French Society During Late 18th Century

Fort Prison of Bastille was attacked on -

• 14th July 1879

• 14th July 1978

• 14th July 1789

• 14th July 1889

Marie Antoinette was an _______ princess.

• Australian

• French

• German

• Austrian

France helped 13 ______ colonies to gain their independence from British. This led to France spending _____ livres.

• Indian, 2 billion

• American, 1 billion

• Russian, 1 billion

• American, 2 billion

The term (a)   was used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1798.

A tax comprising 1/10th of the agricultural produce.

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The causes of Subsistence Crisis were -

(CHOOSE ALL THE CORRECT OPTIONS)

• Rapid increase in pollution

• Rapid increase in population

• Rise in the price of bread

• Scarcity of grain

• Rise of middle class

The emerging ________ of the 18th century believed that no group in society should be privileged by birth but rather by merit.

• Lower Class

• Upper Class

• Middle Class

• All of the above

The ______ formed the First Estate while the _______ formed the Second Estate.

(a)  

Division of power between legislative, executive and judiciary was proposed by -

• Montesquieu in Two Treaties of the Government

• Jean Jacques Rousseau in The Spirit of the Laws

• Montesquieu in The Spirit of the Laws

• John Locke in The Social Contract

______ was a tax directly paid to State.

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