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Age of Absolutism

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main concept behind the "divine right of kings"?
a)
Kings are more powerful than God
b)
Kings are elected by the people
c)
Kings are chosen by the nobility
d)
Kings receive their authority directly from God
e)
Kings are chosen by Parliament
2.
The Palace of Versailles was built by which absolute monarch who was also known as the Sun King?
a)
Peter the Great
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Charles I
d)
Philip II
3.
I married Mary I of England (bloody Mary), I was a devout Catholic, and sent the Spanish Armada to invade England with the aim of overthrowing Queen Elizabeth I. Who am I?
a)
Louis XIV
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Henry VIII
d)
Philip II
4.
I started the Church of England in order to gain a divorce. I had 6 wives and two of them were executed.
a)
King Edward VI
b)
King Henry VIII
c)
King Louis XIV
d)
King Philip II
5.
All of the following were done by Peter the Great EXCEPT
a)
Established a new capital at St. Petersburg
b)
Modernized and westernized Russia
c)
Formed an alliance with the Ottoman Empire
d)
Started newspapers in Russia
6.
Which of these actions would an absolute monarch be LEAST likely to do?
a)
Build a grand palace
b)
Share power with a parliament
c)
Wage war without consent
d)
Claim divine right to rule
7.
What religion did Mary I of England promote during her reign?
a)
Puritanism
b)
Protestantism
c)
Catholicism
d)
Anglicanism
8.
What was the name of Mary I of England's half-sister who succeeded her as queen?
a)
Anne
b)
Elizabeth
c)
Catherine
d)
Jane
9.
true or false: Queen Elizabeth I of England never married or had children which ended the Tudor dynasty.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
What nickname was given to Elizabeth I?
a)
The virgin queen
b)
The sun queen
c)
The maiden monarch
d)
The lonely lady
e)
bloody elizabeth
11.
What was the title for the Kings of Russia?
a)
Emperor
b)
Shogun
c)
President
d)
Kaiser
e)
Czar
12.
Who invented the printing press?
a)
Johannes Gutenberg
b)
Albert Einstein
c)
Johannes Kepler
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
13.

What country is England?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.

What was the name of Elizabeth I's mother who was executed?

a)

Jane Seymour

b)

Catherine of Aragon

c)

Anne Boleyn

d)

Catherine Parr

15.

Which Tudor king was only nine years old when he became king?

a)

Henry VII

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Richard III

d)

Edward VI

16.

What famous quote is attributed to Louis XIV that best represents absolutism?

a)

"Power corrupts absolutely"

b)

"After me, the flood"

c)

"God and my right"

d)

"I am the state"

17.

What was the main purpose of Louis XIV moving the court to Versailles?

a)

To control the nobles

b)

To reduce government spending

c)

To escape the plague

d)

To improve agriculture

18.

What was Louis XIV's religious policy toward Protestants?

a)

He granted them religious freedom

b)

He revoked the Edict of Nantes

c)

He made Protestantism the state religion

d)

He ignored them

19.

How did Machiavelli's ideas support absolute monarchs' claim to power?

a)

He promoted democratic ideals

b)

He justified rule by divine right

c)

He argued that effective rulers should use any means necessary

d)

He supported the power of the church

20.

What was the main source of Louis XIV's financial strain?

a)

Building Versailles

b)

Constant Warfare

c)

Lavish Court Life

d)

All of the above

21.

What did the Church tell people an indulgence was for?

a)

To get additional confessional time with the Pope

b)

To help fund the remodel of the Church

c)

To lessen time their soul would spend in the purgatory

d)

To help the needy / less fortunate

22.

What were indulgences in the context of the Catholic Church?

a)

Holy relics sold by the Church

b)

Special prayers for the deceased

c)

Certificates of Church membership

d)

Pardons for sins in exchange for money

23.

True or false: Martin Luther recanted his statements out of fear of being excommunicated by Pope Leo X.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

All of the following were major beliefs held by Martin Luther EXCEPT

a)

Salvation is achieved through faith and good works

b)

The Bible should be available in the vernacular

c)

Indulgences should be banned

d)

Priests should be permitted to marry

25.

"ALBEIT the king’s majesty justly and rightfully is and ought to be the supreme head of the Church of England, and so is recognized by the clergy of this realm in their Convocations, yet nevertheless for corroboration and confirmation thereof, and for increase of virtue in Christ’s religion within this realm of England, and to repress and extirp all errors, heresies, and other enormities and abuses heretofore used in the same: be it enacted by authority of this present Parliament, that the king our sovereign lord, his heirs and successors, kings of this realm, shall be taken, accepted, and reputed the only supreme head in earth of the Church of England, called Anglicana Ecclesia; and shall have and enjoy, annexed and united to the imperial crown of this realm, as well the title and style thereof, as all honours, dignities, preeminences, jurisdictions, privileges, authorities, immunities, profits, and commodities to the said dignity of supreme head of the same Church belonging and appertaining; and that our said sovereign lord, his heirs and successors, kings of this realm, shall have full power and authority from time to time to visit, repress, redress, reform, order, correct, restrain, and amend all such errors, heresies, abuses, offences, contempts, and enormities, whatsoever they be, which by any manner spiritual authority or jurisdiction ought or may lawfully be reformed, repressed, ordered, redressed, corrected, restrained, or amended, most to the pleasure of Almighty God, the increase of virtue in Christ’s religion, and for the conservation of the peace, unity, and tranquillity of this realm; any usage, custom, foreign law, foreign authority, prescription, or any other thing or things to the contrary hereof notwithstanding." - Act of Supremacy

Which monarch is this primary source document related to?

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Henry VIII

c)

Edward VI

d)

Elizabeth I