Quiz- Age of Absolute Monarchs

What level of citizen participation is there in an absolute monarchy?

• unlimited - government by the people

• limited - government by the monarch

• shared government with the people

Which is NOT a characteristic of an absolute monarch?

• all challenges are punished

• power is inherited

• one person has all the power

• average people have wealth

What is a disadvantage of having a government ruled by an absolute monarch?

• decisions take a long time

• average citizens have no voice

• decisions are made quickly

• average citizens have personal freedoms

Which of the following is NOT a cause of absolute monarchy?

• The Protestant Reformation made the church lose some influence

• Religious wars caused by the Protestant Reformation

• The plague left people with few leaders

• Kings wanted to control the nobles

In an absolute monarchy, how is power acquired?

• inherited

• elected

The belief in "divine right" was used to support the concept of:

• absolute government

• freedom of religion

• separation of church and state

• waging war for religious freedom

The king or queen has total control and there is no limit to the power.

• absolute monarchy

• constitutional monarchy

• oligarchy

• democracy

A person who governs a country for someone who cannot govern alone

• Monarch

• Regent

• Boyar

• Czar

A Russian noble landowner.

• Monarch

• Regent

• Boyar

• Czar

The name of a Russian monarch

• Monarch

• Regent

• Boyar

• Czar