The French Revolution

Choose the correct option: French society in the 18th century was divided into three estates, and only members of the ________ paid taxes.

• First estate

• Second estate

• Nobility and clergy

• Third estate

Fill in the blanks: The storming of the Bastille marked the beginning of the ____________.

• Italian Revolution

• Russian Revolution

• Napoleon's rule

• French Revolution

Choose the correct option: The term 'Old Regime' is usually used to describe

• The reign of King Louis XVI.

• The society of France before the French Revolution.

• None of the above

Choose the correct option: 18th-century French society was divided into

• Castes

• Four estates

• Three estates

• Two estates

Choose the correct option: Which estates enjoyed privileges by birth?

• Clergy

• Nobility

• The third estate

• Both 1 and 2

Choose the correct option: The society of estates was part of the

• Feudal System

• Ryotwari System

• Zamindari System

• New Revenue System

Choose the correct option: Name the direct tax levied on the third estate.

• Taille

• Tithe

• Custom duty

• Livre

Choose the correct option: Name the tax levied by the Church on the third estate.

• Taille

• Tithe

• Indirect Tax

• None of the above

Fill in the blanks: 90% of French population was made up of ____________.

• Soldiers

• Peasants

• Writers

• Estates

Choose the correct option: What is a feudalism?

• To be a crowned king

• Peasants own the land

• A social system that existed in Europe

• A classless system