Quiz for Sources for World Societies, Chapter 18

1. Question

   1. According to Jacques-Benigne Bossuet, how should kings use their power (see Document 18-1)?

   A.

   In consultation with their subjects

   B.

   With confidence in their righteousness

   C.

   As they see fit

   D.

   With fear and self-restraint

   Correct: The answer is d. Bossuet reminded kings that their power is “a thing coming from God of which God will demand an account.” It is not, therefore, to be used for personal gain or to satisfy personal whims.

   Incorrect: The answer is d. Bossuet reminded kings that their power is “a thing coming from God of which God will demand an account.” It is not, therefore, to be used for personal gain or to satisfy personal whims.

   1. According to Jacques-Benigne Bossuet, how should kings use their power (see Document 18-1)?

2. Question

   According to John Locke, what is the principal defect of the state of nature (see Document 18-2)?

   A.

   Man has no knowledge of sin or of his own soul.

   B.

   Kings rule as tyrants over powerless subjects.

   C.

   No social institutions exist to instruct individuals about their moral obligations.

   D.

   Each person’s rights are in constant danger of being violated by every other person.

   Correct: The answer is d. Locke described each person as having absolute freedom in the state of nature. However, without government, that freedom is “very unsafe, very unsecure.”

   Incorrect: The answer is d. Locke described each person as having absolute freedom in the state of nature. However, without government, that freedom is “very unsafe, very unsecure.”

   According to John Locke, what is the principal defect of the state of nature (see Document 18-2)?

3. Question

   Which of these did the Bill of Rights forbid kings to do (see Document 18-3)?

   A.

   Receive petitions from subjects without the consent of Parliament

   B.

   Marry without the consent of Parliament

   C.

   Raise a standing army without the consent of Parliament

   D.

   Receive foreign diplomats without the consent of Parliament

   Correct: The answer is c. With memories of the English Civil War still fresh, the Bill of Rights prohibited kings from raising standing armies.

   Incorrect: The answer is c. With memories of the English Civil War still fresh, the Bill of Rights prohibited kings from raising standing armies.

   Which of these did the Bill of Rights forbid kings to do (see Document 18-3)?

4. Question

   According to Saint-Simon, which of these was one of Louis XIV’s most damaging character flaws (see Document 18-4)?

   A.

   Susceptibility to flattery

   B.

   Addiction to pleasure

   C.

   Overindulgence in alcohol

   D.

   Inability to control his temper

   Correct: The answer is a. According to Saint-Simon, Louis’s “unmeasured and unreasonable love of admiration” made him the pawn of the men and women who surrounded him at court.

   Incorrect: The answer is a. According to Saint-Simon, Louis’s “unmeasured and unreasonable love of admiration” made him the pawn of the men and women who surrounded him at court.

   According to Saint-Simon, which of these was one of Louis XIV’s most damaging character flaws (see Document 18-4)?

5. Question

   Catherine’s decree of January 17, 1765, provided for which of the following (see Document 18-5)?

   A.

   The creation of special courts to hear disputes between serfs and estate owners

   B.

   The punishment by the state of disobedient serfs

   C.

   The petition to the state by serfs for redress of grievances

   D.

   The taxation of landed estates

   Correct: The answer is b. Under Catherine’s decree, the state agreed to employ disobedient serfs at hard labor in Siberia “for as long as their estate owners wish.”

   Incorrect: The answer is b. Under Catherine’s decree, the state agreed to employ disobedient serfs at hard labor in Siberia “for as long as their estate owners wish.”

   Catherine’s decree of January 17, 1765, provided for which of the following (see Document 18-5)?