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A World History quiz about #absolutemonarchs
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1
The
massacre
in which thousands of French Huguenots were murdered by Catholics was called...?
The St. Sebastian Day Massacre
The St. Francis Day Massacre
The St. Bartholomew Day Massacre
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre
2
Which of the following is
NOT
a natural right as outlined by
John Locke
?
Liberty
Loyalty
Property
Life
3
Why did King Louis XIV build the palace of
Versailles
?
To demonstrate his power
To oversee all aspects of his government
To prevent nobles from gaining power behind his back
All of these answers
4
Which of the following is
NOT
a characteristic of
Baroque
culture in Europe?
Patterns
Contrasting elements
Bold ornamentation
Complex forms
5
The
Petition of Right
limits the King in all of the following ways
EXCEPT
...
Imprisoning subjects without reason
Quartering troops
Taxation
Religion
6
In a David-and-Goliath turn of events, the mighty
Spanish Armada
was defeated by...?
Turkey
The Netherlands
England
Portugal
7
Which document ended the
French Wars of Religion
in 1598?
Edict of Nantes
Edict of Loire
Edict of Milan
Edict of Marseilles
8
By participating in the
Glorious Revolution
, William and Mary helped England become a(n)..?
Constitutional republic
Absolute monarchy
Aristocratic bureaucracy
Limited, Constitutional monarchy
9
In the
Baroque
period, composer Johann Sebastian Bach's music did what?
Reflected the chaos of absolutism
Reflected the fundamental order of the universe
Reflected the glory of the Catholic Church
Reflected the reign of James II in the Glorious Revolution
10
Mannerism
is an artistic style that ended the Renaissance by...
Eliminating harmony, balance and moderation
Changing the color schema used during the Renaissance
Changing the artist's medium from vellum to canvas
11
Spanish author
Miguel Cervantes
wrote this, his most famous book, in 1605
Don Perignon
Don Coronado
Don Diego de la Vega
Don Quixote
12
Militant Catholicism
was practiced most aggressively by...?
Frederick of Prussia
Philip II of Spain
Henry IV of France
Elizabeth I of England
13
The
witchcraft
hysteria in Europe during the 17th century was directly related to...?
Government instability
Floods
Famine
Plague
14
In an
absolutist
government, who is in charge?
The Monarch
The Church
The People
Parliament
15
The
Divine Right of Kings
says a monarch is given rights from whom?
God
Whoever the previous monarch was
The people
Elected representatives
16
Artemisia Gentileschi
is famous because...?
She was the first woman accepted into Florence's art academy
She was one of the first notable female painters
She used her paintings to show the power of women
All of these answers
17
The Toleration Act
gave rights to Puritans but excluded which of the following groups?
Catholics
Lutherans
Calvinists
Anabaptists
18
Roundheads
were led by this man, who later became "Lord Protector of England"
Stanley Charles
James Stewart
Charles Bradford
Oliver Cromwell
19
How did
Frederick I of Prussia
become king?
He crowned himself
He defeated the Prussians in battle
He inherited his title
He was crowned by the Pope
20
True or False: The works of
Shakespeare
are still relevant to today's culture.
False
True
21
In
Leviathan
,
this author says that before we had a
social contract
, self-preservation ruled.
John Locke
William Shakespeare
Thomas Hobbes
Ferdinand De Lesseps
