Quiz- Age of Absolute Monarchs

What level of citizen participation is there in an absolute monarchy?

• unlimited - rule by the people
• limited - rule by the monarch
• shared rule with the people

Which is NOT a characteristic of an absolute monarch

• all challenges are punished
• power is inherited
• one person has all the power
• average people have wealth

What is a disadvantage of having a government ruled by an absolute monarch?

• decisions take a long time
• average citizens don't have a voice
• decisions are made quickly
• average citizens have personal freedoms

Which of the following is NOT a cause of absolute monarchy

• religious wars caused by the Protestant Reformation
• The plague left people with few leaders
• Kings wanted to control nobles

In an absolute monarchy, how is power acquired

• inherited
• elected

The belief in "divine right" was used to support the concept of:

• absolute rule
• freedom of religion
• separation of church and state
• waging war for religious freedom

A person who temporarily rules in place of another

• Regent

• Armada

• Boyar

• Tsar

A fleet of ships

• Armada

• Regent

• Boyar

• tsar

A Russian Nobel

• Boyar

• Tsar

• Armada

• Regent

A series of events that brings about change

• Revolution

• Bicameral

• Parliament

• Constitutional monarchy