Absolutism and Louis XIV Quiz

Who was the French monarch known as the Sun King?

• Louis XIII

• Louis XIV

• Louis XVI

• Louis XV

What was the main concept behind absolutism in the 17th century?

• Power sharing among nobles

• Religious freedom for all

• Monarchical divinity

• Democratic governance

What was the name of the movement that called for a complete purging of the self and a fervent spirituality to replace the practices of the church?

• Jansenism

• Calvinism

• Lutheranism

• Anglicanism

Who was the prominent official who oversaw finances and public works in Louis XIV's regime?

• Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

• Cardinal Mazarin

• Henry IV

• Jean-Baptiste Colbert

What was the policy that saw economic development and trade as akin to war?

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Mercantilism

Which war resulted in Louis XIV losing much of the land won in the Dutch war?

• War of the Spanish Succession

• War of Devolution

• Dutch War

• War of the League of Augsburg

What did Louis XIV view as disorderly and sinful, leading to the revocation of the Edict de Nantes?

• Atheism

• Judaism

• Protestantism

• Catholicism

What was the main purpose of the spectacular court life at Versailles during Louis XIV's reign?

• To encourage political dissent

• To promote religious freedom

• To support economic development

• To divert the nobility

What was the main reason for the rise of the nobles of the robe in France?

• Inheritance of titles

• Payment of the Paulette tax

• Military service to the king

• Religious conversion

What was the main criticism of absolutist France by an English critic?

• Religious persecution

• Lack of economic development

• Tyrannical rule

• Excessive taxation