The French Revolution Begins

1. What were the three social classes in France's ancien régime called?

• • A) Classes

• • B) Orders

• • C) Estates

• • D) Divisions

Which estate was at the top of the social hierarchy in France?

• • A) Second Estate

• • B) Third Estate

• • C) First Estate

• • D) Nobility

What privileges did the First and Second Estates enjoy?

• • A) They paid no direct taxes to the state.

• • B) They could not own land.

• • C) They were required to serve in the military.

• • D) They had to pay higher taxes than the Third Estate.

What significant event occurred in June 1789 involving the Third Estate?

• • A) They summoned the Estates-General.

• • B) They declared themselves the National Assembly.

• • C) They stormed the Bastille.

• • D) They issued the Declaration of the Rights of Man.

What was the purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?

• • A) To declare war on the monarchy

• • B) To swear loyalty to King Louis XVI

• • C) To establish a new constitution

• • D) To dissolve the Estates-General

What economic issues contributed to the unrest in France prior to the Revolution?

• • A) Surplus of grain

• • B) Deficit spending and bad harvests

• • C) Decreased taxes on the wealthy

• • D) Increase in luxury goods

What sparked the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789?

• • A) A call for peace from the king

• • B) Rumors of royal troops occupying Paris

• • C) A celebration of the monarchy

• • D) A meeting of the National Assembly

What did the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaim?

• • A) All citizens were subject to the monarchy.

• • B) All male citizens were equal before the law.

• • C) Only the nobility had rights.

• • D) Women were granted equal rights.

What did the Constitution of 1791 establish?

• B) A limited monarchy and equality before the law

• F) A theocracy with religious leaders
• E) Absolute monarchy with no rights
• G) A direct democracy with no representatives

Which social class made up the majority of the Third Estate?

• Wealthy merchants
• Nobility
• Rural peasants

• Clergy