Age of Absolutism Test Review
1. The Stuart king’s claims to absolute power were challenged by
2. Which of the following statements describes what happened to Poland in 1795 as a result of actions by
Russia, Austria, and Prussia?
3. The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule was caused by
4. By the mid-1600s, the Spanish economy was severely troubled because
5. Colbert strengthened the French economy by
6. During the late 1500s, France was torn by a civil war between
7. The Battle of Lepanto was fought between Spain and
8. Louis XIV did all of the following EXCEPT
9. Louis XIV encouraged French nobles to live at Versailles so he could
10. The Thirty Years’ War was fought mostly in
11. As a result of Peter the Great’s war against Sweden, Russia gained
12. Which of the following people mocked the traditions of Spain’s feudal past in his novel Don Quixote?
13. French styles of art, culture, manners, and customs became the standard for European taste as a result
of the reign of
14. Why did Prussia battle Austria during the 1700s?
15. Peter the Great fought the Ottoman Turks for the purpose of
16. Which of the following said, “L’etat, c’est moi”-“I am the state”?
17. Which of the following provided England with the beginnings of a constitutional monarchy?
18. By the Edict of Nantes in 1598, Henry IV of France granted religious toleration to
19. Which of the following resulted from the Thirty Years’ War?
20. During the 1700s, which of the following countries battled for control of the German state
Identification of Key Terms and People
Catherine II (the Great)
Fredrick II (the Great)
Peter I (the Great)
Charles II (England)
Cardinal Richelieu
Gustavus Adolphus
Maria Theresa
Michael Romanov
Louis XIV
James I
Charles I
James II
Absolute Monarchy
Balance of Power
Limited Monarchy
habeas corpus
Henry IV
Charles II Spain
Elizabeth I
O. Cromwell
Phillip II
Charles V
Cardinal Mazarin Francis Drake
Divine Right