Question 1

The balance of power in eastern Europe was realigned in 1721 with the Peace of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Livonia. 
B)  Nystad. 
C)  Utrecht. 
D)  Estonia. 
E)  Versailles. 
A)  Livonia. 
B)  Nystad. 
C)  Utrecht. 
D)  Estonia. 
E)  Versailles.

Question 2

"Tories" was a nickname for the supporters of King Charles II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which European government developed into an autocracy in the early modern period?

Accepted Answer

A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Sweden 
D)  Russia 
E)  Austria 
A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Sweden 
D)  Russia 
E)  Austria

Question 4

Louis XIV persecuted some Catholic sects in France because some,like the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesuits, challenged absolutism in university settings. 
B)  Romanists, looked to Rome, rather than Paris, for political guidance. 
C)  Gallicans, desired an independent French church. 
D)  Quietists and Jansenists, diminished the role of priests as mediators of the faith. 
E)  Huguenots, challenged Catholic doctrine. 
A)  Jesuits, challenged absolutism in university settings. 
B)  Romanists, looked to Rome, rather than Paris, for political guidance. 
C)  Gallicans, desired an independent French church. 
D)  Quietists and Jansenists, diminished the role of priests as mediators of the faith. 
E)  Huguenots, challenged Catholic doctrine.

Question 5

The royal finance minister who increased revenues in France during the reign of Louis XIV was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardinal Richelieu. 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Colbert. 
C)  Cornelius Jansen. 
D)  John Locke. 
E)  François Marie Arouet. 
A)  Cardinal Richelieu. 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Colbert. 
C)  Cornelius Jansen. 
D)  John Locke. 
E)  François Marie Arouet.

Question 6

After securing a foothold on the Gulf of Finland,Peter the Great built a capital there named:

Accepted Answer

A)  Riga. 
B)  Tallinn. 
C)  Omsk. 
D)  Moscow. 
E)  Saint Petersburg. 
A)  Riga. 
B)  Tallinn. 
C)  Omsk. 
D)  Moscow. 
E)  Saint Petersburg.

Question 7

The League of Augsburg united Holland,England,Spain,Sweden,Bavaria,Saxony,the Rhine,the Palatinate,and the Austrian Habsburgs against Louis XIV.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Glorious Revolution occurred completely without bloodshed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To achieve the goal of absolutist rule,_________ was an absolute necessity.

Accepted Answer

A)  A groundswell of popular support from the peasants 
B)  A well-oiled propaganda machine 
C)  A court school dedicated to teaching absolutist theory 
D)  The support of every noble in the realm 
E)  A strong, centralized, loyal bureaucracy 
A)  A groundswell of popular support from the peasants 
B)  A well-oiled propaganda machine 
C)  A court school dedicated to teaching absolutist theory 
D)  The support of every noble in the realm 
E)  A strong, centralized, loyal bureaucracy

Question 10

The absolute monarchs ruled only with the consent of their nobles and people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The wars of Louis XIV:

Accepted Answer

A)  were fought to eradicate the Huguenots and Jansenists. 
B)  allowed Louis to construct his palace at Versailles. 
C)  led to the defeat of Spain in the War of the Spanish Succession. 
D)  were an enormous drain on the treasury of France. 
E)  were enormously successful and extended French power throughout Europe. 
A)  were fought to eradicate the Huguenots and Jansenists. 
B)  allowed Louis to construct his palace at Versailles. 
C)  led to the defeat of Spain in the War of the Spanish Succession. 
D)  were an enormous drain on the treasury of France. 
E)  were enormously successful and extended French power throughout Europe.

Question 12

Louis XIV used the palace of Versailles to:

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrate the grandeur of his rule and to control the French nobility. 
B)  create touring artistic exhibitions that would benefit all Frenchmen. 
C)  withdraw from public life and spend time with close friends and family. 
D)  practice military tactics and train France's elite fighting force. 
E)  create a place that all French people would feel comfortable visiting. 
A)  demonstrate the grandeur of his rule and to control the French nobility. 
B)  create touring artistic exhibitions that would benefit all Frenchmen. 
C)  withdraw from public life and spend time with close friends and family. 
D)  practice military tactics and train France's elite fighting force. 
E)  create a place that all French people would feel comfortable visiting.

Question 13

Under the reign of Louis XIV,French colonies dominated the:

Accepted Answer

A)  slave trade. 
B)  tobacco trade. 
C)  sugar trade. 
D)  rum trade. 
E)  firearms trade. 
A)  slave trade. 
B)  tobacco trade. 
C)  sugar trade. 
D)  rum trade. 
E)  firearms trade.

Question 14

What was the role of the army in the formation of the Prussian state?

Accepted Answer

The basis for Prussian expansion lay wit

Question 15

In general,the religious policies of Louis XIV aimed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  grant religious toleration to the Arsonists and Quietists. 
B)  grant religious toleration to all French people. 
C)  impose religious unity upon all French people. 
D)  suppress the work of Catholic Jesuits. 
E)  provide some rights to Protestants living in France. 
A)  grant religious toleration to the Arsonists and Quietists. 
B)  grant religious toleration to all French people. 
C)  impose religious unity upon all French people. 
D)  suppress the work of Catholic Jesuits. 
E)  provide some rights to Protestants living in France.

Exam 15: European Monarchies and Absolutism 1660-1725

The balance of power in eastern Europe was realigned in 1721 with the Peace of:

"Tories" was a nickname for the supporters of King Charles II.

Which European government developed into an autocracy in the early modern period?

Louis XIV persecuted some Catholic sects in France because some,like the:

The royal finance minister who increased revenues in France during the reign of Louis XIV was:

After securing a foothold on the Gulf of Finland,Peter the Great built a capital there named:

The League of Augsburg united Holland,England,Spain,Sweden,Bavaria,Saxony,the Rhine,the Palatinate,and the Austrian Habsburgs against Louis XIV.

The Glorious Revolution occurred completely without bloodshed.

To achieve the goal of absolutist rule,_________ was an absolute necessity.

The absolute monarchs ruled only with the consent of their nobles and people.

The wars of Louis XIV:

Louis XIV used the palace of Versailles to:

Under the reign of Louis XIV,French colonies dominated the:

What was the role of the army in the formation of the Prussian state?

In general,the religious policies of Louis XIV aimed to:

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