Question 1

One of the most intricate and devastating wars that Louis XIV engaged in was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Dutch Wars. 
B)  Nine Years' War. 
C)  War of the Spanish Succession. 
D)  War of the League of Augsburg. 
E)  Great Northern Wars. 
A)  Dutch Wars. 
B)  Nine Years' War. 
C)  War of the Spanish Succession. 
D)  War of the League of Augsburg. 
E)  Great Northern Wars.

Question 2

What type of venue was the salon in France?

Accepted Answer

A)  A chamber in the palace of Versailles in which petitions were presented to the king. 
B)  A convocation of parlements to provide status updates. 
C)  A social gathering presided over by well-born women for discussion of current events and interests. 
D)  A school for diplomats. 
E)  The administrative offices of the centralized state bureaucracy under Louis XIV. 
A)  A chamber in the palace of Versailles in which petitions were presented to the king. 
B)  A convocation of parlements to provide status updates. 
C)  A social gathering presided over by well-born women for discussion of current events and interests. 
D)  A school for diplomats. 
E)  The administrative offices of the centralized state bureaucracy under Louis XIV.

Question 3

The English Restoration under Charles II

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted in the issuance of a constitution. 
B)  brought neither political nor religious peace. 
C)  saw the execution of Oliver Cromwell. 
D)  was accomplished with the cooperation of Anglican and Puritan members of Parliament. 
E)  made Ireland part of the Commonwealth. 
A)  resulted in the issuance of a constitution. 
B)  brought neither political nor religious peace. 
C)  saw the execution of Oliver Cromwell. 
D)  was accomplished with the cooperation of Anglican and Puritan members of Parliament. 
E)  made Ireland part of the Commonwealth.

Question 4

Peter the Great decisively rejected Western cultural influences in Russia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Jansenists were seen as problematic because of their belief that

Accepted Answer

A)  there was no such thing as divine right. 
B)  that the Pope was the highest authority in the world. 
C)  Louis XIV must actively and forcefully spread Catholicism in French colonies. 
D)  human sinfulness was similar to Calvinist interpretation. 
E)  France must allow religious toleration to improve the state. 
A)  there was no such thing as divine right. 
B)  that the Pope was the highest authority in the world. 
C)  Louis XIV must actively and forcefully spread Catholicism in French colonies. 
D)  human sinfulness was similar to Calvinist interpretation. 
E)  France must allow religious toleration to improve the state.

Question 6

The idea which introduced the plan to tax all people in France for defense of the state was called

Accepted Answer

A)  capitation. 
B)  taille. 
C)  paulette. 
D)  mercantilism. 
E)  right of law. 
A)  capitation. 
B)  taille. 
C)  paulette. 
D)  mercantilism. 
E)  right of law.

Question 7

Why was James II forced off the throne of England?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was Catholic. 
B)  He refused to adhere to the Magna Carta. 
C)  He disbanded parliament when they refused him money. 
D)  He had no male heirs. 
E)  He was in favor of an alliance with France. 
A)  He was Catholic. 
B)  He refused to adhere to the Magna Carta. 
C)  He disbanded parliament when they refused him money. 
D)  He had no male heirs. 
E)  He was in favor of an alliance with France.

Question 8

What was Peter the Great's motive for the Great Northern War?

Accepted Answer

A)  To defeat his avowed enemy in Sweden. 
B)  To utilize his newly developed navy. 
C)  To gain access to the Baltic sea. 
D)  To capture Finland. 
E)  To suppress the Cossacks who had allied with Poland. 
A)  To defeat his avowed enemy in Sweden. 
B)  To utilize his newly developed navy. 
C)  To gain access to the Baltic sea. 
D)  To capture Finland. 
E)  To suppress the Cossacks who had allied with Poland.

Question 9

Which of the following was not an item taxed by Peter the Great to pay for his military reforms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beehives 
B)  Beards 
C)  Baths 
D)  Salt 
E)  People 
A)  Beehives 
B)  Beards 
C)  Baths 
D)  Salt 
E)  People

Question 10

Louis XIV of France was in favor of a policy of religious toleration to end internal dissent in France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What tactic did Leopold use most successfully to neutralize the threat of the Hungarian rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  He granted them autonomy within the Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  He resettled the lands formerly occupied in war with other nationalities. 
C)  He deported all non-Catholics from his territory. 
D)  He decreed it illegal to use the Magyar language. 
E)  He promoted all Transylvanian nobility and replaced the Hungarian magnates. 
A)  He granted them autonomy within the Holy Roman Empire. 
B)  He resettled the lands formerly occupied in war with other nationalities. 
C)  He deported all non-Catholics from his territory. 
D)  He decreed it illegal to use the Magyar language. 
E)  He promoted all Transylvanian nobility and replaced the Hungarian magnates.

Question 12

Analyze the transformation of England into a constitutional monarchy.Why was this transformation called the Glorious Revolution?

Accepted Answer

After the ravages of civil war under Cha

Question 13

Analyze the results of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.

Accepted Answer

When Louis XIV revoked recognition of Pr

Question 14

In settling the War of Austrian Succession,Maria Theresa lost which territory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Habsburg Netherlands 
B)  Silesia 
C)  Hungary 
D)  Bohemia 
E)  Bavaria 
A)  Habsburg Netherlands 
B)  Silesia 
C)  Hungary 
D)  Bohemia 
E)  Bavaria

Question 15

Austria's status as the loser in the eighteenth-century wars resulted in all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Maria Theresa being forced to abdicate. 
B)  the Habsburgs instituting significant social reforms. 
C)  a radical restructuring and buildup of the army. 
D)  obtaining the power of permanent state taxation. 
E)  delegating operations to the corp of administrators. 
A)  Maria Theresa being forced to abdicate. 
B)  the Habsburgs instituting significant social reforms. 
C)  a radical restructuring and buildup of the army. 
D)  obtaining the power of permanent state taxation. 
E)  delegating operations to the corp of administrators.

Question 16

Louis XIV's finance minister was

Accepted Answer

A)  Cardinal Mazarin. 
B)  Duke de Sully. 
C)  Jean Bodin. 
D)  Jean-Baptiste Colbert. 
E)  Baron de Condorcet. 
A)  Cardinal Mazarin. 
B)  Duke de Sully. 
C)  Jean Bodin. 
D)  Jean-Baptiste Colbert. 
E)  Baron de Condorcet.

Question 17

King Frederick William I was a Calvinist and an absolutist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

On his deathbed,Louis XIV told his heir to

Accepted Answer

A)  increase taxes because the country was bankrupt. 
B)  avoid indulging in women. 
C)  avoid wars. 
D)  purge the country of Huguenots. 
E)  conquer and unify Spain and France. 
A)  increase taxes because the country was bankrupt. 
B)  avoid indulging in women. 
C)  avoid wars. 
D)  purge the country of Huguenots. 
E)  conquer and unify Spain and France.

Question 19

Parliament's Toleration Act granted religious toleration to all Christians in England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Why was Leopold unable to develop absolutism like Louis XIV of France?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were too many different nationalities within the Empire. 
B)  There was religious differentiation. 
C)  There was a more traditional hierarchy of magnates and serfs. 
D)  There was considerably less centralization of his bureaucracy. 
E)  All of these. 
A)  There were too many different nationalities within the Empire. 
B)  There was religious differentiation. 
C)  There was a more traditional hierarchy of magnates and serfs. 
D)  There was considerably less centralization of his bureaucracy. 
E)  All of these.

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

One of the most intricate and devastating wars that Louis XIV engaged in was the

What type of venue was the salon in France?

The English Restoration under Charles II

Peter the Great decisively rejected Western cultural influences in Russia.

Jansenists were seen as problematic because of their belief that

The idea which introduced the plan to tax all people in France for defense of the state was called

Why was James II forced off the throne of England?

What was Peter the Great's motive for the Great Northern War?

Which of the following was not an item taxed by Peter the Great to pay for his military reforms?

Louis XIV of France was in favor of a policy of religious toleration to end internal dissent in France.

What tactic did Leopold use most successfully to neutralize the threat of the Hungarian rebellion?

Analyze the transformation of England into a constitutional monarchy.Why was this transformation called the Glorious Revolution?

Analyze the results of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.

In settling the War of Austrian Succession,Maria Theresa lost which territory?

Austria's status as the loser in the eighteenth-century wars resulted in all of the following except

Louis XIV's finance minister was

King Frederick William I was a Calvinist and an absolutist.

On his deathbed,Louis XIV told his heir to

Parliament's Toleration Act granted religious toleration to all Christians in England.

Why was Leopold unable to develop absolutism like Louis XIV of France?

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