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- 1.
- A.
Freedom of religion
- B.
Absolute rule
- C.
Separation of church and state
- D.
Waging war for religious purposes
- 2.What king became France's most powerful ruler and boasted "I am the state"?
- A.
Louis XIV
- B.
Henry IV
- C.
Louis IX
- D.
Henry II
- 3.What was the Edict of Nantes issued in an effort to do?
- A.
Break the power of the French nobility
- B.
Increase the political power of the French Catholics
- C.
Increase the political power of the Huguenots
- D.
Bring an end to violent religious conflicts in France
- 4.What was one reason Ivan IV was called Ivan the Terrible?
- A.
He poisoned his wife Anastasia because she was from a boyar family.
- B.
He organized a police force that murdered people he considered traitors. And he killed his son.
- C.
He was in debt to several countries and had to declare bankruptcy.
- D.
He made the nobility dependent on him and gave power to the middle class.
- 5.Under Maria Theresa, Austria's greatest enemy was
- A.
Bohemia.
- B.
The Ottoman Empire.
- C.
Hungary.
- D.
Prussia.
- 6.Frederick II came to power as the
- A.
Viceroy of India.
- B.
Elector of Brandenburg.
- C.
King of Prussia.
- D.
King of Austria.
- 7.The first Russian ruler to adopt the title czar, meaning "caesar," was
- A.
Anastasia Romanov.
- B.
Peter the Great.
- C.
Michael Romanov.
- D.
Ivan the Terrible.
- 8.In Russia, the boyars were
- A.
Merchants.
- B.
Slave-like laborers.
- C.
Career soldiers.
- D.
Landowning nobles.
- 9.Who was the most Catholic King?
- A.
King Philip II of Spain
- B.
King Louis XIV
- C.
King Gustavus Adolphus
- D.
King Charles II of England
- 10.How did Frederick the Great’s dad punish him?
- A.
He made Frederick watch the execution of his best friend.
- B.
He made him complete 20 hours of community service.
- C.
He grounded Frederick, told him no party in England anymore.
- D.
He put Frederick in a time out.
- 11.Who was the King James Bible named after?
- A.
Charles II
- B.
Oliver Cromwell
- C.
Charles I
- D.
James I
- 12.This leader ruled England after the English Civil War as a military dictator.
- A.
Oliver Cromwell
- B.
Charles II
- C.
Charles I
- D.
James I
- 13.
- King of Scotland
- inherited Elizabeth I’s throne
- conflict with Parliament
- Protestant
- A.
James I
- B.
Charles II
- C.
Charles I
- D.
Oliver Cromwell
- 14.Who was the minister for King Louis XIII?
- A.
Minister Jean Colbert
- B.
The Elector of Bavaria
- C.
Cardinal Richelieu
- D.
Sir Walter Raleigh
- 15.Who was the minister for the boy-king Louis XIV?
- A.
Pope Pius III
- B.
Cardinal Mazarin
- C.
Minister Jean Colbert
- D.
Lawrence Huguenot
- 16.Who was the first king of the Bourbon Dynasty? He ended the religious wars in France.
- A.
Jean Baptist Colbert
- B.
Louis XIV
- C.
Louis XIII
- D.
Henry IV (Henry of Navarre)
- 17.Philip II believed it was his duty to defend ___ from enemies in Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
- A.
Calvinism
- B.
Catholicism
- C.
Slavery
- D.
Huguenots
- 18.Philip II of Spain lived within the walls of his gray, granite palace called ________.
- A.
White House
- B.
Taj Mahal
- C.
El Escorial
- D.
Vatican
- 19.Who was the Sun King?
- A.
King Philip II of Spain
- B.
King Gustavus Adolphus
- C.
King Charles II of England
- D.
King Louis XIV
- 20.Who “restored the monarchy”?
- A.
King Charles II of England
- B.
King Philip II of Spain
- C.
King Louis XIV
- D.
King Gustavus Adolphus
- 21.Who was the most Catholic King?
- A.
King Louis XIV
- B.
King Charles II of England
- C.
King Philip II of Spain
- D.
King Gustavus Adolphus
- 22.Frederick II came to power as the
- A.
King of Prussia.
- B.
King of Austria.
- C.
Elector of Brandenburg.
- D.
Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
- 23.Under Maria Theresa, Austria's greatest enemy was
- A.
Prussia.
- B.
Hungary.
- C.
Bohemia
- D.
The Ottoman Empire.
- 24.What was one reason Ivan IV was called Ivan the Terrible?
- A.
He poisoned his wife Anastasia because she was a boyar.
- B.
He was in debt to many countries; had to declare bankruptcy.
- C.
He gave power to the middle class.
- D.
He murdered those considered traitors. And he killed his son.
- 25.What were some of the things Peter the Great did to westernize Russia?
- A.
He became a jockey in horse racing and performed in plays.
- B.
He introduced tobacco.
- C.
He moved capital of Russia to Moscow instead of a seaport.
- D.
He raised women's status, and made nobles wear Western fashions.
- 26.What was Peter the Great the first to make an effort to do?
- A.
Add territory to the Russian state
- B.
Organize and utilize a secret police force
- C.
Westernize Russia
- D.
Reduce the power of the nobles
- 27.What king became France's most powerful ruler and boasted "I am the state"?
- A.
Louis XIV
- B.
Louis IX
- C.
Henry IV
- D.
Henry II
- 28.What were some of Philip II's accomplishments as king of Spain?
- A.
He built up the strongest army in the world with 80,000 men.
- B.
He won territory in the Seven Years' War.
- C.
He defended Roman Catholicism from Muslims and Protestants.
- D.
He reformed culture; made Spain a power to be reckoned with.
- 29.Who inherited the Austrian thrown? Charles VI had European powers sign agreement of recognition
- A.
Anastasia Romanov
- B.
William of Orange
- C.
Frederick the Great
- D.
Maria Theresa
- 30.What was the main reason for most wars between 1600-1800?
- A.
Balance of power
- B.
Religion
- C.
Money
- D.
Food
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