Age of Absolutism Review

Who were key thinkers of the Enlightenment?

• John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• King Louis XIV and King James II

• William and Mary

• Thomas Jefferson and George Washington

What was the purpose of the English Bill of Rights?

• To limit the power of the monarchy and establish rights for Parliament and individuals

• To expand the power of the monarchy

• To abolish the monarchy

• To establish a new monarchy

• Political system in which a ruler has complete authority over the government and the lives of the people

• Absolute Monarchy

• Limited Monarchy

• Anarchy

• Direct Democracy

Which monarch is associated with the phrase 'L'état, c'est moi'?

• Louis XIV

• Henry VIII

• Peter the Great

• Frederick the Great

What event marked the return of the monarchy in England in 1660?

• Restoration

• Reformation

• Revolution

• Renaissance

Basic rights, such as life and liberty, that a person is born with

• divine rights

• legal rights

• natural rights

• contractual rights

Who is the author of "Leviathan"?

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• Voltaire

What is a Limited Monarchy also known as?

• Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Divine Monarchy

• Federal Monarchy

What is the Divine Right of Kings?

• The belief that monarchs are appointed by God

• The belief that monarchs should be elected

• The belief that monarchs are accountable to the people

• The belief that monarchs should have limited power

John Locke believed that the primary purpose of government is to

• Promote equality

• Ensure fairness

• Protect natural rights

• Ensure economic prosperity