Question 1

What role did Versailles play in Louis XIV's absolutism?

Accepted Answer

Versailles was not only a palace; it was

Question 2

Absolutism shares a number of characteristics with modern totalitarian regimes such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union under Stalin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Gaspar de Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares was Richelieu's contemporary, but while Richelieu succeeded, Olivares failed. Why did Olivares fail?

Accepted Answer

Gaspar de Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares

Question 4

What caused the Fronde?

Accepted Answer

The Fronde was caused by a number of fac

Question 5

The Dutch Republic was a haven of religious tolerance because authorities lacked the ability to enforce uniformity and persecute minorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Louis XIV was content to rely on his personal sense of gloire and did not require any one else to acknowledge his dominance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Despite popular beliefs fostered by The Three Musketeers, Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu worked together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Charles II of Spain was a competent and effective king who demonstrated the benefits of Habsburg inbreeding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

All attempts at building a system of absolutism relied on a master plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What role did the army play in Brandenburg-Prussia?

Accepted Answer

Brandenburg-Prussia was a scattered and

Question 11

In centralizing royal power, societies east of central Germany relied on the support and resources of ambitious bourgeoisie in order to counteract the power of the nobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Why did Spain decline during the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

Spain had been the dominant European pow

Question 13

How did Parliament limit William and Mary's power following the Glorious Revolution?

Accepted Answer

William and Mary's power was limited in

Question 14

What restrained the power of an absolute monarch?

Accepted Answer

Absolute monarchs did not have complete

Question 15

How did Louis XIV establish the pinnacle of royal absolutism in Europe?

Accepted Answer

This question asks students to consider

Question 16

Holland was the richest and most influential province in the Dutch Republic and as a result, Dutch national politics were often determined by who controlled Holland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Peter the Great built a system of absolutism in Russia that required a motivated and energetic leadership in order to function effectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How did Ivan the Terrible almost undo the achievements of his predecessors?

Accepted Answer

Ivan the Terrible almost undid many of t

Question 19

The growth of royal power under absolutism was much more traditional than earlier historians have thought, in large part because it was not accompanied by a revolution in methods of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

________ was tried by his subjects and executed for treason in the seventeenth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  King James II 
B)  King William III 
C)  King Louis XIV 
D)  King Charles I 
E)  King Philip III 
A)  King James II 
B)  King William III 
C)  King Louis XIV 
D)  King Charles I 
E)  King Philip III

What role did Versailles play in Louis XIV's absolutism?

Absolutism shares a number of characteristics with modern totalitarian regimes such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union under Stalin.

Gaspar de Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares was Richelieu's contemporary, but while Richelieu succeeded, Olivares failed. Why did Olivares fail?

What caused the Fronde?

The Dutch Republic was a haven of religious tolerance because authorities lacked the ability to enforce uniformity and persecute minorities.

Louis XIV was content to rely on his personal sense of gloire and did not require any one else to acknowledge his dominance.

Despite popular beliefs fostered by The Three Musketeers, Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu worked together.

Charles II of Spain was a competent and effective king who demonstrated the benefits of Habsburg inbreeding.

All attempts at building a system of absolutism relied on a master plan.

What role did the army play in Brandenburg-Prussia?

In centralizing royal power, societies east of central Germany relied on the support and resources of ambitious bourgeoisie in order to counteract the power of the nobility.

Why did Spain decline during the seventeenth century?

How did Parliament limit William and Mary's power following the Glorious Revolution?

What restrained the power of an absolute monarch?

How did Louis XIV establish the pinnacle of royal absolutism in Europe?

Holland was the richest and most influential province in the Dutch Republic and as a result, Dutch national politics were often determined by who controlled Holland.

Peter the Great built a system of absolutism in Russia that required a motivated and energetic leadership in order to function effectively.

How did Ivan the Terrible almost undo the achievements of his predecessors?

The growth of royal power under absolutism was much more traditional than earlier historians have thought, in large part because it was not accompanied by a revolution in methods of government.

________ was tried by his subjects and executed for treason in the seventeenth century.

Continuities in Society and Economy

Europe in the Age of the Renaissance

The Reformations

The Age of Religious War

Discovering New Worlds

Diplomacy and Warfare in the Age of Absolutism

Economy and Society Transformed: The Eighteenth Century

Culture and Religion in the Age of the Enlightenment

The Eighteenth-Century State System

Europe in the World, 1650-1800

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Exam 6: Absolute and Limited Monarchies in the Seventeenth Century

What role did Versailles play in Louis XIV's absolutism?

Absolutism shares a number of characteristics with modern totalitarian regimes such as Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union under Stalin.

Gaspar de Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares was Richelieu's contemporary, but while Richelieu succeeded, Olivares failed. Why did Olivares fail?

What caused the Fronde?

The Dutch Republic was a haven of religious tolerance because authorities lacked the ability to enforce uniformity and persecute minorities.

Louis XIV was content to rely on his personal sense of gloire and did not require any one else to acknowledge his dominance.

Despite popular beliefs fostered by The Three Musketeers, Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu worked together.

Charles II of Spain was a competent and effective king who demonstrated the benefits of Habsburg inbreeding.

All attempts at building a system of absolutism relied on a master plan.

What role did the army play in Brandenburg-Prussia?

In centralizing royal power, societies east of central Germany relied on the support and resources of ambitious bourgeoisie in order to counteract the power of the nobility.

Why did Spain decline during the seventeenth century?

How did Parliament limit William and Mary's power following the Glorious Revolution?

What restrained the power of an absolute monarch?

How did Louis XIV establish the pinnacle of royal absolutism in Europe?

Holland was the richest and most influential province in the Dutch Republic and as a result, Dutch national politics were often determined by who controlled Holland.

Peter the Great built a system of absolutism in Russia that required a motivated and energetic leadership in order to function effectively.

How did Ivan the Terrible almost undo the achievements of his predecessors?

The growth of royal power under absolutism was much more traditional than earlier historians have thought, in large part because it was not accompanied by a revolution in methods of government.

________ was tried by his subjects and executed for treason in the seventeenth century.

Continuities in Society and Economy

Europe in the Age of the Renaissance

The Reformations

The Age of Religious War

Discovering New Worlds

Diplomacy and Warfare in the Age of Absolutism

Economy and Society Transformed: The Eighteenth Century

Culture and Religion in the Age of the Enlightenment

The Eighteenth-Century State System

Europe in the World, 1650-1800

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