16. ABSOLUTISM, CONSTITUTIONALISM, AND THE SEARCH FOR ORDER, 1640

Quiz for Seeing History for Chapter 16

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1. Why do both images show Louis XIV surrounded by a kind of halo with rays?

To remind viewers that he is king of France

To convince viewers that he is more beautiful than any of his subjects

To remind viewers of his many victories in war

To prompt viewers to see an association with Apollo, god of the sun

2. In both images, Louis XIV and his chariot are depicted as flying through the skies. Why did both artists choose this placement?

To remind viewers that Louis XIV was like a god

To emphasize the symbolic nature of the depiction since no human being would be driving a chariot in the skies

To predict a future of air travel

To emphasize that Louis was the most important ruler of his time

3. Why does the Dutch artist Romeyn de Hooghe write “Maintenon” on the front of the chariot?

To suggest that Madame de Maintenon is in charge of the government

To suggest that Madame de Maintenon is the sun king

To suggest that Madame de Maintenon is the only sane person in Louis’s regime

To suggest that Madame de Maintenon is very beautiful