Age of Absolutism Quiz

 • Who was an absolute monarch of Russia that tried to attain a "window to the sea" (warm water port) by waging war on countries separating Russia from the North Sea and the Black Sea. She also tried to attain a "window to the West" by ordering her people to adopt Western European customs.
a) Maria Teresa
b) Elizabeth I
c) Isabella
d) Marie Antoinette
e) Catherine  the Great

• Who was an absolute monarch of Prussia that expanded his/her empire through wars with Austria and contributed to the Age of Reason by conducting scientific experiments?
a) Frederick II
b) Elizabeth I
c) Isabella

d) Louis XIV
e) Peter the Great

• Who was an absolute monarch of Spain that contributed to its unification and leadership in the Age of Exploration.
a) Frederick II
b) Elizabeth I
c) Isabella
d) Louis XIV
e) Peter the Great

• Who was an absolute Monarch of England that during the Age of Exploration laid the foundations for a vast and powerful empire.
a) Catherine the Great
b) Elizabeth I
c) Isabella
d) Louis XIV
e) Philip II

• Who was an absolute monarch of France? He said, "L'etat C'est Moi." His palace at Versailles symbolized the grandeur and power of his reign .

a) Frederick II
b) Elizabeth
c) Isabella
d) Louis XIV
e) Peter the Great

• Who wrote a book called The Leviathan and with it justified Absolute Monarchy?

a) John Locke
b) Oliver Cromwell
c) Thomas Hobbes

d) Desiderious Erasmus
e) Denis Diderot

• Which of the following was NOT (or the least) true about Enlightened Despots during the Age of Absolutism?
a) They were interested in culture and the arts.
b) They provided some humanitarian causes, like building hospitals and orphanages.
c) They supported democratic policies like the right to vote and freedom of speech and press.
d) They maintained strong controls over the military.

e) They maintained strong controls over commerce and industry.