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The Bastille was hated because it stood for the king's:

ADevolved power
BDelegated power
CDespotic power
DDomestic power
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Despotic power
1. Only seven prisoners were actually found inside. 2. Its meaning mattered more than its contents. 3. It stood for the despotic power of the king. _Source: syllabus Social Science, 'India and the Contemporary World I', Ch 1 'The French Revolution'_
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