AP European History: unit – 3 - Absolutism and Constitutionalism Practice Test

1. Question

Probably the most important step Cardinal Richelieu took to strengthen centralized
government and an absolutist monarchy in France was

to involve France in the Thirty Years' War
to levy taxes on the clergy and nobility
to suppress the musketeers
to ban private duels within the realm
to institute the intendant system to oversee the provinces

2. Question

The Fronde were directly primarily against

the poverty of the peasants
the influence of the nobility
the authority of the absolute monarchy
the power of the French landlords
the wealth of the church

3. Question

What is the most significant difference between absolutism and modern totalitarianism?

Totalitarian dictators lacked the political power of the absolutist kings.
Absolutism sought to subordinate only the nobility.
Absolutist states lacked the total control of their citizens "from cradle to grave."
State bureaucracies were absent in absolutist states.
Standing armies are an invention of modern totalitarianism.

4. Question

The system of intendants was established in seventeenth century France primarily to

Empower the French nobility
Implement royal policies locally
Make the peasantry return to the land
Collect taxes from the towns
Improve France’s ability to fight foreign wars.

5. Question

Louis XIV of France used all of the following methods to assert his absolute power EXCEPT

appointed intendants as provincial officials who owed loyalty to him
made great nobles hold his nightshirt when he went to bed
built the great palace of Versailles
spent long hours examining official papers
supported the Janssenists of the Port Royal community

6. Question

Constitutionalism in BOTH 17th century England and the Netherlands

was established with the formation of long-lasting republics in both states
was protected exclusively by unwritten constitutions
limited the powers of the state by law
came about as the result of bloody revolutions in both countries
lacked protection of the rights of individual. citizens

7. Question

The Dutch Republic rose to prominence in seventeenth-century Europe because of which of the following factors?

Its agricultural innovations
Its military strength
Its literary creativity
Its religious unity
Its shipping and commerce.

8. Question

The rule of James I created hostility in England because

James agreed to an alliance with France without consulting with Parliament
James refused to reform the Church of England
The people of England wanted James to be more involved in foreign affairs so that England could assert her superiority over Europe
James unfairly taxed the peasants
The people of England believed that James waas not a strong enough leader

9. Question

The Glorious Revolution of 1688-89 resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

the flight and abdication of James II
an agreement that in the event of no heirs, the Hanover house would succeed the Stuarts
specification that all future monarchs must be members of the Church of England
the elevation of William III and Mary as the monarchs
the passage of the Bill of Rights

10. Question

As a consequence of the English Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689

Anglicanism was proclaimed the faith of the state
Oliver Cromwell was overthrown
the principle of constitutional monarchy was firmly established
Charles I was executed
the Hanoverian dynasty came to the throne

11. Question

All of the following statements about the Edict of Nantes are true EXCEPT

it followed a major civil war in France
it was revoked by Louis XIV
it banned Huguenot military forces and fortresses
it promoted religious toleration
it guaranteed freedom of worship for French Calvinists

12. Question

The House of Orange was closely associated with

loyalty to the French monarchy
freedom of Protestant worship
colonial expansion in Africa
inept political leadership
royal absolutism

13. Question

In the debate over the causes of the English Civil War historians support all of the following as candidates for the most important EXCEPT

the role of King Charles I
the conflict between Ireland, Scotland and England
rising gentry and declining nobility
interference by France
theological conflict

14. Question

The term “English” Civil War is a misnomer because

there was no actual fighting
the French and Dutch were involved
the Scots and Irish were involved
most of the conflict took part at sea
Cromwell was Welsh

15. Question

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Declaration of Rights, 1689?

Only Parliament can levy taxes
The king may maintain a standing army without the consent of Parliament.
All laws must be made with the consent of Parliament.
The right of trial by jury is guaranteed.
Due process of law is guaranteed

16. Question

The Glorious Revolution of 1688 was a turning point in British history because

the Roundheads defeated the Cavaliers and executed the king, making Parliament the supreme power in the nation
it marked Roman Catholicism's return to both England and Scotland as an official state religion
the French vowed to stay out of British international affairs as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688
Puritans gained supreme power throughout the country and they threatened another civil war if Oliver Cromwell's reforms were not reinstated
it was accompanied by the English Bill of Rights that limited monarchical authority significantly

17. Question

Who would have been most likely to criticize triangular trade?

Oliver Cromwell
King George III
Maximilian Robespierre
Adam Smith

18. Question

The ___________________________ network that resulted led to various colonial labor arrangements and restrictive policies to ensure England maximized its mercantilist potential.

Trans-Atlantic Trade
Slave trade
Migratory Trade
Edict of Nantes

19. Question

The concept of the European balance of power, as it emerged by the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth centuries, had which of the following as its most fundamental aim?

The elimination of war as an instrument of international relations.
The prevention of the preponderance of one power in Europe.
An approximate balance between the land and the sea powers.
Isolation of conflict to certain contested land areas.
The division of Europe into two groups of states, both approximately equal in potential military power.

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AP European History: unit – 3 – Absolutism and Constitutionalism Practice Test

AP European History: unit – 3 – Absolutism and Constitutionalism Practice Test

AP European History: unit – 3 – Absolutism and Constitutionalism Practice Test

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1. Question

Probably the most important step Cardinal Richelieu took to strengthen centralized government and an absolutist monarchy in France was

2. Question

The Fronde were directly primarily against

3. Question

What is the most significant difference between absolutism and modern totalitarianism?

4. Question

The system of intendants was established in seventeenth century France primarily to

5. Question

Louis XIV of France used all of the following methods to assert his absolute power EXCEPT

6. Question

Constitutionalism in BOTH 17th century England and the Netherlands

7. Question

The Dutch Republic rose to prominence in seventeenth-century Europe because of which of the following factors?

8. Question

The rule of James I created hostility in England because

9. Question

The Glorious Revolution of 1688-89 resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

10. Question

As a consequence of the English Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689

11. Question

All of the following statements about the Edict of Nantes are true EXCEPT

12. Question

The House of Orange was closely associated with

13. Question

In the debate over the causes of the English Civil War historians support all of the following as candidates for the most important EXCEPT

14. Question

The term “English” Civil War is a misnomer because

15. Question

Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Declaration of Rights, 1689?

16. Question

The Glorious Revolution of 1688 was a turning point in British history because

17. Question

Who would have been most likely to criticize triangular trade?

18. Question

The ___________________________ network that resulted led to various colonial labor arrangements and restrictive policies to ensure England maximized its mercantilist potential.

19. Question

The concept of the European balance of power, as it emerged by the end of the eighteenth and the beginning of the nineteenth centuries, had which of the following as its most fundamental aim?

Probably the most important step Cardinal Richelieu took to strengthen centralized
government and an absolutist monarchy in France was