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Ch. 17 Absolutism
Test Description: Absolutism is the rise of kings and queens in England, France, Spain, and Portugal as a result of Old Imperialism.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which statement best describes a result of the Glorious Revolution in England (1688)?
A
England lost its colonial possessions
B
Principles of limited government were strengthened.
C
England formed an alliance with France.
D
The power of the monarchy was increased.
2) The theory justifying a monarch’s rule by God’s authority is called
A
Predestination
B
Totalitarianism
C
Laissez faire
D
Divine right
3) The Magna Carta can be described as a
A
Census of all tax-paying nobility in feudal England
B
Journal about English feudal society
C
List of feudal rights that limited the power of the English monarchy
D
Statement of grievances of the middle class in England
4) The Magna Carta, the Petition of Right, and the English Bill of Rights were created to
A
Limit the power of English monarchs
B
Abolish the role of Parliament
C
Establish laws protecting the rights of Protestants
D
Organize England’s colonial empire
5) The Glorious Revolution in England resulted in the
A
End of civil liberties guaranteed by the Petition of Right
B
Strengthening of divine right rule
C
Formation of a limited monarchy
D
Weakening of Parliament ‘s power of the purse
6) The primary goal of most of Europe’s absolute monarchs was to
A
Maintain peaceful relations with neighboring nations
B
Prevent contact with areas beyond Europe’s borders
C
Centralize their political control over their nations
D
Support political freedom for the new middle classes
7) Many European monarchs of the 1600s maintained that they should have absolute power to rule because they
A
Needed to defend their nations against threats from the Western Hemisphere
B
Had been given their power to govern from God
C
Thought that communism was the superior political system
D
Thought that all people should have the right to a good ruler
8) Which quotation was most likely made by an absolute monarch?
A
“I am the state”
B
“It is the parliament that must make the laws.”
C
“The government that governs best, governs least.”
D
“The government must be based on a sound constitution”
9) One similarity in the rule of Peter the Great, Suleiman I, and Louis XIV is that each leader
A
Shared power with a legislature
B
Practiced religious toleration
C
Decreased the amount of taxes collected
D
Expanded his territory
10) The theory justifying a monarch’s rule by God’s authority is called
A
Laissez faire
B
Predestination
C
Totalitarianism
D
Divine right
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