Question 1

How many "Estates" or social classes was pre-revolution France divided into?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

5

Answer

7

Answer

2

Question 2

Which of the following was a long-term cause of the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Economic conditions kept worsening for the peasants.

Answer

The Marriage of the King of France to the Queen of Spain

Answer

Britain invaded France

Answer

None of the Above

Question 3

What happened to the harvests in France in 1787 and 1788?

Accepted Answer

There was a famine, raising the prices of food.

Answer

They were seized by the King under the Divine Right of Kings

Answer

Due to technological advancements, they were some of the best on record.

Answer

They transitioned from wheat to corn.

Question 4

Under the 3 Estate system, how much voting power did the 3rd Estate (commoners) have?

Accepted Answer

33%

Answer

67%

Answer

98%

Answer

2%

Question 5

Under the 3 Estate system, how much voting power did the 1st and 2nd Estates have?

Accepted Answer

67%

Answer

98%

Answer

33%

Answer

2%

Question 6

What role did the American Revolution play in the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The French people saw what was happening in America - why not us?

Answer

They are not related in any way.

Answer

George Washington was the leader of both revolutions.

Answer

They are part of the same revolution.

Question 7

About what percentage of France was part of the "Third Estate" (commoners)?

Accepted Answer

98%

Answer

67%

Answer

33%

Answer

2%

Question 8

During the 1789 Estates General, what did the 3rd Estate want?

Accepted Answer

They wanted voting power to be "by head" (population)

Answer

They wanted to eat cake.

Answer

They wanted King Louis XVI to be executed

Answer

They wanted to be called the First Estate.

Question 9

What was King Louis XVI's response to the famines of 1787 and 1788?

Accepted Answer

He continued to spend money and raised taxes on the Third Estate.

Answer

He pioneered new social safety-net programs, similar to modern-day Medicare

Answer

He declared war against Britain

Answer

He instituted taxes on the 1st and 2nd Estates

Question 10

About what percentage of France was part of the First and Second Estates (Clergy & Nobility)?

Accepted Answer

2%

Answer

33%

Answer

98%

Answer

67%

Question 11

During the 1789 Estates General, what did the 3rd Estate do?

Accepted Answer

They declared themselves the National Assembly.

Answer

They convinced the 1st and 2nd Estates to change their voting rules.

Answer

They gave up and went home.

Answer

They brought their guns and attacked the First and Second Estates

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