Question 1

The War of the Spanish Succession broke out when:

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A)  William of Orange's daughter succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
B)  the Austrian king, Leopold I, succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
C)  Louis XIV's grandson succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
D)  the named heir of the Spanish throne, Philip V, renounced his claim. 
E)  Leopold I's nephew succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
A)  William of Orange's daughter succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
B)  the Austrian king, Leopold I, succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
C)  Louis XIV's grandson succeeded to the Spanish throne. 
D)  the named heir of the Spanish throne, Philip V, renounced his claim. 
E)  Leopold I's nephew succeeded to the Spanish throne. C

Question 2

How were changes in the government structure of the Dutch government related to changes in Dutch power?

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After the United Provinces of the Dutch Republic gained independence from Spain in 1648,they developed a centralized federal legislature called the States General.The legislature was made up of delegates from each of the seven provinces.The princes of the House of Orange served the Dutch Republic not as kings but as a stadtholders or stewards.The stadtholder did not rule in his own right and had no power to make laws; these powers lay with the legislature,which was dominated by powerful merchant families.During times of relative peace for the Dutch Republic,their diffuse system of governance worked remarkably well,allowing the Republic to become the preeminent commercial power of the seventeenth century.However,in times of conflict like the last quarter of the seventeenth century,when Dutch territory was being threatened by the French Army and the English were attacking Dutch ships,the States General was not effective.In response to critiques of the republican government's failures in the face of attack,the States General named William of Orange as stadtholder and gave him the executive power he needed to defend the Republic and quell internal dissent.Power thus became more centralized in the person of William.When he became king of England,the Dutch entered into an alliance with England that protected it from further French aggression but also forced them to spend more money on fortifications and wars.At the same time,the flexible,diverse,and dynamic States General became more rigid and inflexible.This new rigidity of government structure helped to dismantle Dutch commercial dominance.

Question 3

Peter the Great's authority to rule Russia was threatened during the early part of his reign by:

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A)  a peasant rebellion. 
B)  an attempt to depose him and place his half sister on the throne. 
C)  an assassination attempt. 
D)  questions about his paternity. 
E)  a long childhood illness. 
A)  a peasant rebellion. 
B)  an attempt to depose him and place his half sister on the throne. 
C)  an assassination attempt. 
D)  questions about his paternity. 
E)  a long childhood illness. B

Question 4

Russian peasants were:

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A)  politically free. 
B)  legally the property of their landlords. 
C)  quite well off in terms of general European standards of living in the eighteenth century. 
D)  free to pursue nonagricultural economic ventures. 
E)  able to vote as a class in the Russian Duma. 
A)  politically free. 
B)  legally the property of their landlords. 
C)  quite well off in terms of general European standards of living in the eighteenth century. 
D)  free to pursue nonagricultural economic ventures. 
E)  able to vote as a class in the Russian Duma.

Question 5

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. 
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.

Question 6

Louis XIV recruited members of the _________ to work as royal intendants.

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A)  Educated peasant class 
B)  Nobility 
C)  Military 
D)  Bourgeoisie 
E)  Clergy 
A)  Educated peasant class 
B)  Nobility 
C)  Military 
D)  Bourgeoisie 
E)  Clergy

Question 7

The purpose of reorganizing class structure in Russia by creating the Table of Ranks was to:

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A)  encourage competition among Russian nobles. 
B)  take away the traditional rights of the landholding aristocracy. 
C)  break the traditional hold of the administrative class on Russian bureaucracy. 
D)  emphasize the importance of holding land for Russian nobles. 
E)  strengthen the war machine in Russia by luring nobles into military service. 
A)  encourage competition among Russian nobles. 
B)  take away the traditional rights of the landholding aristocracy. 
C)  break the traditional hold of the administrative class on Russian bureaucracy. 
D)  emphasize the importance of holding land for Russian nobles. 
E)  strengthen the war machine in Russia by luring nobles into military service.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The popular name for those who opposed Charles II's move toward absolutism was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tories. 
B)  Dissenters. 
C)  Quietists. 
D)  Whigs. 
E)  Unionists. 
A)  Tories. 
B)  Dissenters. 
C)  Quietists. 
D)  Whigs. 
E)  Unionists.

Question 10

What was the role of the peasant in Russian society and government?

Accepted Answer

Peasants in Russia,unlike peasants in we

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The most profitable French colonies were located in:

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A)  the Caribbean. 
B)  North America. 
C)  West Africa. 
D)  India. 
E)  islands off the coast of Southern Africa. 
A)  the Caribbean. 
B)  North America. 
C)  West Africa. 
D)  India. 
E)  islands off the coast of Southern Africa.

Question 13

The balance of power in central and eastern Europe was reshaped at the end of the seventeenth and beginning of the eighteenth centuries because of the loss of power of:

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A)  Prussia. 
B)  Austria. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  France. 
E)  the Ottoman Empire. 
A)  Prussia. 
B)  Austria. 
C)  Russia. 
D)  France. 
E)  the Ottoman Empire.

Question 14

How did the French colonies assist Louis XIV's absolutist project?

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV's finance minister,Jean-Baptis

Question 15

The most important opponents of royal absolutism were:

Accepted Answer

A)  churchmen. 
B)  peasants. 
C)  nobles. 
D)  merchants. 
E)  soldiers. 
A)  churchmen. 
B)  peasants. 
C)  nobles. 
D)  merchants. 
E)  soldiers.

Question 16

Unlike many places in Europe during the seventeenth century,there was a high degree of religious tolerance in the Dutch Republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Estates-General in France never met during the reign of Louis XIV.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Slaves working on sugar plantations in the French Caribbean accounted for the livelihoods of approximately _________ of the French population.

Accepted Answer

A)  One-tenth 
B)  One-twenty-fifth 
C)  One-thirtieth 
D)  One-fiftieth 
E)  One-sixtieth 
A)  One-tenth 
B)  One-twenty-fifth 
C)  One-thirtieth 
D)  One-fiftieth 
E)  One-sixtieth

Question 19

During the Glorious Revolution,violence broke out to protest:

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great is perhaps most famous f

Exam 15: European Monarchies and Absolutism 1660-1725

The War of the Spanish Succession broke out when:

How were changes in the government structure of the Dutch government related to changes in Dutch power?

Peter the Great's authority to rule Russia was threatened during the early part of his reign by:

Russian peasants were:

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

Louis XIV recruited members of the _________ to work as royal intendants.

The purpose of reorganizing class structure in Russia by creating the Table of Ranks was to:

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

The popular name for those who opposed Charles II's move toward absolutism was:

What was the role of the peasant in Russian society and government?

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

The most profitable French colonies were located in:

The balance of power in central and eastern Europe was reshaped at the end of the seventeenth and beginning of the eighteenth centuries because of the loss of power of:

How did the French colonies assist Louis XIV's absolutist project?

The most important opponents of royal absolutism were:

Unlike many places in Europe during the seventeenth century,there was a high degree of religious tolerance in the Dutch Republic.

The Estates-General in France never met during the reign of Louis XIV.

Slaves working on sugar plantations in the French Caribbean accounted for the livelihoods of approximately _________ of the French population.

During the Glorious Revolution,violence broke out to protest:

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

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