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Age Of Absolutism
Test Description: Important trivia from the Age of Absolutism.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following statements is not true about European nations and the American colonies in the 16 and 1700\'s?
A
European nations forced their colonies to buy manufactured goods only from the mother country
B
colonists often smuggled goods into the Americas to avoid high prices
C
European countries allowed their colonies to practice free trade
D
Colonies were required to send raw materials to their mother country to be turned in to manufactured goods
2) Which French king built the palace of Versailles?
A
Louis XIV
B
Henry IV
C
Louis X
D
George I
3) Which of the following was not a common source of conflict between the nations of Western Europe in the 1600's?
A
political differences between democratic and communist countries
B
competition over European territory
C
competition over overseas colonies
D
religious differences between Catholic and Protestant countries
4) What kind of government was most common in Europe during the Age of Absolutism?
A
monarchy
B
anarchy
C
oligarchy
D
democracy
5) Which of the following best describes why James II of England was overthrown during the Glorious Revolution?
A
He was a Protestant
B
He married a German princess
C
He would not sign the Bill of Rights
D
He openly practiced Catholicism
6) During his reign, Charles V faced the major challenge of
A
attacks by Mongols
B
controlling his extremely large empire
C
completing the Reconquista
D
fighting wars to suppress Catholic uprisings
7) Which absolute monarch westernized Russia?
A
Maria Teresa
B
Frederick the Great
C
Peter the Great
D
Catherine the Great
8) Peter the Great built _________________ on the land he won from Sweden in the Great Northern War.
A
Oxford College
B
the Transcontinental Railroad
C
the palace of Versailles
D
his new capital, St. Petersburg
9) Who was Phillip II of Spain's chief Protestant enemy in Europe?
A
Marie Antoinette of France
B
Maria Theresa of Austria
C
Elizabeth I of England
D
Louis XIV of France
10) Spain's power began declining after
A
Philip I's centralization of royal power
B
the expulsion of Spanish Protestants from southern Spain
C
the victory of the Turks over the Spanish at Lepanto
D
the defeat of the Spanish Armada by the English
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