a) Peter the Great
b) Louis XIV
c) James I
d) Charles II
2. Which of the following involved William of
Orange entered England with 15 000 troops, and James I fleeing with no
resistance?
a) The Reign of Terror
b) The Treaty of Utrecht
c) The Glorious Revolution
d) The Thirty Years War
3. Mercantilism is...
a) a system of gov't involving economic gain
b) a system where the
gov't regulates economic activity based upon the idea that
international power is a product of its wealth
c) stealing from the rich and giving to the poor
d) a form of managing money based on self sufficiency
4. Absolutism...
a) is all power is held by one ruler
b) was used by Peter the Great
c) was used in France and in Eastern Europe
d) all of the above
5. Which of the following philosophers
believed that "I think, therefore I am"?
a) Thomas Hobbes
b) Francis Bacon
c) John Locke
d) Rene Descartes
6. Which scientist was among the first to
challenge the traditional views of the universe?
a) Isaac Newton
b) Nicolaus Copernicus
c) Galileo Galilei
d) Tycho Brahe
7. Versailles was....
a) a horrific war
b) an extravagant palace
c) a city in Italy
d) a European Revolution
8. What was the dominant style of art and
music in the 17th century?
a) Baroque
b) Classical
c) Baroque and Classical
d) Naturalism
9. What was not a purpose of marriage in the
17th century?
a) the continuation of the male line
b) woman's rights
c) the preservation of family property and the acquirement of additional
property
d) beneficial alliances
10. What was at the centre of life, and
threatened every member of the family?
