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Absolute Monarchs

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was NOT a goal of Peter the great.

a)

Abolish Serfdom

b)

Reform and Modernize Russia

c)

Build an Army and Navy

d)

Teach Manners and Customs

2.
Which monarch was King of Spain?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Philip II
c)
Peter the Great
d)
Louis IVX
3.
Which monarch was King of France?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Philip II
c)
Peter the Great
d)
King Louis XIV
4.

Which monarch was a tsar of Russia and part of the Romanov Dynasty?

a)
King Louis XIV
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Phillip II
d)
Henry VIII
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.
He called himself the Sun King.
a)
Louis XIII
b)
Henri IV
c)
Henry of Navarre
d)
Louis XIV
7.
This is a ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people.
a)
Supreme Monarch
b)
Absolute Monarch
c)
Monarch
d)
Queen
8.
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
9.
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
10.
Peter the Great implemented this to make Russia stronger.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Westernization
c)
Balance of Power
d)
Trickle down economics
11.
Who is this magnificent specimen of humanity? (Hint: he called himself the Sun King.)
a)
Frederick the Great
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Richelieu
d)
Henry IV
12.
The title given to the Russia ruler was 
a)
Kaiser 
b)

Tsar  

c)
Sultan 
d)
Emir 
13.

Oliver Cromwell made England a

a)

Absolute Monarchy

b)

Constitutional Monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Military Dictatorship

14.

The English Civil war was between who?

a)

North & South

b)

Spanish & French

c)

Puritans & King

d)

Cuba & France

15.

Legally bound to the land for 25 years and provided labor, paid rent, and under lord's control

a)

King

b)

Lord

c)

Knight

d)

Serf

16.

Best example of Absolutism

a)

Charles I

b)

James I

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Ivan IV

17.

These were the supporters of Parliament

a)

Roundheads

b)

Cavaliers

c)

Royalists

d)

Catholics

18.

The period during the reign of Charles II, during which the monarchy was restored was the

a)

Restoration

b)

Reformation

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

English Civil War

19.

What was the name of the group during the English Civil war who supported the King?

a)

Cavaliers

b)

Roundheads

c)

Union

d)

Supporters

20.

The British “Union of Crowns” occurred in 1603 when _____ VI of Scotland became _____ I of England.

a)

James

b)

Charles

c)

Ivan

d)

Louis

21.

Protestant group fled to New England because they believed the Church of England contained too many Catholic rituals

a)

Catholics

b)

Cavaliers

c)

Puritans

d)

Huguenots

22.

Minister to Louis XIV whose policies of mercantilism caused France's economy to prosper:

a)

Henry of Navarre

b)

OliVer Cromwell

c)

Ivan

d)

Jean Baptist Colbert

23.

Where was Versailles, and who lived in it?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

James I

c)

Charles I

d)

Peter the Great

24.

Tsar means...

a)

Caesar

b)

Great One

c)

Pope

d)

King

25.

First Tsar of Russia, and tortured and killed thousands of his subjects.

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Peter the Great

26.

System where monarch has complete control of a country.

a)

Completism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Democracy

d)

Absolutism