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The factor that most limited French absolutism was

a. the tax structure. c. an incompetent bureaucracy.

b. ineffectual leadership. d. religious turmoil.

3. The War of the Spanish Succession ended with the Peace of

a. Augsburg. b. Utrecht. c. Westphalia. d. Nijmegen.

4. The most important lesson Louis XIV learned from the Fronde was that the

a. Edict of Nantes needed to be revoked.

b. French bureaucracy needed massive reform.
c. Lower classes were dangerous and had to be suppressed.
d. sole alternative to anarchy was absolute monarchy.

6. Political power in the Dutch Republic was

a. held by the central government.

b. controlled by an oligarchy of wealthy merchants.
c. vested in the stadholder.
d. exercised by a democratically elected States-General.

8. The decline of Spain in the seventeenth century can be attributed to all

of the following causes except

a. conflict between the church and the state.

b. lack of investment in productive enterprise.
c. the expense and failure of the effort to repress the Dutch Revolt.
d. intellectual isolation and psychological malaise.

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9. The persistent theme in the plays of Jean Racine was the

a. grandeur of French absolutism.

b. corruption of Roman Catholicism.
c. French bourgeoisie's tastes and attitudes.
d. conflict between good and evil.
10. At its most basic level, constitutionalism

a. guarantees political representation for all of a state's inhabitants.

b. implies a balance between the authority of the government and the
rights of its subjects.
c. is democracy.
d. guarantees free elections.

12. The guiding force behind Cardinal Richelieu's domestic policies was

a. reform of the church.

b. a belief in decentralization.
c. the subordination of all groups and institutions to the monarchy.
d. the sovereignty of the people.

13. Colbert's contribution to mercantilistic thought was his belief in

a. the importance of overseas colonies.

b. regulation of artisan production.
c. free trade.
d. economic self-sufficiency.

14. In Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes argued that

a. government was to protect life, liberty, and property.

b. people have the natural right to rebel.
c. kings rule by divine right.
d. the power of the ruler is absolute.

16. In general the wars of Louis XIV

a. had a disastrous impact on the French economy.

b. added vast new territories to France.
c. had little impact beyond the glorification of the Sun King.
d. destroyed the European balance of power.

18. Richelieu responded to the Huguenots' revolt in 1625 by

a. outlawing their religion.

b. destroying their armed strongholds.
c. reducing the political restrictions on them.
d. raising their taxes.

19. The primary motive underlying Richelieu's administrative reforms was to

a. destroy the separatism of the Huguenots.
b. undermine the power of the upper clergy.
c. weaken the nobility's local power base.
d. strengthen the French taxation system.

20. Mercantilist theory postulated that

a. government should not interfere in the economy.

b. imports and exports should be equally balanced.
c. government should intervene to secure the largest share of limited
resources.
d. overseas colonies were an unwanted drain of valuable gold bullion.

21. The spark that caused the Glorious Revolution was the

a. conflict over taxation between Charles II and Parliament.

b. fear of a Catholic dynasty being established in England.
c. economic dislocation that had resulted from the English civil war.
d. beheading of King Charles I.

22. According to the text, Colbert's most important contribution to the

economy of France was

a. creating a powerful merchant marine to transport French goods.

b. abolishing internal tariffs in France.
c. creating a national bank.
d. establishing free trade in France.

23. The government of the United Provinces was

a. strong and centralized.

b. democratically chosen.
c. a loose confederation of independent provinces.
d. a centralized, constitutional monarchy.

24. In 1649 the English beheaded

a. James I. b. James II. c. Charles II. d. Charles I.

25. The minister who helped Henry IV lay the foundations for French
absolutism was

a. Richelieu. b. Sully. c. Mazarin. d. Saint-Simon.

26. The state that gained the most from the War of the Spanish Succession was

a. Spain. b. France. c. the United Provinces. d. England.

27. By 1661, French classicism

a. had fallen out of favor with Louis XIV.

b. was the official style of Louis XIV's court.
c. had been supplanted by romanticism.
d. had become more individualistic..

31. The paulette, an annual tax revived by Sully, applied to

a. individuals who had purchased judicial and financial offices.

b. imports and exports.
c. consumer commodities such as salt and wine.
d. the French peasants.

32. In his political theories, John Locke

a. stressed the importance of universal manhood suffrage.

b. argued that sovereignty had been freely surrendered to the monarch.
c. linked economic liberty and private property with political freedom.
d. argued that sovereignty should be vested in the executive branch of
government.

33. The English Bill of Rights

a. was promulgated by Oliver Cromwell.

b. established democracy in England.
c. was rejected by James II, sparking the Glorious Revolution.
d. was a direct response to Stuart absolutism.

34. The historical antecedent of the English cabinet was the

a. Long Parliament. c. Bill of Rights.

b. "Kitchen" Cabinet. d. Cabal.

35. Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes because he believed that

a. the Huguenots were draining the French economy.

b. religious unity was necessary for his absolutist goals.
c. the Huguenots would convert to Catholicism.
d. the Huguenots were sinners who had to be saved.

36. French foreign policy under Richelieu focused primarily on the

a. destruction of the Habsburg territories surrounding France.

b. destruction of English naval power.
c. destruction of the economic power of the Low Countries.
d. protection of Burgundy.

37. Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate was based on

a. popular democracy.
b. the support of Parliament.
c. the political theories of John Locke.
d. military power.

38. The plays of Moliere

a. criticized the attitudes of the bourgeoisie.

b. analyzed the power of love.
c. castigated the French nobility.
d. rejected the official style of classicism.