Quiz: The Early Modern History Of Europe
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- 1.Which of the following was a major threat to the empire of Charles V?
- A.
An English invasion of Europe
- B.
A Protestant rebellion in Spain
- C.
Ottomans advancing across Europe
- D.
The War of Spanish Succession
- 2.What type of government was created in England by the Glorious Revolution?
- A.
Limited monarchy
- B.
Absolute monarchy
- C.
Democracy
- D.
Republic
- 3.Peter the Great waged war against the Ottoman empire in order to:
- A.
Break the Ottoman siege of Vienna
- B.
Capture the Ottoman port of Constantinople
- C.
Gain a warm-water port on the Mediterranean Sea
- D.
Gain a warm-water port on the Black Sea
- 4.When the Huguenots left France in the 1680's, their departure:
- A.
Weakened the army of Louis XIV
- B.
Weakened the French economy
- C.
Weakened the power of Henry IV
- D.
Weakened the French bureaucracy
- 5.Which of the following was a result of the Peace of Westphalia of 1648?
- A.
Germany became united under a strong central government.
- B.
The Netherlands became part of the new Hapsburg empire.
- C.
France gained territory on its Spanish and German frontiers.
- D.
Poland was divided among Russia, Prussia, and Austria.
- 6.What was a major cause of conflict within the empire of Charles V?
- A.
Ottoman forces overran much of southern France.
- B.
Saxons invaded France in order to occupy Paris.
- C.
Charles fought his brother in a series of religious wars.
- D.
Charles suppressed Protestantism in the German states.
- 7.Finance minister Jean Baptiste Colbert helped make France the richest country in Europe by:
- A.
Lowering tariffs on foreign goods to increase trade.
- B.
Ending many years of costly, unnecessary wars.
- C.
Requiring French nobles and clergy to pay taxes
- D.
Imposing mercantilist policies to boost the economy
- 8.By 1750, Prussia and Austria:
- A.
Were battling for control of German states
- B.
Were fighting for control of overseas empires
- C.
Were moving towards constitutional governments
- D.
Agreed to work together to defeat Russia and Poland
- 9.Louis XIV appointed royal officials from the middle class to his bureaucracy because:
- A.
He wanted to hear their ideas about governing France
- B.
They helped check the power of the nobles and church
- C.
They asked to participate in the morning levee ritual
- D.
The appointments persuaded them to support the arts
- 10.During the English Commonwealth period, the Levellers demanded that:
- A.
All Christians should have religious freedom
- B.
All citizens should have a say in government
- C.
The Anglican monarchy should be restored
- D.
Charles I should be tried and executed
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