Quizizz - The French Revolution

What was the Ancien régime?

• A type of French cuisine
• A French fashion trend
• A political and social system in France before the French Revolution
• A famous French painting

Who were the Three Estates in France prior to the French Revolution?

• Clergy, Nobility, and Peasants

• Kings, Queens, and Knights
• Farmers, Soldiers, and Merchants
• Artisans, Scholars, and Priests

Who were the bourgeoisie prior to the French Revolution?

• The middle class who were merchants and professionals
• The ruling class who were the monarchs and nobility
• The working class who were laborers and peasants
• The religious class who were priests and bishops

Who was Louis XVI?

• A famous painter during the Renaissance
• A Roman Emperor
• The last King of France before the French Revolution
• A British Prime Minister during World War II

Who were nobles?

• People who were rich and powerful
• People who were poor and powerless
• People who were neither rich nor poor
• People who were both rich and poor

Who were peasants?

• People who owned large businesses
• People who were kings and queens
• People who were soldiers
• People who worked the land and lived in the countryside

Who were the clergy?

• Members of the royal family
• People who worked in the fields
• People who worked in the church
• People who worked in the army

Which estate were the nobility in prior to the French Revolution?

• The Third Estate
• The First Estate
• The Second Estate
• The Fourth Estate

Which estate were the clergy in prior to the French Revolution?

• First Estate
• Second Estate
• Third Estate
• Fourth Estate

Which estate were the peasants in prior to the French Revolution?

• Second Estate

• Fourth Estate

• Third Estate

• First Estate