Louis XIV and Absolutism

Who was the French king known as the Sun King?

• Louis XIII

• Louis XIV

• Henry IV

• Anne of Austria

What was the main belief of Jansenism?

• Religious conformity

• Divine right of kings

• Purging of the self

• Fervent spirituality

What was the Fronde?

• A series of opposition movements

• A Catholic movement

• A war against Spain

• A revolt of the nobility

Who was the most prominent official in Louis XIV's administration?

• Jean-Baptiste Colbert

• Cardinal Mazarin

• Anne of Austria

• Jacques-Benigne Bossuet

What policy did Jean-Baptiste Colbert support?

• Mercantilism

• Absolutism

• Constitutionalism

• Jansenism

What did Louis XIV revoke in 1685?

• The Edict de Nantes

• The Treaty of Westphalia

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Paulette tax

What was the main purpose of Louis XIV's court at Versailles?

• To divert the nobility

• To promote religious conformity

• To showcase French military power

• To enforce absolutist rule

What was the main criticism of absolutist rule in France?

• Lack of religious conformity

• Excessive taxation

• Lack of economic development

• Lack of political power sharing

What was the outcome of Louis XIV's wars?

• Expansion of French territory

• Loss of French territory

• Stalemate with other European powers

• Creation of a peaceful Europe

What was the main belief of absolutism?

• Religious conformity

• Economic development

• Political power sharing

• Monarchical divinity