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AP European History Chapter 5 Worksheet Name _____________________________________ Date_________________________________ Period _________ Chapter 5: European State Consolidation in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries MULTIPLE CHOICE _____1. After the economy declined and shipbuilding was taken over by England, the Dutch remained strong in ________. A. naval supremacy B. political prowess C. fishing industries D. financial institutions _____2. The Militia Ordinance gave English Parliament the power to ________. A. raise its own army B. raise or lower taxes C. dissolve the monarchy D. house soldiers in the homes of the citizens _____3. Who were the supporters of Charles I and Parliament in the English Civil War? A. the Roundheads and the Cavaliers respectively B. the Cavaliers and the Roundheads respectively C. the Puritans and Anglicans respectively D. the Reds and the Whites respectively _____4. During the reign of James I, the British Parliament met ________. A. annually B. continuously C. only when convened by the monarch D. twice a year _____5. Charles I might have ruled indefinitely without Parliament had his religious policies not provoked war with________. A. France C. Spain B. Ireland D. Scotland _____6. After Cromwell’s death, the English were soon ready to restore ________. A. the monarchy and the Anglican Church B. the Presbyterian Church and diplomatic relations with Spain C. the monarchy and diplomatic relations with Spain D. diplomatic relations with Spain and Parliament _____7. According to advocates of the “divine right of kings,” kings could be judged only ________. A. God C. the people B. the nobility D. fellow king by AP European History Chapter 5 Worksheet _____8. King Louis XIV made life difficult for ________. A. royal officials C. military leaders B. Huguenots D. Catholics _____9. The organization that formed to resist the military aggression of Louis XIV was the ________. A. the Catholic League B. Peace of Ryswick C. League of Augsburg D. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle _____10. John Locke argues against absolute monarchy in his ________. A. Politics Drawn from the Very Words of Holy Scripture B. Second Treatise of Civil Government C. Common Sense D. A Counterblast to Tobacco _____11. Which of these were the major components of the Habsburg lands in the 1700s? A. Bohemia, Austria, Hungary B. Hungary, Poland, Austria C. Spain, Austria, Poland D. Brandenburg, Hungary, Bohemia _____12. Who was known as the Great Elector? A. Frederick William B. John III Sobieski C. Michael Romanov D. Theodore II _____13. The document authorizing succession of the Habsburg crown through the female heir, Maria Theresa, was the ________. A. Pragmatic Sanction C. Peace of Ryswick B. Treaty of Nijmwegen D. Crown of Saint Stephen _____14. The reign of Ivan IV was followed by the ________. A. reign of the five good tsars B. reign of Peter the Great C. purging of the boyars D. “Time of Troubles” _____15. Under the Peace of Nystad in 1721, Russia gained control of________. A. Estonia, Livonia, and part of Finland B. Livonia, Latvia, and Finland C. Estonia, Latvia, and part of Finland D. Livonia, Sweden, and part of Finland AP European History Chapter 5 Worksheet _____16. Michael Romanov was the ________. A. heir to the throne after the death of Peter the Great B. founder f St. Petersburg C. son of Ivan the Terrible D. first of the Romanov dynasty to rule Russia _____17. Peter I came to power in Russia with the assistance of the _______. A. streltsy B. boyars C. cossacks D. Orthodox Church _____18. The Great Northern War involved what two nations? A. Prussia and Russia B. Sweden and Norway C. Russia and Sweden D. the German Empire and Sweden _____19. Peter the Great’s inspiration for rebuilding his court in St. Petersburg was ______. A. Versailles B. Berlin C. Aix-la-Chapelle D. the Pantheon _____20. Which of the following is true of the Netherlands? A. The nation refused to allow Roman Catholics or Jews to live within its borders. B. The Calvinist Reformed Church was the established church and the only legitimate form of organized religion. C. Toleration marked the Dutch religious life where peoples of differing religious faiths lived together peacefully. D. All and only Protestants were allowed within the Netherlands; Roman Catholics were forced to convert within six months of their residency in the Netherlands. _____21. The economy of the Netherlands in the seventeenth century can be described as ____. A. strong and diverse B. weak and in decline C. strictly agrarian D. limited to manufacturing industries _____22. What were the two dominant models of European political development in the early modern period? A. military despotism and democratic socialism B. democratic socialism and parliamentary monarchy C. monarchy and socialism D. parliamentary monarchy and political absolutism AP European History Chapter 5 Worksheet _____23. What policies did Sir Robert Walpole promote as chief minister in England? A. He maintained peace abroad and promoted religious and political liberty at home. B. He advanced aggressive military initiatives abroad and imposed no new domestic policies. C. He strictly limited free speech and increased taxes on the nobility. D. He shut down newspapers and restricted religious liberties. _____24. The Petition of Right can be characterized as _________. A. Charles I’s attempt to placate Parliament B. the long-term result of the English Civil War C. the document that triggered the English Civil War D. Parliament’s demands on the king, presented in exchange for voting new taxes _____25. Under Oliver Cromwell, England was officially ________. A. a Puritan republic B. a Catholic monarchy C. an Anglican republic D. a Quaker republic _____26. In the Treaty of Dover, Charles II and Louis XIV’s secret agreement called for Charles to________. A. dismiss the Parliament of Lords and Commons, and in exchange Louis XIV would revoke the Edict of Nantes B. announce his conversion to Catholicism, and in exchange Louis XIV promised to pay Charles a substantial subsidy C. revoke the Clarendon Code, and in exchange Louis XIV promised to pay Charles a substantial subsidy D. revoke the Test Act, and in exchange Louis XIV would revoke the Edict of Nantes _____27. Which of the following events completed the Glorious Revolution? A. Charles I was executed. B. William and Mary were proclaimed English monarchs. C. George II became king of Great Britain. D. The Secret Treaty of Dover was signed between England and France. _____28. John Law believed that ________ A. halting gold payments in France was absolutely necessary B. France should abandon its overseas colonies C. France should dramatically increase its level of taxation D. an increase in the paper-money supply would stimulate France’s economic recovery _____29. The chief feature of eighteenth-century French political life was the ________. A. Louis XIV’s lack of leadership B. failure of the nobility to dominate the Parliament C. protest by the peasantry to gain more influence and representation in Parliament D. attempt of the nobility to use its authority to limit the power of the monarchy II AP European History Chapter 5 Worksheet _____ 30. Which of the following dynasties is correctly identified with the region it ruled? A. Hohenzollern dynasty in Prussia B. Habsburg dynasty in Russia C. Romanov dynasty in Austria D. Árpád dynasty in Poland _____ 31. The goal of the Table of Ranks was to ________. A. draw the nobility into state service B. eliminate the need for nobles to serve the central state C. force nobles into military service D. restrict religious leaders from controlling parts of the central state _____ 32. Russian victory in the Great Northern War led to ________. A. the decline of Poland B. a permanent Russian influence on European affairs C. an alliance with England D. an alliance with Finland _____ 33. Prussia is unique in early modern history because the Hohenzollerns ________. A. had been rulers of Poland B. were Catholic rulers of a Protestant state C. forged an alliance with Russia D. created a major new state _____ 34. Poland is an example of a state that was weak because of _______. A. a small territory B. the ascendancy of its nobility C. religious division D. larger neighbors _____ 35. The Habsburg Empire can be described as ________. A. small but cohesive B. large but divided C. strongly centralized D. disappearing by 1700 _____36. What was the effect in France of the revocation of the Edict of Nantes and the ensuing religious repression? A. Culture in France was at its peak. B. Universities opened, drawing thinkers from all over the world. C. A new era of religious conflict opened. D. France became a symbol of intolerance. AP European History Chapter 5 Worksheet _____ 37. In what way did the Sejm fail Poland? A. The Sejm failed to advance successful military operations. B. The Sejm was ruined with royal intrigue that took away power from the governing body. C. The Sejm was made up of foreigners who did not know the issues of Poland. D. The Sejm required unanimity for any legislative action, which blocked effective government. _____ 38. What problem did the Pragmatic Sanction attempt to address? A. a weak military B. religious intolerance within Germany C. a female heir to the throne D. religious restrictions on Protestants _____39. How did Frederick William I differ from Frederick the Great in use of military power? A. Frederick William I was interested in a strong military, while Frederick the Great disliked military strength. B. Frederick the Great was interested in a strong military, while Frederick William I disliked military strength. C. Frederick William I avoided putting his powerful army into places of conflict, while Frederick the Great advanced destructive invasions. D. Frederick William I was reckless with his military strength, while Frederick the Great rarely went to war. _____ 40. When James I and Charles I attempted to rule as strong monarchs, they were blocked primarily by ________. A. Parliament B. the Anglican Church C. Spain D. the Puritans _____ 41. The Militia Ordinance effectively did which of these? A. abolished Parliament B. ended the English monarchy C. made Parliament an independent power in Britain D. brought France and England into an alliance _____42. The revocation of the Edict of Nantes is best seen in the context of Louis XIV’s policy of ________. A. religious persecution B. unifying France under an absolute monarchy C. alliance with the Catholic Church D. making war on Catholics AP European History Chapter 5 Worksheet _____43. Poland can be seen as an extreme example of the political model represented by ____. A. England B. France C. Russia D. Spain _____ 44. The idea of the divine right of kings was attractive to monarchs because it effectively ________. A. gave them free license over their people B. ended the influence of the church in secular matters C. made them free of noble rule D. created an alliance between the nobles and commoners Short Answer: 1. What were the chief foreign threats to the Austrian Habsburgs during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? How did the Habsburg rulers seek to contain those threats? Topic: Central and Eastern Europe 3 points 2. Explain the difference between parliamentary monarchy and political absolutism. Give examples of each and identify the strengths and weaknesses inherent in each model. Topic: Two Models of European Political Development 3 points
