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The seven provinces that became the United Provinces of the Netherlands emerged as a nation in 1572 after revolting against ________.
France
Spain
England
Germany
b
After the economy declined and shipbuilding was taken over by England, the Dutch remained strong in ________.
naval supremacy
political prowess
fishing industries
financial institutions
d
What government was able to build a strong monarchy with a secure financial base that was not dependent on noble estates, diets, or assemblies?
A. political absolutism embodied in France
B. political absolutism embodied in England
C. parliamentary monarchy embodied in the Netherlands
D. parliamentary monarchy embodied in England
a
The Militia Ordinance gave English Parliament the power to ________.
raise its own army
raise or lower taxes
dissolve the monarchy
house soldiers in the homes of the citizens
a
Who were the supporters of Charles I and Parliament in the English Civil War?
A. the Roundheads and the Cavaliers respectively
B. the Cavaliers and the Roundheads respectively
C. the Puritans and Anglicans respectively
D. the Reds and the Whites respectively
b
During the reign of James I, the British Parliament met ________.
annually
continuously
only when convened by the monarch
twice a year
c
Under the Treaty of Dover, Charles II allied with the ________ against the _______.
French; Spanish
German Empire; Dutch
French; Dutch
English; French
c
Charles I might have ruled indefinitely without Parliament had his religious policies not provoked war with________.
France
Ireland
Spain
Scotland
d
After Cromwell's death, the English were soon ready to restore ________.
the monarchy and the Anglican Church
the Presbyterian Church and diplomatic relations with Spain
the monarchy and diplomatic relations with Spain
diplomatic relations with Spain and Parliament
a
Which of the following kings issued the first Declaration of Indulgence in 1672?
Charles I
Charles II
James I
George I
b
According to advocates of the "divine right of kings," kings could be judged only by ________.
God
the nobility
the people
fellow kings
a
King Louis XIV made life difficult for ________.
A. royal officials
B. Huguenots
C. military leaders
D. Catholics
b
The organization that formed to resist the military aggression of Louis XIV was the ________.
A. the Catholic League
B. Peace of Ryswick
C. League of Augsburg
D. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
c
John Locke argues against absolute monarchy in his ________.
A. Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture
B. Second Treatise of Civil Government
C. Common Sense
D. A Counterblast to Tobacco
b
Which of these were the major components of the Habsburg lands in the 1700s?
Bohemia, Austria, Hungary
Hungary, Poland, Austria
Spain, Austria, Poland
Brandenburg, Hungary, Bohemia
a
Who was known as the Great Elector?
Frederick William
John III Sobieski
Michael Romanov
Theodore II
a
The document authorizing succession of the Habsburg crown through the female heir, Maria Theresa, was the ________.
Pragmatic Sanction
Treaty of Nijmwegen
Peace of Ryswick
Crown of Saint Stephen
a
The reign of Ivan IV was followed by the ________.
reign of the five good tsars
reign of Peter the Great
purging of the boyars
"Time of Troubles"
d
Under the rule of Peter the Great, Russia's boyars ________.
gained power
became the primary agents of modernization
lost much of their power
were exiled to Siberia
c
Under the Peace of Nystad in 1721, Russia gained control of________.
Estonia, Livonia, and part of Finland
Livonia, Latvia, and Finland
Estonia, Latvia, and part of Finland
Livonia, Sweden, and part of Finland
a
St. Petersburg ________.
a was built on the Gulf of Sweden
b exemplified Russia's new orientation to the West
c was completed in 1709 but not inhabited until Russia
defeated Sweden
d was given that name by Lenin after the 1917 Russian
Revolution
b
Michael Romanov was the ________.
heir to the throne after the death of Peter the Great
founder of St. Petersburg
son of Ivan the Terrible
first of the Romanov dynasty to rule Russia
d
Peter I came to power in Russia with the assistance of the _______.
streltsy
boyars
cossacks
Orthodox Church
a
The Great Northern War involved what two nations?
Prussia and Russia
Sweden and Norway
Russia and Sweden
the German Empire and Sweden
c
Peter the Great's inspiration for rebuilding his court in St. Petersburg was ________.
Versailles
Berlin
Aix-la-Chapelle
the Pantheon
a
Changes in military structure and technologies ________.
favored absolute monarchies over republics
weakened monarchies across Europe
cut the costs of war
made finance a key element in political maneuvering
d
Which of the following is true of the Netherlands?
a The nation refused to allow Roman Catholics or Jews to
live within its borders.
b The Calvinist Reformed Church was the established
church and the only legitimate form of organized religion.
c Toleration marked the Dutch religious life where peoples
of differing religious faiths lived together peacefully.
d All and only Protestants were allowed within the
Netherlands; Roman Catholics were forced to convert
within six months of their residency in the Netherlands.
c
The economy of the Netherlands in the seventeenth century can be described as ________.
strong and diverse
weak and in decline
strictly agrarian
limited to manufacturing industries
a
What were the two dominant models of European political development in the early modern period?
military despotism and democratic socialism
democratic socialism and parliamentary monarchy
monarchy and socialism
parliamentary monarchy and political absolutism
d
30. What policies did Sir Robert Walpole promote as chief minister in England?
A. He maintained peace abroad and promoted religious and political liberty at home.
B. He advanced aggressive military initiatives abroad and imposed no new domestic policies.
C. He strictly limited free speech and increased taxes on the nobility.
D. He shut down newspapers and restricted religious liberties.
a
31. The Petition of Right can be characterized as _________.
a Charles I's attempt to placate Parliament
b the long-term result of the English Civil War
c the document that triggered the English Civil War
d Parliament's demands on the king, presented in exchange
for voting new taxes
d
32. Under Oliver Cromwell, England was officially ________.
a Puritan republic
a Catholic monarchy
an Anglican republic
a Quaker republic
a
In the Treaty of Dover, Charles II and Louis XIV's secret agreement called for Charles II to________.
a dismiss the Parliament of Lords and Commons, and in
exchange Louis XIV would revoke the Edict of Nantes
b announce his conversion to Catholicism, and in exchange
Louis XIV promised to pay Charles a substantial subsidy
c revoke the Clarendon Code, and in exchange Louis XIV
promised to pay Charles a substantial subsidy
d revoke the Test Act, and in exchange Louis XIV would revoke the Edict of Nantes
b
34. Which of the following events completed the Glorious Revolution?
Charles I was executed.
William and Mary were proclaimed English monarchs.
George II became king of Great Britain.
The Secret Treaty of Dover was signed between England and France.
b
John Law believed that ________
a halting gold payments in France was absolutely necessary
b France should abandon its overseas colonies
c France should dramatically increase its level of taxation
d an increase in the paper-money supply would stimulate
France's economic recovery
d
The chief feature of eighteenth-century French political life was the ________.
a Louis XIV's lack of leadership
b failure of the nobility to dominate the Parliament
c protest by the peasantry to gain more influence and
representation in Parliament
d attempt of the nobility to use its authority to limit the
power of the monarchy
d
Which of the following dynasties is correctly identified with the region it ruled?
Hohenzollern dynasty in Prussia
Habsburg dynasty in Russia
Romanov dynasty in Austria
Árpád dynasty in Poland
a
What did Peter the Great learn about his son, Aleksei that presented a problem for the monarchy?
A. Aleksei was too weak to take over the throne.
B. Aleksei did not want to become king.
C. Aleksei might become a focus for rebellion.
D. His son had entered into a plot to overthrow Peter.
c
The goal of the Table of Ranks was to ________.
a draw the nobility into state service
b eliminate the need for nobles to serve the central state
c force nobles into military service
d restrict religious leaders from controlling parts of the
central state
a
Russian victory in the Great Northern War led to ________.
the decline of Poland
a permanent Russian influence on European affairs
an alliance with England
an alliance with Finland
b
Peter the Great's creation of the procurator general illustrates his attempt to ________
bring the church under secular control
introduce Protestantism to Russia
weaken the streltsy
turn Russia to the West
a
Prussia is unique in early modern history because the Hohenzollerns ________.
A. had been rulers of Poland
B. were Catholic rulers of a Protestant state
C. forged an alliance with Russia
D. created a major new state
d
43. Poland is an example of a state that was weak because of _______.
a small territory
the ascendancy of its nobility
religious division
larger neighbors
b
44. The Habsburg Empire can be described as ________.
small but cohesive
large but divided
strongly centralized
disappearing by 1700
b
. What was the effect in France of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and the ensuing religious repression?
a Culture in France was at its peak.
b Universities opened, drawing thinkers from all over the
world.
c A new era of religious conflict opened.
d France became a symbol of intolerance.
d
In what way did the Sejm fail Poland?
a The Sejm failed to advance successful military operations.
b The Sejm was ruined with royal intrigue that took away
power from the governing body.
c The Sejm was made up of foreigners who did not know
the issues of Poland.
d The Sejm required unanimity for any legislative action,
which blocked effective government.
d
What problem did the Pragmatic Sanction attempt to address?
a weak military
religious intolerance within Germany
a female heir to the throne
religious restrictions on Protestants
c
How did Frederick William I differ from Frederick the Great in use of military power?
a Frederick William I was interested in a strong military, w
while Frederick the Great disliked military strength.
b Frederick the Great was interested in a strong military,
while Frederick William I disliked military strength.
c Frederick William I avoided putting his powerful army into
places of conflict, while Frederick the Great advanced
destructive invasions.
d Frederick William I was reckless with his military strength,
while Frederick the Great rarely went to war.
c
The Table of Ranks and the Holy Synod were both implemented by Peter the Great to _______.
expand central secular authority
eliminate the threat of a noble uprising
defeat Sweden in the Great Northern War
eliminate the power of the streltsy
a
Peter the Great attempted to emulate which political model?
French absolutism
English representative government
Poland's Sejm
the Dutch Republic
a
When James I and Charles I attempted to rule as strong monarchs, they were blocked primarily by ________.
Parliament
the Anglican Church
Spain
the Puritans
a
The Militia Ordinance effectively did which of these?
abolished Parliament
ended the English monarchy
made Parliament an independent power in Britain
brought France and England into an alliance
c
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes is best seen in the context of Louis XIV's policy of ________.
religious persecution
unifying France under an absolute monarchy
alliance with the Catholic Church
making war on Catholics
b
Poland can be seen as an extreme example of the political model represented by _______.
England
France
Russia
Spain
a
The idea of the divine right of kings was attractive to monarchs because it effectively ________.
a gave them free license over their people
b ended the influence of the church in secular matters
c made them free of noble rule
d created an alliance between the nobles and commoners
c
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