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Conflict and Absolutism in Europe Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was a French Protestant called?

a)

Jesuit

b)

Baptist

c)

Huguenot

2.

What percentage were Huguenots in France's total and noble population?

a)

7% of the total population and 40-50% of the nobility

b)

20% of the total population and 70-80% of the nobility

c)

15% of the total population and 20-30% of the nobility

3.

A political system in which a ruler holds total power

a)

Democratic

b)

Absolutism

c)

Republic

4.

A fleet of warships

a)

Armada

b)

Swarm

c)

Tribute

5.

What limited the king's ability to raise an army and forbids getting rid of Parliament?

a)

Bill of Rights (WIlliam and Mary signed this right)

b)

Declaration of Independence (John Hancock signed this document)

c)

Emancipation Proclamation ( President Lincoln signed this document)

6.

What were the wars between Catholics and Protestants in France called?

a)

French Secular Wars

b)

French Government Wars

c)

French Religious Wars

7.

Which house of Parliament was comprised of Protesatant, wealthy, landowning gentry?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

House of Commons

c)

House of the Elite

8.

What types of tension existed in Europe in the 15 and 1600s?

a)

Economic (inflation), social, and warfare (religious)

b)

Education, anti-social, and warfare (secular)

c)

Agriculture, Education, and warfare (racial)

9.

How could Elizabeth's foreign and religious policy best be described during her rule?

a)

Moderate

b)

Conservative

c)

Liberal

10.

Rights with which all humans are born, including the rights to life, liberty, and property

a)

Global Rights

b)

Land Rights

c)

Natural Rights

11.

What did James I and Parliament disagree about?

a)

Warfare

b)

Weather Patterns

c)

Divine right of kings

12.

An artistic style of the seventeenth century characterized by complex forms, bold on ornamentation, and contrasting elements

a)

Renaissance

b)

Baroque

c)

Medieval

13.

What does Cromwell establish after abolishing the Parliament and monarchy?

a)

Military dictatorship

b)

Knights of the Round Table

c)

Democracy

14.

Which king converts to the Catholicism ending the fighting in France?

a)

Henry IV of France

b)

John V of England

c)

George III of England

15.

A Russian noble

a)

King

b)

Knight

c)

Boyar

16.

One who does not conform to established doctrine

a)

James II

b)

England

c)

Heretic

17.

Wrote "Two Treatise of Government" and argues for different branches of government that are all equal

a)

England

b)

John Locke

c)

Cavaliers

18.

Who took over England once Oliver Cromwell died?

a)

Charles II (Charles I's son)

b)

Calvinists and Catholics

c)

Roundheads (Parliament's supporters)

19.

Russian for Caesar; the title used by Russian emperors

a)

Czar

b)

Witchcraft

c)

He's beheaded

20.

The belief the king gets his power from God and not from his subjects

a)

The Spanish armada

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Divine right of kings

21.

Who does England defeat that tries to invade?

a)

William and Mary (James' daughter)

b)

The Spanish armada

c)

Thomas Hobbes

22.

Who believed they were chosen by God to preserve Catholicism and resist Protestant heretics?

a)

James II

b)

Spain

c)

Divine right of kings

23.

Who becomes the queen of England and turns England into Europe's most prominent Protestant nation?

a)

Divine right of kings

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Elizabeth Tudor

24.

What's the main outcome of the Thirty Years War?

a)

Roundheads

b)

The Glorious Revolution

c)

The Holy Roman empire ends and becomes over 200 independent states

25.

Who replaces Spain as France's lead competitor?

a)

England

b)

James II

c)

The Spanish armada

26.

Who ushered in a time of Spanish greatness which followed Catholicism very strictly.

a)

Philip 11

b)

James II

c)

Thomas Hobbes

27.

What were single women over 50 most likely to be accused of during the late 1600s?

a)

Moderate

b)

French Religious Wars

c)

Witchcraft

28.

What is the "bloodless" overthrow of James II called?

a)

Calvinists and Catholics

b)

The Spanish armada

c)

The Glorious Revolution

29.

What was happening in England in the 17th century?

a)

William and Mary (James' daughter)

b)

The Spanish armada

c)

Wars and revolution

30.

Why was it difficult for William and Mary to decide to overthrow James II?

a)

Mary is his daughter and England's resources would help them beat Louis XIV of France

b)

William and Mary (James' daughter)

c)

Calvinists and Catholics

31.

[p1] What is ABSOLUTISM?

a)

The state of being stable, strong enough to endure.

b)

A political system in which a ruler holds total power.

c)

A new religion founded by Louis XIV, merging Catholicism & Calvinism.

d)

A view of history that denies the United States conquered California from Mexico in 1848.

32.

[p2] Who served as Louis XIII's chief minister, and greatly strengthened the monarchy's power?

a)

Cardinal Richelieu

b)

Frederick William

c)

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

d)

Stephen Colbert

33.

[p2] What title/myth did Louis XIV foster for himself as he sought to be the sole ruler of France?

a)

The Sun King

b)

The God-Man

c)

The Leviathan

34.

[p3] What economic philosophy did Louis' controller-general Jean-Baptiste Colbert follow in order to increase France's wealth & power?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Socialism

d)

Absolutism

35.

[p3] What did Louis develop to increase his royal power, leading him to fight four major wars between 1667 & 1713?

a)

Colonies in North America & Africa

b)

A large & powerful navy

c)

A standing army of 400,000

d)

A fair justice system & a code of laws

36.

[p4] Read the primary source attached to this section: "Louis XIV to his Chancellor (1661)." How were decisions in Louis XIV's government to be made?

a)

The king would give each minister general guidelines, then they would make laws & decisions that followed the guidelines.

b)

The king would make all decisions personally, & the ministers would only do what he told them to do.

c)

The king would consult with an elected Parliament, & approve of good laws made by them.

37.

[p4] What two states emerged as great powers in central Europe after the Thirty Years' War?

a)

Prussia & Austria

b)

Spain & Portugal

c)

Switzerland & Bavaria

d)

Bohemia & Moravia

38.

[p5] What did Frederick William the Great Elector create since Prussia had "no natural frontiers for defense"?

a)

A large & efficient standing army of 40,000 men

b)

A 250-mile defensive wall between the Elbe & Oder rivers

c)

A modern education system

d)

A series of fortresses along Prussia's eastern border

39.

[p5] The Commissariat established by Frederick William in Prussia became...

a)

the overseer of the army.

b)

an agency of civil government.

c)

both a military and a civil agency.

d)

a court to persecute heretics.

40.

[p5-6] In the 17th-century, the Hapsburg Empire (Austria)...

a)

lost control of Hungary, Croatia, & Slavonia to the Turks

b)

remained a collection of territories, each with its own laws

c)

retained control of the Holy Roman Empire in Germany

d)

established a centralized, absolutist state

41.

[p6] What is "czar"?

a)

The Russian nobility

b)

Russian word for "Caesar" (Caesars had been emperors of ancient Rome)

c)

An electric car made in Russia

d)

A middle rank in the Russian navy, equal to English "commodore"

42.

[p6] Who were the "boyars"?

a)

Russian nobility, crushed by Ivan the Terrible

b)

French Protestants, influenced by John Calvin

c)

Servants in King Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles

43.

Peter the Great wanted to do which of the following?

a)

westernize, or Europeanize, Russia

b)

remove European influence from Russia

c)

share power with his nobles

d)

reduce the size of Russia's army

44.

[Review] How does the Palace of Versailles' design & architecture communicate Louis XIV's absolute power in France?

a)

Its gloomy interior & low ceilings communicate a dungeon-like feeling, as if Louis is some goblin-king.

b)

Its bright interior, luxurious decor, & high ceilings communicate an image of Olympus, home of the gods, fitting for "the Sun King."

c)

Its polished floors & very clean windows communicate that Louis is a perfectionist and will not tolerate laziness.

d)

Its humble decor & simple styles communicate that Louis is a man of the people, & will protect their interests.

45.

[p1] What is ABSOLUTISM?

a)

The state of being stable, strong enough to endure.

b)

A political system in which a ruler holds total power.

c)

A new religion founded by Louis XIV, merging Catholicism & Calvinism.

d)

A view of history that denies the United States conquered California from Mexico in 1848.

46.

[p6] What is "czar"?

a)

The Russian nobility

b)

Russian word for "Caesar" (Caesars had been emperors of ancient Rome)

c)

An electric car made in Russia

d)

A middle rank in the Russian navy, equal to English "commodore"

47.

[p5-6] In the 17th-century, the Hapsburg Empire (Austria)...

a)

lost control of Hungary, Croatia, & Slavonia to the Turks

b)

remained a collection of territories, each with its own laws

c)

retained control of the Holy Roman Empire in Germany

d)

established a centralized, absolutist state

48.

[p6] Who were the "boyars"?

a)

Russian nobility, crushed by Ivan the Terrible

b)

French Protestants, influenced by John Calvin

c)

Servants in King Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles

49.

[p1] What is ABSOLUTISM?

a)

The state of being stable, strong enough to endure.

b)

A political system in which a ruler holds total power.

c)

A new religion founded by Louis XIV, merging Catholicism & Calvinism.

d)

A view of history that denies the United States conquered California from Mexico in 1848.

50.

[p2] Who served as Louis XIII's chief minister, and greatly strengthened the monarchy's power?

a)

Cardinal Richelieu

b)

Frederick William

c)

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

d)

Stephen Colbert