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WorksheetsAP Euro Unit 3 test
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
The triennial Act best reflect which of the following historical development?
The power struggle between the monarchy and the aristocracy
The constitutional monarchy of England
The symbiotic relationship between the Parliament and the King
The absolute power possessed by the King of England
Which of the following theorists would be the most supportive of the Triennial Act
Thomas Hobbes
Machiavelli
John Locke
Karl Marx
Which of the following actions was a contributing factor to the Parliaments' passing of The Triennial Act in 1640?
King Charles I's decision to rule without Parliament.
King Jame I's implementation of the Book of Common Prayer.
The execution of Charles I
The death of Elizabeth I
Hobbes wrote during the time of King Charles I of England and the English Civil War. For Hobbes, the most significant danger for society was which of the following?
A powerful king who refused to share power with an elected parliament.
The breakdown of law and order would occur without a strong central authority.
The rise of litigious society
the rise of a Catholic monarchy in England
In his work, he was attempting to establish a theory of legitimate central government based on which of the following.
Dive right
Medieval Saxon or Germanic custom
A secular and rational reason for the state.
Papal decrees and ecclesiastic law
In what way's did the social contract in Hobbes Leviathan differ from John Locke's vision of the social contract in his 1689 Second Treatise on Government.
Hobbes justified a strong monarch while Locke defended a right to revolt against an unjust king
Hobbes justified a revolt against an un-Christian king while Locke's vision was largely secular
Hobbes gave greater emphasis to the role of parliament while Locke preferred to defend the prerogatives of the monarchy
Hobbes sought to restore Catholic doctrine, including the role of the pope as a check and balance against an unjust king, while Locke's view was strongly informed by Calvinist views on revolt against ungodly kings
which of the following British historical documents gave the court the stronger precedent for accusing King Charles for treason against his own people
the act of supremacy
The Magna Carta
The Domesday book
Leviathan
"he has hereby caused and procured many thousands of the free peopleof this nation to be slain" refers to which of the following
The Glorious Revolution
The Anglo-Dutch wars
The English civil war
The war of the Spanish succession
What were Louis XIV's motives regarding children in Article 8
Assuming Protestant parents would not comply, he used fines as a way to make money for the kingdom
Since his goal was one faith in France, baptizing and converting the next generation would be a step in guaranteeing his goal.
if children were baptized, parents would be less likely to revolt against his edict
He was looking for an excuse to wipe out the Protestants in France
Which of the following leaders attempted to benefit economically by welcoming those fleeing French persecution
Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain
Frederick the Great Elector
Peter I of Russia
Queen Mary I of England
Which of the following future Russian leaders would be most opposed to Peter's rule, as outlined in these three passages
Lenin
Catherine the Great
Stalin
Gorbachev
The actions described by Jean Rousset de Missy most directly challenged....
Russian nobility
the Russian clergy
Russian peasants
Russian monarchy
All three passages reflect the origins of which of the following aspects of Peter the Great's reign
Westernization
Militarism
Strengthening Feudalism
Subordination of the Church
Louis XIV's statement that "liberty is granted to the said person of the RPR" was meant to
Provide a false sense of security in his Protestant subjects
Reinforce his desire to do what was best for the common good
encourage all Protestant subjects to convert to the Catholc faith
promote the ideas of individual rights and liberties
Which of the following religious policies aligns most closely with the passage above?
Henry VIII's English Reformation
The act of toleration under Elizabeth I
Ferdinand and isabella's decision to expel jews in 1492
Frederick the great's religious tolerance
Which other policy of Louis XIV's increased the strength of the revocation of the Edict of Nates
The implementation of Gallicanism
The construction of Versailles
using royal officials to enforce royal policies in the local areas throughout France
The war of Spanish succession
What social class is best represented by the people in the picture
Royalty
Gentry
Middle Class
Peasantry
How does the image best represent the consequences of the Agricultural Revolution?
The peasants improve their standard of living due to higher harvest yields
Fences were placed in fields to keep peasants from destroying crops due to their hatred of the gentry
The gentry cleared the peasants off their land in order to specialize their fields using new agricultural techniques.
wheat was the only crop that was a major feature of the Agricultural Revolution
In what country does this image take place
Spain
France
Russia
England
The ideas expressed in the passages Best illustrate which of the following tenets of mercantilist thought
the state should not interfere with merchants
imports were acceptable as long as they exceeded exports
a state's control of its economy would enhance its power and wealth
the state should set up monopolies over colonial markets
whne Mun emphasize the value of foreign trade as a "terror of our enemies", to which country is he probably referring
Russia
India
Portugal
The Netherlands
Mun's economic argument was most similar to which of the following process at work in 17th century?
The growth of increasingly centralized and powerful monarchies
a steady rise in prices that lowered the standard of living
the growth of the cottage industry
the decentralization experiences by the H.R.E following the 30 year war
mercantilist countries that endorsed Mun's view were more likely to do which of the following
disband joint-stock companies
establish public education systems
promote the acquisition of colonies
eliminate protective tariffs
What advice did Louis XIV give his son?
a king should depend on other to help run state affairs
despite the king's authority, he must make it clear he is not ruling alone
a king must treat all equally
A king is the master; all are reliant upon his good graces
to what extent was Louis's son the Grand Dauphin, successful in the following his father's advise?
The Dauphin successfully used Versailles as a way to make the noble dependent on his good grace
Dauphin reinstated the Paris Parliament's power to approve new laws and consequently lost a large degree of control in his most important city
The dauphin was able to control the church but not his nobility, and experienced many revolts similar to the Fronde
The Dauphin never became king because Louis XIV ruled for so long
which of the following reasons for the eventual decline of the Habsburg empire could be supported by the map above
The strength of the Valois Monarchy
The weakness of the Spanish side of the empire
Communication problems within the empire
The religious divisions within the Empire
The map most directly reflects which of the following historical developments?
The expansion of the 30 years war
the peace of Augsburg
The 100 years war
The defenestration of the Prague
which of the following actions by Louis XIV most closely reflects the description in the passage
The building of Versailles
The revocation of the Edict of nates
The use of Iintendants
The waging of the war against the Dutch
Of the following thinkers, whose theories most closely align with the passage?
John Locke
Machiavelli
Thomas More
Thomas Hobbes
Quesnay's philosophy regarding the "freedom to Cultivate" BEST epitomizes what other modern economic theory?
Utopian Socialism
Laisse-faire economics
trade unionism
Agricultural enclosure.
What is Quesnay's enlightened view of the role the government should have in the agricultural economy?
The government must protect private property and allow all farmers to freely cultivate their land in the way that is most profitable to them as individuals
the government must not allow small farms to consolidate into larger ones, as it would discourage farmers to produce for their own private benefit
the government must allow the guilds to maintain control of all agricultural production in order to keep prices low.
the government must ensure the separation of the social classes in order to maintain domestic economic stability/
What does Quesnay's view o the role and duties of the government reveal about the physiocrats' enlightened ideas about the economy?
Physiocrats were among the first to criticize monarchs that taxed the people without adequate representations
Physiocrats viewed the economy in scientific terms, as something to be studied and understood by educated professionals, and believed that monarchs must learn to view the government in the same way
Physiocrats believed the sovereign authority's first responsibility must be to acquire and acquire wealth through the conquest of foreign lands
Physiocrats wanted monarchs to invest more in manufacturing and joint-stock companies in order to advance agricultural trade
Economists today might argue the Quesnay's views are irrelevant for all the following reasons EXCEPTS
Quesnay did not seem to anticipate the driving force of nationalism, born of the coming French Revolution, as a unifying force for all the social classes
the physiocrats lived in France, which had a largely agrarian economy rooted in a feudal political system
it is difficult to understand the economy according to social scientific terms due to the amount of greed and corruption that existed within the financial systems of the 18th century
Quesnay did not yet understand the massive social, political, and economic changes that would come as a result of industrialization
Which of the following conclusions is best supported by the passages?
Hobbes, as an early Enlightenment figure, would have rejected Peter the Great's application of monarchical power in 18th century Russia
Peter the Great instituted the type of autocratic rule that Hobbes believed was essential to harmonious human societies down to the Tsar setting fashion standards for his subject
Enlightened despots such as Joseph II and Peter the Great adopted only the foreign policy prescriptions of Enlightenment figures such as Thomas Hobbes and Jean- Jacques Rousseau
As a passionate defender of secularism within European states, Hobbes would have favored regulation of the dress of the clergy but not the rest of the Russian population
Peter the Great's regulations and policing Russian facial hair and fashion were elements in his object to ...?
industrialize Russia beyond the Ural Mountains
Increase in kind and number the privileges of the Russian nobility
assert his power to choose from among the male members of the Romanov family who should be his successor
westernize and thus from his vantage point modernize Russia
Which of the following European Monarchs were autocratic rulers similar to Peter the Great
Frederick the great Elector of Brandenburg
William III of England
Louis XIV of France
Stanislaw Agust II of Poland-Lithuania
