Question 1

What was the role of theater and image in the success of absolutism?

Accepted Answer

Kings like Louis XIV deliberately staged

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  highly centralized, with everyone 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 he thought the king wanted. 
E)  a constitutional monarchy, with a system of checks and balances between the different branches. 
A)  highly centralized, with everyone 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 he thought the king wanted. 
E)  a constitutional monarchy, with a system of checks and balances between the different branches.

Question 3

What was the role of nature in Locke's ideal government?

Accepted Answer

Locke maintained that in a state of natu

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Ottoman power in southeastern Europe declined rapidly after the Ottomans:

Accepted Answer

A)  failed to capture the Habsburg capital of Vienna. 
B)  failed to conquer Poland. 
C)  lost control of Crete and Rhodes. 
D)  failed to conquer Russia. 
E)  lost their naval dominance on the Black Sea. 
A)  failed to capture the Habsburg capital of Vienna. 
B)  failed to conquer Poland. 
C)  lost control of Crete and Rhodes. 
D)  failed to conquer Russia. 
E)  lost their naval dominance on the Black Sea.

Question 6

While Louis XIV persecuted Huguenots in his realm mercilessly,all Catholics enjoyed similar rights and freedoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The new diplomatic goal that emerged in western and central Europe in the mid-seventeenth century was:

Accepted Answer

A)  balance of power politics. 
B)  resolving disputes through diplomacy, not war. 
C)  promoting religious tolerance across western and central Europe. 
D)  creating a free trade zone across western and central Europe. 
E)  becoming as isolationist as possible. 
A)  balance of power politics. 
B)  resolving disputes through diplomacy, not war. 
C)  promoting religious tolerance across western and central Europe. 
D)  creating a free trade zone across western and central Europe. 
E)  becoming as isolationist as possible.

Question 8

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 9

The absolute monarchs ruled only with the consent of their nobles and people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During the Glorious Revolution,violence broke out to protest:

Accepted Answer

A)  James II's support of Catholicism. 
B)  James II's moves toward absolutist government. 
C)  James II's support of Catholicism and his absolutist policies. 
D)  James II's secret alliance with France. 
E)  James II's cowardice in fleeing to France after the invasion of William of Orange. 
A)  James II's support of Catholicism. 
B)  James II's moves toward absolutist government. 
C)  James II's support of Catholicism and his absolutist policies. 
D)  James II's secret alliance with France. 
E)  James II's cowardice in fleeing to France after the invasion of William of Orange.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great is perhaps most famous f

Question 12

The theory of absolutism became popular in the seventeenth century in response to:

Accepted Answer

A)  public distrust of the constitutional monarchy in England. 
B)  the desire of the lower classes to be responsible directly to the king rather than to local lords. 
C)  a desire for order after the chaos and war of the previous century. 
D)  public distrust of the republican governance in the Dutch Republic. 
E)  growing public concern about brigands and criminals that required a strong centralized government to control. 
A)  public distrust of the constitutional monarchy in England. 
B)  the desire of the lower classes to be responsible directly to the king rather than to local lords. 
C)  a desire for order after the chaos and war of the previous century. 
D)  public distrust of the republican governance in the Dutch Republic. 
E)  growing public concern about brigands and criminals that required a strong centralized government to control.

Question 13

Louis XIV's finance minister,Jean-Baptiste Colbert,was a confirmed mercantilist who believed that France's wealth would increase if it:

Accepted Answer

A)  only traded with its colonies. 
B)  adopted policies that encouraged free trade. 
C)  closed its borders to trade. 
D)  reduced its exports and increased its imports. 
E)  reduced its imports and increased its exports. 
A)  only traded with its colonies. 
B)  adopted policies that encouraged free trade. 
C)  closed its borders to trade. 
D)  reduced its exports and increased its imports. 
E)  reduced its imports and increased its exports.

Question 14

The "Junkers" were a group of enserfed peasants in Prussia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Absolute monarchs developed all of the following institutions to enhance their power EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  armies. 
B)  systems to collect taxes. 
C)  systems of collecting tariffs on trade. 
D)  representative legislative bodies. 
E)  customs controls. 
A)  armies. 
B)  systems to collect taxes. 
C)  systems of collecting tariffs on trade. 
D)  representative legislative bodies. 
E)  customs controls.

Question 16

In spite of Jean-Baptiste Colbert's efforts,Louis XIV left France's finances in ruins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The outcomes of the War of the Spanish Succession made clear that military dominance in Europe lay with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  French Army. 
B)  French Navy. 
C)  English Navy 
D)  English Army. 
E)  Spanish Navy. 
A)  French Army. 
B)  French Navy. 
C)  English Navy 
D)  English Army. 
E)  Spanish Navy.

Question 18

The degree of social mobility in all absolutist states was extremely low.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 20

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.

Exam 15: European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660–1725

What was the role of theater and image in the success of absolutism?

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

What was the role of nature in Locke's ideal government?

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

Ottoman power in southeastern Europe declined rapidly after the Ottomans:

While Louis XIV persecuted Huguenots in his realm mercilessly,all Catholics enjoyed similar rights and freedoms.

The new diplomatic goal that emerged in western and central Europe in the mid-seventeenth century was:

The wars of Louis XIV:

The absolute monarchs ruled only with the consent of their nobles and people.

During the Glorious Revolution,violence broke out to protest:

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

The theory of absolutism became popular in the seventeenth century in response to:

Louis XIV's finance minister,Jean-Baptiste Colbert,was a confirmed mercantilist who believed that France's wealth would increase if it:

The "Junkers" were a group of enserfed peasants in Prussia.

Absolute monarchs developed all of the following institutions to enhance their power EXCEPT:

In spite of Jean-Baptiste Colbert's efforts,Louis XIV left France's finances in ruins.

The outcomes of the War of the Spanish Succession made clear that military dominance in Europe lay with the:

The degree of social mobility in all absolutist states was extremely low.

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

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

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