The Goal of the Table of Ranks Was to ________

question 64

Multiple Choice

The goal of the Table of Ranks was to ________.

• A) draw the nobility into state service
• B) eliminate the need for nobles to serve the central state
• C) force nobles into military service
• D) restrict religious leaders from controlling parts of the central state

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