16. ABSOLUTISM, CONSTITUTIONALISM, AND THE SEARCH FOR ORDER, 1640

Quiz for Taking Measure for Chapter 16

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1. What can be concluded about the relative strength of the different countries fighting in the wars of Louis XIV?

The country with the biggest army always won.

The number of soldiers of each country was irrelevant.

Coalitions between countries could help them overcome the relatively small size of their armies.

Making an alliance with Russia was essential.

2. Which of the following is true about the ratio of soldiers to the size of population in each country?

England could not possibly play a role in European wars.

Brandenburg-Prussia had a large army given the small size of its population.

France enlisted more soldiers proportionately than any other power.

Sweden was the most important power because its army was larger in proportion to the population than any other.