Question 1

How did the French colonies assist Louis XIV's absolutist project?

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV's finance minister,Jean-Baptis

Question 2

The major difference between Russian colonization versus western European colonization in the Atlantic world was:

Accepted Answer

A) Russian colonization was done for the express purpose of religious indoctrination. 
B) European colonization more concerned with the conflict between Catholicism and the Protestant faith. 
C) European colonization blended smoothly with the native populations especially in Latin America. 
D) Russian colonization was about the search for oil. 
E) Russian colonization was made with the intention of drawing the native populations into the service of the state. 
A) Russian colonization was done for the express purpose of religious indoctrination. 
B) European colonization more concerned with the conflict between Catholicism and the Protestant faith. 
C) European colonization blended smoothly with the native populations especially in Latin America. 
D) Russian colonization was about the search for oil. 
E) Russian colonization was made with the intention of drawing the native populations into the service of the state.

Question 3

How did absolute monarchs overcome the obstacles of the Church and the nobility?

Accepted Answer

In Protestant countries,the independent

Question 4

French colonies in North America were largely self-sustaining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

James II of England angered his critics and set off a national crisis when he:

Accepted Answer

A) and his second wife,Mary of Modena,had a son: a Catholic heir to the throne. 
B) banned Roman Catholics from all political offices. 
C) formed an alliance with William and Mary of Holland. 
D) publicly converted to Catholicism after becoming king and advanced the Catholic cause. 
E) took the army to Ireland to put down a Catholic rebellion. 
A) and his second wife,Mary of Modena,had a son: a Catholic heir to the throne. 
B) banned Roman Catholics from all political offices. 
C) formed an alliance with William and Mary of Holland. 
D) publicly converted to Catholicism after becoming king and advanced the Catholic cause. 
E) took the army to Ireland to put down a Catholic rebellion.

Question 6

Russian peasants were:

Accepted Answer

A) politically free. 
B) legally the property of their landlords. 
C) quite well off in terms of general European standards of living in the eighteenth century. 
D) free to pursue nonagricultural economic ventures. 
E) able to vote as a class in the Russian Duma. 
A) politically free. 
B) legally the property of their landlords. 
C) quite well off in terms of general European standards of living in the eighteenth century. 
D) free to pursue nonagricultural economic ventures. 
E) able to vote as a class in the Russian Duma.

Question 7

The Glorious Revolution opened the way for the growth and political power of which group in England?

Accepted Answer

A) Commercial classes. 
B) Royal family. 
C) Farmers. 
D) Industrial workers. 
E) The Church of England. 
A) Commercial classes. 
B) Royal family. 
C) Farmers. 
D) Industrial workers. 
E) The Church of England.

Question 8

The kingdom of Poland-Lithuania emerged as a major power after the Great Northern War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The most important opponents of royal absolutism were:

Accepted Answer

A) churchmen. 
B) peasants. 
C) nobles. 
D) merchants. 
E) soldiers. 
A) churchmen. 
B) peasants. 
C) nobles. 
D) merchants. 
E) soldiers.

Question 10

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 11

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 12

Louis XIV asserted his authority over the Marquis of Canillac and other nobles who acted independently by:

Accepted Answer

A) trying and convicting them in courts of law. 
B) capturing and imprisoning them. 
C) killing them. 
D) insisting that their presence was perpetually needed in Paris. 
E) declaring war against them. 
A) trying and convicting them in courts of law. 
B) capturing and imprisoning them. 
C) killing them. 
D) insisting that their presence was perpetually needed in Paris. 
E) declaring war against them.

Question 13

Reasons for the failure of the Dutch Republic include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) pressure from absolutist France 
B) maritime competition from England. 
C) involvement in multiple costly wars. 
D) expensive defensive fortifications. 
E) a religious civil war. 
A) pressure from absolutist France 
B) maritime competition from England. 
C) involvement in multiple costly wars. 
D) expensive defensive fortifications. 
E) a religious civil war.

Question 14

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Under the reign of Louis XIV,French colonies dominated the:

Accepted Answer

A) slave trade. 
B) tobacco trade. 
C) sugar trade. 
D) rum trade. 
E) firearms trade. 
A) slave trade. 
B) tobacco trade. 
C) sugar trade. 
D) rum trade. 
E) firearms trade.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Russian Table of Ranks reordered the class system in Russia to be,from lowest to highest:

Accepted Answer

A) military,administrative,landlord. 
B) administrative,military,landlord. 
C) landlord,administrative,military. 
D) administrative,landlord,military. 
E) landlord,military,administrative. 
A) military,administrative,landlord. 
B) administrative,military,landlord. 
C) landlord,administrative,military. 
D) administrative,landlord,military. 
E) landlord,military,administrative.

Question 20

England's Glorious Revolution created the necessary climate to increase the power of the:

Accepted Answer

A) king. 
B) lower class and wage laborers. 
C) commercial classes. 
D) peasant farmers. 
E) clerics of the Anglican Church. 
A) king. 
B) lower class and wage laborers. 
C) commercial classes. 
D) peasant farmers. 
E) clerics of the Anglican Church.

How did the French colonies assist Louis XIV's absolutist project?

The major difference between Russian colonization versus western European colonization in the Atlantic world was:

How did absolute monarchs overcome the obstacles of the Church and the nobility?

French colonies in North America were largely self-sustaining.

James II of England angered his critics and set off a national crisis when he:

Russian peasants were:

The Glorious Revolution opened the way for the growth and political power of which group in England?

The kingdom of Poland-Lithuania emerged as a major power after the Great Northern War.

The most important opponents of royal absolutism were:

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

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

Louis XIV asserted his authority over the Marquis of Canillac and other nobles who acted independently by:

Reasons for the failure of the Dutch Republic include all of the following except:

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

Under the reign of Louis XIV,French colonies dominated the:

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

The Russian Table of Ranks reordered the class system in Russia to be,from lowest to highest:

England's Glorious Revolution created the necessary climate to increase the power of the:

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Exam 15: European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660-1725

How did the French colonies assist Louis XIV's absolutist project?

The major difference between Russian colonization versus western European colonization in the Atlantic world was:

How did absolute monarchs overcome the obstacles of the Church and the nobility?

French colonies in North America were largely self-sustaining.

James II of England angered his critics and set off a national crisis when he:

Russian peasants were:

The Glorious Revolution opened the way for the growth and political power of which group in England?

The kingdom of Poland-Lithuania emerged as a major power after the Great Northern War.

The most important opponents of royal absolutism were:

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

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

Louis XIV asserted his authority over the Marquis of Canillac and other nobles who acted independently by:

Reasons for the failure of the Dutch Republic include all of the following except:

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

Under the reign of Louis XIV,French colonies dominated the:

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

The Russian Table of Ranks reordered the class system in Russia to be,from lowest to highest:

England's Glorious Revolution created the necessary climate to increase the power of the:

Early Civilizations

Peoples, gods, and Empires: 1700-500

The Civilization of Greece, 1000-400

The Greek World Expands, 400-150

The Civilization of Ancient Rome

The Transformation of Rome

Romes Three Heirs,500-950

The Expansion of Europe,950-1100

The Consolidation of Europe,1100-1250

The Medieval World,1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest,1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration,1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division,1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World,1550-1660

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

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