Theme 1.1 French Revolution and Absolutism Quiz

What form of government did France have prior to the revolution of 1789?

• Republicanism

• Absolute monarchy

• Direct democracy

• Constitutional monarchy

Where was the royal court situated during the ancien regime?

• Versailles

• Bordeaux

• Lyon

• Paris

What was the role of the parlements in the ancien regime?

• To advise the king

• To check the power of the king

• To enforce taxation

• To ensure civic duties

Which estate consisted of the Catholic clergy?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Fourth Estate

• Third Estate

What was the tithe paid to the Catholic Church by members of the Third Estate?

• One-fifth of earnings

• One-tenth of earnings

• One-quarter of earnings

• One-half of earnings

Which estate enjoyed exemptions from nearly all direct taxation?

• Fourth Estate

• Third Estate

• Second Estate

• First Estate

What was the main occupation of the majority of urban workers in the Third Estate?

• Farming

• Banking

• Textile production

• Mining

Who were the prominent enlightenment thinkers in France?

• Locke, Hobbes, Spinoza

• Montesquieu, Voltaire, Rousseau

• Kant, Hume, Hegel

• Descartes, Pascal, Newton

What did the philosophes promote as opposed to tradition and superstition?

• Emotion, intuition and belief

• Authority, hierarchy and obedience

• Faith, tradition and superstition

• Reason, logic and evidence

What was the main form of control over literature during the ancien regime?

• Government subsidies for writers

• Strict censorship

• Encouragement of free speech

• Liberal publishing laws