WorksheetsMonarchs Unit Test
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs sought to:
a)
a. Encourage the growth of cooperative farms
b)
b. Develop better relations with Muslim rulers
c)
c. Increase human rights for their citizens
d)
d. Centralize political power in their nation
2.
Which of the following would most likely agree with the form of government supported by Louis XIV?
a)
a. Thomas Hobbes
b)
b. John Locke
c)
c. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d)
d. Baron de Montesquieu
3.
Who had the Palace of Versailles built as a demonstration of wealth and power?
a)
a. Catherine the Great
b)
b. Louis XIV
c)
c. Louis XVI
d)
d. Maria Theresa
4.
Who was the Spanish king who sent the Spanish Armada to England?
a)
a. Peter the Great
b)
b. Louis XVI
c)
c. Philip II
d)
d. Louis XIV
5.
Which English Queen ruled for 45 years and solidified England as a Protestant nation?
a)
a. Mary I
b)
b. Elizabeth I
c)
c. Maria Theresa
d)
d. Catherine the Great
6.
Which statement reflects an argument of Enlightenment philosophers against the belief in the divine right of kings?
a)
a. God has chosen all government rulers
b)
b. Independence is built by military might
c)
c. A capitalist economic system is necessary for democracy
d)
d. The power of the government is derived from the governed
7.
Which of the following best describes Divine Right Theory?
a)
a. Monarchs believe their first-born child is entitled to the throne
b)
b. Monarchs believe their right to rule is given to them directly by God
c)
c. Monarchs believe they have the right to acquire neighboring empires
d)
d. Monarchs believe they should only rule as long as the people consent
8.
Peter the Great moved the capital city of Russia from Moscow to St. Petersburg to:
a)
a. Be closer to Western Europe in order to open up trade through the Baltic Sea
b)
b. Move away from the famine and plague that killed thousands
c)
c. Move away from invading Mongols and other east Asian invaders
d)
d. Be closer to the great iron reserves of northern Russia
9.
Who saw himself as the “Sun King” of France and the most powerful ruler in the world during the 17th century (1600s):
a)
a. Cardinal Richelieu
b)
b. Louis XIII
c)
c. Louis XIV
d)
d. Frederick the Great
10.
The cartoon is commenting on the efforts of Peter the Great to force the Russian nobility to
a)
a. conform to Asian social values
b)
b. adopt Western culture
c)
c. prepare for military battle
d)
d. bow to pressures from the Ottoman Empire
11.
The English Bill of Rights of 1689 clearly:
a)
a. Allows Englishmen the freedom of speech and religion
b)
b. Promises to end further colonization attempts in the New World
c)
c. Sets up a governmental framework for the English people
d)
d. Limits royal power and ends absolutism in England
12.
Who was the leader of the Roundheads in the English Civil War?
a)
a. Henry VIII
b)
b. Oliver Cromwell
c)
c. Parliament
d)
d. Charles I
13.
Who took power as a result of the Glorious Revolution, the bloodless overthrow of King James II?
a)
a. Henry VIII
b)
b. Charles I
c)
c. William and Mary
d)
d. Elizabeth I
14.
Which system of government is characterized by centralization of power and rule by divine right?
a)
a. absolute monarchies
b)
b. limited monarchies
c)
c. republics
d)
d. democracies
15.
This image represents
a)
a. The first public execution of a king
b)
b. The beheading of Oliver Cromwell
c)
c. The torture used during the Spanish Inquisition
d)
d. What you would like to do to your History teacher.
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