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CHAPTER
CHAPTER TEST
21
Date _____________________
Absolute Monarchs in Europe
Form A
Part 1: Main Ideas
Write the letter of the best answer. (4 points each)
______ 1. What concept was the belief in “divine right” used to support?
a. absolute rule
b. freedom of religion
c. separation of church and state
d. waging war for religious purposes
______ 2. Which war was sparked by religious conflict and resulted in the increased power of
France, the weakening of Spain and Austria, and the devastation of Germany?
a. the Seven Years’ War
b. the Thirty Years’ War
c. the War of the Spanish Succession
d. the War of the Austrian Succession
______ 3. Who inherited the Austrian throne only after Charles VI had the other European
powers sign an agreement declaring they would recognize the heir?
a. Frederick the Great
c. William of Orange
b. Anastasia Romanov
d. Maria Theresa
______ 5. By the end of the 1600s, what had England’s system of government become?
a. an absolute monarchy
d. a constitutional
b. a military dictatorship
democracy
c. a constitutional monarchy
______ 6. During the reign of Ivan the Terrible, which of the following groups suffered the
greatest loss of power?
a. the serfs
d. the Russian Orthodox
b. the boyars
church
c. the monarchy
______ 7. What were some of Philip II’s accomplishments as king of Spain?
a. He built up the strongest army in the world with 80,000 men.
b. He won territory in the Seven Years’ War.
c. He reformed the culture and made Spain a power to be reckoned with.
d. He defended Roman Catholicism and helped stimulate the arts.
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______ 4. Which of the following did the Glorious Revolution bring to England’s throne?
a. James I
c. James II
b. Charles I
d. William and Mary
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______ 8. What was the main cause of the eight civil wars that were fought in France
between 1562 and 1598?
a. class differences
b. economic hardship
c. religious differences
d. the lack of a clear heir to the throne
______ 9. What king became France’s most powerful ruler and boasted “I am the state”?
a. Henry II
c. Louis IX
b. Henry IV
d. Louis XIV
______ 10. Why did Peter the Great build the city of St. Petersburg?
a. He wanted a city named after himself so that he would be remembered.
b. He wanted a city on a seaport that would make it easier to travel to the West.
c. He didn’t like Moscow, so he decided to build a new city.
d. He wanted to build a city that was just like the European cities he visited.
Part 2: Map Skills
Use the maps to answer the questions. (4 points each)
The English Civil War from 1642 to 1645
10°W
December
1642
0°
N
North
Sea
SCOTLAND
W
Areas controlled
by Puritans
10°W
E
S
0°
N
E
S
55°N
Adwalton
Moor
June 1643
Areas controlled
by Royalists
IRELAND
Battle
5°W
London
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0°
10°W
N
North
Sea
SCOTLAND
W
E
S
Marston Moor
July 1644
IRELAND
0 50 100 miles
0 50 100 kilometers
London
0 50 100 kilometers
10°W
December
1644
ENGLAND
0 50 100 miles
0 50 100 kilometers
55°N
5°W
IRELAND
ENGLAND
Edge Hill
Oct. 1642
0 50 100 miles
North
Sea
SCOTLAND
W
December
1643
5°W
ENGLAND
London
55°N
0°
N
W
SCOTLAND
North
Sea
December
1645
E
S
IRELAND
55°N
5°W
0 50 100 miles
ENGLAND
Naseby
June 1645
London
0 50 100 kilometers
______ 11. In which year did the Royalists control the most land?
a. 1642
b. 1643
c. 1644
d. 1645
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______ 12. Which part of England did the Royalists control during all four years?
a. the northern part
b. the southwest peninsula
c. the western shore
d. the southeast part
______ 13. During which years did the Puritans control the capital city of London?
a. 1642–1643
c. 1643–1645
b. 1643–1644
d. 1642–1645
______ 14. Which battle was closest to the capital city of London?
a. Adwalton Moor
c. Naseby
b. Marston Moor
d. Edge Hill
______ 15. In which year did the Puritans control most of England?
a. 1642
b. 1643
c. 1644
d. 1645
Part 3: Interpreting Charts
Use the chart to answer the questions. (4 points each)
Hapsburg Family Tree
CASTILE
ARAGON
AUSTRIA
BURGUNDY
Ferdinand
Isabella
Maximilian I
Mary
1452–1516
1451–1501
1459–1519
1457–1482
HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR 1493–1519
married 1469
married 1477
KING AND QUEEN OF SPAIN
Isabel
John
Joan
Maria
Catherine
Philip
Margaret
1470 –1498
1478 –1497
1479 –1555
1482–1517
1485–1536
1478–1506
1480–1530
Eleonore
Charles V
Isabella
Ferdinand I
Maria
Catherine
1498 –1558
1500 –1558
1501–1525
1503–1564
1505–1558
1507–1578
HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR
HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR
1519–1556
1556–1564
SPANISH HAPSBURGS
AUSTRIAN HAPSBURGS
______ 16. How many descendants of Isabella and Ferdinand are shown?
a. 5
b. 2
c. 11
______ 17. What was the relationship between Joan and Philip?
a. They were cousins.
b. They were brother and sister.
c. They were husband and wife.
d. They were mother and son.
______ 18. Who was the founder of the Spanish Hapsburgs and also was Holy Roman
Emperor?
a. Maximilian I
c. Ferdinand I
b. Charles V
d. Ferdinand
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______ 19. How many grandchildren did Maximilian I and Mary have?
a. 2
b. 5
c. 6
d. 0
______ 20. How old was the king of Spain when he died?
a. 64
b. 47
d. 58
c. 60
Part 4: Extended Response
Answer the following questions on the back of this paper or on a separate sheet of paper.
(10 points each)
21. Comparing and Contrasting How were the central characteristics of the English and
French governments of the late 1600s similar or different?
Think about:
• power of the rulers
• organization of the governments
• restraints on power
22. Drawing Conclusions What important changes took place in Russia in the late 1600s
and early 1700s?
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Think about:
• westernization and Europe
• sea routes to Europe
• styles and culture
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