Quiz-Absolutism
Multiple Choice Quiz: Absolutism and various 16th and 17th C Topics 1. Louis XIV supported all of the following EXCEPT:? a. the building of the Palace of Versailles b. cooperation with the Estates-General c. art and culture d. the policies of Cardinal Richelieu e. the theory of divine right of kings. 2. The corvee:? a. was involuntary forced labor imposed on French peasants b. was a tax assigned exclusively to French nobles that required them to pay their serf's feudal dues c. was a special, annual tax exemption granted to French nobles d. was a tool that improved the annual plowing of soil intended for agricultural use e. was the annual tax increase levied against nobles in France. 3. The English political philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, held that: