Module 11 Practice questions

Who was Louis XIII’s prime minister or advisor?

• Cardinal Richelieu

• Cardinal Mazarin

• Duke of Buckingham

• Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Know the significance of the English Bill of Rights.

• It limited the powers of the monarch and established the supremacy of Parliament.

• It granted independence to the American colonies.

• It established the first English colony in North America.

• It was the first document to grant universal suffrage.

Louis XIV’s prime minister or advisor was:

• Cardinal Richelieu

• Cardinal Mazarin

• Jean-Baptiste Colbert

• Jules Mazarin

He was known as the “Sun King.” His quote was also the “I am the state.”

• Louis XIV

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Charlemagne

• Henry VIII

Who led the Glorious Revolution?

• William of Orange

• Oliver Cromwell

• King James II

• Queen Mary

Peter the Great was the first Russian ruler to make an effort to ___?

• westernize

• isolate

• expand eastward

• strengthen the monarchy

Which of the following was divided into small states as a result of the Thirty Years’ War?

• Holy Roman Empire

• France

• Spain

• England

What was the Edict of Nantes issued in an effort to do?

• Grant religious freedom to Protestants in France

• Establish a new monarchy in France

• Expand French territories overseas

• Strengthen the Catholic Church's power in France

What country was the most powerful European nation during the late 1600s and early 1700s?

• France

• Spain

• England

• Netherlands

What country was the most powerful European nation during the late 1500s and early 1600s?

• Spain

• France

• England

• Portugal