Revolutionary France Quiz

What was Bob's role in the societal hierarchy of Revolutionary France?

• Member of the First Estate

• Member of the Second Estate

• Member of the Third Estate

• Member of the Royal Family

Which Enlightenment ideals captivated Bob?

• Wealth and power

• Liberty, equality, and fraternity

• Tradition and hierarchy

• Divine right of kings

Who wrote the letter that influenced Bob's revolutionary thinking in 1787?

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• François-Noël Babeuf

• John Locke

• Louis XVI

Which philosopher's ideas about popular sovereignty did Bob absorb?

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• John Locke

• Thomas Hobbes

What was the gabelle that Bob was incensed by?

• A labor tax

• A salt tax

• A land tax

• A luxury tax

What event in 1789 gave hope to the Third Estate for representation?

• The signing of the Magna Carta

• The summoning of the Estates General

• The Treaty of Versailles

• The Congress of Vienna

What did the "Declaration of Intentions" presented by the king at the Estates General do?

• It abolished the privileges of the upper estates

• It reinforced the status quo

• It introduced new economic reforms

• It granted voting rights to the Third Estate

What were the "Flour Wars" in France?

• A series of battles over land ownership

• Violent uprisings over bread prices

• Conflicts between the clergy and nobility

• Wars between France and England

What significant event occurred on July 14th, 1789?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The storming of the Bastille

• The end of the French Revolution

• The coronation of Louis XVI

What document declared that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights"?

• The Magna Carta

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Treaty of Paris