What do the words absolute Despotism mean as they are used in paragraph 2 of The Declaration of Independence? (You can rewatch the video linked above if you need to).

Here is the sentence from paragraph 2 for your reference:
"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object, evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."
Question 3 options:

Complete and cruel domination

Total commitment and determination

Excessive hardship and suffering

Utter arrogance and wickedness



Watch this excerpt of the Declaration of Independence:

https://safeshare.tv/x/ss5efcd8ef1028e# (open in new browser)




Which of the following help build the mood in this reading?
Question 2 options:

The emphasizing of important words

The use of music to build suspense

The reader pauses after important phrases

All of the above (A)