The French Revolution

True or False: The CLERGY made up the First Estate in France.

• True

• False

True or False: King Louis XVI was the ruling monarch of France during the French Revolution.

• True

• False

True or False: Other countries rushed to help the people in their revolution.

• True

• False

Which estate was the privileged class, containing the nobility?

• First

• Second

• Third

• Fourth

What oath did the National Assembly swear on the tennis court?

• Never to separate until they established a constitution.

• To reconcile with the First and Second Estate.

• Always pay taxes.

• Worship Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

Louis XVI appointed _____________ as a financial advisor in 1777.

• Marie Antoinette

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Robespierre

• Jacques Necker

Who did Louis XIV marry?

• Catherine the Great

• Marie Antoinette

• Elizabeth

• Joan of Arc

What percentage of the population made up the first two estates in France?

• 75%

• 3%

• 97%

• 50%

What is deficit spending?

• An economic unit with income that is greater than or equal to expenditures.

• A situation where the government spends more money than it takes in taxes.

• Collecting no taxes.

• A situation where the government spends the same amount it takes in taxes.

How long had it been since the Estates-General had met?

• One year

• They never had met

• 175 years

• 500 years