AP Euro Unit 3 test

The triennial Act best reflect which of the following historical development?

• The power struggle between the monarchy and the aristocracy

• The constitutional monarchy of England

• The symbiotic relationship between the Parliament and the King

• The absolute power possessed by the King of England

Which of the following theorists would be the most supportive of the Triennial Act

• Thomas Hobbes

• Machiavelli

• John Locke

• Karl Marx

Which of the following actions was a contributing factor to the Parliaments' passing of The Triennial Act in 1640?

• King Charles I's decision to rule without Parliament.

• King Jame I's implementation of the Book of Common Prayer.

• The execution of Charles I

• The death of Elizabeth I

Hobbes wrote during the time of King Charles I of England and the English Civil War. For Hobbes, the most significant danger for society was which of the following?

• A powerful king who refused to share power with an elected parliament.

• The breakdown of law and order would occur without a strong central authority.

• The rise of litigious society

• the rise of a Catholic monarchy in England

In his work, he was attempting to establish a theory of legitimate central government based on which of the following.

• Dive right

• Medieval Saxon or Germanic custom

• A secular and rational reason for the state.

• Papal decrees and ecclesiastic law

In what way's did the social contract in Hobbes Leviathan differ from John Locke's vision of the social contract in his 1689 Second Treatise on Government.

• Hobbes justified a strong monarch while Locke defended a right to revolt against an unjust king

• Hobbes justified a revolt against an un-Christian king while Locke's vision was largely secular

• Hobbes gave greater emphasis to the role of parliament while Locke preferred to defend the prerogatives of the monarchy

• Hobbes sought to restore Catholic doctrine, including the role of the pope as a check and balance against an unjust king, while Locke's view was strongly informed by Calvinist views on revolt against ungodly kings

which of the following British historical documents gave the court the stronger precedent for accusing King Charles for treason against his own people

• the act of supremacy

• The Magna Carta

• The Domesday book

• Leviathan

"he has hereby caused and procured many thousands of the free peopleof this nation to be slain" refers to which of the following

• The Glorious Revolution

• The Anglo-Dutch wars

• The English civil war

• The war of the Spanish succession

What were Louis XIV's motives regarding children in Article 8

• Assuming Protestant parents would not comply, he used fines as a way to make money for the kingdom

• Since his goal was one faith in France, baptizing and converting the next generation would be a step in guaranteeing his goal.

• if children were baptized, parents would be less likely to revolt against his edict

• He was looking for an excuse to wipe out the Protestants in France

Which of the following leaders attempted to benefit economically by welcoming those fleeing French persecution

• Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain

• Frederick the Great Elector

• Peter I of Russia

• Queen Mary I of England