Module 3 - Academic Vocab Quiz

Who was the Spanish king who took control of Portugal but failed in his invasion of England?

• Frederick the Great

• Louis XIV

• Charles I

• Philip II

What is an absolute monarch?

• A ruler elected by the people

• A ruler with limited power

• A ruler who shares power with a parliament

• A ruler with complete control

What is the divine right?

• The right to freedom of speech

• The concept of separation of powers

• The belief in democracy

• The idea that a ruler receives the right to rule from God

What was the Edict of Nantes?

• A law that established the Church of England

• An order that gave Huguenots the right to live in peace in Catholic France

• A treaty that ended the Thirty Years’ War

• A declaration of war against England

Who was Cardinal Richelieu?

• Chief minister of France who reduced the power of the nobles

• A Prussian leader

• A Russian czar

• A Spanish king

What is skepticism?

• Belief in absolute truth

• Belief in divine right

• Belief that nothing could be known for certain

• Belief in democracy

Who was Louis XIV?

• Spanish king who invaded England

• English king who was executed

• French king who was an absolute ruler

• Russian czar who westernized Russia

What is an intendant?

• A Russian noble

• An official of the French government

• A Spanish soldier

• An English judge

Who was Jean Baptiste Colbert?

• Chief minister of finance under Louis XIV

• An Austrian empress

• A leader of the Puritans

• A Prussian general

What was the War of the Spanish Succession?

• A war fought by other European nations against France and Spain when those two states tried to unite their thrones

• A conflict over religion in Germany

• A civil war in England

• A war between Russia and Prussia