We know that the absolutismwas a model of government that prevailed in several European countries during the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of Modern age.
O french absolutism was what stood out the most during this period, notoriously influencing French politics.
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Therefore, solve the exercises on French Absolutism that the Escola Educação team selected especially for you!
1 — As much for its opulence as for its duration, absolutism in France was the most:
a) symbolic and inexpressive.
b) highlighted and symbolic.
c) impoverished and inexpressive.
d) unequal and rich.
2 — During absolutism, France faced several intermittent conflicts that, in short, pitted her against England. What was the main one?
a) Peloponnesian War.
b) Trojan War.
c) First World War.
d) Hundred Years' War.
3 — When did the apex of French Absolutism occur?
a) It happened under the command of George XIV. Created to be king, he met all the necessary requirements to make the monarchy strong.
b) It happened under the command of Simpson XIV. Created to be king, he met all the necessary requirements to make the monarchy strong.
c) It happened under the command of Louis XIV. Created to be king, he met all the necessary requirements to make the monarchy strong.
d) It happened under the command of Renoir XIV. Created to be king, he met all the necessary requirements to make the monarchy strong.
4 — What was protectionism, so used by the absolutist kings of France?
a) He wanted to strengthen the domestic economy and maintain French competitiveness.
b) He wanted to strengthen the foreign economy and maintain French competitiveness.
c) He looked forward to strengthening the domestic economy and maintaining competitiveness among European countries.
d) He looked forward to strengthening the external economy and maintaining competitiveness among European countries.
5 — French Absolutism adopted an economic ideology based on one:
a) strong intervention of the Church in the economy.
b) strong intervention of the bourgeoisie in the economy.
c) strong intervention of justice in the economy.
d) strong State intervention in the economy.
6 — (Cesgranrio – 1990) Luís’ phrase, “L’Etat c’est moi” (the state is me), as a definition of the nature of monarchical absolutism, meant:
a) the unity of state power, civil and religious, with the creation of a French (national) church.
b) the superiority of the prince in relation to all social classes, reducing the enriched bourgeoisie to a humble place.
c) the submission of the feudal nobility through the elimination of all their fiscal privileges.
d) the centralization of the monarch's real and absolute power in his person, without any recognized institutional limits.
e) the royal desire to guarantee the State a role as an impartial judge in the conflict between the aristocracy and the peasantry.
7 — During French absolutism, who was the main figure who controlled the entire public machine?
a) The priest.
b) The pope.
c) The king.
d) The bourgeoisie.
8 — (UFOP MG/1997)The period of Louis XIV's government was remarkable for French and European history.
Regarding this period, it is correct to state that:
a) corresponded to the time of Saint Bartholomew's Night, an event that was recorded in history as a symbol of the violence generated by religious conflicts.
b) in his government, the presence of Minister Richelieu, the most influential adviser of the king, was remarkable.
c) it was a period of great centralization of the State in France with the development of a belligerent foreign policy and an articulated mercantilist policy.
d) was favorable to religious freedom, since Louis XIV developed a policy of defense to the practice of Protestantism in France.
e) it was characterized by the validity of Enlightenment ideas, since Louis XIV developed a policy of free circulation of ideas, being known as an “enlightened despot”.
9 — Who was the French ruler who strongly repressed the bourgeoisie?
a) Edgar XIV.
b) Louis XIV.
c) Peter XIV.
d) Daniel XIV.
10 — (UECE/2007) Among the factors that enabled the kingdom of France to assert itself as the first European power in the 13th century, we can highlight:
a) The king of France directly controls a large and fertile part of the kingdom's territories.
b) The kings of France hold the imperial title and are supported by the kings of England, their vassals.
c) The unconditional union between the Church and the French kings allowed the gathering of great fortunes and extensions of fertile land, becoming one of the first nuclei of national states.
d) The kingdom of France is the largest and most populous in Europe. Sovereigns consolidate monarchical institutions and the centralization of power, exercising strong control over feudalism.
1 — B
2 — D
3 — C
4 — A
5 — D
6 — D
7 - C
8 - C
9 — B
10 — D
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