Humanities - 1st 6 - Part 2

Which of the following could best be described as a despot?

• 
  Adolph Hitler

• 
  Queen Elizabeth II

• 
  Prince Albert II

• 
  King Felipe VI

One of the most notable feats of the monarchy during the Renaissance was to –

• provide a written constitution

• 
  centralize the government and develop a tax base

• 
  promote liberty and equality

• 
  change the government to a republic

 The 20^th and 21^st centuries saw a shift in the monarchy to –

• 
  a figurehead position with a republic form of government

• 
  a dictatorship with restrictive rights for the people

• 
  less emphasis on the military and more on the infrastructure

• 
  rule by local tribes represented through a council

The country to have the first Bill of Rights was –

• 
  France

• Germany

• Belgium

• England

The Early Modern time period was characterized by the –

• 
  rise of Napoleon as Emperor of France

• weakened influence of the church

• 
  civil unrest due to those who favored monarchies and those that did not

• 
  increased number of wars

The term enlightened despot referred to –

• those who abolished constitutions to set up their own regimes

• those who abolished constitutions to set up their own regime

• those who introduced strict censorship

• those who used their power, though cruelly, to bring about reform

In a monarchy, whether power is benevolent or malevolent depends on the –

• army

• king

• parliament

• voters

What doctrine allowed monarchs to view civil unrest or rebellion as a sin?

• Enlightened Despotism

• Anarchy

• Age of Absolutism

• Divine Right of Kings

Power, not vested in the people, over time may become a catalyst for –

• 
  enlightenment and equality

• censorship and imprisonment

• war and conflict

• nationalism and liberty

Which king proclaimed himself as the Sun King, the source of light for his people?

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Oliver Cromwell

• Louie XIV

• Mohamed Morsi