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Absolutism Unit Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country did Philip II rule?

a)

Spain

b)

Russia

c)

England

d)

France

2.

Which country did Henry IV rule?

a)

Spain

b)

Russia

c)

England

d)

France

3.

Which country did Charles II rule?

a)

Spain

b)

Russia

c)

England

d)

France

4.

Which country did Elizabeth I rule?

a)

Spain

b)

Russia

c)

England

d)

France

5.

Which country did Frederick William rule?

a)

Spain

b)

Prussia

c)

England

d)

Russia

6.

Which country did Peter the Great rule?

a)

Spain

b)

Prussia

c)

France

d)

Russia

7.

Which country did James I rule?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Prussia

d)

Austria

8.

Which country did Louis XIV rule?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Prussia

d)

Austria

9.

Which country did Ivan the Terrible rule?

a)

Spain

b)

Prussia

c)

Russia

d)

England

10.

Which country did William and Mary rule?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

England

11.

What country did Maria Theresa rule?

a)

Spain

b)

Prussia

c)

Austria

d)

France

12.

What religious (Catholic Church) official was the main advisor to Louis XIII in France?

a)

Cardinal Richelieu

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Cardinal Mazarin

d)

Pope Benedict

13.

A ruling family in a particular country is known as a ________________.

a)

Inheritance

b)

Dynasty

c)

Power Clan

d)

Mafia

14.

The idea that kings and queens ruled with authority granted by God is known as...

a)

Power of Heaven

b)

Eternal Power

c)

Divine Right of Kings

d)

God's Grace of Monarchs

15.

Which dynasty (ruling family) was in charge of Spain and Austria?

a)

Hapsburgs

b)

Bourbons

c)

Tudors

d)

Stuarts

16.

Which dynasty (ruling family) was in charge of Russia?

a)

Hapsburgs

b)

Bourbons

c)

Tudors

d)

Romanovs

17.

Which dynasty (ruling family) was in charge of England after the Tudors?

a)

Romanovs

b)

Stuarts

c)

Hapsburgs

d)

Bourbons

18.

Which dynasty (ruling family) was in charge of France?

a)

Hapsburgs

b)

Bourbons

c)

Tudors

d)

Hohenzollerns

19.

Which dynasty (ruling family) was in charge of Prussia?

a)

Hohenzollerns

b)

Hapsburgs

c)

Tudors

d)

Bourbons

20.

Who wrote the book Don Quixote?

a)

Miguel Cervantes

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

El Greco

d)

Louis XIV

21.

What was the name of the finance minister of France who helped put France's economy in better shape?

a)

Cardinal Mazarin

b)

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Diego Velasquez

22.

What Russian ruler made it his goal to "westernize" Russia?

a)

Michael Romanov

b)

Ivan the Terrible

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Charles I

23.

What is the term for the law-making body in England?

a)

Congress

b)

Diet

c)

Parliament

d)

House of Representatives

24.

What is meant by saying that Parliament in England had the "power of the purse strings?"

a)

They controlled fashion in handbags

b)

The printed money for the country

c)

They were the only ones who could raise taxes in England

d)

They developed new ways to close purses

25.

What was the name of the trip that Peter the Great took around the cities of Europe to learn about modern ways?

a)

Great Trek

b)

Emperor's Tour

c)

Grand Embassy

d)

the Expedition

26.

What person ruled England during the Commonwealth period?

a)

James I

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Cardinal Richelieu

d)

Henry VIII

27.

The supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War were known as...

a)

Revolutionaries

b)

Cavaliers

c)

Catholics

d)

Roundheads

28.

The supporters of Charles I during the English Civil War were known as...

a)

Revolutionaries

b)

Roundheads

c)

Cavaliers

d)

Catholics

29.

Which Spanish painter was famous for painting portraits of the Spanish royal family?

a)

Cervantes

b)

El Greco

c)

Diego Velasquez

d)

Shakespeare

30.

What happened at the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre?

a)

French Huguenots were murdered

b)

French Catholics were murdered

c)

Spain conquered France in a bloody battle

d)

The English king Charles I was executed

31.

Which country did Catherine the Great rule?

a)

Spain

b)

Russia

c)

France

d)

Prussia

32.

What was the main goal of the Spanish Armada?

a)

To explore the New World

b)

To invade England

c)

To establish trade routes

d)

To defend against the Ottoman Empire

33.

What was the main goal of the Glorious Revolution in England?

a)

To establish a republic

b)

To restore Catholic monarchy

c)

To overthrow James II

d)

To expand the British Empire

34.

What Spanish painter was known for using elongated images in his paintings?

a)

Diego Velasquez

b)

El Greco

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Raphael

35.

What conflict was started by the "defenestration of Prague" (throwing some people out of a window in Bohemia)?

a)

War of Spanish Succession

b)

The 30 Years War

c)

The War of Austria Succession

d)

The English Civil War

36.

What war was started when Charles I tried to arrest members of Parliament?

a)

War of Spanish Succession

b)

The 30 Year's War

c)

The war of Austrian Succession

d)

The English Civil War

37.

What war was started over the fact that Maria Theresa (a woman) was allowed to take the throne of Austria?

a)

The War of Spanish Succession

b)

The 30 Years War

c)

The War of Austrian Succession

d)

The English Civil War

38.

What new capital for Russia did Peter the Great build?

a)

Moscow

b)

Kiev

c)

St. Petersburg

d)

Odessa

39.

Who took the throne of England in the time of the "Restoration?"

a)

William and Mary

b)

James II

c)

Charles II

d)

Henry VIII

40.

What country besides Spain was Charles I the ruler of?

a)

Holy Roman Empire

b)

France

c)

Russia

d)

Italy

41.

Who was the French monarch known as the 'Sun King'?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Charles II

c)

Philip II

d)

Henry IV

42.

What was the name of the palace built by Louis XIV near Paris?

a)

Versailles

b)

Winter Palace

c)

Windsor

d)

Escorial

43.

Which monarch was responsible for revoking the Edict of Nantes in France?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Henry IV

c)

Charles II

d)

Philip II

44.

What was the name of the Russian dynasty that ruled after Ivan the Terrible?

a)

Tudors

b)

Hapsburgs

c)

Romanovs

d)

Bourbons

45.

Which war was fought between supporters of the king and supporters of Parliament in 17th-century England?

a)

The War of Austrian Succession

b)

The English Civil War

c)

The War of Spanish Succession

d)

The 30 Years War