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Chapter 3 Test

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Louis XIV was known by what name?
a)
The Sun King
b)
The Moon King
c)
King of all Europe
d)
King of the Franks
2.
Huguenots were Protestants from which country?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Austria
d)
Sweden
3.
Oliver Cromwell created what type of government after the English Civil War?
a)
Democracy
b)
Monarchy
c)
Commonwealth
d)
Oligarchy
4.
Which czar modernized Russia by building a navy and adopting western customs?
a)
Ivan the Terrible
b)
Igor the Proud
c)
Nicholas IV
d)
Peter the Great
5.
The Glorious Revolution was "glorious" for all the following reasons EXCEPT
a)
It was bloodless (no one died)
b)
King James II worked with Parliament.
c)
Parliament passed the English Bill of Rights
d)
William and Mary agreed to respect Parliament.
6.
Inflation means prices do what?
a)
Prices go up.
b)
Prices go down.
c)
Prices stay the same.
d)
Prices do the hokey pokey.
7.
What was the last religious war in Europe which started when Catholic officials were thrown out a window?
a)
Seven Years' War
b)
War of the Austrian Succession
c)
Thirty Years' War
d)
Great Northern War
8.
What was the divine right of kings?
a)
Kings were descended from God.
b)
Kings were the head of the church/
c)
Kings received their authority from God alone.
d)
Only kings were able to decide what people believed.
9.
Which group wanted to change the Church of England?
a)
Pilgrims
b)
Puritans
c)
Copperheads
d)
Cavaliers
10.
Which Spanish author wrote Don Quixote?
a)
Picasso
b)
Quevado
c)
Mendoza
d)
Cervantes
11.
Boyars and Junkers are examples of which social group of people?
a)
Monarchs
b)
Church Leaders
c)
Peasants
d)
Nobility
12.
Which country was not controlled by members of the Hapsburg family?
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Holy Roman Empire
d)
Austria
13.
How many times was Poland partitioned by other European countries?
a)
One
b)
Two
c)
Three
d)
Four
14.

During the Age of Absolutism, European monarchs looked to

a)

Develop better relations with muslim rulers

b)

Centralize political power in their nations

c)

Encourage the growth of political farms

d)

Increase human rights for citizens

15.

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.

16.

Who was Peter the Great?

a)

This man promoted Westernization campaigns to make his country more European

b)

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

c)

This man didn't believe that the average person was intelligent enough to participate in government, which led him to believe that enlightened monarchy was best

d)

This man thought that humans were naturally greedy and chaotic and would need a large government to control them

17.

Oliver Cromwell was the leader of which of the following groups?

a)

Royalists

b)

Parliamentarians

c)

Redcoats

d)

French

18.

The English Bill of Rights came BEFORE the US Bill of Rights

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The English Civil War represented a struggle between which of the following?

a)

Redcoats vs. Bluecoats

b)

Cavaliers vs Royalists

c)

Royalists vs Redcoats

d)

Cavaliers vs Bluecoats

20.
The nobles from which country were called boyars?
a)
England
b)
Prussia
c)
Russia
d)
France
21.
Monarchs from this country wanted a warm-water port.
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
Spain
d)
America
22.
Part of this person's legacy was the creation of public schools.
a)
Catherine the Great
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Ivan the Great
d)
Henry the Great
23.
Who helped Louis XIII consolidate his power and become an absolute monarch?
a)
Stephen Colbert
b)
Cardinal Richelieu
c)
Cardinal Wolsey
d)
Louis XIV
24.
Who was the Lord Protector of England?
a)
Charles II
b)
William and Mary
c)
Oliver Cromwell
d)
James I
25.
Who was invited to be monarch of England in the Restoration?
a)
James I
b)
Charles II
c)
William and Mary
d)
Louis XIV
26.
Which country was first to execute its monarch?
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Spain
27.

Who led England to victory over the Spanish Armada?

a)

Queen Elizabeth I

b)

Armand Richelieu

c)

Francis Drake

d)

Charles V

28.

Which does NOT accurately describe King Louis XIV?

a)

He declared himself the "Sun King."

b)

He reigned over 70 years.

c)

He promoted Puritan teachings and beliefs.

d)

His wars led France to inner turmoil & chaos.

29.

Who led the Roundheads in the English Civil War?

a)

Philip II

b)

Oliver Cromwell

c)

Charles I

d)

Armand Richelieu

30.

Which ruling family from Scotland struggled to cooperate with Parliament in England?

a)

Tudors

b)

Cavaliers

c)

Stuarts

d)

Levellers

31.

Which religious group controlled England under the Commonwealth?

a)

Puritans

b)

Anglicans

c)

Jews

d)

Catholics

32.

What is the event when William & Mary of Orange took the English throne from James II without violence?

a)

The English Civil War

b)

The Thirty Years' War

c)

The Battle of Hastings

d)

The Glorious Revolution

33.
Sun King, "I am State", Palace Versailles, Longest European Monarch 72 years, 
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Louis XIII
d)
Jean Baptiste Colbert
34.
Louis XV
a)
Amusement - Just want to have fun and mistresses
b)
After us, the Deluge
c)
1715 - 1774
d)
All of the Answers are correct
35.
Line of succession 
a)
elected
b)
chosen
c)
nominated
d)
stayed in family
36.
Line of succession 
a)
elected
b)
chosen
c)
nominated
d)
stayed in family
37.
Huguenots
a)
French Protestants
b)
St. Bartholmew's Day Massacre
c)
Henry IV
d)
All of these choices are linked to the Huguenots
38.
Military General of the Huguenots, King of France, Edict of Nantes
a)
Louis XIII
b)
Catherine II
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Henry IV
39.
Catholic official religion of France and religious freedom to Huguenots
a)
Balance of Power
b)
Glorious Revolution
c)
Edict of Nantes
d)
Bill of Rights
40.
Bourbon Family
a)
Ruled England
b)
Ruled France
c)
Ruled Spain
d)
Ruled Russia
41.
Cardinal Richelieu and Jules Mazarin were important b/c
a)
advisors to kings that were too young to rule and helped strengthen the monarchy in France
b)
Generals in Huguenot army
c)
Kings of England
d)
Bourbon Family Members
42.
Nobility who aided the Prussian rulers - Helped govern and in the military
a)
Junkers
b)
Tories
c)
Whigs
d)
Absolutism
43.
Hohenzollern Rulers
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
Prussia
d)
Russia
44.
CZAR, "the Terrible", St. Basil's Cathedral
a)
Ivan IV
b)
Peter I
c)
Catherine II
d)
Louis IV
45.
Black Sea and Promoted Education
a)
Ivan IV
b)
Peter I
c)
Catherine II
d)
Mary I
46.
Westernized and Modernized Russia
a)
Ivan IV
b)
Peter I
c)
Catherine I
d)
Henry IV
47.

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.

48.

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

49.

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.

50.

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

51.

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

52.
What body in England placed limits on the powers of the monarchs?
a)
The Church
b)
Parliament
c)
Universities
d)
Foreign governments
53.
This absolute monarch weakened his nobles by forcing them to live with him and occupied them with ridiculous tasks.
a)
Phillip II
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Frederick the Great
d)
James II
54.

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

55.

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

56.

Which monarchy started the Church of England and proclaimed himself the Supreme Head of the Church?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Mary I

57.
Why was Spain mad at England leading up to the Spanish Armada?
a)
Spain was Catholic and England was Protestant 
b)
England was helping pirates raid the spanish treasure ships
c)
The English helped the Dutch fight Spain for their independence
d)
all of the above 
58.
Which absolute monarch fought with parliament and was eventually beheaded for it?
a)
Peter the Great
b)
King Philip 
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Charles I
59.

“The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”

—Bishop Jacques Bossuet

This statement describes the philosophy that existed during the

a)

pre-historic era

b)

Age of Absolutism (Absolute Rule)

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

American Revolution

60.

“The person of the King is sacred, and to attack him in any way is an attack on religion itself. Kings represent the divine majesty and have been appointed by Him to carry out His purposes. Serving God and respecting kings are bound together.”

—Bishop Jacques Bossuet


Which person would agree with this statement?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

President John F. Kennedy

d)

John Locke

61.

Where was Louis XIV's famous French's palace?

a)

Lyon

b)

Gordes

c)

Versailles

d)

Dinan

62.

The belief that the power of European monarchs was granted by god.

a)

Divine Right

b)

Declaration of Right

c)

Dying Right

d)

Dead Right

63.

Which European monarch called himself the Sun King?

a)

Louis XIII

b)

Henri IV

c)

Henry of Navarre

d)

Louis XIV

64.
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
65.

What were some of Philip II's accomplishments as king of Spain?

a)

Defeating the English Armada

b)

Centralizing royal power and building the Spanish Armada

c)

Keeping the Netherlands as part of the Hapsbug empire.

d)

Seizing France from Louis XIV

66.

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

a)

Calvinism

b)

Catholicism

c)

Protestantism

d)

Puritans

67.

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 with European nations

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

68.

Who modernized and westernized Russia by bringing better shipbuilding, manufacturing, city planning, and fashion?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Peter the Great

d)

Ivan III

69.
Which monarch was King of Spain?
a)
Henry VIII
b)
Philip II
c)
Peter the Great
d)
Louis IVX
70.
Who was nicknamed the Sun King?
a)
Frederick the Great
b)
James I
c)
Louis XIV
d)
Henry IV
71.

What governing body in England placed limits on the powers of the monarchs?

a)

The Church

b)

Parliament

c)

Universities

d)

Foreign governments

72.

What happened to Charles I once he lost the English Civil War?

a)

Jailed for life

b)

Exiled from England

c)

Resigned from Parliament

d)

Executed for treason

73.

Who was crowned as the rulers of England in the Glorious Revolution?

a)

William of Orange and Queen Mary

b)

James II

c)

Phillip and Mary

d)

Louis and Marie

74.
Who became leader of England directly after the English Civil War?
a)
William and Mary
b)
Oliver Cromwell
c)
Charles II
d)
James I
75.

What did William and Mary sign in 1689 to protect the rights of the English people and prevent absolute monarchies?

a)

Magna Carta

b)

English Bill of Rights

c)

Petition of Rights

d)

Parliament letter

76.
What form of government did England establish after the Glorious Revolution?
a)
direct democracy
b)
absolute monarchy
c)
feudalism
d)
constitutional monarchy
77.

Which unpopular monarch was the reason for the English Civil War?

a)

Edward I

b)

Charles I

c)

Charles II

d)

James I

78.

Who was nicknamed the “Merry Monarch” and became king of England during the Restoration Era after Oliver Cromwell?

a)

Charles II

b)

William and Mary

c)

James II

d)

Charles I

79.
Why were the people of England upset with James II becoming king after the death of Charles II?
a)
James II was French
b)
James II was a Protestant
c)
James II was Catholic
d)
James II wanted to invade Scotland
80.

The Glorious Revolution in England ended with -

a)

No peaceful conclusion and 100 years of warfare

b)

The continuation of absolute monarchies in England

c)

William and Mary ending absolutism by signing the English Bill of Rights

d)

James II reclaiming the throne and dissolving Parliament

81.

In England, what is the name of the group that makes laws and is made up of elected officials?

a)

Roundheads

b)

Commonwealth

c)

Cavaliers

d)

Parliament

82.

What were the names of the two sides fighting in the English Civil War?

a)

Brits vs Scots

b)

Broncos vs Stallions

c)

Squarepants vs Colts

d)

Royalists vs Roundheads

83.

What is the central belief of divine right?

a)

Kings are gods and all people must worship the king

b)

Kings have power because God chose them to rule

c)

Kings should only be advised by clergy

d)

The church has power over the monarchs of their country

84.

Which economic theory was employed by the absolute monarchs of Europe that colonies exist to benefit the mother country?

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Fascism

85.

What structure was built as a symbol of the power and wealth of Louis XIV?

a)

Arc De Triumph

b)

Palace of Versailles

c)

Eiffel Tower

d)

El Escorial

86.

In becoming an absolute ruler, Peter the Great had to control the power of the _______ Church in Russia.

a)

Roman Catholic

b)

Saint's of Russia

c)

Greek Reformed

d)

Eastern Orthodox

87.

This allowed religious toleration for French Protestants, but was later revoked by Louis XIV.

a)

Edict of Nantes

b)

Diet of Worms

c)

Council of Trent

d)

Magna Carta

88.

This group of French Protestants was targeted by Louis XIV.

a)

Huguenots

b)

Puritans

c)

Pilgrams

d)

Boyars

89.

What was Peter the Great's main reason for the Grand Embassy tour?

a)

Gaining allies for Russia

b)

Gaining a warm water port for Russia

c)

Learning about western culture and technology

d)

Impressing the west with Russia's advanced learning and technology

90.

What did James II do when William of Orange invaded England?

a)

Challenged William of Orange to a duel

b)

Led the English Army against William of Orange and became unchallenged king of England

c)

Left England and fled to France in a bloodless overthrow called the Glorious Revolution

d)

Teamed up with Philip II of Spain to defeat William of Orange

91.

Absolutist monarchs were ones who -

a)

Shared power with a national assembly or a Parliament

b)

Gathered all power under their personal control

c)

Were fairly chosen in elections by the people of their countries

d)

Respected the laws of their nations at all times

92.

Which of the following is the most important reason for the English Civil War?

a)

The extreme levels of poverty in England

b)

Conflicts between Puritans and Catholics

c)

Conflicts between Parliament and King Charles I

d)

The king’s attempt to impose taxes on Scotland

93.

“God hath power to create or destroy, make or unmake, at his pleasure; to give life or send death; to judge…and to be judged by none… the same power is had by kings.”


Which idea is described by this passage?

a)

Divine right

b)

Democracy

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

94.
Which of the following qualities existed in Akbar the Great’s Mughal Empire?
a)
Religious tolerance
b)
Promoted trade
c)
Modernized army
d)
All of the above
95.

Why were revolts in the Mughal Empire under Akbar the Great so infrequent?

a)

He was tolerant of other religions

b)

He persecuted anyone who was Hindu

c)

He tortured anyone who promoted freedom of speech

d)

He had a very weak military

96.

The Ottoman Empire is associated with the use of cannons and muskets, the formation of religious communities to promote tolerance, and seizing which famous city in 1453?

a)

Alexandria

b)

Constantinople

c)

Agra

d)

Rome

97.

What was the name of the Ottoman sultan who captured Constantinople from the Byzantines?

a)

Al Razi

b)

Muhammad

c)

Mehmed the Conqueror

d)

Suleiman the Magnificent

98.

What was the name of the Mughal Emperor who had the Taj Mahal built as a tomb/mausoleum for his wife?

a)

Mehmed II

b)

Suleiman the Lawgiver

c)

Akbar the Great

d)

Shah Jahan

99.

This Ottoman sultan led military campaigns that enlarged his empire, oversaw development of literature, art, and architecture, and was known as "the law giver" for his legal code.

a)

Mehmed the Conqueror

b)

Shah Jahan

c)

Suleiman the Magnificent

d)

Akbar the Great

100.

Louis XIV was famously nicknamed the "Sun King" and was known for his quote, "l'etat, c'est moi" which translates to -

a)

"Let them eat cake."

b)

"I came, I saw, I conquered."

c)

"The ends justify the means."

d)

"I am the state."

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