Louis XIV's Court Had Which Effect on the Nobility

question 55

Multiple Choice

Louis XIV's court had which effect on the nobility?

• A)It was both a kind of compensation for lost political power and a means to further weaken it.
• B)The rate of literacy among the nobility significantly increased.
• C)Elegant, precise etiquette and clever conversations became signs of nobility.
• D)Nobles competed with each other to gain the attention of the king.
• E)All of these.

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