Unit 7 Test

Enlightenment ideas inspired...?

• Changes in the Catholic church.

• A tax-free policy.

• Calls for changes in government

• A civil war in Italy.

The 2nd Estate in French society was made up of...?

• Rich lawyers and doctors

• Peasants and farmers

• Nobility and aristocracy

• Clergy and religious officials

What was a benefit of being part of France’s 1st social estate?

• Direct access to the French king

• Political connections

• Exemptions on all taxes

• Monthly balls and galas

France’s 2nd estate constituted about how much of the population...?

• 10%

• 2%

• 1%

• 3%

Which French king was considered an absolute monarch but a weak ruler?

• King George III

• King Louis XVI

• King Philip X

• King Henry IV

Marie Antoinette was known for being...?

• King Louis XVI’s mistress

• An abusive mother

• a big spender

• a giver to the people

Who inspired the 3rd estate to seek power?

• Abbe Sieyes

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Jacques Laconde

• Louis XIV

The Estates General was...?

• A group of French military leaders

• A type of representation

• A chamber of French government

• A yearly military gala

What happened during The Great Fear?

• Farmers lost all their crops

• Famine swept France

• Peasants rioted throughout France

• The King massacred any and all dissidents

What particular event started the French Revolution?

• The storming of the Bastille

• The creation of the Guillotine

• King Louis XIV’s massacre of the peasants

• Marie Antoinette’s increase in taxation for farmers