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Chapter 15 Multiple Choice Central & Eastern Europe

Chapter 15 Multiple Choice Central & Eastern Europe. 1. In comparing the political and economic situations in Western Europe with that of Central and Eastern Europe during the 18 th century,. There were fewer cities and more noble-run estates in Eastern Europe

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Chapter 15 Multiple Choice Central & Eastern Europe

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  1. Chapter 15Multiple ChoiceCentral &Eastern Europe

  2. 1. In comparing the political and economic situations in Western Europe with that of Central and Eastern Europe during the 18th century,

  3. There were fewer cities and more noble-run estates in Eastern Europe • The economy was more agrarian in Western Europe • There was almost constant warfare in central and Eastern Europe • Both a and c

  4. Both a and c

  5. Prussia and Russia achieved considerable military power and influence with the decay or military defeat of

  6. Sweden, Poland and France • England • Sweden, Norway and the Ottoman Empire • None of the above

  7. d. None of the above

  8. 3. The Great Northern War (1700-1721) was fought between

  9. Prussia and Russia • Russia and Austria • Sweden and Russia • Prussia and Sweden

  10. c. Sweden and Russia

  11. 4. The Ottoman Empire made its greatest military impression on Europe in 1683 by

  12. Laying siege to Vienna • Conquering southern France • Invading Russia along the river routes • Seizing lands north of the Black Sea

  13. a. Laying siege to Vienna

  14. 5. With regard to the Polish Diet, the phrase, liberum veto, refers to

  15. Newly acquired free speech among Poles • A restriction of personal liberty • The disbanding of the Diet by a single member • The freeing of the serfs

  16. c. The disbanding of the Diet by a single member

  17. 6. One of the major reasons for Polish instability and decline in the 18th century was

  18. The lack of an effective central authority in the form of either a king or parliament • A united nobility which prevented monarchical appointments • Disorganization and rebellion with the army • Both b and c

  19. a. The lack of an effective central authority in the form of either a king or parliament

  20. 7. The legislature of Poland was ineffective because

  21. The nobles had been weakened by court life • Unlike the West, there was no two-party system • The monarchy permitted no real freedom of speech • Every member had the right to order the body disbanded

  22. d. Every member had the right to order the body disbanded

  23. 8. The Diet was

  24. The Polish supreme court • A central legislative body in Sweden • The body of elite Austrian soldiers • None of the above

  25. d. None of the above

  26. 9. The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648

  27. Ended control over Germany by the Holy Roman emperor • Permitted Protestantism within the HRE • Recognized the political autonomy of more than 300 corporate German political entities • Both b and c

  28. d. Both b and c

  29. 10. The most difficult area to govern in all the Hapsburg lands was

  30. Hungary because of the Magyar nobility • Bohemia because of its aggressive king, Stephen • Naples because of the Spanish presence • Lombardy because of the restrictions of the Treaty of Utrecht

  31. a. Hungary because of the Magyar nobility

  32. 11. Leopold I was important since

  33. He resisted the advances of the Turks and Louis XIV • He extended Hapsburg holdings over the Balkan Peninsula and Romania • He reorganized the Magyar army • Both a and b

  34. d. Both a and b

  35. 12. The Pragmatic Sanction

  36. a. Was spread (promulgated)by Leopold I and stressed pragmatism in finding a solution to religious strife in Hapsburg lands • Provided a legal basis for the inheritance of Maria Theresa to the Hapsburg throne • Was promulgated by Frederick II in support of his claim to the Hapsburg throne • None of the above

  37. b. Provided a legal basis for the inheritance of Maria Theresa to the Hapsburg throne

  38. 13. The ruling family in Prussia was called the

  39. Habsburgs • Westphalians • Hohenzollerns • Hanoverians

  40. c. Hohenzollerns

  41. 14. The term “Prussian” is synonymous with

  42. Corruption • Military discipline • Administrative vigor • Both b and c

  43. d. Both b and c

  44. 15. The landowning nobility of Prussia was known as

  45. The boyars • The Magyars • The Junkers • The cabinet

  46. c. The Junkers

  47. 16. Frederick William the Great Elector succeeded in

  48. Defending German lands from the onslaught of the Ottoman Empire • Forging an army which enforced his will without the approval of the nobility • Establish trade between German principalities and France • All of the above

  49. b. Forging an army which enforced his will without the approval of the nobility

  50. 17. Frederick William I was known for his

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