Question

this absolute monarch weakened his nobles by forcing them to live with him and occupied them with ridiculous tasks.
louis xiv
phillip ii
frederick the great
james ii

Explanation:

To solve this, we recall historical facts about absolute monarchs. Louis XIV of France was an absolute monarch who forced nobles to live at the Palace of Versailles and gave them trivial tasks to weaken their power and centralize his authority. Phillip II focused on Spanish empire and religion, Frederick the Great on Prussian reforms, and James II faced issues leading to the Glorious Revolution, not this specific noble - weakening tactic.

Answer:

A. Louis XIV