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French Revolution Intro

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?

a)

97

b)

70

c)

3

d)

40

2.

What type of people made up the First Estate?

a)

Roman Catholic Clergy

b)

Nobility

c)

Peasants

d)

Middle Class

3.

The nobility were members of the ______

a)

Second Estate

b)

First Estate

c)

Fourth Estate

d)

Third Estate

4.

Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system of France in the years preceding the French Revolution?

a)

The Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.

b)

The nobility paid taxes only on land, not income.

c)

All members of society paid taxes evenly.

d)

The Second and Third Estates split the taxes.

5.

What was not a reason France found itself deep in debt?

a)

The French government spent most of the treasury on food for the people.

b)

France spent way too much money on wars.

c)

Marie Antoinette loved shopping sprees and gambling.

d)

Louis XVI fired his finance ministers who wanted to create reforms.

6.

What was Marie Antoinette's nickname?

a)

Madame Deficit

b)

Lady Spender

c)

Mrs. Big Spender

d)

Madame Debt

7.

What was the reasoning behind the Queen's nickname?

a)

Her lavish spending habits

b)

Her trendy outfits and style

c)

Her attitude and view of society

d)

Her throne made of large stacks of cash

8.

Who suffered the most before and during the French Revolution

a)

Third Estate

b)

First Estate

c)

Nobility

d)

The King

9.

What was a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

The influence of Enlightenment ideas

b)

New taxes on the second estate

c)

Economic prosperity

d)

Strong leadership of Louis XVI

10.

Which of these groups were NOT part of French society during this time?

a)

Roman Catholic Clergy

b)

Third Estate

c)

Nobility

d)

Congress