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Answers and Review for Multiple Choice Practice on Absolutism and Constitutionalism
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Facts about the test: The AP Euro exam has 55 multiple choice questions and you will be given 55 minutes to complete the section. That means it should take you around 1 minute per question.
The following questions were not written by College Board and, although they cover information outlined in the AP Euro Course and Exam Description, the formatting on the exam may be different.
1. Cardinal Richelieu sided with protestant forces during the 30 Years War in order to weaken which royal family
A. Habsburg
B. Valois
C. Tudor
D. Bourbon
Answer: Even though France was mostly a Catholic country, Richelieu wanted to weaken the power of the Habsburg house as they were France’s historical rival.
📄 Study AP European History, Unit 3.1: Context of State Building from 1648-1815
2. Louis XIV was heavily influenced by the civil war that he witnessed as a child. The name of this civil war is:
A. The Paris Commune
B. The Fronde
C. The French Wars of Religion
D. The War of the Roses
Answer: Following the death of Cardinal Richelieu and Louis XIII, a series of civil wars broke out across France called the Fronde. These civil wars not only gave Louis the motivation to better control the nobility, but also fully cemented the power of the monarch over the nobility.
📄 Study AP European History, Unit 3.7: Absolutism
3. The theory of Divine Right says that the king is given power to rule by:
A. Himself
B. The People
C. The Nobility
D. God
Answer: Divine Right theory was the basis for most absolute monarchs in the 18th century. It placed them at the highest level of government and society by saying that God created the monarchy and gave them power to rule.
📄 Study AP European History, Unit 3.1: Context of State Building from 1648-1815
4. Which of the following is true about the Palace of Versailles:
A. Louis XIV built the palace as a way to better control the nobility by keeping them close and caught up in the daily rituals and festivities of palace life.
B. Louis XIV built the palace to escape the pestering nobility and to engage in a more private life with his family.
C. The palace was never actually finished and instead only served as a meeting place for foreign dignitaries.
D. The palace became the new capital of France and eventually the entire city of Paris was moved to the town of Versailles.
Answer: While Louis XIV wanted the finest palace for himself and the French monarchy, he also saw the benefits of keeping the French nobility engaged in the fine living and ritualistic nature of Versailles.
📄 Study AP European History, Unit 3.7: Absolutism
5. What would be an example of Mercantilist policy?
A. Giving colonies freedom and control over who they buy and sell goods from.
B. Putting low tariffs on imported goods.
C. Only getting raw materials produced by your colonies and not buying them from other countries.
D. Discouraging internal trade and production
Answer: Mercantilism became the economic policy of absolutism. It encouraged low imports and high exports with raw materials produced by colonies and finished goods produced in the country.
6. Peter the Great sought to change Russian culture and society in which of the following ways:
A. Isolate Russia by cutting off diplomatic ties with western Europe.
B. Westernize Russia by adopting western European customs and practices.
C. Spread Russian culture to western Europe.
D. Adopt Asian, specifically Chinese, customs and practices.
Answer: Peter the great saw the modernization of Western Europe and wanted to adopt those practices in still largely medieval Russia.
7. Where did Peter the Great establish his warm water port?
A. On the Black Sea
B. On the Baltic Sea
C. On the Mediterranean Sea
D. On the Atlantic Ocean
Answer: The establishment of a warm water port on the Baltic Sea allowed for Russia to become actively engaged in trade year-round.
8. Peter the Great attempted to control the Boyars by establishing the:
A. The Russian League
B. Napoleonic Code
C. The Society of Princes
D. Table of Ranks
Answer: The Table of Ranks created a merit-based system in which members of the nobility had to earn their positions within the government and military.
📄 Study AP European History, Unit 3.7: Absolutism
9. Peter the Great moved the capital of Russia to:
A. St. Petersburg
B. Moscow
C. Kiev
D. Volga
Answer: Peter wanted St. Petersburg to be modeled after the great cities of Western Europe. Once it was established, he officially moved the capital there.
📄 Study AP European History, Unit 3.7: Absolutism
10. What medieval document effectively denied any English monarch from ruling as an absolute king?
A. The Elizabethan Compromise
B. The English Constitution
C. Magna Carta
D. The Star Chamber
Answer: The Magna Carta established what will eventually become the Parliament and limited the king’s power to raise taxes.
11. What royal family replaced the Tudors following the death of Elizabeth I?
A. The Bourbons
B. The Stuarts
C. The Valois
D. The Habsburgs
Answer: Following the death of Elizabeth I, James Stuart took the English throne. This established the Stuart line of kings and queens.
12. The English Civil War was a conflict between what two groups?
A. England and Scotland
B. The nobility and the Monarchy
C. Catholics and Protestants
D. Parliament and the Monarchy
Answer: The English Civil War focused on the struggles between the Parliament and the Monarchy.
13. The English Parliament orchestrated the Glorious Revolution in which they invited William and Mary to take the English throne if they signed what document?
A. The English Bill of Rights
B. The Magna Carta
C. The Treaty of Versailles
D. The Act of Supremacy
Answer: The English Parliament invited William and Mary to co-rule England in return for signing the English Bill or Rights. Besides laying out fundamental rights of English citizens it also gave Parliament power over the monarchy.
14. This Battle ultimately ended the westward expansion of the Ottoman Empire.
A. The Battle of Rome
B. The Battle of White Mountain
C. The Battle of Vienna
D. The Battle of Waterloo
Answer: The English Parliament invited William and Mary to co-rule England in return for signing the English Bill of Rights. Besides laying out fundamental rights of English citizens it also gave Parliament power over the monarchy.
15. This country experienced a golden age in the 17th century resulting from superior economic policies and ideal geographical location.
A. Spain
B. The Netherlands
C. Poland
D. Norway
Answer: The Dutch Golden Age was brought about by a variety of factors, most notably the modern economic policies, the use of trade monopolies, their advanced military and their superior geographical location.
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