The French Revolution Review

What were three distinct social classes in France called?

• First Estate
• Versailles
• Bastille
• Estates

What was the King’s Palace of France called?

• First Estate
• Versailles
• Bastille
• Estates

Which estate consisted of one of three distinct social classes in France consisting Roman Catholic clergy & made up 1% of the population?

• First Estate
• Versailles
• Bastille
• Estates

What was the name of the famous Paris prison stormed by a mob?

• First Estate
• Versailles
• Bastille
• Estates

Which group consisted of the nobility class who paid little taxes?

• Second Estate
• Versailles
• Bastille
• Third Estate

Which group comprised 97 percent of France’s population before the revolution?

• Second Estate
• Versailles
• Bastille
• Third Estate

Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had

• a smaller tax burden than the other estates
• greater political influence than the clergy
• a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates
• a high tax burden and little political power

In 1789, King Louis XVI summoned the Estates-General primarily to

• eliminate feudal dues.
• raise taxes to pay off growing debt.
• increase the influence of the peasants.
• protect the privileges of the First and Second Estates.

The nobility’s main source of income was

• feudal dues collected from peasants
• government salaries.
• taxes on the income of artisans and merchants.
• tithes collected from church members.

Commoners-the bourgeoisie, professionals, peasants, and urban populace-made up which estate in France?

• the First Estate
• the Second Estate
• the Third Estate
• the aristocracy.