Absolutism in Western Europe

Which of the following was NOT a concern of absolute monarchs in the 16th & 17th centuries?

• gaining the cooperation of the nobles
• getting control over the nation's finances
• creating a new bureaucracy
• abolishing the liberties of certain groups

The positive benefit of a bureaucracy for absolute monarchs was

• the ability to build a strong military
• the idea that bureaucrats would not seek power for themselves
• the regulation of religion through the bureaucracy
• the low cost of a bureaucracy

Henry IV of France appointed which of the following to be his minister of finance?

• Jean Baptiste Colbert
• Claude le Peletier
• Maximilien de Bethune
• Cardinal Richelieu

All of the following were policies of Maximilien de Bethune EXCEPT

• reviving trade through the Company for Trade
• lowering taxes on peasants
• starting the paulette 
• beginning the mercantile system for France

Louis XIII of France appointed which man as his chief minister in 1624?

• Maximilien de Bethune
• Jules Mazarin
• Cardinal Richelieu
• Jean Baptiste Colbert

Cardinal Richelieu established all of these ideas for the French monarchy EXCEPT

• all groups were subordinate to the monarchy
• dividing the nation into 32 districts for easier control over the nation
• allowing powerful nobles positions in government to keep them under control
• collect taxes from each region to support the crown

The man who followed Cardinal Richelieu as chief minister of France was

• Jules Mazarin
• Jean Martinet
• Francois le Tellier
• Jean Baptiste Colbert

The revolts of the French nobles against the policies of Mazarin were called the

• Dutch Revolt
• Revolt of the Nobles
• Fronde
• St. Bartholomew's Day Revolt

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Fronde?

• Louis XIV began to change his policies on taxation
• French economy was damaged
• French government exempted many of the elites from taxes
• the French military was increased dramatically

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the reign of Louis XIV of France?

• elimination of the clergy as a political force
• complete domination of the nobles
• establishing French as the language of diplomacy
• use of the divine right of kings to benefit the nation