Unit 9 Absolutism Quiz

Which of the following was NOT a reform of Peter the Great during his reign as Tsar of Russia?

• Modernization of Russia's military

• Construction of St. Petersburg

• Peter became head of the Russian church

• Revoked the Edict of Nantes

_____________ wanted to visit the West so that he could learn about European culture and technology to adopt to Russia.

• Peter the Great

• Catherine the Great

• Louis XIV

• Ferdinand II

Russia fought a war with Sweden to control what?

• coal for industry

• warm water ports

• Mediterranean territory

• swedish fish

Which of the following is not true of St. Petersburg?

• It was a port city off of the Baltic Sea

• It was the new home of Russia's navy

• It was used to increase trade with western Europe

• All are true

 

What made Russia different than western Europe?

• Russia was a pacifist country and didn't want to be involved in wars

• Russia was Muslim, Western Europe was Catholic

• Russia was Eastern Orthodox, Western Europe was Catholic

• Russia did not have any absolute monarchs/kings

Louis XIV built this massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country to keep an eye on the nobles.

• Windsor Castle

• St. Petersburg

• Versailles

• Fontainebleau

What does absolute monarch mean?

• a ruler who is sure of their power

• A ruler who is involved in all aspects of government and public life

• someone who has to answer to a separate government body

• a very intelligent ruler

 

The theory justifying a monarch's absolute rule by God's authority is called

• laissez-faire

• totalitarianism

• predestination

• divine right

Louis XIV was known as the _____________ and boasted "I am the State".

• God King

• Sun King

• Universal King

• Supreme Overlord

Which monarch made men cut of their beards in an attempt to westernize his country?

• Louis XIV of France

• Catherine the Great of Russia

• Peter the Great of Russia

• Elizabeth the I of England