WorksheetsRuling France before the revolution
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The Second Estate was made up of...?
The nobility
The clergy
The middle classes
The landless labourers
Which one of these groups was NOT a part of the Third Estate?
Factory owners
Bishops
Peasant farmers
Factory workers
What percentage of land in France was owned by the Catholic Church?
5%
10%
20%
50%
Approximately how many people belonged to the Third Estate?
15 million
20 million
25 million
30 million
Which one of the statements is NOT true about the French monarchy?
The King had absolute control over his people.
The King was God's chosen representative on Earth.
The King could imprison and execute people without a trial.
The King lived in a huge palace in the centre of Paris.
How many people in France were 'landless labourers'?
500,000
1,000,000
2,000,000
5,000,000
Which TWO of these groups were wealthy but had no say in the running of the country?
Factory owners
Aristocrats
Merchants
Urban Workers
Which one of these groups did NOT pay any taxes to the government?
Middle classes
Clergy
Peasants
Urban workers
Which one of these statements is NOT true of the peasants?
They had to pay 10% of their earnings to the Church.
Their land could be wandered over by the lord's animals.
If there was a poor harvest they didn't need to pay taxes to the government.
They had to work for their lord for free at certain times of the year.
Which one of these people would NOT have been part of the First Estate?
A Bishop
A doctor
A monk
An Archbishop
