The West in the World, 4th Edition (Sherman)

Chapter 15: Competing for Power and Wealth

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Peter the Great accomplished all of the following EXCEPT
A)modernizing Russia's military and government.
B)freeing the Russian serfs.
C)making Russia a dominant power in northeastern Europe.
D)making Russian nobles serve the state in the military and bureaucracy.
2
Catherine the Great's attempts to implement her enlightened ideals in Russia resulted in
A)a new constitution.
B)peace.
C)greater subjugation of the peasantry.
D)a Russian Encyclopedia.
3
Poland was partitioned by which three European powers?
A)Russia, Prussia, France
B)Russia, France, Austria
C)France, Prussia, Austria
D)Russia, Prussia, Austria
4
Frederick the Great believed that the fundamental rule guiding European governments was
A)the principle of achieving peace at any cost.
B)that a strong leader must never break a signed treaty.
C)the principle of extending their territories.
D)the principle of respecting the sovereignty of independent states.
5
The ability of Louis XV and XVI to reform France's finances was hampered by the
A)parlements.
B)philosophes.
C)peasants' inability to pay taxes.
D)Polish crisis.
6
After the ascension to the throne of George I in England, the Tories favored replacing him with
A)the Parliament.
B)George II.
C)James Stuart.
D)Robert Walpole.
7
George I and George II preferred to choose their ministers from which political party?
A)the Tories
B)the Whigs
C)the Stuarts
D)the Conservatives
8
The triangle of trade, centered on the Caribbean, connected inhabitants of
A)Africa, the Americas, and Europe.
B)Europe, Canada, and Africa.
C)Africa, the Americas, and the Mediterranean.
D)Africa, India, and Europe.
9
In the eighteenth-century Atlantic economy, much wealth, commerce, and human suffering was generated by
A)the Seven Years' War.
B)the slave trade.
C)Liverpool's banks.
D)King George II.
10
Upon inheriting the Austrian throne, Joseph II said that he had made what "the legislator of my empire"?
A)philosophy
B)power
C)the Catholic Church
D)economic wealth
11
British rural communities lost their land and were changed forever after 1750 because of
A)the abolition of serfdom.
B)the enclosure movement.
C)the introduction of nutrient-rich potatoes.
D)Charles "Turnip" Townshend.
12
The growth of cottage industry helped to set the stage for
A)the agricultural revolution.
B)the enclosure movement.
C)the industrial revolution.
D)increased taxation.
13
The influx of people from the countryside into cities looking for work as a result of the eighteenth-century population explosion led to
A)a decrease in industrial production.
B)increased poverty.
C)a decline in the cottage industry.
D)the expansion of urban hospitals.
14
The English Poor Laws
A)required poor citizens to work on public projects or in workhouses.
B)provided a minimum wage for unskilled workers.
C)made it illegal for an impoverished mother to abandon her child.
D)granted a daily minimum ration of bread for the underprivileged.
15
Middle-class ideals and tastes were reflected in the literary form of the
A)short story.
B)epic poem.
C)novel.
D)political essay.
16
Haydn and Mozart perfected which musical style?
A)classical
B)baroque
C)romantic
D)modern
17
Interest in popular literature directed at "ordinary people" expanded at the end of the eighteenth century because
A)the bourgeoisie had mastered early marketing techniques.
B)the European lower classes underwent a religious revival based on reading the Bible.
C)the price of printed materials went down.
D)literacy was increasing.
18
The continuing importance of religion and piety in life and a sense that official churches had become bureaucratized were reflected in the spread of
A)Protestantism.
B)religious revivals.
C)free Bibles.
D)charity hospitals.
19
On the eve of their revolution, American colonists lost patience with British rule and protested
A)their lack of universal suffrage.
B)the fact that they were taxed without being represented in Parliament.
C)the lack of religious freedom in England.
D)the slave trade.
20
British troops surrendered, ending the American revolution, in 1781 at
A)New York.
B)New Amsterdam.
C)Yorktown.
D)Pittsburgh.
21
Although the authority of the king of France was technically absolute, the French state had chronic financial problems during Louis XV's reign. Which of the following contributed LEAST to French economic distress?
A)the king's opulent and lavish lifestyle
B)warfare
C)the tax farming system
D)the parlements
22
Politics in England tended to be more stable and effective than politics elsewhere in the eighteenth century. Which of the following contributed to this record of stability in Britain?
A)the nature of British representation
B)low levels of political corruption
C)the idea of a "loyal opposition"
D)the absolute nature of the British monarchy
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