French Revolution Part 1 Quiz

What event is commonly considered the start of the French Revolution?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The storming of the Bastille

• The execution of Louis XVI

• The publication of The Communist Manifesto

Who was the king of France at the beginning of the French Revolution?

• Louis XIV

• Charles X

• Louis XVI

• Napoleon Bonaparte

Which social class in France was known as the Third Estate?

• Nobility

• Catholic Clergy

• Peasants and Bourgeoisie

• Royal Family

What document declared the rights of French citizens during the Revolution?

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

• Treaty of Versailles

What was the main purpose of the Estates-General meeting in 1789?

• To declare war on Britain

• To draft a new constitution

• To elect a new king

• To address financial issues in France
  

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the French Revolution

• Unfair taxation on the 2nd estate

• Enlightenment Ideas

• absolute monarchy

• Bread famine of 1789

Most of the people of France belonged to the 

• 1st Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate
• 4th Estate

The middle class in France was known as the...

• bourgeoisie
• aristocracy
• peasantry
• nobility