Monarchs Unit Test

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs sought to:

• a. Encourage the growth of cooperative farms
• b. Develop better relations with Muslim rulers
• c. Increase human rights for their citizens
• d. Centralize political power in their nation

Which of the following would most likely agree with the form of government supported by Louis XIV?

• a. Thomas Hobbes
• b. John Locke
• c. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
• d. Baron de Montesquieu

Who had the Palace of Versailles built as a demonstration of wealth and power?

• a. Catherine the Great
• b. Louis XIV
• c. Louis XVI
• d. Maria Theresa

Who was the Spanish king who sent the Spanish Armada to England?

• a. Peter the Great
• b. Louis XVI
• c. Philip II
• d. Louis XIV

Which English Queen ruled for 45 years and solidified England as a Protestant nation?

• a. Mary I
• b. Elizabeth I
• c. Maria Theresa
• d. Catherine the Great

Which statement reflects an argument of Enlightenment philosophers against the belief in the divine right of kings?

• a. God has chosen all government rulers
• b. Independence is built by military might
• c. A capitalist economic system is necessary for democracy
• d. The power of the government is derived from the governed

Which of the following best describes Divine Right Theory?

• a. Monarchs believe their first-born child is entitled to the throne
• b. Monarchs believe their right to rule is given to them directly by God
• c. Monarchs believe they have the right to acquire neighboring empires
• d. Monarchs believe they should only rule as long as the people consent

Peter the Great moved the capital city of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg to:

• a. Be closer to Western Europe in order to open up trade through the Baltic Sea
• b. Move away from the famine and plague that killed thousands
• c. Move away from invading Mongols and other east Asian invaders
• d. Be closer to the great iron reserves of northern Russia

Who saw himself as the “Sun King” of France and the most powerful ruler in the world during the 17th century (1600s):

• a. Cardinal Richelieu
• b. Louis XIII
• c. Louis XIV
• d. Frederick the Great

The cartoon is commenting on the efforts of Peter the Great to force the Russian nobility to

• a. conform to Asian social values
• b. adopt Western culture
• c. prepare for military battle
• d. bow to pressures from the Ottoman Empire