Chapter 7 The French Revolution Quiz Review

97% of French population prior to the French Revolution were members of which estate?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• 4th Estate

Which estate was comprised of nobles who controlled 20-25% of the land?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• 4th Estate

Which estate had no voice in government, very few rights and paid about half of their income to the government?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• 4th Estate

Which estate controlled 10% of the land and was comprised of Roman Catholic clergy?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• 4th Estate

All of the following contributed to the revolutionary mood in France EXCEPT:

• Enlightenment ideas

• Inspiration from the American Revolution

• Growing resentment among the 3^rd Estate

• Sale of French lands (Louisiana Purchase) to the U.S.

Which of Louis XVI’s actions increased France’s economic troubles?

• Sale of Catholic lands

• Sale of French lands (Louisiana Purchase) to the U.S.

• Heavy burden of taxes on the 3^rd Estate

• Doubling the government’s debt through lavish spending

Which of the following was a nickname given to Marie Antoinette?

• Madame Thrifty

• Madame Moneybags

• Madame Deficit

• Madame Mercy

Why was Marie Antoinette greatly disliked by the French people?

• She was a foreigner (Austrian)

• She was the daughter of France’s former enemy

• She spent lavishly on luxury items and gambling

• All of these are true

The Tennis Court Oath was a promise to draft a new constitution and reform the class system by the _________ estate.

• 1st

• 2nd

• 3rd

• 4th

The Declaration of the Rights of Citizen and of Man states that, “Men are born free and equal in rights” including all of the following EXCEPT:

• Liberty

• Property

• Freedom from debt

• Resistance to oppression