Question 1

The turning point of the Great Northern Wars was the battle at

Accepted Answer

A)  Nystadt. 
B)  Kronos. 
C)  Lindgoord. 
D)  Poltava. 
E)  Vilnus. 
A)  Nystadt. 
B)  Kronos. 
C)  Lindgoord. 
D)  Poltava. 
E)  Vilnus. D

Question 2

The Glorious Revolution accomplished all of the following except it

Accepted Answer

A)  turned England into a constitutional monarchy. 
B)  required all rulers of England from then on to be Protestant. 
C)  refused the king the right to raise his own army. 
D)  assured the right of all citizens to vote for Parliament's House of Commons. 
E)  ensured the right to trial by jury. 
A)  turned England into a constitutional monarchy. 
B)  required all rulers of England from then on to be Protestant. 
C)  refused the king the right to raise his own army. 
D)  assured the right of all citizens to vote for Parliament's House of Commons. 
E)  ensured the right to trial by jury. D

Question 3

Sir Robert Walpole declined the offer to a seat in the House of Lords.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

In 1683,the Ottoman Turks attempted to lay siege to which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prague 
B)  Brandenberg 
C)  Warsaw 
D)  Vienna 
E)  Budapest 
A)  Prague 
B)  Brandenberg 
C)  Warsaw 
D)  Vienna 
E)  Budapest

Question 5

To Peter's mind,which of the following symbolic changes would signify westernization?

Accepted Answer

A)  speaking German 
B)  dressing in military apparel 
C)  shaving of beards 
D)  importing European fabric for clothing 
E)  changing from the Julian calendar 
A)  speaking German 
B)  dressing in military apparel 
C)  shaving of beards 
D)  importing European fabric for clothing 
E)  changing from the Julian calendar

Question 6

The most radical reform initiated by Peter the Great was

Accepted Answer

A)  abolishing the patriarch of the church. 
B)  requiring military service of the nobility. 
C)  creating an Academy of Science. 
D)  requiring his service personnel to pass literacy tests. 
E)  abolishing serfdom. 
A)  abolishing the patriarch of the church. 
B)  requiring military service of the nobility. 
C)  creating an Academy of Science. 
D)  requiring his service personnel to pass literacy tests. 
E)  abolishing serfdom.

Question 7

In the dispute over the succession of James II,which of the following groups supported him in Parliament and advocated the right of hereditary kingship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whigs 
B)  Tories 
C)  Republicans 
D)  Roundheads 
E)  Cavaliers 
A)  Whigs 
B)  Tories 
C)  Republicans 
D)  Roundheads 
E)  Cavaliers

Question 8

A significant way that Frederick William I funded his army that was different than other nations was that he

Accepted Answer

A)  increased taxes. 
B)  used capitation. 
C)  did not borrow money to pay his expenses. 
D)  did not require soldiers to equip themselves. 
E)  granted serfs their freedom if they served in the military. 
A)  increased taxes. 
B)  used capitation. 
C)  did not borrow money to pay his expenses. 
D)  did not require soldiers to equip themselves. 
E)  granted serfs their freedom if they served in the military.

Question 9

Louis XIV's unusual approach to government in France was

Accepted Answer

A)  a division of service personnel who were both old and newly appointed nobility. 
B)  delegating authority to his councilars. 
C)  declaring that he alone would rule France. 
D)  invoking a parliament. 
E)  appointing a cardinal to manage his affairs. 
A)  a division of service personnel who were both old and newly appointed nobility. 
B)  delegating authority to his councilars. 
C)  declaring that he alone would rule France. 
D)  invoking a parliament. 
E)  appointing a cardinal to manage his affairs.

Question 10

Why did Louis XIV start a war with the Netherlands in 1672?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to conquer the territory. 
B)  He wanted to enforce Catholicism. 
C)  The Dutch threatened his colonial holdings in North America. 
D)  He objected to their domination of trade and shipping in Europe. 
E)  He was allied with Spain through marriage to his wife, which was at war with the Dutch Republic. 
A)  He wanted to conquer the territory. 
B)  He wanted to enforce Catholicism. 
C)  The Dutch threatened his colonial holdings in North America. 
D)  He objected to their domination of trade and shipping in Europe. 
E)  He was allied with Spain through marriage to his wife, which was at war with the Dutch Republic.

Question 11

In contrast to his father,Frederick William the Elector,King Frederick William I of Prussia practiced what religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lutheran 
B)  Catholic 
C)  Calvinist 
D)  Mennonite 
E)  None of these 
A)  Lutheran 
B)  Catholic 
C)  Calvinist 
D)  Mennonite 
E)  None of these

Question 12

The largest army in Europe in the seventeenth century was in

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  Spain and the Spanish Netherlands. 
C)  England. 
D)  Prussia. 
E)  Austrian Habsburg lands. 
A)  France. 
B)  Spain and the Spanish Netherlands. 
C)  England. 
D)  Prussia. 
E)  Austrian Habsburg lands.

Question 13

The Clarendon Code of 1661 required

Accepted Answer

A)  all clergy to take an oath of loyalty to the king. 
B)  the king to defer to Parliament in matters of taxation. 
C)  Catholics to pay extra taxes to worship in public. 
D)  all clergy to swear an oath upholding Anglican policies. 
E)  the king to be Anglican. 
A)  all clergy to take an oath of loyalty to the king. 
B)  the king to defer to Parliament in matters of taxation. 
C)  Catholics to pay extra taxes to worship in public. 
D)  all clergy to swear an oath upholding Anglican policies. 
E)  the king to be Anglican.

Question 14

Why is Peter the Great seen as the modernizer of Russia?

Accepted Answer

Peter the Great felt that the future of

Question 15

Explain the rise of Prussia as a political entity in eighteenth-century Europe.

Accepted Answer

Under the Hohenzollern dynasty centered

Question 16

In the 1670s,the English Parliament was controlled by which faction?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anglicans 
B)  Catholics 
C)  Puritans 
D)  Dissenters 
E)  None of these 
A)  Anglicans 
B)  Catholics 
C)  Puritans 
D)  Dissenters 
E)  None of these

Question 17

Why did the Austrian Habsburgs fail to implement absolutism as the French had done?

Accepted Answer

The major problem facing Leopold I and o

Question 18

Robert Walpole became the leader of the Whigs under George I because of all of the following except he

Accepted Answer

A)  was an excellent public speaker. 
B)  declined to serve in the House of Lords. 
C)  opposed George as a candidate for kingship, instead choosing James III. 
D)  believed in the power of centralized government. 
E)  appealed to both Whigs and moderate Tories. 
A)  was an excellent public speaker. 
B)  declined to serve in the House of Lords. 
C)  opposed George as a candidate for kingship, instead choosing James III. 
D)  believed in the power of centralized government. 
E)  appealed to both Whigs and moderate Tories.

Question 19

Emperor Leopold laid claim to the territory of Hungary by claiming hereditary right as the ruler of

Accepted Answer

A)  Romania. 
B)  Serbia. 
C)  Transylvania. 
D)  Budapest. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  Romania. 
B)  Serbia. 
C)  Transylvania. 
D)  Budapest. 
E)  none of these.

Question 20

Louis XIV's issuance of the Four Gallican Articles was aimed against the

Accepted Answer

A)  Huguenots. 
B)  Jansenists. 
C)  pope. 
D)  Catholic Church councils. 
E)  Republicans. 
A)  Huguenots. 
B)  Jansenists. 
C)  pope. 
D)  Catholic Church councils. 
E)  Republicans.

Exam 16: State-Building and the European State System,1648-1789

The turning point of the Great Northern Wars was the battle at

The Glorious Revolution accomplished all of the following except it

Sir Robert Walpole declined the offer to a seat in the House of Lords.

In 1683,the Ottoman Turks attempted to lay siege to which city?

To Peter's mind,which of the following symbolic changes would signify westernization?

The most radical reform initiated by Peter the Great was

In the dispute over the succession of James II,which of the following groups supported him in Parliament and advocated the right of hereditary kingship?

A significant way that Frederick William I funded his army that was different than other nations was that he

Louis XIV's unusual approach to government in France was

Why did Louis XIV start a war with the Netherlands in 1672?

In contrast to his father,Frederick William the Elector,King Frederick William I of Prussia practiced what religion?

The largest army in Europe in the seventeenth century was in

The Clarendon Code of 1661 required

Why is Peter the Great seen as the modernizer of Russia?

Explain the rise of Prussia as a political entity in eighteenth-century Europe.

In the 1670s,the English Parliament was controlled by which faction?

Why did the Austrian Habsburgs fail to implement absolutism as the French had done?

Robert Walpole became the leader of the Whigs under George I because of all of the following except he

Emperor Leopold laid claim to the territory of Hungary by claiming hereditary right as the ruler of

Louis XIV's issuance of the Four Gallican Articles was aimed against the

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