Question 1

European wealth and prosperity in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries may be attributed at least in part to:

Accepted Answer

A)  their Asian,African,and American colonies. 
B)  the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. 
C)  the Peace of Westphalia that brought a century of peace to Europe. 
D)  the creation of a free trade zone on the continent,the beginnings of the Common Market. 
E)  the Reformation that caused the redistribution of the Church's wealth to individual countries. 
A)  their Asian,African,and American colonies. 
B)  the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. 
C)  the Peace of Westphalia that brought a century of peace to Europe. 
D)  the creation of a free trade zone on the continent,the beginnings of the Common Market. 
E)  the Reformation that caused the redistribution of the Church's wealth to individual countries.

Question 2

The royal finance minister who increased revenues in France during the reign of Louis XIV was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardinal Richelieu. 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Colbert. 
C)  Cornelius Jansen. 
D)  John Locke. 
E)  François Marie Arouet. 
A)  Cardinal Richelieu. 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Colbert. 
C)  Cornelius Jansen. 
D)  John Locke. 
E)  François Marie Arouet.

Question 3

The League of Augsburg united Holland,England,Spain,Sweden,Bavaria,Saxony,the Rhine Palatinate,and the Austrian Habsburgs against Louis XIV.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The governmental system used by the United Provinces in the Netherlands throughout the seventeenth century was:

Accepted Answer

A)  an absolutist monarchy. 
B)  a limited monarchy. 
C)  an oligarchy. 
D)  a republic. 
E)  a constitutional democracy. 
A)  an absolutist monarchy. 
B)  a limited monarchy. 
C)  an oligarchy. 
D)  a republic. 
E)  a constitutional democracy.

Question 5

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 6

The Smirnoff dynasty ruled Russia after the death of Ivan the Terrible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In his Two Treatises of Government,John Locke argued that:

Accepted Answer

A)  no group of people has the right to dissolve civil society. 
B)  wealth should be distributed equally among all members of society. 
C)  kings should rule society absolutely,as fathers rule households. 
D)  legitimate government authority is conditional and contractual. 
E)  the theory upholding the absolute,divine right of kings was unassailable. 
A)  no group of people has the right to dissolve civil society. 
B)  wealth should be distributed equally among all members of society. 
C)  kings should rule society absolutely,as fathers rule households. 
D)  legitimate government authority is conditional and contractual. 
E)  the theory upholding the absolute,divine right of kings was unassailable.

Question 8

On a typical merchant run along the "triangle trade" route,a British ship would sail from New England with rum,trade the rum for slaves in Africa,and then:

Accepted Answer

A)  return to Europe to sell the slaves to farm or factory owners. 
B)  trade the slaves for molasses in Jamaica. 
C)  trade the slaves for tobacco in New England. 
D)  trade the slaves for cotton in Brazil. 
E)  trade the slaves for cotton in the southern British colonies. 
A)  return to Europe to sell the slaves to farm or factory owners. 
B)  trade the slaves for molasses in Jamaica. 
C)  trade the slaves for tobacco in New England. 
D)  trade the slaves for cotton in Brazil. 
E)  trade the slaves for cotton in the southern British colonies.

Question 9

Techniques for printing colored designs on calico cloth were imported from the New World but made illegal in some areas to protect native industry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

War is the normal state of Europe at any point in its history,and the eighteenth century was no exception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The government of France under Louis XIV would be best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  highly centralized,with most of the governmental bureaucracy being appointed by and reporting to the king. 
B)  highly decentralized: Louis appointed able people and left them to do their jobs. 
C)  chaotic,with no clear lines of authority or responsibility. 
D)  uneven,as every government official simply tried to do what they thought the king wanted. 
E)  a constitutional monarchy,with a system of checks and balances between the different branches. 
A)  highly centralized,with most of the governmental bureaucracy being appointed by and reporting to the king. 
B)  highly decentralized: Louis appointed able people and left them to do their jobs. 
C)  chaotic,with no clear lines of authority or responsibility. 
D)  uneven,as every government official simply tried to do what they thought the king wanted. 
E)  a constitutional monarchy,with a system of checks and balances between the different branches.

Question 12

The cultivation of New World sugar and tobacco depended on:

Accepted Answer

A)  slave labor. 
B)  new European technologies,such as the steam-powered turbine. 
C)  relative peace and cooperation among European nations. 
D)  cotton and rum plantations. 
E)  constant development of hybrid strains of the crops. 
A)  slave labor. 
B)  new European technologies,such as the steam-powered turbine. 
C)  relative peace and cooperation among European nations. 
D)  cotton and rum plantations. 
E)  constant development of hybrid strains of the crops.

Question 13

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 14

Habeas corpus is a guarantee that no one can be imprisoned unless charged with a crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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 16

The goal of Peter the Great's foreign policy was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  annex Prussia. 
B)  secure year-round ports for Russia. 
C)  secure territories in the New World. 
D)  open up a land route to Asia. 
E)  conquer the Ottoman empire. 
A)  annex Prussia. 
B)  secure year-round ports for Russia. 
C)  secure territories in the New World. 
D)  open up a land route to Asia. 
E)  conquer the Ottoman empire.

Question 17

The great peasant uprising of the seventeenth century was led by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Stenka Razin. 
B)  Emelyan Pugachev. 
C)  Pavel Strelnikov. 
D)  Yuri Zhivago. 
E)  Alexis Romanov. 
A)  Stenka Razin. 
B)  Emelyan Pugachev. 
C)  Pavel Strelnikov. 
D)  Yuri Zhivago. 
E)  Alexis Romanov.

Question 18

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 19

What was the role of the Treaty of Utrecht in redefining the balance of power?

Accepted Answer

The Treaty of Utrecht reshaped the balan

Question 20

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.

Exam 15: Absolutism and Empire,1660–1789

European wealth and prosperity in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries may be attributed at least in part to:

The royal finance minister who increased revenues in France during the reign of Louis XIV was:

The League of Augsburg united Holland,England,Spain,Sweden,Bavaria,Saxony,the Rhine Palatinate,and the Austrian Habsburgs against Louis XIV.

The governmental system used by the United Provinces in the Netherlands throughout the seventeenth century was:

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

The Smirnoff dynasty ruled Russia after the death of Ivan the Terrible.

In his Two Treatises of Government,John Locke argued that:

On a typical merchant run along the "triangle trade" route,a British ship would sail from New England with rum,trade the rum for slaves in Africa,and then:

Techniques for printing colored designs on calico cloth were imported from the New World but made illegal in some areas to protect native industry.

War is the normal state of Europe at any point in its history,and the eighteenth century was no exception.

The government of France under Louis XIV would be best described as:

The cultivation of New World sugar and tobacco depended on:

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

Habeas corpus is a guarantee that no one can be imprisoned unless charged with a crime.

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

The goal of Peter the Great's foreign policy was to:

The great peasant uprising of the seventeenth century was led by:

The wars of Louis XIV:

What was the role of the Treaty of Utrecht in redefining the balance of power?

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:

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