Absolutism in Europe Part Two Study Quiz

Who was the Russian tsar who tried to make Russia into a modern state?

• Catherine the Great

• Peter the Great

• Louis XIV

• Frederick II

What was the term used to describe the adoption of Western ideas, technology, and culture in Russia?

• Stipulate

• Partition

• Autocracy

• Westernization

Which of the following best describes Peter the Great's ruling style?

• Constitutional

• Anarchic

• Autocratic

• Democratic

What group of nobles did Peter the Great force to serve the state in civilian or military positions?

• Cossacks

• Serfs

• Merchants

• Boyars

What was the name of the new capital city built by Peter the Great?

• St. Petersburg

• Kiev

• Moscow

• Novgorod

What was the major goal of Peter the Great's expansion of Russia's borders?

• To gain control of the Arctic Ocean

• To gain control of the Baltic Sea

• To gain control of the Black Sea

• To gain control of the Mediterranean Sea

Who was the Russian empress who continued the policies of Peter the Great?

• Ivan the Terrible

• Catherine the Great

• Peter III

• Nicholas II

What was the name of the war that Catherine the Great waged against the Ottoman Empire?

• The Russo-Turkish War

• The Great Northern War

• The War of Austrian Succession

• The Seven Years' War

What was the term used to describe the division of Poland between Russia, Prussia, and Austria?

• Partition

• Annexation

• Conquest

• Unification

What was the major consequence of the partitions of Poland?

• The disappearance of an independent Poland

• The establishment of a free Polish state

• The strengthening of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

• The decline of Russia's power