Read page 210 and answer the following questions on a clean sheet of paper:
1. What evidence is there in the story that suggests Louis XIV enjoyed being in control?
2. What was the one characteristic about himself that Louis XIV could not seem to control?
3. Why do you think a monarch like Louis XIV, with limitless, unrestrained vanity might make “mistakes of judgment”?
Congratulations to Mariah S. and Khiri N. for winning the Clean Desk Award for 1/29/09!
