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Chapter 12 Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the most famous Sea Dog?
a)
Colbert
b)
Charles V
c)
Francis Drake
d)
Phillip II
2.
Who did Spain defeat at the Battle of Lepanto?
a)
Ottomans
b)
Catholics
c)
Protestants
d)
English
3.
Who ruled Spain & the HRE, practiced his own funeral and later became a monk?
a)
James I
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Charles V
4.
What is the name for a monarch that has complete control over the people?
a)
Absolute Monarchy
b)
President
c)
Dictator
d)
Limited Monarchy
5.
Which leader was a Protestant, converted to Catholicism and allowed religious tolerance?
a)
James II
b)
Henry IV (Henry Navarre)
c)
Charles I
d)
Phillip II
6.
What is the Edict of Nantes?
a)
Religious tolerance for Jews
b)
Religious tolerance for Protestants
c)
Religious tolerance for Muslims
d)
Religious tolerance for Atheists
7.
Where did the Stuart family rule before ruling England?
a)
Scotland
b)
Spain
c)
Ireland
d)
Germany
8.
Who was the first Stuart ruler of England?
a)
Phillip I
b)
Peter I
c)
Charles I
d)
James I
9.
Who did the Roundheads support?
a)
King
b)
Parliament
c)
Pope
d)
President
10.
Which English king was executed?
a)
James I
b)
Phillip I
c)
Charles I
d)
Henry IV
11.
What is another name for the French & Indian war?
a)
10 years war
b)
7 years war
c)
30 years war
d)
5 years war
12.
Which of these women ruled Russia?
a)
Catherine the Great
b)
Mary Stuart
c)
Maria Theresa
d)
Elizabeth Cromwell
13.
What is the name of the ruling family of Austria?
a)
Stuarts
b)
Huguenots
c)
Hohenzollerans
d)
Habsburgs
14.
What country did Maria Theresa rule?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
Austria
d)
Russia
15.
What is the name of the ruling family of Prussia?
a)
Huguenots
b)
Hohenzollerns
c)
Hapsbourgs
d)
Stuarts
16.
Which country did Peter the Great rule and modernize?
a)
Prussia
b)
Austria
c)
Germany
d)
Russia
17.
Which leader built the palace of Versailles?
a)
Louis XIV
b)
Phillip II
c)
Charles V
d)
James II
18.
What does Divine Right mean?
a)
Authority comes from the people.
b)
Authority comes from God.
c)
Authority comes from hard work.
d)
Authority comes from your family.
19.
What English Queen had a war with Phillip II of Spain?
a)
Mary
b)
Maria Theresa
c)
Catherine the Great
d)
Elizabeth I
20.
Who is given credit for establishing a new version of the Bible?
a)
King Louis XIV
b)
King Charles V
c)
King James I
d)
King Phillip II
21.
Who was the finance minister for Louis XIV?
a)
Colbert
b)
Cromwell
c)
Richelieu
d)
Drake
22.
Who did the Cavaliers support during the English Civil War?
a)
Pope
b)
Serfs
c)
Parliament
d)
King
23.
What ended the 30 years war?
a)
Peace of 30 years
b)
Peace of Westphalia
c)
Peace of Augsburg
d)
Peace of Prague
24.
What revolution brought Mary and William III to the throne of England?
a)
Glorious Revolution
b)
Catholic Revolution
c)
English Revolution
d)
William and Mary Revolution
25.
What is the term stating that no person can be held in prison without first being charged?
a)
Divine Right
b)
Balance of Power
c)
Edict of Nantes
d)
Habeas Corpus
26.
What country got separated into over 300 separate states after the Peace of Westphalia?
a)
Spain
b)
Germany
c)
England
d)
Austria
27.
Who was the leader of the Roundheads?
a)
Charles V
b)
James I
c)
Oliver Cromwell
d)
Maria Theresa
28.
What was the purpose of the Petition of Right?
a)
No tax raises without parliament consent.
b)
No going to war without parliament consent.
c)
No new laws without parliament consent.
d)
No new king without parliament consent.
29.
Who are Huguenots?
a)
French Catholics
b)
French Protestants
c)
French Nobles
d)
French Peasants
30.
What is the term for an increase in prices and a fall in the value of money?
a)
Surplus
b)
Supply and demand
c)
Inflation
d)
Deflation
31.

Which does NOT describe an absolute monarch?

a)

Has unlimited power.

b)

Controls taxes.

c)

Looks to church leaders to guide religion.

d)

Dominates the upper class to show off power.

32.

Which statement does NOT accurately describe the Age of Absolutism?

a)

It took place (mostly) after the Renaissance.

b)

It ended with the American Revolution.

c)

Governments became more centralized and powerful.

d)

Rulers were responsible to sustain peace and economic growth.

33.

The divine right theory is the belief a ruler has absolute power since s/he was established by ________________.

a)

God

b)

The people

c)

The pope

d)

Destiny

34.

Who led England to victory over the Spanish Armada?

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Armand Richelieu

c)

Francis Drake

d)

Charles V

35.

Who wrote Don Quixote?

a)

El Greco

b)

Lope de Vega

c)

Diego Velasquez

d)

Miguel de Cervantes

36.

Which does NOT accurately describe King Louis XIV?

a)

He declared himself the "Sun King."

b)

He reigned over 70 years.

c)

He promoted Puritan teachings and beliefs.

d)

His wars led France to inner turmoil & chaos.

37.

What did King Louis XIV build that became a symbol of French wealth, power, and cultural influence?

a)

The Palace of Versailles

b)

The Eiffel Tower

c)

The Louvre

d)

The French Armada

38.

Who led the Roundheads in the English Civil War?

a)

Philip II

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Charles I

d)

Armand Richelieu

39.

Which religious group controlled England under the Commonwealth?

a)

Puritans

b)

Anglicans

c)

Jews

d)

Catholics

40.

Which ruling family from Scotland struggled to cooperate with Parliament in England?

a)

Tudors

b)

Cavaliers

c)

Stuarts

d)

Levellers

41.

What is the event when William & Mary of Orange took the English throne from James II without violence?

a)

The English Civil War

b)

The Thirty Years' War

c)

The Battle of Hastings

d)

The Glorious Revolution

42.
Charles V spent Spanish gold on many ______ to defend the Catholic Church and keep Spain the most powerful nation in Europe
a)
wars
b)
parties
c)
castles
d)
marriages
43.
When Charles V got tired of the drama and retired to pray, he left the absolute monarchy of Spain to his son ________.
a)
Philip II
b)
Henry VIII
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Ferdinand
44.
Why did Philip II hate England so badly?
a)
all of these
b)
England was really late in exploring, so they used pirates to steal shiploads of Spanish gold
c)
Henry VIII, King of England, married Philip's sister Catherine, a Spanish princess...but Henry insulted ALL of Spain by dumping her in a divorce
d)
Henry VIII, King of England, had to destroy the Roman Catholic Church in England and create his own church to get permission to divorce Catherine, which insulted Spain and the Roman Catholic Church
45.
Philip II send the ________ to DESTROY England in 1588.
a)
Spanish Armada
b)
Spanish Army
c)
Spanish Avengers
d)
Spanish Inquisition
46.
The Spanish Armada was defeated in the year ________.
a)
1588
b)
1492
c)
1215
d)
1066
47.
Why did Spain suffer a cataclysmic spiraling decline like being slowly flushed down a toilet after 1588?
a)
The loss of the Spanish navy will allow Queen Elizabeth of England to steal even more Spanish gold
b)
The Spanish weakened their nation by expelling Jews and Muslims during the Reconquest 
c)
Spanish Gold mines were going dry as the absolute kings blew all the gold on wars they were losing
d)
all of these
48.
This conflict that involved England was caused by tensions between the King and parliament.
a)
The 30 years war
b)
The Seven years war
c)
The English Civil War
d)
The War of Spanish Succession
49.
Which economic theory would have been employed by the absolute monarchs of Europe?
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Socialism
d)
Fascism
50.
The nobles from which country were called boyars?
a)
England
b)
Prussia
c)
Russia
d)
France
51.
Monarchs from this country wanted a warm-water port.
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
America
52.
Who helped Louis XIII consolidate his power and become an absolute monarch?
a)
Stephen Colbert
b)
Cardinal Richelieu
c)
Cardinal Wolsey
d)
Louis XIV
53.
Who was invited to be monarch of England in the Restoration?
a)
James I
b)
Charles II
c)
William and Mary
d)
Louis XIV
54.
Who was the cousin of Queen Elizabeth who plotted to kill her and was then beheaded?
a)
Philip I
b)
Mary Tudor
c)
Catherine Howard
d)
Mary Queen of Scots
55.
The Thirty Years War was fought when who rebelled against the Holy Roman Empire?
a)
The Hapsburgs
b)
The Jews
c)
The Protestants
d)
The Catholics