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Causes and Effects of the French Revolution

Total questions: 6

Worksheet time: 3mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

The authority of the Catholic Church and of the monarchy was being decreased.

b)

A new society was promoted, based on reason, rather than tradition.

c)

Louis XVI removed taxations due to the French involvement in the American Revolution.

d)

The emergence of an influential bourgeoisie which was formally part of the Third Estate

2.

Edmund Burke was...

a)

In favor of the French Revolution

b)

A severe critic of the French Revolution

3.

About what percentage of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate?

a)

2%

b)

56%

c)

85%

d)

98%

4.

What group paid almost all of the taxes, prior to the French Revolution?

a)

The Third Estate

b)

The Second Estate

c)

The First Estate

d)

The Bourgeoise

5.

France was deep in debt due to...

a)

money spent on the American Revolution

b)

Marie Antoinette's lavish spending

c)

the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes

d)

all of the above

6.

Before the French Revolution, the social and political system in France was called:

a)

the National Assembly

b)

the bourgeoisie

c)

the Old Regime

d)

none of the above