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Age of Absolutism

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Louis XIV was known by what name?
a)
The Sun King
b)
The Moon King
c)
King of all Europe
d)
King of the Franks
2.
Huguenots were Protestants from which country?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Sweden
3.
Oliver Cromwell created what type of government after the English Civil War?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Commonwealth
d)
Oligarchy
4.
Which czar modernized Russia by building a navy and adopting western customs?
a)
Ivan the Terrible
b)
Igor the Proud
c)
Nicholas IV
d)
Peter the Great
5.
The Glorious Revolution was "glorious" for all the following reasons EXCEPT
a)
It was bloodless (no one died)
b)
King James II worked with Parliament.
c)
Parliament passed the English Bill of Rights
d)
William and Mary agreed to respect Parliament.
6.
Inflation means prices do what?
a)
Prices go up.
b)
Prices go down.
c)
Prices stay the same.
d)
Prices do the hokey pokey.
7.
What was the last religious war in Europe which started when Catholic officials were thrown out a window?
a)
Seven Years' War
b)
War of the Austrian Succession
c)
Thirty Years' War
d)
Great Northern War
8.
What was the divine right of kings?
a)
Kings were descended from God.
b)
Kings were the head of the church/
c)
Kings received their authority from God alone.
d)
Only kings were able to decide what people believed.
9.
Which group wanted to change the Church of England?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
Copperheads
d)
Cavaliers
10.
Which Spanish author wrote Don Quixote?
a)
Picasso
b)
Quevado
c)
Mendoza
d)
Cervantes
11.
Boyars and Junkers are examples of which social group of people?
a)
Monarchs
b)
Church Leaders
c)
Peasants
d)
Nobility
12.
Which country was not controlled by members of the Hapsburg family?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Holy Roman Empire
d)
Austria
13.
How many times was Poland partitioned by other European countries?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
14.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

a)

Develop better relations with muslim rulers

b)

Centralize political power in their nations

c)

Encourage the growth of political farms

d)

Increase human rights for citizens

15.

Who was Louis XIV?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.

d)

This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.

16.

Who was Peter the Great?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building the city Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best

d)

This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them

17.

Oliver Cromwell was the leader of which of the following groups?

a)

Royalists

b)

Parliamentarians

c)

Redcoats

d)

French

18.

The English Bill of Rights came BEFORE the US Bill of Rights

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The English Civil War represented a struggle between which of the following?

a)

Redcoats vs. Bluecoats

b)

Cavaliers vs Royalists

c)

Royalists vs Redcoats

d)

Cavaliers vs Roundheads

20.
The nobles from which country were called boyars?
a)
England
b)
Prussia
c)
Russia
d)
France
21.
Monarchs from this country wanted a warm-water port.
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
America
22.
The Roundheads and the Cavaliers fought a civil war in this country.
a)
England
b)
Russia
c)
India
d)
Brazil
23.
Part of this person's legacy was the creation of public schools.
a)
Catherine the Great
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Ivan the Great
d)
Henry the Great
24.
Who helped Louis XIII consolidate his power and become an absolute monarch?
a)
Stephen Colbert
b)
Cardinal Richelieu
c)
Cardinal Wolsey
d)
Louis XIV
25.
Who was the Lord Protector of England?
a)
Charles II
b)
William and Mary
c)
Oliver Cromwell
d)
James I
26.
Who was invited to be monarch of England in the Restoration?
a)
James I
b)
Charles II
c)
William and Mary
d)
Louis XIV
27.
Which country was first to execute its monarch?
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Spain
28.

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.

29.

Who led England to victory over the Spanish Armada?

a)

Queen Elizabeth II

b)

Armand Richelieu

c)

Francis Drake

d)

Charles V

30.

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.

31.

Who led the Roundheads in the English Civil War?

a)

Philip II

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Charles I

d)

Armand Richelieu

32.

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

a)

Tudors

b)

Cavaliers

c)

Stuarts

d)

Levellers

33.

Which religious group controlled England under the Commonwealth?

a)

Puritans

b)

Anglicans

c)

Jews

d)

Catholics

34.

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

35.
Sun King, "I am State", Palace Versailles, Longest European Monarch 72 years, 
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Louis XIII
d)
Jean Baptiste Colbert
36.
Louis XV
a)
Amusement - Just want to have fun and mistresses
b)
After us, the Deluge
c)
1715 - 1774
d)
All of the Answers are correct
37.
Line of succession 
a)
elected
b)
chosen
c)
nominated
d)
stayed in family
38.

The term for a ruler's family maintaining power over generations is called?

a)

Dynasty

b)

Democracy

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Monarchy

39.
Huguenots
a)
French Protestants
b)
St. Bartholmew's Day Massacre
c)
Henry IV
d)
All of these choices are linked to the Huguenots
40.
Military General of the Huguenots, King of France, Edict of Nantes
a)
Louis XIII
b)
Catherine II
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Henry IV
41.
Catholic official religion of France and religious freedom to Huguenots
a)
Balance of Power
b)
Glorious Revolution
c)
Edict of Nantes
d)
Bill of Rights
42.
Bourbon Family
a)
Ruled England
b)
Ruled France
c)
Ruled Spain
d)
Ruled Russia
43.
Cardinal Richelieu and Jules Mazarin were important b/c
a)
advisors to kings that were too young to rule and helped strengthen the monarchy in France
b)
Generals in Huguenot army
c)
Kings of England
d)
Bourbon Family Members
44.
Nobility who aided the Prussian rulers - Helped govern and in the military
a)
Junkers
b)
Tories
c)
Whigs
d)
Absolutism
45.
Hohenzollern Rulers
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Prussia
d)
Russia
46.
CZAR, "the Terrible", St. Basil's Cathedral
a)
Ivan IV
b)
Peter I
c)
Catherine II
d)
Louis IV
47.
Black Sea and Promoted Education
a)
Ivan IV
b)
Peter I
c)
Catherine II
d)
Mary I
48.
Westernized and Modernized Russia
a)
Ivan IV
b)
Peter I
c)
Catherine I
d)
Henry IV
49.

The English Bill of Rights

a)

created a constitutional monarchy.

b)

resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.

c)

reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.

d)

confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.

50.

During the reign of Charles I of England,

a)

the English Civil War occurred.

b)

Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader.

c)

Parliament was dissolved.

d)

All of the above

51.

The economic theory based on a country's ability to export more goods than import which contributed to the rise of absolutism was

a)

capitalism.

b)

laissez faire economics.

c)

mercantilism.

d)

socialism.

52.

Which of these events most directly led to the signing of the English Bill of Rights?

a)

English Civil War

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

Thirty Years War

d)

Defeat of Spanish Armada

53.

Which of these events most directly led to the signing of the English Bill of Rights?

a)

English Civil War

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

Thirty Years War

d)

Defeat of Spanish Armada

54.
What body in England placed limits on the powers of the monarchs?
a)
The Church
b)
Parliament
c)
Universities
d)
Foreign governments
55.
This absolute monarch weakened his nobles by forcing them to live with him and occupied them with ridiculous tasks.
a)
Phillip II
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Frederick the Great
d)
James II
56.

Which of the following was a problem with the age of absolutism?

a)

Wars were fought for status, religion, territory, and power

b)

Taxes were raised to build roads, canals, factories, and merchant ships

c)

Countries gained vast territories of land throughout Europe

d)

Tremendous wealth was gained by utilizing their colonies raw materials

57.

The following could be said about Phillip II’s legacy

a)

It was a success because he spent his money wisely and left Spain wealthy

b)

It was an economic failure because he left Spain poor after a lot of spending on wars.

c)

He is relatively unknown as a monarch

d)

His dad Charles V was more well known

58.

Which monarchy started the Church of England and proclaimed himself the Supreme Head of the Church?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Mary I

59.
Why was Spain mad at England leading up to the Spanish Armada?
a)
Spain was Catholic and England was Protestant 
b)
England was helping pirates raid the spanish treasure ships
c)
The English helped the Dutch fight Spain for their independence
d)
all of the above 
60.
Which absolute monarch fought with parliament and was eventually beheaded for it?
a)
Peter the Great
b)
King Philip 
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Charles I
61.

“The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”

—Bishop Jacques Bossuet

This statement describes the philosophy that existed during the

a)

pre-historic era

b)

Age of Absolutism (Absolute Rule)

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

American Revolution

62.

“The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”

—Bishop Jacques Bossuet


Which person would agree with this statement?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

President John F. Kennedy

d)

John Locke

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