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Absolutism

Quiz by Eric Ranieri

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13 questions
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  • Q1
    Name the Royal family of France.
    Tudor
    Romanov
    Bourbon
    Hapsburg
    30s
  • Q2
    ___________________ was known as the Sun King.
    Louis XIV
    30s
  • Q3
    Name the Royal family of Russia
    Bourbon
    Romanov
    Tudor
    Hapsburg
    30s
  • Q4
    During the Age of Absolutism (1600s and 1700s), European monarchs tried to
    increase individual rights for their citizens
    develop stronger relations with Islamic rulers
    encourage the growth of collective farms
    centralize political power within their nations
    30s
  • Q5
    Which of the following was most likely said by an absolute monarch?
    It is the parliament that must make the laws.
    The government must be based on a sound constitution.
    The government that governs best, governs least.
    I am the State.
    30s
  • Q6
    The Age of Monarchs saw the rise of all-powerful kings like Phillip II of Spain, Louis XIV of France, and Peter the Great of Russia. What did these European monarchs use to justify their God-given right to rule?
    Divine right
    30s
  • Q7
    Powerful absolute monarchs known as the “____________” once ruled Russia.
    Czars
    30s
  • Q8
    What famous Russian czar helped to establish Russia as a major world power following the turmoil of the Middle Ages with the help of European technology?
    Peter the Great
    30s
  • Q9
    The complete control of a monarch over his/her subjects is called
    divine right of kings
    monarch
    absolutism
    balance of power
    30s
  • Q10
    In 1598, the compromise known as the _______________________________ gave certain rights to Huguenots as a way to restore peace in France.
    Edict of Worms
    Edict of Nantes
    Edict of Divine Right
    Diet of Nantes
    30s
  • Q11
    Ruled France harshly as Louis XIII's chief minister
    Cardinal Richelieu
    Louis XIV
    Cardinal Mazarin
    Ivan the Terrible
    30s
  • Q12
    According to the theory of mercantilism, ___________, taxes on goods coming into a country, helped make the nation rich.
    tariffs
    30s
  • Q13
    Because Russia did not have any of the traditions or institutions that would have moderated absolutism,
    absolutism lasted longer in Russia than in Western Europe
    it upset the balance of power in Europe
    its rulers determined to make Russia a European Power
    it became involved in the affairs of Europe
    30s

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