Question 1

The War of Austrian Succession sought to ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  recognize a woman as inheritor of the Habsburg lands 
B)  put a member of the Bourbon dynasty on the throne of Spain 
C)  install a Hohenzollern dynasty over Austria 
D)  unify the kingdoms of Austria and Hungary 
E)  retain the capital in Vienna instead of Prussia 
A)  recognize a woman as inheritor of the Habsburg lands 
B)  put a member of the Bourbon dynasty on the throne of Spain 
C)  install a Hohenzollern dynasty over Austria 
D)  unify the kingdoms of Austria and Hungary 
E)  retain the capital in Vienna instead of Prussia

Question 2

Who ruled as a result of the Glorious Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  James II 
B)  William and Mary 
C)  George I 
D)  Charles II 
E)  George II 
A)  James II 
B)  William and Mary 
C)  George I 
D)  Charles II 
E)  George II

Question 3

A significant way that Frederick William I funded his army that was different than other nations was that he ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  increased taxes 
B)  used capitation 
C)  did not borrow money to pay his expenses 
D)  did not require soldiers to equip themselves 
E)  granted serfs their freedom if they served in the military 
A)  increased taxes 
B)  used capitation 
C)  did not borrow money to pay his expenses 
D)  did not require soldiers to equip themselves 
E)  granted serfs their freedom if they served in the military

Question 4

In contrast to his father, Frederick William the Elector, King Frederick William I of Prussia practiced what religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lutheran 
B)  Catholic 
C)  Calvinist 
D)  Mennonite 
E)  None of these. 
A)  Lutheran 
B)  Catholic 
C)  Calvinist 
D)  Mennonite 
E)  None of these.

Question 5

In 1683, the Ottoman Turks attempted to lay siege to which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prague 
B)  Brandenberg 
C)  Warsaw 
D)  Vienna 
E)  Budapest 
A)  Prague 
B)  Brandenberg 
C)  Warsaw 
D)  Vienna 
E)  Budapest

Question 6

Discuss Viennese and Hungarian military and political upheavals in the 1680s and 1690s.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. In 1683, the Turkish

Question 7

Why was Louis XIV called the Sun King?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because he viewed his place in the universe as equivalent to the sun in importance 
B)  Because he utilized the metaphor of sun and moon to place, respectively, the state and the church in ranking 
C)  Because the nobility believed he was "God's grace shining on France like the sun." 
D)  Because he deliberately chose Apollo as the symbol of Versailles and himself 
E)  Because he considered the sun part of his realm 
A)  Because he viewed his place in the universe as equivalent to the sun in importance 
B)  Because he utilized the metaphor of sun and moon to place, respectively, the state and the church in ranking 
C)  Because the nobility believed he was "God's grace shining on France like the sun." 
D)  Because he deliberately chose Apollo as the symbol of Versailles and himself 
E)  Because he considered the sun part of his realm

Question 8

Who was "restored" in 1660?

Accepted Answer

A)  Oliver Cromwell 
B)  Charles I 
C)  Charles II 
D)  James II 
E)  William and Mary 
A)  Oliver Cromwell 
B)  Charles I 
C)  Charles II 
D)  James II 
E)  William and Mary

Question 9

A Transylvanian prince named Francis II Rákóczi led a rebellion against the Habsburgs during the war of Spanish Succession.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Louis XIV justified his claim to absolutism with the concept of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  divine right 
B)  legal tradition 
C)  one king, one faith, one law 
D)  princely authority 
E)  royal entitlement 
A)  divine right 
B)  legal tradition 
C)  one king, one faith, one law 
D)  princely authority 
E)  royal entitlement

Question 11

What were the major successes and the limitations of Catherine the Great?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. Catherine the Great w

Question 12

A significant social change implemented by Peter the Great was to _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  end serfdom 
B)  create compulsory military service 
C)  order mandatory life service in either the military or civilian administration for nobles 
D)  eliminate Russian Orthodoxy 
E)  create collective farms for efficiency 
A)  end serfdom 
B)  create compulsory military service 
C)  order mandatory life service in either the military or civilian administration for nobles 
D)  eliminate Russian Orthodoxy 
E)  create collective farms for efficiency

Question 13

The expansion of Russian boundaries under Catherine's reign was accomplished in the west by _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  capturing Baltic lands 
B)  seizing Turkish territory in the Caucasus 
C)  the partition of Poland with Austria and Prussia 
D)  expansion to the Pacific ocean 
E)  conscripting Cossacks into the Russian army 
A)  capturing Baltic lands 
B)  seizing Turkish territory in the Caucasus 
C)  the partition of Poland with Austria and Prussia 
D)  expansion to the Pacific ocean 
E)  conscripting Cossacks into the Russian army

Question 14

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Four Gallican Articles

Accepted Answer

Decrees of 1681 proclaiming ch

Question 15

The turning point of the Great Northern Wars was the battle at _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nystadt 
B)  Kronos 
C)  Lindgoord 
D)  Poltava 
E)  Vilnus 
A)  Nystadt 
B)  Kronos 
C)  Lindgoord 
D)  Poltava 
E)  Vilnus

Question 16

Louis XIV's issuance of the Four Gallican Articles was aimed against the ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Huguenots 
B)  Jansenists 
C)  pope 
D)  Catholic Church councils 
E)  Republicans 
A)  Huguenots 
B)  Jansenists 
C)  pope 
D)  Catholic Church councils 
E)  Republicans

Question 17

Sir Robert Walpole declined the offer to a seat in the House of Lords.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Instructions: Please define the following key terms.
-Versailles

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV's palace n

Question 19

Catherine the Great encouraged Russian colonization in the south.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Louis XIV's finance minister was ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardinal Mazarin 
B)  Duke de Sully 
C)  Jean Bodin 
D)  Jean-Baptiste Colbert 
E)  Baron de Condorcet 
A)  Cardinal Mazarin 
B)  Duke de Sully 
C)  Jean Bodin 
D)  Jean-Baptiste Colbert 
E)  Baron de Condorcet

Exam 16: State Building and the European State System

The War of Austrian Succession sought to ______________.

Who ruled as a result of the Glorious Revolution?

A significant way that Frederick William I funded his army that was different than other nations was that he ______________.

In contrast to his father, Frederick William the Elector, King Frederick William I of Prussia practiced what religion?

In 1683, the Ottoman Turks attempted to lay siege to which city?

Discuss Viennese and Hungarian military and political upheavals in the 1680s and 1690s.

Why was Louis XIV called the Sun King?

Who was "restored" in 1660?

A Transylvanian prince named Francis II Rákóczi led a rebellion against the Habsburgs during the war of Spanish Succession.

Louis XIV justified his claim to absolutism with the concept of ______________.

What were the major successes and the limitations of Catherine the Great?

A significant social change implemented by Peter the Great was to _____________.

The expansion of Russian boundaries under Catherine's reign was accomplished in the west by _____________.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Four Gallican Articles

The turning point of the Great Northern Wars was the battle at _____________.

Louis XIV's issuance of the Four Gallican Articles was aimed against the ______________.

Sir Robert Walpole declined the offer to a seat in the House of Lords.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. -Versailles

Catherine the Great encouraged Russian colonization in the south.

Louis XIV's finance minister was ______________.

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