Question

A dictatorship is a government headed by a single person with total power, or a dictator. There are different ways that a dictator may come into power, but most often, it is it by force. Both absolute monarchy and dictatorship are forms of autocracy. This means rule by a single person. Because some dictators pass on their power to their children, dictatorships can also sometimes be absolute monarchies. This is currently the case in North Korea. In an authoritarian dictatorship, the dictator controls the government. In a totalitarian dictatorship, the dictator controls not only the government but all of society and the economy.

What is the purpose of the underlined sentence in the passage?

A
to describe a country that is not a dictatorship

B
to provide an example of an authoritarian dictatorship

C
to provide an example of a country that is both an absolute monarchy and a dictatorship

D
to support the claim that dictators often come to power by using force

Answer 1

The underlined sentence states, "Because some dictators pass on their power to their children, dictatorships can also sometimes be absolute monarchies. This is currently the case in North Korea." The purpose of this sentence is to illustrate how a dictatorship can also take on characteristics of an absolute monarchy, and it specifically provides North Korea as an example of this situation. Therefore, the correct answer is:

C
to provide an example of a country that is both an absolute monarchy and a dictatorship