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Slide 1 - Slide
Where was France governed from during Louis XIV's reign?
A
Versailles
B
Marseille
C
Lyon
D
Paris
Slide 2 - Quiz
What did Louis XIV believe gave him the right to rule?
A
Inheritance
B
Election by the people
C
Military conquest
D
Divine right of kings
Slide 3 - Quiz
What is the term used to describe a king with absolute power?
A
Monarchy
B
Communism
C
Democracy
D
Absolutism
Slide 4 - Quiz
Who ruled alongside Louis XIV before he declared absolutism?
A
His wife
B
His chief minister
C
His son
D
His father
Slide 5 - Quiz
Who was Johan de Witt?
A
The grand pensionary who supported the idea of a stadtholderless Republic
B
The second stadtholder of the Republic
C
The leader of the Orangists
D
The first stadtholder of the Republic
Slide 6 - Quiz
Who was William III?
A
The son of Frederick Henry who became stadtholder after his father's death
B
The grand pensionary who tried to abolish the post of stadtholder
C
The son of William II who was born eight days after his father's death
D
The son of Maurice who became stadtholder after his father's death
Slide 7 - Quiz
Why is 1672 known as the Disaster Year?
A
The Republic suffered from a major famine
B
The Republic lost its control over the trade routes
C
The Republic was attacked from three sides at the same time
D
The Republic faced a severe economic depression
Slide 8 - Quiz
What was the impact of the war with France on the Republic's economy?
A
It caused inflation in the Republic
B
It had no impact on the Republic's economy
C
It resulted in a decline of the Republic as a powerful country
D
It boosted the Republic's economy
Slide 9 - Quiz
What happened to Johan and Cornelis de Witt?
A
They fled to another country
B
They were murdered and mutilated by a group of Orangists
C
They resigned from their positions
D
They were captured by the French army
Slide 10 - Quiz
Who convinced the Provincial States to appoint William III as stadtholder?
A
Cornelis de Witt
B
Johan de Witt
C
The French army
D
The Orangists in Holland and Zeeland
