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WorksheetsFrench Revolution Intro
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?
97
70
3
40
What type of people made up the First Estate?
Roman Catholic Clergy
Nobility
Peasants
Middle Class
The nobility were members of the ______
Second Estate
First Estate
Fourth Estate
Third Estate
Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system of France in the years preceding the French Revolution?
The Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.
The nobility paid taxes only on land, not income.
All members of society paid taxes evenly.
The Second and Third Estates split the taxes.
What was not a reason France found itself deep in debt?
The French government spent most of the treasury on food for the people.
France spent way too much money on wars.
Marie Antoinette loved shopping sprees and gambling.
Louis XVI fired his finance ministers who wanted to create reforms.
What was Marie Antoinette's nickname?
Madame Deficit
Lady Spender
Mrs. Big Spender
Madame Debt
What was the reasoning behind the Queen's nickname?
Her lavish spending habits
Her trendy outfits and style
Her attitude and view of society
Her throne made of large stacks of cash
Who suffered the most before and during the French Revolution
Third Estate
First Estate
Nobility
The King
What was a cause of the French Revolution?
The influence of Enlightenment ideas
New taxes on the second estate
Economic prosperity
Strong leadership of Louis XVI
Which of these groups were NOT part of French society during this time?
Roman Catholic Clergy
Third Estate
Nobility
Congress
