Topic 3 Practice Test: Absolutism and Revolution

Stunning display of extravagance constructed under King Louis XIV (14th), intended to display the power and wealth of the French absolute monarchy.

• Palace at Versailles
• The National Assembly
• The Eiffel Tower
• The Arc de Triomphe

Belief that a king’s power was derived from God, not from the people, was called which of the following?

• Social Contract
• Divine Right

• Natural Rights
• Natural laws

Which of these statements is most likely to be made by a proponent of natural law and natural rights?

• God grants monarchs the authority to rule and the duty to give people their rights.
• People are irrational, so science is useless in figuring out human behavior.
• History teaches that individual freedom is an impossible goal.
• Government does not grant rights; it protects them.

What does the following quote reflect the belief in? "L'État, c'est moi." ("The state, it is me.")—Louis XIV

• enlightened monarchy.
• divine right.
• popular sovereignty.
• limited monarchy.

Why would an absolute monarchy claim the divine right of kings?

• to seize the lands of feudal nobles
• to justify their authority to rule
• To satisfy the demands of their religious rulers
• to ensure the good of the people

What was the purpose of court ceremonies such as the levee?

• to help the king govern more efficientely
• to encourage literature and the arts
• to keep nobles under the control of the king
• to share power with the nobles

Which statement best describes the concept of popular sovereignty?

• Government power should be divided between individual states and a federal government.
• All government power ultimately derives from the consent of the people being governed.
• The authority to rule comes directly from God.
• All people are born with natural rights that cannot be taken away.

Which of the following philosophes believed that freedom of the press was a necessary part of a functioning society?

• Voltaire
• Wollstonecraft
• Jacques Necker
• Napoleon Bonaparte

Rousseau wrote, "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains." What kind of government did he favor in order to insure greater freedom?

• an absolute monarchy
• an enlightened monarchy
• an oligarchy
• a popularly elected government

When citizens ‘give up’ their natural rights to a governing body for an organized society, this is known as a…?

• Social contract
• Plebiscite
• Separation of powers
• Laissez Faire