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WH Chapter 3 Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is absolutism?

a)

A ruler that rules with an advisor

b)

A ruler that rules with a legislative body

c)

A ruler that rules with unlimited power

d)

A ruler that rules as a military leader

2.

Absolute rulers justified their methods by the Divine Right Theory. What is the Divine Right Theory?

a)

The previous king has given the ruler the right to rule

b)

The Pope has given the ruler the right to rule

c)

God has given the ruler the right to rule

d)

The Church has given the ruler the right to rule

3.

Which absolute monarchy ruled Spain & the Netherlands and was dedicated to stopping the spread of Protestantism?

a)

Henry IV

b)

Philip II

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Louis XIV

4.

Which monarch defeated the Spanish Armada and saved England from Catholic domination?

a)

Elizabeth I

b)

Louis XIII

c)

Henry VIII

d)

Louis XIV

5.

Which monarch was the first member of the Bourbon family to rule France ?

a)

Philip II

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Henry IV

d)

Louis XIV

6.

Which ruler made France a leading European power during his reign?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Louis XIII

7.

Who was the minister to Louis XIII and entered France into the 30 Years' War?

a)

Cardinal Richelieu

b)

Cardinal Rousseau

c)

Cardinal Rochambeau

d)

Cardinal Robespierre

8.

The Thirty Years' War started out as a fight between which two groups?

a)

The French and the Protestants

b)

The Catholics and the Protestants

c)

The Jews and the French

d)

The Catholics and The Jews

9.

Which absolute ruler was known as the Sun King and built the palace of Versailles as a symbol of royal power in France?

a)

Philip I

b)

Henry IV

c)

Louis XIII

d)

Louis XIV

10.

All of these are causes of absolutism EXCEPT which one?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Reformation

c)

The Revolution

d)

The Age of Exploration

11.

Who was the first Czar of Russia and created a centralized controlled Russian state?

a)

Ivan the Terrible

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Peter the Terrible

12.

Which Czar wanted to "westernize" Russia and annexed land along the Baltic Sea?

a)

Ivan the Great

b)

Frederick the Great

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Ivan the Terrible

13.

Which ruler of Russia was Prussian and continued the process of westernization?

a)

Frederick the Great

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Ivan the Great

14.

Which ruler of Prussia enter the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War to gain access to and keep Silesia, Austria?

a)

Peter the Great

b)

Philip the Great

c)

Catherine the Great

d)

Frederick the Great

15.

After Elizabeth I died in 1603 CE without an heir, which Scottish ruler became king of England?

a)

Charles II

b)

James I

c)

James II

d)

Charles I

16.

Who became King after his father James I died and was very unpopular with the English people?

a)

Charles II

b)

Philip I

c)

Charles I

d)

James II

17.

The English Civil War started in 1642 C.E. All of these are reasons for the English Civil War EXCEPT which answer?

a)

The king forced landowers to loan him money

b)

The king refused to call Parliament

c)

The king spent too much money

d)

The king gave Parliament too much power

18.

What was the 2 names of the group of people that supported the king during the English Civil War?

a)

The Royalists

b)

The Roundheads

c)

The Cavaliers

d)

The Puritans

19.

What were the 2 names of the people who supported Parliament during the English Civil War called?

a)

The Royalists

b)

The Roundheads

c)

The Puritans

d)

The Cavaliers

20.

Who was the Puritan leader of the New Model Army during the English Civil War?

a)

Francis Drake

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Thomas More

d)

Charles I

21.

The English Civil War ended in 1649 C.E. with Parliament victorious. What happened to Charles I ?

a)

He was imprisoned

b)

He was exiled

c)

He was returned to the throne

d)

He was beheaded

22.

By 1653 C.E., who became the Lord Protector of England?

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

Thomas More

c)

Charles II

d)

James II

23.

After the Lord Protector died in 1656 C.E., Parliament invited which ruler to take over England?

a)

Mary II

b)

William III

c)

James II

d)

Charles II

24.

Charles II died in 1685 C.E. without a legitimate heir and his brother, _________, is next in line.

a)

Charles III

b)

James II

c)

William II

d)

Henry III

25.

Unpleased with Charles II's brother as ruler of England, Parliament invited which couple to rule instead?

a)

Elizabeth I & Philip II

b)

Mary II & William III

c)

Mary I & Philip II

d)

Catherine I & William II

26.

What was the bloodless revolution that occurred in England where there was a change in leadership without a war?

a)

The Glorious Revolution

b)

The Nonviolent Revolution

c)

The Peaceful Revolution

d)

The Harmonious Revolution

27.

What does the English Bill of Rights establish?

a)

A constitutional monarchy

b)

A dictatorship

c)

An absolute monarchy

d)

A democratic republic

28.

In 1589 CE, Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes. What did the edict grant?

a)

religious freedom to the Protestants in England

b)

religious freedom to the Catholics in England

c)

religious freedom to the Catholics in France

d)

religious freedom to the Protestants in France

29.

Where was the Thirty Years War mostly found?

a)

England

b)

The Holy Roman Empire

c)

France

d)

Spain

30.

Which absolute ruler said, "L’etat, c’est moi"?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Louis XIII

c)

Henry IV

d)

Henry VIII

31.

What does L’etat, c’est moi mean?

a)

I am the king

b)

I am the state

c)

I am the ruler

d)

I am the law

32.

Who were the Huguenots?

a)

Roman Protestants

b)

English Protestants

c)

French Protestants

d)

Spanish Protestants

33.

What happened to the Huguenots when the Edict of Nantes was taken away?

a)

Their right to own property

b)

Their right to assembly

c)

Their freedom of speech

d)

Their freedom of religion

34.

Who was the ruler of Austria during the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War?

a)

Maria Theresa

b)

Frederick II

c)

Catherine the Great

d)

Peter I

35.

Russians practice which sect (type) of Christianity?

a)

Protestantism

b)

Anglicanism

c)

Eastern Orthodox

d)

Catholicism

36.

What term was used to bring Russia out of its "backwardness" ?

a)

modernization

b)

westernization

c)

industrialization

d)

urbanization

37.

What was a feudal system?

a)

a system where landowners worked the land

b)

a system where slaves worked the land

c)

a system where the monarchy owned the land

d)

a system where serfs worked the land

38.

What is an autocracy?

a)

a king and queen ruling together

b)

one ruler with all of the power

c)

a group of rulers working together

d)

a ruler and a legislative branch ruling together

39.

What kind of leader was Oliver Cromwell?

a)

a militaristic dictator

b)

an absolute monarch

c)

a democratic leader

d)

a communist leader

40.

What is the legislative branch of England called?

a)

Legislature

b)

Estates General

c)

Parliament

d)

Congress

41.

James II dissolved Parliament and caused a split in English support. These two groups would form England's first political parties. Who were these two groups?

a)

Royalist and Tories

b)

Loyalist and Tories

c)

Whigs and Royals

d)

Whigs and Tories

42.

Who was the group that wanted to "purify" the Anglican church?

a)

Protestants

b)

Puritans

c)

Catholics

d)

Anglicans

43.
______________________is the belief that the power to rule comes from God.
a)
Divine Right
b)
Faith Power
c)
Papal Right
d)
All of the above
44.

Absolute Monarch who ruled France, he is known as the best example of an absolute monarch.

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Louis XIII

c)

Henry IV

d)

Cardinal Richelieu

45.
What was the palace King Louis XIV built in France that was a symbol of power and wealth?
a)
Versailles
b)
Vatican City
c)
The White house
d)
all of the above
46.
Who was the absolute ruler from Spain that was described as hard working, devout, and religious?
a)
Philip II
b)
Elizabeth I
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Henry IV
47.
What is the Spanish Armada?
a)
Naval Fleet
b)
Marine Corps
c)
Air Force
d)
Coast Guard
48.
When the Spanish armada attacked England, who won?
a)
England
b)
Spain
c)
Tie
d)
None
49.
What was the name of the city Peter the Great  created?
a)
St.Petersburg
b)
Moscow
c)
Rome
d)
Albania
50.
Why did Philip II attack England?
a)
He wanted to overthrow Protestantism in England
b)
He thought Elizabeth I had become too powerful.
c)
He did not believe in the Act of Supremacy.
d)
He wanted to add England to his empire.
51.
Who were supporters of King Charles I in the English Civil War?
a)
Puritans
b)
Roundheads
c)
Protestants
d)
Cavaliers
52.

What led to the Glorious Revolution?

a)

fear of the prospect of a line of Catholic kings

b)

the extreme anti-Protestant sentiment among the royals

c)

Cromwell's execution of King Charles I

d)

the passage of laws against Catholics and Puritans

53.
The Restoration refers to the fact that
a)
the commonwealth was restored, but later became a military dictatorship.
b)
the Catholic Church was restored to its ironclad rule of England.
c)
England was restored to its former rule by kings who had absolute power to rule.
d)
kings were restored to the throne, but Parliament kept its power to rule.
54.
Louis XIII of France appointed which man as his chief minister in 1624?
a)
Maximilien de Bethune
b)
Jules Mazarin
c)
Cardinal Richelieu
d)
Jean Baptiste Colbert
55.
Which of the following did Cardinal Richelieu do?
a)
He crushed a revolt led by nobles.
b)
He named Louis XIV the Sun King.
c)
He repressed Catholicism.
d)
He centralized power under the king.
56.

The English Bill of Rights

a)

created a constitutional monarchy.

b)

resolved all of England's seventeenth-century religious questions.

c)

reaffirmed the divine-right theory of kingship while limiting the king's power.

d)

confirmed the king's right to raise standing armies without parliamentary consent.

57.

During the reign of Charles I of England,

a)

the English Civil War occurred.

b)

Oliver Cromwell emerged as the new military leader.

c)

Parliament was dissolved.

d)

All of the above

58.

Which of these events most directly led to the signing of the English Bill of Rights?

a)

English Civil War

b)

Glorious Revolution

c)

Thirty Years War

d)

Defeat of Spanish Armada

59.
What body in England placed limits on the powers of the monarchs?
a)
The Church
b)
Parliament
c)
Universities
d)
Foreign governments
60.

Which of the following was a problem with the age of absolutism?

a)

Wars were fought for status, religion, territory, and power

b)

Taxes were raised to build roads, canals, factories, and merchant ships

c)

Countries gained vast territories of land throughout Europe

d)

Tremendous wealth was gained by utilizing their colonies raw materials

61.
Which group was granted religious freedom by the issuing of the Edict of Nantes? 
a)
Presbyterians
b)
Huguenots
c)
Catholics
d)
Lutherans
62.

Supporters of Parliament in the English Civil War

a)

Roundheads

b)

Cavaliers

c)

Royalists

d)

Anti-Royalists

63.

Which religious settlement was reached with the Peace of Augsburg?

a)

All countries north of France would remain Protestant.

b)

All countries of the former Roman Empire would remain Catholic.

c)

The ruler of a German state would decide the religion of his subjects.

d)

The people of a German state would vote to decide the religion of the country.

64.

Much of the immense wealth brought back from the Spanish colonies was used to fight religious wars against

a)

Buddhists

b)

Catholics

c)

Hindus

d)

Protestants

65.

Why was Ivan IV mistrustful of Russian nobles?

a)

He suspected that the boyars poisoned his wife.

b)

Ivan blamed the boyars for bad harvests and periodic famines.

c)

His family lost its land to the boyars when he was a young boy.

d)

Ivan believed that the boyars resisted change and the ability to modernize.

66.

Why did Peter the Great continue warfare with Sweden for 21 years?

a)

Peter wanted land along the Baltic coast to protect Russia from invasion.

b)

Russia was interested in annexing lands west of Russia that were rich in iron and coal.

c)

Russia was bound by a military alliance with Austria to fight Protestants in Europe.

d)

Peter wanted land along the Baltic coast to build a port for access to Western Europe.

67.

What ended the Thirty Years War?

a)

Peace of Westphalia

b)

Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle

c)

Treaty of Utrecht

d)

Glorious Revolution

68.

Which of the following was a consequence of the Treaty of Westphalia?

a)

Made German princes independent from the Holy Roman Empire

b)

Introduced new method of peace negotiation

c)

Abandoned the idea of a Catholic empire that would rule most of Europe

d)

All of these

69.

War fought in North America, India, and Europe over territory and power

a)

Seven Years War

b)

Thirty Years War

c)

Eighty Years War

d)

Ten Years War

70.

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

71.

Which monarch was the Czar of Russia?

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

Peter the Great

c)

Phillip II

d)

Henry VIII

72.

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

a)

Calvinism

b)

Catholicism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Baptism

73.
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
74.

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

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Thomas Hobbes

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Henry VIII

75.

Led the "Roundheads" in the English Civil War

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

John Locke

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

William Harvey

76.
What was restored in England during the Restoration?
a)
Parliament
b)
Catholics
c)
Charles I
d)
monarchy
77.

William and Mary ruled England with this type of government...

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

dictatorship

c)

republic

d)

constitutional monarchy

78.
Louis XIV built this palace as a symbol of Frances wealth and power.
a)
Taj Mahal
b)
Buckingham Palace
c)
Versailles
d)
Huguennots
79.

What is one reason why King Louis XIV built a palace in Versailles?

a)

because it was pretty

b)

to keep an eye on the nobles

c)

to be closer to family members

d)

to raise his family in a nice place

80.
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
81.
Peter the Great moved the capital city of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg to:
a)
Be closer to Western Europe in order to open up trade through the Baltic Sea
b)
Move away from the famine and plague that killed thousands
c)
Move away from invading Mongols and other east Asian invaders
d)
Be closer to the great iron reserves of northern Russia
82.

were government agents who collected taxes and administered justice

a)

bishops

b)

intendants

c)

CPA's

d)

tax man

83.

was a declaration of religious tolerance issued by Henry IV and canceled by Louis XIV

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Edict of Bordeaux

c)

Edict of Milan

d)

Edict of Normandy

84.

Most of the early battles of the Thirty Years' War were won by the

a)

Calvinists

b)

Hapsburgs

c)

French Catholics.

d)

German Protestants.

85.

In the mid-1600s, the group that was LEAST dependent on the labor of serfs was

a)

the Ottoman Empire

b)

the kingdom of Poland

c)

the Holy Roman Empire.

d)

the nations of western Europe.

86.

Under Maria Theresa, Austria's greatest enemy was

a)

Prussia

b)

Hungary

c)

Bohemia.

d)

the Ottoman Empire

87.

Frederick II came to power as the

a)

king of Prussia

b)

king of Austria.

c)

elector of Brandenburg

d)

emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

88.

In Europe, the Seven Years' War resulted in

a)

no exchange of territories in Europe

b)

Germany's becoming part of France

c)

Bohemia's becoming part of Austria

d)

Hungary's becoming part of the Ottoman Empire.

89.

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

90.

Ivan the Terrible's cruelty was aimed mainly at

a)

serfs

b)

priests

c)

nobles

d)

merchants

91.

In Russia, the boyars were

a)

merchants

b)

career soldiers

c)

slave-like laborers

d)

landowning nobles

92.

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 Russia's learning and technology

93.

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.

94.

The site for St. Petersburg was chosen because it was near

a)

Moscow

b)

Peter's favorite palace.

c)

water routes to Europe

d)

major roadways to Europe

95.

This began when Charles II took the throne.

a)

Reformation

b)

Restoration

c)

Restitution

d)

Revolution

96.


Henry VIII was married​ (a)   times. His first wife ​ (b)   was his brother's widow. Henry requested an annulment to the marriage but the ​ (c)   did now allow divorce. Therefore, Henry created the ​ (d)   and divorced her because did not give him a male heir. They did have one daughter. Her name was​ (e)   .

Choose from the below words
six
Catherine of Aragon
Church of England
Catholic Church
Mary
eight
Jane Seymour
Elizabeth
97.

Match the following

a)

Influenced unification of nation-state Russia

1.

Orthodox Church

b)

Reclaim Iberian peninsula from Muslims

2.

Reconquista

c)

Expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Iberian peninsula

3.

Inquisition

d)

Made new information available by translating Greco-Roman texts

4.

Church scholars

98.

Match the following

a)

Tudor King of England

1.

Henry VIII

b)

German monk and professor

2.

Martin Luther

c)

new Holy Roman emperor

3.

Charles V

d)

Queen of England

4.

Elizabeth

99.

Which of the following is the most significant outcome of Charles I's execution in 1649?

a)

It was the first time in history that a Parliament had voted for the execution of a monarch.

b)

The execution restored the Tudors to the throne.

c)

The execution led to the abolition of the monarchy.

d)

England was invaded and conquered by the Scots and Ireland gained independence.

100.

After the defeat of King Charles I in the English Civil War and his execution in 1649, England was governed for a decade by

a)

A democratic republic with universal suffrage

b)

A commonwealth led by Oliver Cromwell and his son

c)

A constitutional monarchy under King James II

d)

The King of Scotland

e)

A parliamentary council dominated by egalitarians

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