Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire,Austria's main rival in central Europe was:

Accepted Answer

A) Russia. 
B) Saxony. 
C) Bavaria. 
D) Venice. 
E) Brandenburg-Prussia. 
A) Russia. 
B) Saxony. 
C) Bavaria. 
D) Venice. 
E) Brandenburg-Prussia.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

The Glorious Revolution occurred completely without bloodshed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

The most important opponents of royal absolutism were:

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

Question 11

The real political authority in the Dutch Republic lay with:

Accepted Answer

A) the stadtholder. 
B) powerful merchants. 
C) powerful aristocrats. 
D) Calvinist consistories. 
E) the governments of independent towns. 
A) the stadtholder. 
B) powerful merchants. 
C) powerful aristocrats. 
D) Calvinist consistories. 
E) the governments of independent towns.

Question 12

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 13

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

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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 14

The Bill of Rights in England [1688]:

Accepted Answer

A) stated that the monarch was subject to the law of the land. 
B) resolved England's seventeenth century religious questions. 
C) reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship. 
D) confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without Parliament's approval. 
E) expanded the political power of the working class. 
A) stated that the monarch was subject to the law of the land. 
B) resolved England's seventeenth century religious questions. 
C) reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship. 
D) confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without Parliament's approval. 
E) expanded the political power of the working class.

Question 15

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 16

To achieve the goal of absolutist rule,_________ was an absolute necessity.

Accepted Answer

A) a groundswell of popular support from the peasants 
B) a well-oiled propaganda machine 
C) a court school dedicated to teaching absolutist theory 
D) the support of every noble in the realm 
E) a strong,centralized,loyal bureaucracy 
A) a groundswell of popular support from the peasants 
B) a well-oiled propaganda machine 
C) a court school dedicated to teaching absolutist theory 
D) the support of every noble in the realm 
E) a strong,centralized,loyal bureaucracy

Question 17

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 18

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

Accepted Answer

In Protestant countries,the independent

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

How were changes in the government structure of the Dutch government related to changes in Dutch power?

Accepted Answer

After the United Provinces of the Dutch

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

During the Glorious Revolution,violence broke out to protest:

After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire,Austria's main rival in central Europe was:

Russian peasants were:

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

The Glorious Revolution occurred completely without bloodshed.

The wars of Louis XIV:

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

Ottoman power in southeastern Europe declined rapidly after the Ottomans:

The most important opponents of royal absolutism were:

The real political authority in the Dutch Republic lay with:

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

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

The Bill of Rights in England [1688]:

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

To achieve the goal of absolutist rule,_________ was an absolute necessity.

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

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

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

How were changes in the government structure of the Dutch government related to changes in Dutch power?

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Exam 6: European Monarchies and Absolutism, 1660-1725

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

During the Glorious Revolution,violence broke out to protest:

After the collapse of the Ottoman Empire,Austria's main rival in central Europe was:

Russian peasants were:

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

The Glorious Revolution occurred completely without bloodshed.

The wars of Louis XIV:

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

Ottoman power in southeastern Europe declined rapidly after the Ottomans:

The most important opponents of royal absolutism were:

The real political authority in the Dutch Republic lay with:

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

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

The Bill of Rights in England [1688]:

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

To achieve the goal of absolutist rule,_________ was an absolute necessity.

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

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

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

How were changes in the government structure of the Dutch government related to changes in Dutch power?

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

Europe During the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 1848-1871

Imperialism and Colonialism, 1870-1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics, 1870-1914

The First World War

Turmoil Between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics, economic Recovery, and Cultural Change

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