Savvas Topic 3 Unit Test

Which French King was a Huguenot, but converted to Catholicism when he began to rule?

• Charles I

• Henry IV

• Louis XIV

• Louis XVI

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella are connected to--

• Colonization of Africa by Europeans

• Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus

• The Reign of Terror

• The Rise of Napoleon

Louis XIV declared, "L'Etat, c'est moi" (The state, it is I). What did he mean by this?

• He was inspired by the enlightenment.

• A belief in divine right

• Popular sovereignty

• Limited monarchy

The first modern novel, "Don Quixote" satirizes--

• romantic notions of knighthood and chivalry

• the concept of absolute monarchy

• Spanish peasants

• The wars of King Philip II.

The Peace of Westphalia ended which war?

• The Thirty Years' War

• The Glorious Revolution

• The Hundred Years' War

• The Franco-Prussian War

How did Spanish King Philip II influence the art of Spain's golden age?

• He was a skilled painter and artist himself.

• He hired only Spanish artists.

• He ruled that artists could only depict religious subjects.

• He provided financial support to many artists.

Why did Russia choose to cooperate with Prussia and Austria in 1772?

• To defeat Napoleon Bonaparte

• To partition Poland

• To invade Spain

• To spread the Enlightenment

Peter the Grade built up Russia's Navy from just a few ships to over a thousand over a twenty year period. What was his goal in doing this?

• To modernize and westernize Russia

• To conquer Western Europe

• To invade the American colonies

Which of the following was a chief characteristic of Britain's constitutional government in the 1700s?

• Suppression of religious dissenters.

• A cabinet with a Prime Minister and other advisers to the king.

• Universal voting rights for all citizens.

• Elimination of the monarchy.

Why did Austria shift alliances in the mid-1700s?

• It sought to create united German empire.

• It saw Prussia as a greater threat than France.

• The Ottoman Empire in Turkey was a serious military threat.

• Austria was afraid of Britain's expanding power.