Question

Which statement best compares the absolutism of Louis XIV and Frederick the Great? (1 point)
Responses

Louis XIV ruled by force of personality and influence, while Frederick the Great ruled by military power and commitment to general improvement.
Louis XIV ruled by force of personality and influence, while Frederick the Great ruled by military power and commitment to general improvement. - no response given

Louis XIV ruled without limitations on his power, while Frederick the Great had to consider his role as an enlightened despot.
Louis XIV ruled without limitations on his power, while Frederick the Great had to consider his role as an enlightened despot. - no response given

Louis XIV was limited by his need to control the nobility, while Frederick the Great ruled without those concerns.
Louis XIV was limited by his need to control the nobility, while Frederick the Great ruled without those concerns. - incorrect

Louis XIV ruled using a large bureaucracy, while Frederick the Great ruled using a large army.
Louis XIV ruled using a large bureaucracy, while Frederick the Great ruled using a large army. - no response given

Answer 1

Louis XIV ruled using a large bureaucracy, while Frederick the Great ruled using a large army.

Justification: Louis centralized power through court ritual and an administrative bureaucracy (intendants) to control France; Frederick built Prussia into a militarized state that relied on a powerful army while also pursuing some enlightened reforms.