
B)  resolving disputes through diplomacy, not war. 
C)  promoting religious tolerance across western and central Europe. 
D)  creating a free trade zone across western and central Europe. 
E)  becoming as isolationist as possible. 
A)  balance of power politics. 
B)  resolving disputes through diplomacy, not war. 
C)  promoting religious tolerance across western and central Europe. 
D)  creating a free trade zone across western and central Europe. 
E)  becoming as isolationist as possible.

Question 20

Peter the Great's victory against Sweden in the Great Northern War resulted in Russian ports on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Black Sea, which facilitated a lucrative silk trade. 
B)  North Sea, which facilitated a lucrative fur trade. 
C)  Baltic Sea, which facilitated a lucrative grain trade. 
D)  Caspian Sea, which facilitated a lucrative salt trade. 
E)  White Sea, which facilitated a lucrative fish trade. 
A)  Black Sea, which facilitated a lucrative silk trade. 
B)  North Sea, which facilitated a lucrative fur trade. 
C)  Baltic Sea, which facilitated a lucrative grain trade. 
D)  Caspian Sea, which facilitated a lucrative salt trade. 
E)  White Sea, which facilitated a lucrative fish trade.

Exam 15: European Monarchies and Absolutism 1660-1725

Under the reign of Peter the Great,Russian colonization efforts were directed toward:

French colonies in North America were largely self-sustaining.

In his Two Treatises of Government,John Locke argued that:

What was the role of theater and image in the success of absolutism?

What were the effects of the Glorious Revolution on English society and government?

Louis XIV asserted his authority over the Marquis of Canillac and other nobles who acted independently by:

Louis XIV's finance minister,Jean-Baptiste Colbert,was a confirmed mercantilist who believed that France's wealth would increase if it:

The Russian Table of Ranks reordered the class system in Russia to be,from lowest to highest:

The Rurik dynasty ruled Russia after the death of Ivan the Terrible.

In general,the policies of Peter the Great of Russia included:

In England,Charles II triggered a crisis not unlike that produced by his father's rule when he:

What was the role of nature in Locke's ideal government?

Frederick William I made Prussia strong by:

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,absolutism was a political theory that:

The real political authority in the Dutch Republic lay with:

James II of England angered his critics and set off a national crisis when he:

The "Junkers" were a group of enserfed peasants in Prussia.

The Act of Toleration of 1689 granted:

The new diplomatic goal that emerged in western and central Europe in the late seventeenth century was:

Peter the Great's victory against Sweden in the Great Northern War resulted in Russian ports on the:

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