Author Question: In a sincere effort to reform his domains typical of enlightened rulers, the Austrian emperor Joseph ... (Read 76 times)

penguins · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The enlightened legal reforms expressed by Catherine the Great in her Instruction

A) succeeded in abolishing serfdom in all of Russia.
B) succeeded in establishing an equal system of law for all Russian citizens.
C) instigated changes in Russian government that sapped the power of the old nobility.
D) accomplished little due to heavy opposition and were soon forgotten.
E) abolished three-fourths of the Russian army.

Question 2

The Bank Holiday closed banks for

A) eight days.
B) thirty days.
C) forty days.
D) sixty days.
E) ninety days.

Question 3

In a sincere effort to reform his domains typical of enlightened rulers, the Austrian emperor Joseph II issued

A) three new court circulars on improved operations for the imperial bureaucracy.
B) 6,000 decrees and 11,000 new laws.
C) 150 new ranks of imperial bureaucrats.
D) at least 350 imperial decrees for the reform of judicial practice in Hungary.
E) an edict separating the Austrian government from any connection with the Catholic Church.