Question 1

According to the French finance minister,Colbert,one underlying principle of mercantilism is:

Accepted Answer

A)  high tariffs. 
B)  fair trade rules. 
C)  a common currency for all trading partners. 
D)  self-sufficiency. 
E)  free enterprise. 
A)  high tariffs. 
B)  fair trade rules. 
C)  a common currency for all trading partners. 
D)  self-sufficiency. 
E)  free enterprise.

Question 2

The balance of power in eastern Europe was realigned in 1721 with the Peace of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Livonia. 
B)  Nystad. 
C)  Utrecht. 
D)  Estonia. 
E)  Versailles. 
A)  Livonia. 
B)  Nystad. 
C)  Utrecht. 
D)  Estonia. 
E)  Versailles.

Question 3

"Whigs" was a nickname for the supporters of King Charles II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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 5

The Portuguese and the Spanish had begun modern European colonization,but by the mid-eighteenth century the European leaders were the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Dutch and the English. 
B)  Dutch and the French. 
C)  French and the English. 
D)  French and the Germans. 
E)  English and the Germans. 
A)  Dutch and the English. 
B)  Dutch and the French. 
C)  French and the English. 
D)  French and the Germans. 
E)  English and the Germans.

Question 6

Although most European countries have had representative assemblies,the longest surviving assembly is in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Austria. 
B)  Belgium. 
C)  England. 
D)  France. 
E)  Germany. 
A)  Austria. 
B)  Belgium. 
C)  England. 
D)  France. 
E)  Germany.

Question 7

In the late seventeenth century,European wars almost always had a colonial aspect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Poland lost 30 percent of its territory and 50 percent of its population as a result of an agreement brokered among Prussia,Austria,and Russia by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Maria Theresa. 
B)  Joseph II. 
C)  Frederick the Great. 
D)  Peter the Great. 
E)  Catherine the Great. 
A)  Maria Theresa. 
B)  Joseph II. 
C)  Frederick the Great. 
D)  Peter the Great. 
E)  Catherine the Great.

Question 9

After the collapse of the Ottoman empire,Austria's biggest threat was from Germany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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.

Question 11

Social relations in the Spanish colonies of Central and South America were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  frequent intermarriage with native people. 
B)  a complex system of racial and class categories. 
C)  the uprooting and resettlement of large numbers of native people. 
D)  cultural assimilation between the Spanish colonists and the native population. 
E)  the enslavement of large numbers of the native population. 
A)  frequent intermarriage with native people. 
B)  a complex system of racial and class categories. 
C)  the uprooting and resettlement of large numbers of native people. 
D)  cultural assimilation between the Spanish colonists and the native population. 
E)  the enslavement of large numbers of the native population.

Question 12

In 1780,Britain declared war on _________ for continuing to trade with the colonies during the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Dutch Republic 
B)  Spain 
C)  Prussia 
D)  Russia 
E)  France 
A)  the Dutch Republic 
B)  Spain 
C)  Prussia 
D)  Russia 
E)  France

Question 13

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,absolutism was a political theory that:

Accepted Answer

A)  encouraged rulers to turn over control of their governments to Parliament. 
B)  justified the authority and power of monarchs as divine right and allowed them to rule according to their own will. 
C)  discouraged military and economic competition among European states. 
D)  built on the democratic ideals of early Renaissance republics. 
E)  allowed countries,regardless of their form of government,to assume authority over its citizens. 
A)  encouraged rulers to turn over control of their governments to Parliament. 
B)  justified the authority and power of monarchs as divine right and allowed them to rule according to their own will. 
C)  discouraged military and economic competition among European states. 
D)  built on the democratic ideals of early Renaissance republics. 
E)  allowed countries,regardless of their form of government,to assume authority over its citizens.

Question 14

Approximately how many Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean during the eighteenth century to be sold as slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  100,000 
B)  200,000 
C)  500,000 
D)  3,000,000 
E)  6,000,000 
A)  100,000 
B)  200,000 
C)  500,000 
D)  3,000,000 
E)  6,000,000

Exam 15: Absolutism and Empire,1660–1789

According to the French finance minister,Colbert,one underlying principle of mercantilism is:

The balance of power in eastern Europe was realigned in 1721 with the Peace of:

"Whigs" was a nickname for the supporters of King Charles II.

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

The Portuguese and the Spanish had begun modern European colonization,but by the mid-eighteenth century the European leaders were the:

Although most European countries have had representative assemblies,the longest surviving assembly is in:

In the late seventeenth century,European wars almost always had a colonial aspect.

Poland lost 30 percent of its territory and 50 percent of its population as a result of an agreement brokered among Prussia,Austria,and Russia by:

After the collapse of the Ottoman empire,Austria's biggest threat was from Germany.

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

Social relations in the Spanish colonies of Central and South America were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

In 1780,Britain declared war on _________ for continuing to trade with the colonies during the American Revolution.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,absolutism was a political theory that:

Approximately how many Africans were transported across the Atlantic Ocean during the eighteenth century to be sold as slaves?

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