Transcript Crisis and Absolutism in Europe 1550

Crisis and Absolutism in Europe
1550 - 1715 Test Review
World History
In 1689, what laid the foundation for a limited,
or constitutional, monarchy in England?
a. the Edict of Nantes
b. the Bill of Rights
c. the Toleration Act
d. the Stamp Act
Which act brought an end to the Holy Roman Empire as
a political entity?
a. the Edict of Nantes
b. the Treaty of Versailles
c. the Peace of Westphalia
d. the Toleration Act
The term ____ is another name for a republic.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Nation
Commonwealth
Democracy
monarchy
The Stuart rulers of England believed in the ____
right of kings.
a.
social
c.
supreme
b. divine
d. property
Russian nobility were known as
a. boyars. c. absolutists.
b. czars.
d. diplomats.
John Locke believed that humans’ natural rights
included all of the following EXCEPT
a.
b.
c.
d.
property.
democracy.
life.
liberty.
The art produced during the ____
movement reflected the tension of
religious upheaval and the spirituality of
religious revival.
a. Mannerism c. Calvinist
b. Renaissance d. baroque
Which of the following means one who
believed he received his power from God
and was responsible only to God?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Absolutism
divine right of kings
Mannerism
Puritan
All of the following played a role in the Thirty
Years’ War EXCEPT
a.
trade.
c.
territory.
b. politics. d. religion.
____ were French Protestants influenced
by John Calvin.
a. Nantes c. Ultra Catholics
b. Huguenots
d. Calvinists
The ideas of ____ can be found in the American
Declaration of Independence and the United
States Constitution.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Oliver Cromwell
Miguel de Cervantes
John Calvin
John Locke
Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome is an example
of the work of
a.
b.
c.
d.
Artemisia Gentileschi.
El Greco.
Gian Lorenzo Bernini.
Bocelli.
Which of the following sought to increase
the wealth and power of France by
following the ideas of mercantilism?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Louis XIV
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Mazarin
Cardinal Richelieu strengthened the power of
the monarchy by
a.
b.
c.
d.
promising cake to the masses.
convincing the English that a strong
monarch would strengthen their power as
well.
slowly eroding the power of the nobility
and buying the loyalty of the military l
eaders.
taking away the Huguenots’ political and
military rights and executing conspirators.
Which of the following granted Puritans, but
not Catholics, the right of public worship?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the Toleration Act of 1689
the Council of Trent
the Bill of Rights
the Peace of Westphalia
What was the “Glorious Revolution”?
a.
b.
c.
d.
the agricultural revolution that improved
food supplies in England
the battle between the Roundheads and
the Cavaliers for control of England
the establishment of Protestantism as
the English state religion
the invasion of England by William of
Orange, who overthrew James II with
almost no bloodshed
The Rump Parliament was
a.
b.
c.
d.
the government established by Charles V
that consisted of nothing but Catholics.
what was left after Cromwell purged the
members who did not support him.
the corrupt body that took power under
James II and nearly bankrupted England.
a group of peasants that tried to wrest
power away from Parliament.
The Thirty Years’ War involved all the major
European powers except which nation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
France
England
Spain
Germany
The Edict of Nantes recognized Catholicism as the
official religion of France, and
a.
b.
c.
d.
gave the Huguenots the right to worship
and to enjoy all political privileges.
was intended to bring about an end to the
battles between the Catholics and the
Spanish, but actually only served to inflame
tensions.
declared all Huguenots to be enemies of
the state.
was largely ignored by the Huguenots, and
served only to appease the pope.
Seven percent of the total French population
were
a.
b.
c.
d.
Catholics.
Puritans.
Huguenots.
Jesuits.
The work of William Shakespeare is perhaps the
best example of ____ literature.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Elizabethan
Gothic
Baroque
Mannerist
The style of painting known as ____
reflected a search for power.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Absolutist
Baroque
Realism
Mannerism
Louis XIV maintained complete authority as
monarch by
a.
b.
c.
d.
executing the previous monarch’s entire
family.
maintaining a network of spies to find
conspirators against him.
distracting the nobles and royal princes
with court life, to keep them out of
politics.
bestowing lavish riches on any serf who
supported his right to rule.
Absolutism is
a.
b.
c.
d.
the practice by monarchs of undergoing
daily absolution to keep states free of the
burden of sin.
the belief that all citizens within a state
must conform to one religion.
an offshoot of Islam, in which it is believed
that baptism absolves all past and future
sins.
a system of government in which a ruler
holds total power.
The foundation for a constitutional monarchy
in England was laid by the
a.
b.
c.
d.
Toleration Act of 1489.
English Civil War.
Bill of Rights.
Rump Parliament.
Oliver Cromwell’s defeat of the king’s forces
allowed him to
a.
b.
c.
d.
restore the French monarchy to the
throne.
execute the members of Parliament that
disagreed with his policies and beliefs.
take control of England and eventually
establish a military dictatorship.
return England to Catholicism and
establish an entirely pro-Catholic
Parliament.
Which of the following were Protestants in
England who were inspired by Calvinist ideas?
a.
b.
Puritans c.
Royalists d.
Roundheads
Cavaliers
James I of England believed in the divine right of kings,
which is
a.
b.
c.
d.
the belief that a king was granted the wisdom of
God upon ascending to the throne, and therefore
was faultless.
the concept that kings were equal to God, and
therefore did not have to live by the laws of the
Church.
the theory that kings alone could know the mind of
God, and therefore could determine the future
through divination.
the idea that kings receive their power from God
and are responsible only to God.
Philip II of Spain was known as the
a.
b.
c.
d.
“Huguenot King.”
“King of the Holy Roman Empire.”
“Most Catholic King.”
“Papal King.”
By the end of King Philip II’s reign, Spain had
a.
b.
c.
d.
become the wealthiest empire in the world.
successfully invaded England.
become the most populous empire in the
world.
successfully converted all Protestants.