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The Age of Absolutism (1600-1715):

Quiz Created By: Thipigaa & Lavi




  1. In the trial of Galileo, what was Galileo suspected of?



    A) his book “Dialogue on the Two Chief Systems of the World”
    B) murdering Isaac Newton
    C) heresy
    D) none of the above



  2. Who rejected Copernicus view of heliocentric universe?



    A) Johannes Kepler
    B) Tycho Brahe
    C) Isaac Newton
    D) Galileo Galilei



  3. What did William Harvey describe “as the pump” ?



    A) arm
    B) liver
    C) pancreas
    D) heart



  4. During the 17th century, what political philosophy question began to tackle?



    A) right to govern
    B) right to kill
    C) right to speak
    D) right to freedom



  5. Louis XIV, The Sun King reigned from what years?



    A) 1643-1715
    B) 1549-1700
    C) 1497-1516
    D) 1654-1693



  6. Peter the great:



    A) turned Russia away from feudal past and down the road to westernization
    B) began to reform Russia despite opposition from family, court and government officials
    C) chose to fill important posts on merit, not lineage of rank
    D) all the above



  7. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio:



    A) was crown for his art as well as his bad temper which got him in trouble in with the law
    B) had no preliminary drawings, he painted directly on the canvas
    C) follower of Artemisia Gentileschi
    D) a and b



  8. Jean- Baptiste Lully :



    A) was the inventor of English opera, greatest English composer
    B) was the inventor of French opera, greatest French composer
    C) one of the first women artists to be marked in history
    D) hurt arm in performance, became ill and died



  9. What was the Period of Restoration in England also known as?



    A) Classicism Age
    B) Medusa Age
    C) Agustan Age
    D) none of the above



  10. After whose death did James II come to throne?



    A) Louis XIV
    B) Charles II
    C) Adam III
    D) King Henry VI