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The Struggle to Survive

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The population of France rose from about _________

a)

23 million in 1715 to 28 million in 1789.

b)

25 million in 1715 to 32 million in 1795

c)

20 million in 1715 to 25 million in 1795

d)

19 million in 1715 to 25 million in 1795

2.

Increase in population led to a rapid increase in the demand for _________.

a)

foodgrains

b)

commodities

c)

utilities

d)

rights

3.

Production of grains could not keep pace with the (a)   .

4.

Production of grains could not keep pace with the demand. So the price of bread which was the staple diet of the majority (a)   .

5.

Most workers were employed as ____________ in workshops whose owner fixed their ________.



(a)  

6.

Did the wages keep pace with the rise in prices

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

Did the the gap between the poor and the rich widened.

a)

Yes

b)

No

8.

Social and Economic conditions became worse whenever ________ educed the harvest.

a)

drought

b)

hail r

9.

Rise in the price of wheat, led to a subsistence crisis, something that occurred frequently in France during the Old Regime.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Subsistence crisis –

a)

An extreme situation where the basic means of livelihood are endangered

b)

is any event or period that will lead, or may lead, to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society

c)

a sudden upsetting or surprising event or experience.

d)

reaching a high or the highest degree

11.

Anonymous –

a)

One whose name remains unknown

b)

not named or identified; an anonymous author

c)

credited

d)

criticized