Question 1

While Louis XIV persecuted Huguenots in his realm mercilessly,all Catholics enjoyed similar rights and freedoms.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Ottoman power in southeastern Europe declined rapidly after the Ottomans:

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A)   failed to capture the Habsburg capital of Vienna.
B)   failed to conquer Poland.
C)   lost control of Crete and Rhodes.
D)   failed to conquer Russia.
E)   lost their naval dominance on the Black Sea.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 3

During the Glorious Revolution,violence broke out to protest:

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A)   James II's support of Catholicism.
B)   James II's moves toward absolutist government.
C)   James II's support of Catholicism and his absolutist policies.
D)   James II's secret alliance with France.
E)   James II's cowardice in fleeing to France after the invasion of William of Orange.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 4

The League of Augsburg united Holland,England,Spain,Sweden,Bavaria,Saxony,the Rhine,the Palatinate,and the Austrian Habsburgs against Louis XIV.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In spite of Jean-Baptiste Colbert's efforts,Louis XIV left France's finances in ruins.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The theory of absolutism became popular in the seventeenth century in response to:

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A)   public distrust of the constitutional monarchy in England.
B)   the desire of the lower classes to be responsible directly to the king rather than to local lords.
C)   a desire for order after the chaos and war of the previous century.
D)   public distrust of the republican governance in the Dutch Republic.
E)   growing public concern about brigands and criminals that required a strong centralized government to control.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Louis XIV's finance minister,Jean-Baptiste Colbert,was a confirmed mercantilist who believed that France's wealth would increase if it:

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A)   only traded with its colonies.
B)   adopted policies that encouraged free trade.
C)   closed its borders to trade.
D)   reduced its exports and increased its imports.
E)   reduced its imports and increased its exports.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Absolute monarchs developed all of the following institutions to enhance their power EXCEPT:

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A)   armies.
B)   systems to collect taxes.
C)   systems of collecting tariffs on trade.
D)   representative legislative bodies.
E)   customs controls.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 9

What was the role of nature in Locke's ideal government?

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Locke maintained that in a state of natu...

Question 10

The royal finance minister who increased revenues in France during the reign of Louis XIV was:

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A)   Cardinal Richelieu.
B)   Jean-Baptiste Colbert.
C)   Cornelius Jansen.
D)   John Locke.
E)   François Marie Arouet.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

What was the role of theater and image in the success of absolutism?

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Kings like Louis XIV deliberately staged...

Question 12

The degree of social mobility in all absolutist states was extremely low.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In what ways can it be said that Peter the Great made Russia a great power?

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Peter the Great is perhaps most famous f...

Question 14

The wars of Louis XIV:

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A)   were fought to eradicate the Huguenots and Jansenists.
B)   allowed Louis to construct his palace at Versailles.
C)   led to the defeat of Spain in the War of the Spanish Succession.
D)   were an enormous drain on the treasury of France.
E)   were enormously successful and extended French power throughout Europe.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 15

The government of France under Louis XIV would be best described as:

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A)   highly centralized, with everyone being appointed by and reporting to the king.
B)   highly decentralized: Louis appointed able people and left them to do their jobs.
C)   chaotic, with no clear lines of authority or responsibility.
D)   uneven, as every government official simply tried to do what he thought the king wanted.
E)   a constitutional monarchy, with a system of checks and balances between the different branches.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 16

The "Junkers" were a group of enserfed peasants in Prussia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The outcomes of the War of the Spanish Succession made clear that military dominance in Europe lay with the:

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A)   French Army.
B)   French Navy.
C)   English Navy
D)   English Army.
E)   Spanish Navy.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

The absolute monarchs ruled only with the consent of their nobles and people.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The goal of Peter the Great's foreign policy was to:

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A)   annex Prussia.
B)   secure year-round ports for Russia.
C)   secure territories in the New World.
D)   open up a land route to Asia.
E)   conquer the Ottoman empire.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

The new diplomatic goal that emerged in western and central Europe in the mid-seventeenth century was:

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A)   balance of power politics.
B)   resolving disputes through diplomacy, not war.
C)   promoting religious tolerance across western and central Europe.
D)   creating a free trade zone across western and central Europe.
E)   becoming as isolationist as possible.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Exam 15: European Monarchies and Absolutism,1660–1725

The royal finance minister who increased revenues in France during the reign of Louis XIV was:

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Absolute monarchs developed all of the following institutions to enhance their power EXCEPT:

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The absolute monarchs ruled only with the consent of their nobles and people.

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The League of Augsburg united Holland,England,Spain,Sweden,Bavaria,Saxony,the Rhine,the Palatinate,and the Austrian Habsburgs against Louis XIV.

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The wars of Louis XIV:

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In spite of Jean-Baptiste Colbert's efforts,Louis XIV left France's finances in ruins.

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The outcomes of the War of the Spanish Succession made clear that military dominance in Europe lay with the:

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During the Glorious Revolution,violence broke out to protest:

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The "Junkers" were a group of enserfed peasants in Prussia.

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The theory of absolutism became popular in the seventeenth century in response to:

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What was the role of theater and image in the success of absolutism?

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The new diplomatic goal that emerged in western and central Europe in the mid-seventeenth century was:

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Louis XIV's finance minister,Jean-Baptiste Colbert,was a confirmed mercantilist who believed that France's wealth would increase if it:

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Ottoman power in southeastern Europe declined rapidly after the Ottomans:

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While Louis XIV persecuted Huguenots in his realm mercilessly,all Catholics enjoyed similar rights and freedoms.

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What was the role of nature in Locke's ideal government?

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The degree of social mobility in all absolutist states was extremely low.

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The goal of Peter the Great's foreign policy was to:

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The government of France under Louis XIV would be best described as:

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In what ways can it be said that Peter the Great made Russia a great power?

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