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Chapter 4 - The Age of Absolutism - Section 1 - Quiz
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Hapsburg Empire
Philip II
Absolute Monarch
Divine Right
Armada
a) During his 42-year reign, he expanded
Spanish influence and power,
b) Ruler with complete authority over the
government and the lives of the people.
c) Fleet of ships.
d) Included the areas of the Netherlands and the
Holy Roman Empire.
e) Belief that the right to rule comes from God.
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6) During his reign, Charles V faced the major challenge of
a) attacks by the Mongol empire.
b) fighting wars to suppress Protestantism.
c) fighting wars against Catholicism.
d) civil war in Spain.
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7) Philip II fought wars against both
a) England and France.
c) England and the Dutch Netherlands.
b) Turkey and Italy.
d) the Dutch Netherlands and France.
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8) Philip II felt his goal in life was to
a) defend Catholicism against the Protestant Reformation.
b) create a new Roman empire in the Mediterranean.
c) control the world market of gold and silver.
d) reunite the Spanish and Holy Roman empires.
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9) Which of the following was a reason for the decline of Spain's power?
a) the expulsion of Muslims and Jews from Spain
b) the defeat of the English by the Spanish Armada
c) the victory of the Turks over Spanish fleet at Lepanto
d) Philip’s centralization of royal authority
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10) Spain's greatest writer, the author of Don Quixote, was
a) Diego Velázquez.
b) Lope de Vega.
c) El Greco.
d) Miguel de Cervantes.
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11) True or False. The English were defeated by the Spanish Armada in 1588.
a) True
b) False
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12) True or False. Like his father, King Ferdinand, Philip II fought many wars to suppress
Protestants.
a) True
b) False
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13) True or False. Spain's armada defeated an Ottoman fleet off the coast of Greece in 1571.
a) True
b) False
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14) True or False. The years from 1550 to 1650 is often known as Spain's Siglo de Oro.
a) True
b) False
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15) True or False. After deciding the Hapsburg Empire was to scattered and cumbersome for any
one person
to rule, Charles V gave up his crown, divided his empire, and entered a monastery in 1666.
a) True
b) False
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