Divine Right of Kings Quiz

Divine Right of Kings Quiz

9th Grade

8 Qs

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Divine Right of Kings Quiz

Divine Right of Kings Quiz

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

9th Grade

Hard

Created by

Peter Ludrick

FREE Resource

8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Divine Right of Kings?

A political and religious doctrine stating that monarchs derive their authority directly from God

A belief that kings should be elected by the people

A theory that monarchs should share power with the church

A concept that kings are chosen by the nobility

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the top-down approach in the Divine Right of Kings theory?

People → King → God

King → People → God

God → King → People

People → God → King

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was a key proponent of the Divine Right of Kings and served as Louis XIV's court preacher?

King James I of England

Jacques Bossuet

King Louis XIV of France

Thomas Hobbes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement is an example of the biblical justification used by Bossuet for the Divine Right of Kings?

People create the government, not God

God establishes Kings as his ministers and reigns through them over the people

One king, one law, one faith

The king is the servant of the people

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main difference between the Divine Right of Kings and the social contract theory?

Both theories emphasize the power of the people

Divine Right supports a bottom-up approach, while social contract supports a top-down approach

Divine Right supports a top-down approach, while social contract supports a bottom-up approach

Both theories reject the role of God in governance

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the Divine Right of Kings?

A theory that kings are chosen by the people

A belief that kings derive their authority from God

A concept that kings should be elected

A principle that kings have no divine authority

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Name one supporter of the Divine Right of Kings theory.

John Locke

Thomas Hobbes

King James I

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is the Divine Right of Kings different from social contract theory?

It emphasizes the role of the people in choosing leaders

It suggests that authority comes from a social agreement

It claims that authority is granted by God, not by the people

It focuses on the separation of powers