Absolutism Test

What is the belief that a ruler’s power comes directly from God?

• Divine Right
• Absolutism
• Feudalism
• Primogeniture

Which social system was based on nobles exchanging land for labor and protection?

• Feudalism
• Absolutism
• Dictatorship
• Mercantilism

Who was known as the “Sun King”?

• Louis XIV
• Peter the Great
• Cardinal Richelieu
• Philip II

Why was Louis XIV called the Sun King?

• He believed all revolved around him
• He worshiped the sun
• He built St. Petersburg
• He conquered Spain

What palace symbolized Louis XIV’s power and control over the nobles?

• Versailles
• St. Petersburg
• Kremlin
• Bastille

The Bastille became a symbol of what?

• Absolutism
• Democracy
• Enlightenment
• Federalism

What document allowed Louis XIV to arrest critics without trial?

• Lettre de Cachet
• Magna Carta
• Habeas Corpus
• Edict of Nantes

What elite force served as spies and informants for Louis XIV?

• Musketeers
• Dragoons
• Swiss Guard
• Knights Templar

What nickname was given to St. Petersburg?

• Window on Europe
• Versailles of the North
• Sun King’s City
• Gateway to Asia

Why did Peter the Great tax beards?

• To force nobles to adopt Western styles
• To raise money for wars
• To support the Orthodox Church
• To weaken peasants