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Congress of Vienna

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Metternich can best be described as

a)

liberal.

b)

progressive.

c)

reactionary.

d)

democratic.

2.

Which Austrian diplomat exerted such an influence over European politics that the era of 1815 to 1848 is named after him?

a)

Talleyrand

b)

Castlereagh

c)

Metternich

d)

Bismarck

3.

The Congress of Vienna ordered which defeated European nation to pay indemnities to other nations for war damages?

a)

France

b)

Prussia

c)

Austria

d)

Russia

4.

Who was invited to assume the French throne after Napoleon’s defeat?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Louis XV

c)

Louis XVII

d)

Louis XVIII

5.

Which of the following nations was not part of the Quadruple Alliance?

a)

Sweden

b)

Austria

c)

Prussia

d)

Great Britain

6.

Troops of the Quintuple Alliance suppressed revolts against the kings of what two countries?

a)

Spain and Portugal

b)

France and Spain

c)

Spain and Itayl

d)

Russia and Sweden

7.

Which Quintuple Alliance member strongly opposed the plan to restore the Spanish colonies to the monarchy of Spain?

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Russia

d)

Austria

8.

Which United States president warned European nations against establishing colonies in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Monroe

b)

Madison

c)

Jackson

d)

Jefferson

9.

The major European powers supported which nation in its 1821 revolt against the Ottoman Empire?

a)

Greece

b)

Serbia

c)

Romania

d)

Bulgaria

10.

What was the main weakness of the alliance system?

a)

National interests often were more important than international ones.

b)

The many smaller powers had grown in military might.

c)

The leaders lacked the will to keep themselves in power.

d)

The Roman Catholic Church prevented them from extending their control.

11.

In 1830 which French king was forced to flee France after the people of Paris revolted against his attempts to restrict certain freedoms?

a)

Louis XVIII

b)

Louis Philippe

c)

Charles X

d)

Louis XVI

12.

What French ruler wanted to be a “divine right” monarch and had to eventually leave the country during the July Revolution?

a)

Louis XVIII

b)

Louis Philippe

c)

Napoleon III

d)

Charles X

13.

The Treaty of London provided for

a)

British enforcement of the Monroe Doctrine.

b)

France’s guilt for Napoleon’s wars.

c)

peace after the July Revolution.

d)

Belgium’s independence and neutrality.

14.

What country was declared neutral by the Treaty of London?

a)

Britain

b)

America

c)

Holland

d)

Belgium

15.

In what country did the revolution fires of the 1830s and 1848 first spark?

a)

Prussia

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Austria

16.

The French constitution of 1848 established “universal manhood suffrage,” which meant

a)

all citizens could vote.

b)

all landowners could vote.

c)

all men could vote.

d)

men and women could vote

17.

Who was the French leader who staged a coup d’état in 1851 and later proclaimed himself emperor?

a)

Napoleon II

b)

Napoleon III

c)

Louis Philippe

d)

Louis Cavaignac

18.

In 1848 which nephew of Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria became emperor and crushed the nationalistic revolts throughout the empire?

a)

Charles I of Austria

b)

Franz Josef I

c)

Maximilian I

d)

Franz Ferdinand I

19.

Which Russian czar replaced westernization with Russification?

a)

Alexander I

b)

Alexander II

c)

Nicholas I

d)

Nicholas II

20.

Which of the following was not a way Nicholas I tried to prevent revolution in Russia?

a)

He increased his control over the government.

b)

He abolished serfdom

c)

He made the Russian Orthodox Church the official church.

d)

He instituted Russification to give all Russians a common culture.