World History Unit 5 Test Review

What was the leading absolutist nation in Europe during the seventeenth century?

• Austria
• France
• England
• Russia

Gustavus Adolphus was king of ______.

• Denmark
• Norway
• Russia
• Sweden

What title did Oliver Cromwell take?

• Model General
• King of England
• Lord Protector
• Commonwealth Ruler

Which nation came out of the Thirty Years’ War the strongest?

• France
• England
• Sweden
• Prussia

What group of countries organized against France during the War of the Spanish Succession?

• Protectorate
• Westphalia Alliance
• Great Northern Coalition
• Grand Alliance

Which law did Parliament use to decide who could occupy the throne of England?

• Grand Alliance
• Divine Right
• Act of Settlement
• Habeas Corpus Act

What officials did Louis XIV appoint to strengthen his control of the military?

• Brigadier generals
• Lieutenant colonels
• Corporals
• Sergeants

What group in France did Richelieu view as a danger to the state?

• Roundheads
• Huguenots
• Merchants
• Catholics

Who was Louis XIII’s powerful chief minister?

• Adolphus
• Colbert
• Mazarin
• Richelieu

Robert Walpole is considered the first what in British history?

• Prime minister
• King
• Prince of Wales
• Knight