Absolutism & Revolution Test

When Louis XIII was king, the real person in charge was Cardinal Richelieu

• True

• False

Voltaire published the Spirit of Laws where he came up with the idea of the separation of powers in government

• True

• False

Napoleon was forced to abdicate multiple times

• True

• False

Prior to the French Revolution, only members of the Third Estate had to pay taxes

• True

• False

Napoleons greatest victory was at the Battle of Waterloo

• True

• False

The first estate in France was made up of peasants and middle-class people

• True

• False

Napoleon is responsible for starting the Reign of Terror

• True

• False

A key component of the U.S. government under the Constitution is an executive branch that has final authority over all decisions

• True

• False

The power of the government comes from the people

Enlightenment thinker who believed people were naturally cruel, greedy, and selfish