Question 1

One of the important causes of the American Revolution was Britain's success in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the War of the Spanish Succession. 
B)  the War of the League of Augsburg. 
C)  the Seven Years' War. 
D)  the wars of the Habsburg League. 
E)  King William's War. 
A)  the War of the Spanish Succession. 
B)  the War of the League of Augsburg. 
C)  the Seven Years' War. 
D)  the wars of the Habsburg League. 
E)  King William's War.

Question 2

Catherine the Great of Russia was actually a German who came to the throne upon the death of her husband,Peter III.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

The consumerism of the eighteenth century grew to allow more people to buy goods that had been luxuries only a short time before; however,one result of this situation was a rise in the cost of such goods caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the iron law of wages. 
B)  the law of supply and demand. 
C)  mercantilism. 
D)  protoindustrialism. 
E)  capitalism. 
A)  the iron law of wages. 
B)  the law of supply and demand. 
C)  mercantilism. 
D)  protoindustrialism. 
E)  capitalism.

Question 5

The balance of power in central and eastern Europe was reshaped at the end of the seventeenth and beginning of the eighteenth centuries because of the loss of power of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Prussia. 
B)  Austria. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  France. 
E)  the Ottoman empire. 
A)  Prussia. 
B)  Austria. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  France. 
E)  the Ottoman empire.

Question 6

Absolutist rulers such as Louis XIV sought control over the state because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they knew best what was good for their subjects rather than parliaments. 
B)  they were vulnerable to personal attacks-even in their own palaces. 
C)  they wanted to strengthen the power of the Church and the papacy. 
D)  they were hoping to strengthen the power of parliaments and representative assemblies. 
E)  the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries were times of great disorder in Europe. 
A)  they knew best what was good for their subjects rather than parliaments. 
B)  they were vulnerable to personal attacks-even in their own palaces. 
C)  they wanted to strengthen the power of the Church and the papacy. 
D)  they were hoping to strengthen the power of parliaments and representative assemblies. 
E)  the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries were times of great disorder in Europe.

Question 7

European governments at first joined the Church in condemning the use of tobacco,but when it became:

Accepted Answer

A)  wildly profitable, they encouraged its consumption. 
B)  a health hazard, they continued their condemnation. 
C)  very expensive to buy, they permitted it among only the upper classes. 
D)  difficult to grow outside of Virginia, they abandoned their condemnation. 
E)  widely popular, they taxed it heavily to inhibit its use. 
A)  wildly profitable, they encouraged its consumption. 
B)  a health hazard, they continued their condemnation. 
C)  very expensive to buy, they permitted it among only the upper classes. 
D)  difficult to grow outside of Virginia, they abandoned their condemnation. 
E)  widely popular, they taxed it heavily to inhibit its use.

Question 8

Catherine the Great's interest in codifying and liberalizing Russian law was essentially abandoned when:

Accepted Answer

A)  she founded hospitals and orphanages. 
B)  Russia lost control of the Crimea in 1783. 
C)  Frederick the Great of Prussia partitioned Poland. 
D)  peasants revolted in 1773-1775 and threatened Moscow. 
E)  all of these 
A)  she founded hospitals and orphanages. 
B)  Russia lost control of the Crimea in 1783. 
C)  Frederick the Great of Prussia partitioned Poland. 
D)  peasants revolted in 1773-1775 and threatened Moscow. 
E)  all of these

Question 9

In the French colonial system,the greatest profits came from:

Accepted Answer

A)  fish. 
B)  furs. 
C)  sugar. 
D)  tobacco. 
E)  slaves. 
A)  fish. 
B)  furs. 
C)  sugar. 
D)  tobacco. 
E)  slaves.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

During his monarchy,Frederick William I

Question 11

In the eighteenth century,Europe's traditional food supply was augmented by which new products from the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  maize and potatoes 
B)  wheat and rice 
C)  olive oil and almonds 
D)  chicken and pheasant 
E)  venison and potatoes 
A)  maize and potatoes 
B)  wheat and rice 
C)  olive oil and almonds 
D)  chicken and pheasant 
E)  venison and potatoes

Question 12

What were the effects of the Glorious Revolution on English society and government?

Accepted Answer

William and Mary's agreement to govern a

Question 13

In what ways can it be said that Peter the Great made Russia a European power?

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great made Russia a European s

Question 14

In general,the policies of Peter the Great of Russia included:

Accepted Answer

A)  the introduction of Western ideas and customs. 
B)  reducing the tax burden on the peasantry, so that they could be more productive. 
C)  abolishing serfdom and giving the freed serfs land. 
D)  rebuilding the power of the Duma, Russia's national assembly. 
E)  invading the Ottoman empire to secure Constantinople as a Russian port. 
A)  the introduction of Western ideas and customs. 
B)  reducing the tax burden on the peasantry, so that they could be more productive. 
C)  abolishing serfdom and giving the freed serfs land. 
D)  rebuilding the power of the Duma, Russia's national assembly. 
E)  invading the Ottoman empire to secure Constantinople as a Russian port.

Question 15

By the late eighteenth century,the population of Naples,Italy,had reached nearly:

Accepted Answer

A)  200,000. 
B)  300,000. 
C)  500,000. 
D)  1,000,000. 
E)  1,500,000. 
A)  200,000. 
B)  300,000. 
C)  500,000. 
D)  1,000,000. 
E)  1,500,000.

Exam 15: Absolutism and Empire,1660–1789

One of the important causes of the American Revolution was Britain's success in:

Catherine the Great of Russia was actually a German who came to the throne upon the death of her husband,Peter III.

The wars of Louis XIV:

The consumerism of the eighteenth century grew to allow more people to buy goods that had been luxuries only a short time before; however,one result of this situation was a rise in the cost of such goods caused by:

The balance of power in central and eastern Europe was reshaped at the end of the seventeenth and beginning of the eighteenth centuries because of the loss of power of:

Absolutist rulers such as Louis XIV sought control over the state because:

European governments at first joined the Church in condemning the use of tobacco,but when it became:

Catherine the Great's interest in codifying and liberalizing Russian law was essentially abandoned when:

In the French colonial system,the greatest profits came from:

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

In the eighteenth century,Europe's traditional food supply was augmented by which new products from the Americas?

What were the effects of the Glorious Revolution on English society and government?

In what ways can it be said that Peter the Great made Russia a European power?

In general,the policies of Peter the Great of Russia included:

By the late eighteenth century,the population of Naples,Italy,had reached nearly:

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