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,

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

Both a and c

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

a. Sweden, Poland and France b. England c. Sweden, Norway and the Ottoman Empire d. None of the above

3. The Great Northern War ( ) was fought between

a. Prussia and Russia b. Russia and Austria c. Sweden and Russia d. Prussia and Sweden

c. Sweden and Russia

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

a. Laying siege to Vienna b. Conquering southern France c. Invading Russia along the river routes d. Seizing lands north of the Black Sea

a. Laying siege to Vienna

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

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

c. The disbanding of the Diet by a single member

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

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

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

7. The legislature of Poland was ineffective because

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

8. The Diet was

a. The Polish supreme court b. A central legislative body in Sweden c. The body of elite Austrian soldiers d. None of the above

9. The Treaty of Westphalia in 1648

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

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

a. Hungary because of the Magyar nobility b. Bohemia because of its aggressive king, Stephen c. Naples because of the Spanish presence d. Lombardy because of the restrictions of the Treaty of Utrecht

a. Hungary because of the Magyar nobility

11. Leopold I was important since

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

12. The Pragmatic Sanction

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

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

13. The ruling family in Prussia was called the

a. Habsburgs b. Westphalians c. Hohenzollerns d. Hanoverians

c. Hohenzollerns

14. The term “Prussian” is synonymous with

a. Corruption b. Military discipline c. Administrative vigor d. Both b and c

15. The landowning nobility of Prussia was known as

a. The boyars b. The Magyars c. The Junkers d. The cabinet

c. The Junkers

16. Frederick William the Great Elector succeeded in

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

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

17. Frederick William I was known for his

a. Aggressive and warlike policies b. Acquisition of a royal title c. Fanatical military discipline d. Acquisition of the throne for his daughter

b. Fanatical military discipline

18. Frederick I was called the least “Prussian” of his family because

a. He failed at maintaining military discipline b. He failed to conquer Pomerania c. He patronized the arts d. He lost control of his nobility

c. He patronized the arts

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