Question 1

One of the most intricate and devastating wars that Louis XIV engaged in was the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dutch Wars 
B)  Nine Years' War 
C)  War of the Spanish Succession 
D)  War of the League of Augsburg 
E)  Great Northern Wars 
A)  Dutch Wars 
B)  Nine Years' War 
C)  War of the Spanish Succession 
D)  War of the League of Augsburg 
E)  Great Northern Wars

Question 2

How did the concept of "balance of power" fuel the European wars of the seventeenth and eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Two pivotal ideas tha

Question 3

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Great Northern War

Accepted Answer

War between Russia a

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-John Locke

Accepted Answer

Political philosopher who argu

Question 5

Parliament's Toleration Act granted religious toleration to all Christians in England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The 1689 Bill of Rights _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  stated that the monarch ruled by heredity, not contract 
B)  temporarily upheld James II's suspension of Parliamentary Law 
C)  did not include the right to a jury trial 
D)  granted the right to vote for all subjects 
E)  denied the king the right to raise an army on his own 
A)  stated that the monarch ruled by heredity, not contract 
B)  temporarily upheld James II's suspension of Parliamentary Law 
C)  did not include the right to a jury trial 
D)  granted the right to vote for all subjects 
E)  denied the king the right to raise an army on his own

Question 7

What type of venue was the salon in France?

Accepted Answer

A)  A chamber in the palace of Versailles in which petitions were presented to the king 
B)  A convocation of parlements to provide status updates 
C)  A social gathering presided over by well-born women for discussion of current events and interests 
D)  A school for diplomats 
E)  The administrative offices of the centralized state bureaucracy under Louis XIV 
A)  A chamber in the palace of Versailles in which petitions were presented to the king 
B)  A convocation of parlements to provide status updates 
C)  A social gathering presided over by well-born women for discussion of current events and interests 
D)  A school for diplomats 
E)  The administrative offices of the centralized state bureaucracy under Louis XIV

Question 8

In the seventeenth century, France had colonies in all of the following areas except ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Caribbean 
B)  Canada 
C)  the East Indies 
D)  the North American heartland 
E)  New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico 
A)  the Caribbean 
B)  Canada 
C)  the East Indies 
D)  the North American heartland 
E)  New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico

Question 9

The largest army in Europe in the seventeenth century was in ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Spain and the Spanish Netherlands 
C)  England 
D)  Prussia 
E)  Austrian Habsburg lands 
A)  France 
B)  Spain and the Spanish Netherlands 
C)  England 
D)  Prussia 
E)  Austrian Habsburg lands

Question 10

To Peter's mind, which of the following symbolic changes would signify westernization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Speaking German 
B)  Dressing in military apparel 
C)  Shaving of beards 
D)  Importing European fabric for clothing 
E)  Changing from the Julian calendar 
A)  Speaking German 
B)  Dressing in military apparel 
C)  Shaving of beards 
D)  Importing European fabric for clothing 
E)  Changing from the Julian calendar

Question 11

What tactic did Leopold use most successfully to neutralize the threat of the Hungarian rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  He granted them autonomy within the Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  He resettled the lands formerly occupied in war with other nationalities. 
C)  He deported all non-Catholics from his territory. 
D)  He decreed it illegal to use the Magyar language. 
E)  He promoted all Transylvanian nobility and replaced the Hungarian magnates. 
A)  He granted them autonomy within the Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  He resettled the lands formerly occupied in war with other nationalities. 
C)  He deported all non-Catholics from his territory. 
D)  He decreed it illegal to use the Magyar language. 
E)  He promoted all Transylvanian nobility and replaced the Hungarian magnates.

Question 12

Analyze the causes and effects of the Glorious Revolution.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. After the ravages of

Question 13

Emperor Leopold laid claim to the territory of Hungary by claiming hereditary right as the ruler of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Romania 
B)  Serbia 
C)  Transylvania 
D)  Budapest 
E)  None of these. 
A)  Romania 
B)  Serbia 
C)  Transylvania 
D)  Budapest 
E)  None of these.

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-intendants

Accepted Answer

In the second half of Louis XI

Question 15

The outcome of the Wars of Spanish Succession saw ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  economic ruination of France 
B)  France and Spain forbidden to ever unite 
C)  Louis XIV's grandson Philip on the throne of Spain 
D)  a territorial shift in which Austria gained control of the Spanish Netherlands 
E)  All of these. 
A)  economic ruination of France 
B)  France and Spain forbidden to ever unite 
C)  Louis XIV's grandson Philip on the throne of Spain 
D)  a territorial shift in which Austria gained control of the Spanish Netherlands 
E)  All of these.

Question 16

Peter the Great moved his capital to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Moscow 
B)  Cracow 
C)  Novgorod 
D)  Vladimir 
E)  St. Petersburg 
A)  Moscow 
B)  Cracow 
C)  Novgorod 
D)  Vladimir 
E)  St. Petersburg

Question 17

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Dutch War

Accepted Answer

France's 1672-1678 invasion of

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Maria Theresa

Accepted Answer

Daughter of Charles VI and rul

Question 19

What was a long-lasting innovation in the French approach to warfare initiated by Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The drill manual 
B)  The goose step 
C)  Improved architecture of fortresses 
D)  The establishment of military hierarchy 
E)  The military academy 
A)  The drill manual 
B)  The goose step 
C)  Improved architecture of fortresses 
D)  The establishment of military hierarchy 
E)  The military academy

Question 20

Why was Catherine the Great an unlikely contender for the Russian throne?

Accepted Answer

A)  She was German. 
B)  She was Protestant. 
C)  She was married in to the Romanov family. 
D)  She was a woman. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  She was German. 
B)  She was Protestant. 
C)  She was married in to the Romanov family. 
D)  She was a woman. 
E)  All of these.

Exam 16: State Building and the European State System

One of the most intricate and devastating wars that Louis XIV engaged in was the ______________.

How did the concept of "balance of power" fuel the European wars of the seventeenth and eighteenth century?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Great Northern War

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -John Locke

Parliament's Toleration Act granted religious toleration to all Christians in England.

The 1689 Bill of Rights _____________.

What type of venue was the salon in France?

In the seventeenth century, France had colonies in all of the following areas except ______________.

The largest army in Europe in the seventeenth century was in ______________.

To Peter's mind, which of the following symbolic changes would signify westernization?

What tactic did Leopold use most successfully to neutralize the threat of the Hungarian rebellion?

Analyze the causes and effects of the Glorious Revolution.

Emperor Leopold laid claim to the territory of Hungary by claiming hereditary right as the ruler of ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -intendants

The outcome of the Wars of Spanish Succession saw ______________.

Peter the Great moved his capital to ______________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Dutch War

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Maria Theresa

What was a long-lasting innovation in the French approach to warfare initiated by Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban ?

Why was Catherine the Great an unlikely contender for the Russian throne?

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