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3. The Time of Regents and Monarchs

6.3. Absolutism

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Where was France governed from during Louis XIV's reign?

1. Versailles
2. Marseille
3. Lyon
4. Paris

What did Louis XIV believe gave him the right to rule?

1. Inheritance
2. Election by the people
3. Military conquest
4. Divine right of kings

What is the term used to describe a king with absolute power?

1. Monarchy
2. Communism
3. Democracy
4. Absolutism

Who ruled alongside Louis XIV before he declared absolutism?

1. His wife
2. His chief minister
3. His son
4. His father

Who was Johan de Witt?

1. The grand pensionary who supported the idea of a stadtholderless Republic
2. The second stadtholder of the Republic
3. The leader of the Orangists
4. The first stadtholder of the Republic

Who was William III?

1. The son of Frederick Henry who became stadtholder after his father's death
2. The grand pensionary who tried to abolish the post of stadtholder
3. The son of William II who was born eight days after his father's death
4. The son of Maurice who became stadtholder after his father's death

Why is 1672 known as the Disaster Year?

1. The Republic suffered from a major famine
2. The Republic lost its control over the trade routes
3. The Republic was attacked from three sides at the same time
4. The Republic faced a severe economic depression

What was the impact of the war with France on the Republic's economy?

1. It caused inflation in the Republic
2. It had no impact on the Republic's economy
3. It resulted in a decline of the Republic as a powerful country
4. It boosted the Republic's economy

What happened to Johan and Cornelis de Witt?

1. They fled to another country
2. They were murdered and mutilated by a group of Orangists
3. They resigned from their positions
4. They were captured by the French army

Who convinced the Provincial States to appoint William III as stadtholder?

1. Cornelis de Witt
2. Johan de Witt
3. The French army
4. The Orangists in Holland and Zeeland