French Revolution Quiz - Set 2

The French Revolution started in:

• 1789

• 1688

• 1709

• 1749

Tax from peasants to Church was called:

• Taille

• Tithe

• Lagan

• Jazia

In the context of France, what was 'tithes'?

• A tax levied by the Church

• Direct tax levied by the State

• The tax levied on the articles of everyday consumption

• None of these

The term Old Regime (France) refers to

• The society and institution under an old Emperor.

• Society and institution of France before 1789.

• The society and institution of France after 1789.

• The society and institution of France under the Jacobins.

The fortress-prison in France is known as:

• Central Jail of France

• Revolutionary Jail of France

• Central Jail of Revolutionary

• Bastille

The National Assembly framed a Constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of the

• Monarch

• Wealthy man

• Businessmen

• Press

Who wrote an influential pamphlet "What is the third Estate"?

• Mirabeau

• Abbe Sieyes

• Jean-Paul Marat

• Olympe de Gouges

Which of the following theories was proposed by Montesquieu?

• Social Contract Theory

• Theory of Division of Powers

• Theory of Popular Sovereignty

• Theory of Democracy

What was the name of tax which was directly paid to the state by the Third Estate?

• tithes

• livres

• taille

• all of these

What was the name of the direct tax paid by the third estate to the state?

• Tithe

• Taille

• Livre

• Revenue