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Ch.21 Absolute Monarchs in Europe

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Divine Right?

a)

a set of rules used by the greeks

b)

the God given right to rule

c)

Hitler's reason to exterminate Jewish people

d)

Machiavelli's theory on power

2.

Phillip II of Spain believed it was his duty to defend this branch of Christianity.

a)

Calvinism

b)

Catholicism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Baptism

3.

The "Sun King" - "I am the state."

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Henry VIII

4.

Philip II sent the ________ to DESTROY England in 1588.

a)

Spanish Armada

b)

The Conquistadors

c)

Pizarro and Cortez

d)

Spanish Inquisition

5.
Who was the monarch of England when Phillip II went to war with his Spanish Armada and lost?
a)
Mary of Scots
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
James I
d)
Charles I
6.
Where did Louis XIV move France's palace?
a)
Lyon
b)
Gordes
c)
Versailles
d)
Dinan
7.
When a ruler has complete authority over the government and the lives of the people.
a)
Absolutism
b)
Republicanism
c)
Socialism 
d)
Parliament-arianism
8.
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
9.

The religion that Spain imposed upon its colonies and it's people

a)

Jewism

b)

Islam

c)

Catholicism

d)

Hindu

10.
Allowed religious toleration for French Protestants.
a)
Edict of Nantes
b)
Diet of Worms
c)
Council of Trent
d)
Magna Carta
11.
They are French Protestants
a)
Huguenots
b)
Puritans
c)
Pilgrams
d)
Boyars
12.

Which monarch issued the Edict of Nantes?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Henry IV

c)

Maria Theresa

d)

Elizabeth I

13.

What is the name for the idea that nothing can ever be known for certain?

a)

optimism

b)

cynicism

c)

skepticism

d)

nihilism

14.
What treaty ended the Thirty Years' War?
a)
Treaty of Utrecht
b)
Treaty of Augsburg
c)
Treaty of Westphalia
d)
Treaty of Peace
15.
Which war was sparked by religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants?
a)
Seven Years' War
b)
Thirty Years' War
c)
War of Austrian Succession
d)
War of Spanish Succession
16.
Maria Theresa is from...
a)
Austria
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Russia
17.
Frederick II is from...
a)
Austria
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Prussia
18.

The Seven Year's War started as a conflict between these two countries...

a)

England and Spain

b)

England and France

c)

Austria and France

d)

Austria and Prussia

19.

A state is a place that has territory, government, population,

and sovereignty.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

20.
Which nation was allied with Britain during the Seven Years War?
a)
Prussia
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Russia
21.
Frederick the Great was the monarch of ______.
a)
Prussia
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Russia
22.
Peter the Great implemented this to make Russia stronger.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Westernization
c)
Balance of Power
d)
Trickle down economics
23.
Peter the Great is from...
a)
Austria
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Russia
24.
The Russian leaders called themselves Czar. Czar means
a)
Ceasar
b)
Lowlife
c)
King
d)
President
25.

Who was this man?

a)

Czar Peter the Great of Russia

b)

King Louis XIV of France

c)

King Frederick William of Prussia

26.

Peter the Great built a new capital for his Russian Empire, on the Baltic coast, which he named ________.

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Moscow

c)

Leningrad

d)

Vladivostok

27.

Absolute monarchs like Louis XIV, Frederick William, & Peter the Great claimed that their power came from ____, & therefore they answered to no man.

a)

God

b)

the Pope

c)

the people

d)

their ability

28.

The first Russian ruler to adopt the title czar, meaning "caesar" was:

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Michael Romanov

d)

Anastasia Romanov

29.

Ivan the Terrible's cruelty was aimed mainly at:

a)

serfs

b)

priests

c)

nobles

d)

merchants

30.

In Russia, the boyars were:

a)

merchants

b)

career soldiers

c)

slave-like laborers

d)

landowning nobles

31.

Peter the Great's main reason for visiting the West was to:

a)

gain allies for Russia

b)

gain a warm-water seaport for Russia

c)

learn about Western customs and technology

d)

impress the West with Russian technology

32.

At the time that Peter the Great took the throne, the most essential part of the Russian economy was

a)

serfs

b)

colonies

c)

trade relations with Europe

d)

merchants and bankers

33.

In order to "Westernize" Russia, Peter the Great charged a greater tax to Russians who chose not to shave their beards. In order to look more Asian.

a)

True

b)

False, Middle Eastern

c)

False, American

d)

False, European

34.
Who was the monarch of England when Phillip II went to war with his Spanish Armada and lost?
a)
Mary of Scots
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
James I
d)
Charles I
35.
Who was the first of Henry's children to rule England?
a)
Edward VI
b)
Anne
c)
Mary
d)
Elizabeth
36.
Who was the last of Henry VIII's children to rule England?
a)
Mary
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Edward
d)
Jane
37.

A monarchy is...

a)

a government ruled by a president

b)

a government ruled by a mayor

c)

a government ruled by a king or queen

d)

a government ruled by Chuck Norris

38.

Who became the rulers of England as a result of the Glorious Revolution?

a)

Wilma and Barry

b)

Charles and Oliver

c)

James and Liz

d)

William and Mary

39.

He took over the English throne in 1625, fought constantly with Parliament over money and power, and was eventually the first sitting European monarch to be executed by his own people.

a)

William II

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Charles I

d)

Robert Boyle

40.
The signing of the Magna Carta in 12l5 and the Glorious Revolution in 1688 were key events in English history because they resulted in
a)
creating alliances with France
b)
defeating Protestant nobles
c)
limiting the power of the monarchy
d)
annexing territory
41.

The Great Restoration (1661) began when ___________ took the throne.

a)

Charles II

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

James I

d)

Henry VIII

42.

Before they could be crowned King & Queen, William and Mary had to agree to:

a)

Agree to the English Bill of Rights

b)

Sign the rights of man and citizen

c)

establish William and Mary College in Virginia

d)

have a child

43.

Because his BROTHER (not him) had 14 illegitimate children and no heirs to the throne this man took the throne in 1685. He was a catholic king and was overthrown by William of Orange and his daughter Mary in 1688.

a)

Charles II

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Henry VIII

d)

James II

44.

During the Commonwealth period England was supposedly a ______________ after Oliver Cromwell abolished the monarchy.

a)

Limited Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Absolute Monarchy

45.

Who was the first English monarch of the Stuart royal family that inherited Elizabeth I's throne as well as her conflicts with Parliament.

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Charles I

c)

James I

d)

James II

46.

Was discovered in the cellar of the Parliament building with barrels of gunpowder in a failed attempt to blow up Parliament and James I.

a)

William of Orange

b)

Cardinal Woolsey

c)

Guy Fawkes

d)

Sir Thomas Gresham

47.
a)
United Kingdom
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Spain
48.
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
France
d)
Germany
49.
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
Spain
d)
Italy
50.
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
United Kingdom
d)
Poland
51.
a)
Sweden
b)
Finland
c)
Norway
d)
Iceland
52.
What country?
a)
France
b)
Portugal
c)
UK
53.

What country is highlighted?

a)

Italy

b)

Switzerland

c)

Greece

d)

Denmark

54.
a)
Iceland
b)
Ireland
c)
United Kingdom
d)
Denmark
55.
a)

Ukraine

b)

Belarus

c)

Poland

d)

Germany

56.
What country?
a)
Belgium
b)
Poland
c)
Russia
57.
a)
Finland
b)
Sweden
c)
Norway
d)
Denmark

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