Glencoe World History

Chapter 14: Crisis and Absolutism in Europe, 1550–1715

Crisis and Absolutism in Europe, 1550-1715

1
The MAIN cause of the sixteenth-century French civil wars was __________
A)provincial resentment of the growing power of the monarchy.
B)popular resentment of the extravagance of the monarchs.
C)efforts to convert Huguenots to Catholicism.
D)tension between Catholics and Huguenots.

2
The Edict of Nantes achieved all of the following EXCEPT __________
A)the end of the war between Spain and the northern Dutch provinces.
B)the declaration of Catholicism as the official religion of France.
C)the granting of full political privileges to Huguenots.
D)the end of the wars between French Catholics and Protestants.

3
At the end of the reign of __________, Spain controlled all of South America and a number of settlements in Asia and Africa.
A)Elizabeth Tudor
B)Mary Tudor
C)Philip II
D)Charles I

4
The Thirty Years' War __________
A)brought an end to the Holy Roman Empire.
B)ended the monarchy in England.
C)unified Germany.
D)pitted Spain against its Dutch provinces.

5
In the English Revolution, those who __________ were called Cavaliers.
A)supported Parliament
B)supported the king
C)were extreme Puritans
D)served in the armies of Oliver Cromwell

6
The English and Glorious Revolutions are most notable for __________
A)causing little bloodshed.
B)ending religious discrimination.
C)installing new monarchs.
D)strengthening democratic ideals.

7
Which of the following did NOT lead to French debts during the reign of Louis XIV?
A)subsidies for new industries
B)wars to ensure Bourbon domination over European affairs
C)Louis XIV’s extravagant personal lifestyle
D)Louis XIV’s desire to achieve military glory

8
During the seventeenth century, the Austrian Empire __________
A)fell apart into autonomous states.
B)regained full power over the territories within its borders.
C)was limited to the size of present-day Austria.
D)remained a collection of territories with their own laws and political life.

9
Victory over Sweden gave __________ access to the Baltic Sea and a “window to the West.”
A)Ivan the Terrible
B)Michael Romanov
C)Peter the Great
D)Frederick I

10
Mannerism and the baroque __________
A)both sought to blend Renaissance ideals with the spiritual ideals of the new age.
B)both reflected the spiritual perceptions of the time.
C)both rejected the artistic principles of the Renaissance.
D)none of the above

11
In Spain, __________ wrote an extraordinary number of plays, almost 500 of which survived.
A)Miguel de Cervantes
B)Lope de Vega
C)Gian Lorenzo Bernini
D)William Shakespeare

12
__________ claimed people formed governments to protect their rights.
A)Hobbes
B)Cromwell
C)Locke
D)Tudor
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