Revolutions Quiz!

Enlightenment ideas inspired….?

• changes in the Catholic church
• a tax-free policy
• calls for changes in government
• a civil war in Italy

The 2nd Estate in French society was made up of…?

• rich lawyers and doctors
• peasants and farmers
• nobility and aristocracy
• clergy and religious officials

What was a benefit of being part of France’s 1st social estate?

• direct access to the French king
• political connections
• exemptions on all taxes
• monthly balls and galas

France’s 2nd estate constituted about how much of the population…?

• 10%
• 2%
• 1%
• 3%

Which French king was considered an absolute monarch but a weak ruler?

• King George III
• King Louis XVI
• King Philip X
• King Henry IV

Marie Antoinette was known for being…?

• King Louis XVI's mistress
• an abusive mother
• a big spender
• a giver to the people

Who inspired the 3rd estate to seek power?

• Abee Sieyes
• Napoleon Bonaparte
• Jacques Laconde
• Louis XIV

The Estates General was…?

• a group of French military leaders
• a type of representation
• a chamber of French government
• a yearly military gala

What happened during The Great Fear?

• farmers lost all their crops
• famine swept France
• peasants rioted throughout France
• the King massacred any and all dissidents

What particular event started the French Revolution?

• the storming of the Bastille
• the creation of the Guillotine
• King Louis XIV's massacre of the peasants
• Marie Antoinette's increase in taxation for farmers