Absolutism and Enlightenment

Which of the following is the definition of absolutism?

• The total number of rulers a country can possess

• The idea that nations should be ruled by an equal body of elected officials

• The belief that monarchs had complete and unrestricted power

• The way in which a citizen could collect their tax money at the end of the year

How many years did King Louis XIV rule France?

The idea that a monarch received their power to rule over their kingdom from God is also known as

• the absolute monarchy

• the people's champ

• the checks and balances of law

• the divine right of kings

Which absolute ruler ruled over Russia

• Catherine the Great

• Charles V

• Frederick the Great

• Henry VIII

Louis XIV was known as the, roi soleil, or the (blank) king. Which image represents that (blank)?

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The three natural rights John Locke believed in were

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• life, liberty, and property

• life, the right to bear arms, and liberty

• life, the right to vote, and the pursuit of happiness

Which Enlightenment thinker established the idea of separation of powers?

• Hobbs

• Locke

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

Generally speaking, Enlightenment thinkers believed power needed to shift from

• the people to the monarchs

• the monarchs to better monarchs

• the nobles to the monarchs

• the monarchs to the people

The word czar is associated with which country?

• Great Britain

• Germany

• France

• Russia

The Palace of Versailles was created by which absolute monarch?

• Louis VXI

• Henry VIII

• Charles XIV

• Louis XIV