Question 1

In 1653, Oliver Cromwell

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A)  was crowned king. 
B)  invited Charles II to return to the throne. 
C)  retired and turned power over to Parliament. 
D) became a dictator known as the Lord Protector. 
A)  was crowned king. 
B)  invited Charles II to return to the throne. 
C)  retired and turned power over to Parliament. 
D) became a dictator known as the Lord Protector.

Question 2

Compare and contrast the ideas of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau wer

Question 3

Copernicus believed that the sun was the center of the universe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

English Calvinists who rejected the authority of the Anglican Church were called

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A)  Huguenots 
B)  Presbyterians 
C)  Puritans 
D)  Lollards 
A)  Huguenots 
B)  Presbyterians 
C)  Puritans 
D)  Lollards

Question 5

All of the following were reasons for the English Civil War EXCEPT

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A)  the king tried to make his own laws. 
B)  Parliament refused to approve new taxes. 
C)  most Parliament members were Calvinist, and they disliked Anglicanism. 
D)  the king gave more power to Parliament. 
A)  the king tried to make his own laws. 
B)  Parliament refused to approve new taxes. 
C)  most Parliament members were Calvinist, and they disliked Anglicanism. 
D)  the king gave more power to Parliament.

Question 6

The French king was nearly omnipotent as long as he respected the fundamental laws.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The position of prime minister of Britain emerged during the English Civil War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss the political reforms advanced by Prussia's Hohenzollern dynasty.

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The Hohenzollern dynasty in Prussia adva

Question 9

Who most threatened the power of the Habsburgs in the 1600s?

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A)  the Prussians 
B)  the Ottomans 
C)  the Holy Roman Empire 
D)  the Venetian navy 
A)  the Prussians 
B)  the Ottomans 
C)  the Holy Roman Empire 
D)  the Venetian navy

Question 10

Louis XIV moved his palace from Versailles to Paris.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which dynasty ruled Prussia during the Age of Absolutism?

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A)  Hohenzollern 
B)  Habsburg 
C)  Stuart 
D)  Tudor 
A)  Hohenzollern 
B)  Habsburg 
C)  Stuart 
D)  Tudor

Question 12

Louis XIV made sure that his war ministers were

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A)  well trained. 
B)  nobles. 
C)  single. 
D)  commoners. 
A)  well trained. 
B)  nobles. 
C)  single. 
D)  commoners.

Question 13

Frederick I of Prussia is an example of an enlightened absolute ruler.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence was strongly influenced by the writings of

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A)  Voltaire. 
B)  John Locke. 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
D)  Thomas Hobbes. 
A)  Voltaire. 
B)  John Locke. 
C)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau. 
D)  Thomas Hobbes.

Question 15

The theory of royal absolutism freed kings from

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A)  ethical constraints. 
B)  limitations from human institutions. 
C)  rational behavior. 
D)  customary laws. 
A)  ethical constraints. 
B)  limitations from human institutions. 
C)  rational behavior. 
D)  customary laws.

Question 16

Who had the most to lose from growing Hohenzollern absolutism in the 1600s?

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A)  the Junkers 
B)  the peasants 
C)  the bourgeoisie 
D)  the military 
A)  the Junkers 
B)  the peasants 
C)  the bourgeoisie 
D)  the military

Question 17

Which man said "I think; therefore, I am"?

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A)  René Descartes 
B)  John Locke 
C)  Thomas Hobbes 
D)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
A)  René Descartes 
B)  John Locke 
C)  Thomas Hobbes 
D)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Question 18

Which European country created a limited monarchy?

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A)  France 
B)  Austria 
C)  Prussia 
D)  England 
A)  France 
B)  Austria 
C)  Prussia 
D)  England

Question 19

Who advocated a "laissez-faire" approach to the economy?

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A)  John Locke 
B)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
C)  Thomas Hobbes 
D)  Adam Smith 
A)  John Locke 
B)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
C)  Thomas Hobbes 
D)  Adam Smith

Question 20

What was the major problem facing the Austrian empire in the late 1600s and after?

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Exam 24: Absolutism and Enlightenment in Europe, 1600-1763

In 1653, Oliver Cromwell

Compare and contrast the ideas of John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Copernicus believed that the sun was the center of the universe.

English Calvinists who rejected the authority of the Anglican Church were called

All of the following were reasons for the English Civil War EXCEPT

The French king was nearly omnipotent as long as he respected the fundamental laws.

The position of prime minister of Britain emerged during the English Civil War.

Discuss the political reforms advanced by Prussia's Hohenzollern dynasty.

Who most threatened the power of the Habsburgs in the 1600s?

Louis XIV moved his palace from Versailles to Paris.

Which dynasty ruled Prussia during the Age of Absolutism?

Louis XIV made sure that his war ministers were

Frederick I of Prussia is an example of an enlightened absolute ruler.

Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence was strongly influenced by the writings of

The theory of royal absolutism freed kings from

Who had the most to lose from growing Hohenzollern absolutism in the 1600s?

Which man said "I think; therefore, I am"?

Which European country created a limited monarchy?

Who advocated a "laissez-faire" approach to the economy?

What was the major problem facing the Austrian empire in the late 1600s and after?

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