Question 1

Which group provided the most resistance to James II of England?

Accepted Answer

A) The Tories. 
B) The Whigs. 
C) The small landholders. 
D) The Catholic Church. 
E) The working class. 
A) The Tories. 
B) The Whigs. 
C) The small landholders. 
D) The Catholic Church. 
E) The working class.

Question 2

In general,the centralization of state power in Eastern Europe came at the expense of the:

Accepted Answer

A) autonomy of the Church. 
B) political autonomy of the free cities. 
C) power of merchants to avoid taxation. 
D) freedom of peasants. 
E) political power of the aristocracy. 
A) autonomy of the Church. 
B) political autonomy of the free cities. 
C) power of merchants to avoid taxation. 
D) freedom of peasants. 
E) political power of the aristocracy.

Question 3

The Treaty of Utrecht (1713)altered the balance of power in Europe by:

Accepted Answer

A) giving France desirable British territory in North America and the income from those colonies. 
B) increasing the power of Spain beyond that of France and Great Britain. 
C) placing France and Spain under the same ruler. 
D) making Holland the dominant sea power in the New World. 
E) giving Great Britain trading rights and desirable French territory in the New World. 
A) giving France desirable British territory in North America and the income from those colonies. 
B) increasing the power of Spain beyond that of France and Great Britain. 
C) placing France and Spain under the same ruler. 
D) making Holland the dominant sea power in the New World. 
E) giving Great Britain trading rights and desirable French territory in the New World.

Question 4

The Treaty of Utrecht led to greater colonial rivalries in South America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Who was the "Sun King"?

Accepted Answer

A) Frederick William I. 
B) Charles II. 
C) Louis XIV. 
D) James II. 
E) Peter the Great. 
A) Frederick William I. 
B) Charles II. 
C) Louis XIV. 
D) James II. 
E) Peter the Great.

Question 6

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 7

The War of the Spanish Succession broke out when:

Accepted Answer

A) William of Orange's daughter succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
B) the Austrian king,Leopold I,succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
C) Louis XIV's grandson succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
D) the named heir of the Spanish throne,Philip V,renounced his claim. 
E) Leopold I's nephew succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
A) William of Orange's daughter succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
B) the Austrian king,Leopold I,succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
C) Louis XIV's grandson succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
D) the named heir of the Spanish throne,Philip V,renounced his claim. 
E) Leopold I's nephew succeeded to the Spanish throne.

Question 8

The Act of Toleration of 1689 granted:

Accepted Answer

A) Jews the right to worship freely in England. 
B) English citizens the right to peacefully oppose parliamentary policies. 
C) English citizens the right to peacefully oppose the king's policies. 
D) Catholics the right to worship freely in England. 
E) Protestant dissenters the right to worship freely in England. 
A) Jews the right to worship freely in England. 
B) English citizens the right to peacefully oppose parliamentary policies. 
C) English citizens the right to peacefully oppose the king's policies. 
D) Catholics the right to worship freely in England. 
E) Protestant dissenters the right to worship freely in England.

Question 9

What was the role of the army in the formation of the Prussian state?

Accepted Answer

The basis for Prussian expansion lay wit

Question 10

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 11

All governments in Europe strove to be absolutist over the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

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 15

What was the role of the peasant in Russian society and government?

Accepted Answer

Peasants in Russia,unlike peasants in We

Which group provided the most resistance to James II of England?

In general,the centralization of state power in Eastern Europe came at the expense of the:

The Treaty of Utrecht (1713)altered the balance of power in Europe by:

The Treaty of Utrecht led to greater colonial rivalries in South America.

Who was the "Sun King"?

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

The War of the Spanish Succession broke out when:

The Act of Toleration of 1689 granted:

What was the role of the army in the formation of the Prussian state?

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

All governments in Europe strove to be absolutist over the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

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

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

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

What was the role of the peasant in Russian society and government?

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Exam 6: European Monarchies and Absolutism, 1660-1725

Which group provided the most resistance to James II of England?

In general,the centralization of state power in Eastern Europe came at the expense of the:

The Treaty of Utrecht (1713)altered the balance of power in Europe by:

The Treaty of Utrecht led to greater colonial rivalries in South America.

Who was the "Sun King"?

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

The War of the Spanish Succession broke out when:

The Act of Toleration of 1689 granted:

What was the role of the army in the formation of the Prussian state?

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

All governments in Europe strove to be absolutist over the course of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

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

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

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

What was the role of the peasant in Russian society and government?

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

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: the End of the Cold War, 1960-1990

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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