WorksheetsAbsolutism Test 2025
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 32mins
This type of government gives unlimited power to a monarch.
Constitutional Monarchy
Absolute Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
This government established by William and Mary in England forces monarchs to share powers with Parliament.
Absolute Monarchy
Dictatorship
Democracy
Constitutional Monarchy
Who responded to Elizabeth I's support of protestant uprisings in England and the execution of Mary Stuart (Queen of Scots) by sending his armada to invade England?
Louis XIV
Phillip II
Frederick the Great
Cardinal Mazarin
Who is associated with the phrase, "The state, it is me!"
Louis XIV
Louis XVI
Phillip II
Charles I
Which English king was overthrown and replaced by William and Mary in the Glorious Revolution?
Louis XIV
Charles I
James II
William and Mary
The Cardinal who strengthened the French monarchy during the reign of Louis XIII?
Colbert
Rousseau
Mazarin
Richelieu
When Oliver Cromwell defeated Charles I in the English Civil War, the King of England was ________.
executed by having his head cut off
imprisoned
exiled to France
drawn and quartered
The economic plan used by Jean Colbert under Louis XIV to stabilize the economy of France. It focused on increasing the influx of gold bullion.
Mercantilism
Calitalism
Socialism
Fascism
Louis XIV built this as a symbol of his power and wealth?
Arc De Triumph
Palace of Versailles
The Tuileries
El Escorial
Henry Navarre's plan which allowed religious toleration for the Huguenots.
The Toleration Act
The name used to identify French Protestants.
Lutherans
Anglicans
Why did Louis XIV move France's palace? ( select all that apply)
He thought it would protect him from the Holy Roman Emperor
The Palace had working sewerage, unlike the Louvre' in Paris
The Fronde
He wanted to isolate his nobles in order to control tthem
Bloody Mary
Elizabeth I
Edward IV
Lady Jane Gray
Congress
The Cavaliers
Two sides fighting in the English Civil War were the
Brits vs Scots
Blockheads vs the Longhairs
Cavilairs vs Royalists
Royalists vs Roundheads
I ushered in the "Golden Age" of England and am responsible for creating the modern "English sense of self".
Henry VIII
Mary I Tudor
Oliver Cromwell
Elizabeth I
I was the first of the Tudor line. I brought the Lancaster and York families together under the Tudor Rose.
Henry II
Henry VII
Henry IV (Henry III of Navarre)
James I
I was Henry VIII's first born. I am...
Elizabeth I
Mary Queen of Scots
Bloody Mary
Edward
Mary Queen of Scots was ultimately beheaded over what event.
The Gun Powder Plot
The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
The Babington Plot
Her attempt to restore the Anglican Church in England
I am one of the people associated with the Gunpowder Plot. I am
Philip II
Babington
Oliver Cromwell
Guy Fawkes
I was given the title "Lord Protector" of England after I defeated the Royalists in the English Civil War. I Am...
Oliver Cromwell
King Charles II
Guy Fawkes
Cardinal Wolsey
Which of the following is not an outcome of the 100 Years War for the French
The French regain almost and English held territory
The nobles suffer a lose of power in France due to massive casualties
England retakes most of northern France
Pride and confidence are restored in the French Monarch.
I was the first of the Bourbon Kings. I am...
Louis XIV
Henry VII
Henry III of Navarre
Louis XIII
I tried to bring peace to France through a marriage of convenience to the kings sister. I was know for saying that ..."Paris was worth a mass."
Henry IV
Louis XIV
Henry VII
Charles IX
As part of the process of stabilizing France, Henry IV's finance minister ________________ made tax collection more efficient and helped to develop the infrastructure with these taxes.
Richelieu
Cardinal Mazarin
Cromwell
The Duke of Sully
The Treaty of Westphalia 1648 ends the 30 Years war and recognizes ________as the most powerful Catholic nation in Europe.
The Holy Roman Empire
Spain
England
Upon taking the French throne at the age of 4, Louis XIV's mother and ________ ruled as regent until he came of age.
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Manzinni
There was no regent for Louis XIV
True or False: Louis XIV never summoned the Estates General.
True
False
True or False: Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes.
True
False
Thomas More's book was titled...
The Prince
More never wrote a book
The First Estate
One of my books central messages stated that, "...it was better for a leader to be feared than loved."
Machiavelli
More
Richelieu
Mazarin.
The term primogeniture refers to ________ power/authority that is passed down to the eldest son.
matriarchal
hereditary
divine
religious
William the Conqueror of Normandy was the last person to successfully invade England. This happened in the year (a) .
I was given the nickname (a) because of the vengeance I took upon those who helped my father separate from the Roman Catholic church.
I was son to Mary Queen of Scots and nephew to Queen Elizabeth I. When Elizabeth died I became the first Stuart king of England and Scotland. I am (a) (first name and Roman numeral only...do not use the last name. ex. Louis XIV)
Oliver Cromwell established the (a) which was a full time, well equipped, professional army.
The ________sees the last of the Stuart kings removed and William and Mary put on the throne of England. It was given this name partially due to the fact that it was a bloodless overthrow.
English Civil War
Restoration
Glorious Revolution
Act of Succession
The conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants over religion, territory, and power was known as the ...
Seven Years War
Thirty Years War
Glorious Revolution
American Revolution
Elizabeth I was successful because she
defeated the Spanish Armada.
granted religious tolerance between Catholics and Protestants.
never married for fear it would effect her power.
made England Protestant.
All of these are correct.
Richelieu's plan for France was to...(select all that apply).
Make the king's power supreme in France
Make the Pope's power supreme in France
Eliminate the dominance of the Holy Roman Empire in Europe
Make France's power supreme in Europe
Which monarchy started the Church of England and proclaimed himself the Supreme Head of the Church?
Phillip II
Henry VIII
Elizabeth I
Mary I
________ is the act of tossing a person off of a fortress wall or out of a high window. It is considered to be an ultimate form of disrespect.
Drawing and quartering
Habeas Corpus
Regicide
Defenestration
I was only on the throne for 9 days, thanks to Edward IV my cousin. I was executed by Mary I when she and her Catholic supporters ousted me. I am...
Lord Cromwell
Lady Jane Grey
Mary Queen of Scots
James II
I was forced by my nobles to sign the Manga Charta which began the concept of limited monarchies in England. I am...
Henry VIII
King John
King Edward IV
Queen Elizabeth
The "Sea Dogs" are associated with what other terms? (select all that apply)
Queen Elizabeth I
Large fish that ruin fishing nets
State sponsored piracy (England)
Letters of Marque
They were Spanish Sailors
My name is Jean Baptiste Poquelin however, I am better known by my stage name________. My plays are said to be witty dramas that are considered by most to be quite funny.
Racine
Moliere
Voltaire
Colbert
Jean Baptiste Racine was a French playwright who was know for his _______.
comedies
tragedies
epic poems
Racine was not a writer
The Tilbury Speech was...
the speech James I was giving when Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up Parliament.
Babington's confession about plotting to kill Queen Elizabeth I
the inspirational speech given by Elizabeth I prior to Philip II's attack on England
given by Queen Mary prior to the execution of Anglican leaders who helped Henry VIII convert England to Protestantism.
The "Rough Wooing" was...
an attempt to force a marriage between Henry IV to Mary Queen of Scots
an attempt to force a marriage between Edward IV to Mary Queen of Scots
also known as the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre
an attempt to force a marriage between Philip II of Spain and Queen Elizabeth
Under Elizabeth I, a new national church was set up by...
Lord Huron
Parliament
the Act of Uniformity
the Act of Supremacy
Elizabeth was made the head of England'd institutions, the church and the state by...
an act of Parliament
the Act of Supremecy
the Act of Succession
the Archbishop of Canterbury
Known as the greatest of Elizabeth's "sea dogs" (a) (Last name only)
Unlike Spain's king who had the wealth of his American colonies, England found it difficult to fund the development of it's own colonies in the Americas. It was through the efforts of English business leaders that the idea of a (a) was established in order to pool the capitol from many investors.
Elizabeth I was able to establish and maintain religious peace throughout most of her years by establishing compromises that most could live with. Toward the end of her reign, she began to feel a great deal of objection from Parliament regarding these compromises. Those who held the greatest objections to them were called (a) .
The term (a) refers to a Russian land owning noble.
The term we use to describe Russian farm laborers is ________.
serfs
boyars
Kulacks
slavs
The 2 word phrase (a) means peace at home. It is typically used to describe a period of calm brought about by a country's government.
This church was created over Henry VIII's desire to have his marriage annulled by the Pope.
The English Catholic Church
The Anglican Church
The Tutor Church
The Lutheran Church
William and Mary were put on the throne by... (select all that apply)
the Pope
leaders within Parliament who did not want to see a return to absolutism
people who did not want to see England return to Catholicism
The Glorious Revolution
Check all of the names who were associated with the "marriage of convenience" which ultimately led to the St Bartholomew's Day massacre.
Henry of Navarre
King Louis IX
Catherine de Medici
the king's sister Margaret
Edward IV
I am known for saying "Paris is worth a mass". Who am I and what did I mean by this?
Henry IV; I was willing to convert to Catholicism in order to rule over France as king
Edward IV; I was willing to convert to Catholicism in order to rule over France as king
Charles IX; was willing to allow his sister to marry a Catholic in order to preserve the throne for his family
Henry IV; I was willing to convert to Protestantism in order to rule over France as king
Henry IV (Navarre) was assassinated in the Streets of Paris by this radical Catholic.
Francois Ravalliac
Fawkes
Gaspard de Coligny
Henry IV was not assassinated
