Louis XIV's Court Had Which Effect on the Nobility

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.