Question 1

Peter the Great's inspiration for rebuilding his court in St.Petersburg was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Versailles
B)   Berlin
C)   Aix-la-Chapelle
D)   the Pantheon A

Question 2

The idea of the divine right of kings was attractive to monarchs because it effectively ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   gave them free license over their people
B)   ended the influence of the church in secular matters
C)   made them free of noble rule
D)   created an alliance between the nobles and commoners C

Question 3

Under the Treaty of Dover, Charles II allied with the ________ against the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   French; Spanish
B)   German Empire; Dutch
C)   French; Dutch
D)   English; French C

Question 4

Charles I might have ruled indefinitely without Parliament had his religious policies not provoked war with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   France
B)   Ireland
C)   Spain
D)   Scotland

Question 5

The Habsburg Empire can be described as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   small but cohesive
B)   large but divided
C)   strongly centralized
D)   disappearing by 1700

Question 6

What policies did Sir Robert Walpole promote as chief minister in England?

Accepted Answer

A)   He maintained peace abroad and promoted religious and political liberty at home.
B)   He advanced aggressive military initiatives abroad and imposed no new domestic policies.
C)   He strictly limited free speech and increased taxes on the nobility.
D)   He shut down newspapers and restricted religious liberties.

Question 7

Louis XIV's power and central position in French society were reflected in the unofficial title "The ________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Louis XIV's power and central position in...

Question 8

King Louis XIV made life difficult for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   royal officials
B)   Huguenots
C)   military leaders
D)   Catholics

Question 9

The Militia Ordinance gave the English Parliament the power to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   raise its own army
B)   raise or lower taxes
C)   dissolve the monarchy
D)   house soldiers in the homes of citizens

Question 10

In the Treaty of Dover, Charles II and Louis XIV's secret agreement called for Charles II to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   dismiss the Parliament of Lords and Commons, and in exchange Louis XIV would revoke the Edict of Nantes
B)   announce his conversion to Catholicism, and in exchange Louis XIV promised to pay Charles a substantial subsidy
C)   revoke the Clarendon Code, and in exchange Louis XIV promised to pay Charles a substantial subsidy
D)   revoke the Test Act, and in exchange Louis XIV would revoke the Edict of Nantes

Question 11

John Locke argues against absolute monarchy in his ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture
B)   Second Treatise of Civil Government
C)   Table of Ranks
D)   A Counterblast to Tobacco

Question 12

Compare two noble groups in Europe in the early modern period-such as the boyars and junkers-and examine their agendas, their political power, and how they shaped both domestic and foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare two noble groups in Europe in...

Question 13

Changes in military structure and technologies ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   favored absolute monarchies
B)   weakened monarchies across Europe
C)   cut the costs of war
D)   made finance a key element in political maneuvering

Question 14

The Petition of Right can be characterized as _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Charles I's attempt to placate Parliament
B)   the long-term result of the English Civil War
C)   the document that triggered the English Civil War
D)   Parliament's demands on the king, presented in exchange for voting new taxes

Question 15

Peter the Great replaced the position of patriarch with the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Peter the Great replaced the position of...

Question 16

Who was known as the Great Elector?

Accepted Answer

A)   Frederick William
B)   John III Sobieski
C)   Michael Romanov
D)   Theodore II

Question 17

The absolutist model is best represented by ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The absolutist model is best represented by...

Question 18

How did the duke of Orléans weaken France after the death of Louis XIV? Which of his initiatives became symbolic of French decline? How?

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

The chief feature of eighteenth-century French political life was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Louis XIV's lack of leadership
B)   the failure of the nobility to dominate the Parliament
C)   the protest by the peasantry to gain more influence and representation in Parliament
D)   the attempt of the nobility to use its authority to limit the power of the monarchy

Question 20

What did Peter the Great learn about his son Aleksei that presented a problem for the monarchy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Aleksei was too weak to take over the throne.
B)   Aleksei did not want to become king.
C)   Aleksei might become a focus for rebellion.
D)   His son had entered into a plot to overthrow Peter.

Exam 13: European State -Consolidation in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries