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Absolutism Mastery Quiz

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 11hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is divine right?
a)
The right to rule given by god.
b)
a birth right
c)
soldiers for hire
d)
a monarch for hire
2.
Absolutism is. . .
a)
a system of colonialism followed in the Americas
b)
a type of social structure followed in the Spanish Colonies
c)
the next lunch at the cafeteria
d)
A system of government in which a ruler holds total and complete power
3.
What is an armada?
a)
A large group of warships.
b)
The crown a king wears
c)
A type of attack
d)
A cape that a superhero wears
4.
Philip II sends _________ to DESTROY England in 1588.
a)
Spanish Avengers
b)
Spanish Merchants
c)
Spanish Priests
d)
Spanish Armada
5.
The Spanish Armada was defeated by the smaller, faster English ships led by __________.
a)
Francis Drake
b)
Henry Morgan
c)
Blackbeard
d)
Jack Sparrow
6.
The Inquisition was a ______________________.
a)
an office meant to tax the people of Europe.
b)
office set up by the Catholic Church to root out & punish heresy.
c)
A tactic used in war.
d)
The building that the emperor of Japan lived in.
7.
The religion that Spain imposed on their colonies was . . .
a)
Islam
b)
Hinduism
c)
Catholicism
d)
Protestantism
8.
The Reconquista was. . .
a)
the attempt by Christian kingdoms in Spain to reconquer the peninsula.
b)
The attempt to restructure the government
c)
the attempt to restructure the Spanish Kingdoms food menu
d)
the attempt to restructure the Spanish economy.
9.
How many times was Philip II married?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
6
d)
4
10.
TRUE or FALSE: A period of severe inflation & heavy taxes weakened the Spanish Empire.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Why did Peter the Great spend time in Western Europe?
a)
to prepare for war.
b)
to find a wife.
c)
to avoid his duties in Russia.
d)
to study Western Technology.
12.
Peter the Great forced Russians to accept reforms that would make their culture more like ____.
a)
Native Americans
b)
Chinese
c)
Ottoman Turks
d)
Western Europe
13.
What happened in Russia as a result of actions taken by Peter the Great?
a)
Russia borrowed Western ideas & expanded its territories
b)
Catholicism was adopted as state religion
c)
Russia was weakened by French invasions.
d)
Nothing
14.
During the time of Ivan the Terrible, what was the name given to Russian nobles?
a)
Bolshoys
b)
Boyars
c)
Kulaks
d)
Bagrovs
15.
What were Ivan's secret police called?
a)
Oprichniki
b)
Stasi
c)
Gulag
d)
Chikibriki
16.
What building did Ivan have built in Moscow?
a)
Saint Basil's Cathedral
b)
The Hagia Sofia
c)
The Kremlin
d)
Red Square
17.
What made Catherine so "great"?
a)
reformed & expanded Russia
b)
Isolated Russia
c)
Built an army
d)
Built the jungle of Narnia
18.
What Russian city was destroyed by Ivan due to suspicions that the inhabitants were plotting against him?
a)
Moscow
b)
St. Petersburg
c)
Kiev
d)
Novgorod
19.
One of Ivan's most notable traits was...
a)
his tender personality
b)
his generosity to the poor
c)
his emotional instability such as his rage
d)
his appetite for luxurious
20.
Louis XIV built this massive, ornate palace -- largely funded by the taxpayers of his country.
a)
Windsor Castle
b)
Versailles
c)
St.Petersburg
d)
Fontainebleau
21.
During the rule of Louis XIV, Frances Parliamentary body was never called into session. What was the Parliamentary body of France?
a)
Congress
b)
The Estates General
c)
Zemsky Sabor
d)
Ille De Cite
22.
Louis had left France in a woeful ______ at the time of his death. Due to overspending on excess the treasure was drained.
a)
financial conditions
b)
military positions
c)
state of nobility
d)
political situation
23.
What name did Louis XIV give himself?
a)
The Sun King
b)
The Son King
c)
The Most Catholic King
d)
The Lord Protectorate
24.
TRUE or FALSE: The number of military conflicts increased under Louis XIV.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Who was overthrown in the Glorious Revolution?
a)
Louis XIV
b)
Charles I
c)
James II
d)
William & Mary
26.
Who took the throne during the Glorious Revolution?
a)
William & Mary
b)
James II
c)
Charles I
d)
Louis XIV
27.
Why was King James' religion a problem for the members of Parliament and the people of England?
a)
They feared the Pope would come to England.
b)
They were afraid that he would want to make Catholicism the official religion.
c)
They fear the Protestant in England would move to America.
d)
They wanted to make the official religion of England Baptist. l
28.
How did the Glorious Revolution of 1688 and its aftermath ensure that the English monarchy would thereafter be limited in power?
a)
Parliament had the power to remove or crown monarchs. The monarch was now subject to rule of law.
b)
The monarchy became an elected position.
c)
The monarch became a figure head without any say in how the government is run.
d)
The kings were just not good leads so the people turned to the Parliament.
29.
What was the name of the document that had to be accepted by William and Mary, that permanently created a constitutional monarchy in England?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Petition of Right
c)
The American Constitution
d)
Magna Carta
30.
Which of the following Monarchies agree to participate in the limited government established during the Glorious Revolution?
a)
King James the II
b)
King Charles the II
c)
King William & Queen Mary
d)
King Henry the VIII
31.
James I and Charles I of England strongly believed in
a)
Sharing power with Parliament
b)
The divine rights of kings
c)
Witchcraft & superstition
d)
The People should govern themselves
32.

Which of the following is the best definition of Westernization?

a)

A transition of dress and customs to that of American Cowboys

b)

Expanding a countries borders

c)

Converting to the customs and practices of Western European civilization.

d)

Focusing a countries attention more toward farming and cattle herding

33.

What did Peter the Great do to those who opposed his transformation of Russia in the Early 1700s?

a)

He praised them for their use of Democracy

b)

He allowed them freedom of speech but wanted them to leave

c)

He killed, imprisoned, and enslaves those who opposed him

d)

He tried desperately to convince them to join his cause

34.
He cleared a swamp/marsh land to build his capital on the Baltic Sea 
a)
Peter the Great
b)
Louis the XIV
c)
Both 
35.

Who was Louis XIV?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

This man demonstrated absolutism by building Versailles as a way of distracting the French nobility

c)

This man believed that humans were naturally good and would not need a large government to rule over them.

d)

This man did not believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that an enlightened monarchy was best.

36.

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.

37.

The enlightened legal reforms expressed by Catherine the Great in her Instruction

a)

succeeded in abolishing serfdom in all of Russia.

b)

succeeded in establishing an equal system of law for all Russian citizens.

c)

instigated changes in Russian government that sapped the power of the old nobility.

d)

supported equality before the law, questioned serfdom, torture and capital punishment.

38.

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

39.

The economic theory based on a country's ability to export more goods than import which contributed to the rise of absolutism was

a)

capitalism.

b)

laissez faire economics.

c)

mercantilism.

d)

socialism.

40.

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

41.

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

42.

The following could be said about Phillip II’s legacy

a)

It was a success because he spent his money wisely and left Spain wealthy

b)

It was an economic failure because he left Spain poor after a lot of spending on wars.

c)

He is relatively unknown as a monarch

d)

His dad Charles V was more well known

43.

In order for Phillip II to expand Spanish p​ower he formed (a)   by ​ (b)   princess's of his enemies. He also expanded his power by ​ (c)   ​ this is how he gained control of Portugal by force. ​ (d)   was another important factor. Spain had gained a lot of money from their colonies in the Americas.

Choose from the below words
alliances
marrying
war
wealth
democracy
peacefulness
monarchy
44.

King Phillip prepared a huge armada to invade England. What is an armada?

a)

A fleet of ships

b)

A team of skilled soldiers

c)

A type of weapon

45.

Was King Phillip and Spain successful in defeating Queen Elizabeth and England?



(a)