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Absolute Monarchs

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

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.

Which monarch was the Czar of Russia?

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Phillip II

d)

Henry VIII

3.
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
4.
What was restored in England during the Restoration?
a)
Parliament
b)
Catholics
c)
Charles I
d)
monarchy
5.
Louis XIV built this palace as a symbol of Frances wealth and power.
a)
Taj Mahal
b)
Buckingham Palace
c)
Versailles
d)
Huguennots
6.
Who modernized Russia bringing better shipbuilding, gov't, manufacturing, city planning, music, and fashion
a)
Louis XIV
b)
Catherine the Great
c)
Peter the Great
d)
Ivan III
7.

Fill in the blank.

All monarchies have one leader, but in an absolute monarchy, that leader has _______ of the power. They are not controlled by anyone else

a)

all

b)

some

c)

none

d)

a little bit

8.

Fill in the blank.

In an absolute monarchy, the power is passed through the ________.

a)

family

b)

street

c)

school

d)

country

9.

Select the name of one leader of an absolute monarchy.

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

Ms. Anderson

c)

Lori Lightfoot

d)

Joe Biden

10.

What is a synonym for absolute?

a)

Total

b)

Little

c)

Powerful

11.

A person who reigns over an empire (such as King, Queen)

a)

Dictator

b)

Monarch

c)

President

12.

Who was an absolute monarch in France?

a)

Peter the Great

b)

King Ferdinand

c)

King Louis XIV

13.

Peter the Great built a new capital called...

a)

St. Petersburg

b)

Moscow

c)

Paris

14.

Peter the Great wanted his people to "westernize." This means...

a)

to become more independent

b)

to become more like the West

c)

start trading with China