Quiz 4.1 - The French Revolution Begins

What was the First Estate in pre-revolutionary France composed of?

• The nobility

• The clergy

• The commoners

• The bourgeoisie

Which group of people paid taxes to the other group of people?

• The First Estate

• The Second Estate

• The Third Estate

• The Monarchy

What was the Third Estate primarily made up of?

• The clergy

• The nobility

• The commoners

• The monarchy

What does the term "bourgeoisie" refer to?

• The clergy

• A class of business owners and wealthy people

• The nobility

• The peasantry

What event led to the near-collapse of the government and became the immediate cause of the French Revolution?

• The Storming of the Bastille

• Financial excess

• The Estates-General meeting

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man

What was the National Assembly?

• A legislative body formed by the First Estate

• A group of nobles

• A body formed by the Third Estate to draft a constitution

• A military organization

What was the Estates-General?

• A military assembly

• A legislative and consultative assembly representing the three estates

• A religious council

• A group of merchants

What significant event occurred on July 14, 1789?

• The signing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The meeting of the Estates-General

• The formation of the National Assembly

What does Bastille Day commemorate?

• The signing of the Constitution of 1791

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The formation of the National Assembly

• The meeting of the Estates-General

What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?

• A religious document

• A military treaty

• A charter of basic liberties adopted by the National Assembly

• A financial agreement