French Revolution Rising Discontent

One of the political causes of the French Revolution was ___.

• the rise of the French bourgeoisie

• the bread famine of 1788-1789

• France's bankrupt treasury

• the people's lack of freedom of speech, press, or religion

"When the government fears the people, there is liberty; when the people fear the government, there is tyranny." The author of this statement likely supports:

• the election of a new president.

• the rights of dictators to impose fear over their people.

• the right of the people to Revolution when the government fails to serve the people.

• an Industrial Revolution.

The French Revolution began:

• when the National Assembly revoked the Catholic Church's right to collect the tithe.

• during the Reign of Terror.

• as a protest to the King failing to call together Estates General

• when a mob in Paris stormed the Bastille prison.

The traditional lawmaking body in France, the Estates General, was divided into three houses where membership was based on:

• social class

• economic status

• population

• membership in the nobility

Which estate had the highest proportion of delegates in the Estates General based upon their percentage of the overall population?

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• All were equal

Which of the following did not lead to financial troubles for France?

• crop shortage and the rising cost of bread

• Marie Antoinette's desire to help the urban poor of Paris

• the monarch's extreme spending habits

• King Louis XVI lending support to the American colonies in their war for independence against Britain

In France's old order, the clergy belonged to the:

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• 4th Estate

Which group made up 2nd Estate under France's ancien régime?

• middle class

• clergy

• nobility

• urban workers

After being locked out of their meeting hall members of the National Assembly met to take the Tennis Court Oath. What did this oath promise?

• The death of the King.

• A constitution for France.

• Equal rights for man, woman, and child.

• To Make France Great Again.

What were the notebooks of grievances that were compiled by the Estates called?

• Social Contracts

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

• The Petition of the Estates

• Cahiers de Doleances