Question

Which of the following statements best explains how Louis XIV’s rule exemplified absolute power?(1 point)
Responses

Louis XIV ruled without any legal limitations on his authority and was therefore an absolute ruler and a model for all future European rulers.
Louis XIV ruled without any legal limitations on his authority and was therefore an absolute ruler and a model for all future European rulers.

Louis XIV’s power had a

Answer 1

Which of these is an example of how Louis XIV’s absolute power was limited?(1 point)
Responses

his entertainment and observation of the nobility
his entertainment and observation of the nobility

his establishment of a standing army for the first time
his establishment of a standing army for the first time

his expansion of the state bureaucracy
his expansion of the state bureaucracy

his reliance on Jean-Baptiste Colbert to make reforms for him

Answer 2

Which statement best compares the absolutism practiced by Louis XIV and Peter the Great?(1 point)
Responses

Louis XIV needed to work constantly to expand his power, while Peter the Great was the unquestioned ruler of Russia.
Louis XIV needed to work constantly to expand his power, while Peter the Great was the unquestioned ruler of Russia.

Louis XIV ruled by relying on a large bureaucracy, while Peter the Great was independent of all administration.
Louis XIV ruled by relying on a large bureaucracy, while Peter the Great was independent of all administration.

Louis XIV created the illusion of absolute power

Answer 3

Which of the following statements best compares the causes of absolute monarchy and constitutional monarchy?(1 point)
Responses

While both result in one main religion, there is more religious diversity under an absolute monarchy.
While both result in one main religion, there is more religious diversity under an absolute monarchy.

While both usually come out of disorder and chaos, a constitutional monarchy