The French Revolution

What is taille?

• A tax levied by the Church

• Tax paid directly to the state

• Unit of currency in France

• None of the above

The population of France in the year 1715 was?

• 28 million

• 29 million

• 23 million

• 24 million

In ____ King Louis XVI of France ascended the throne at the age of ____.

• 1774 | 21

• 1775 | 20

• 1775 | 19

• 1774 | 20

The ideas of Philosophers were discussed intensively in...

• Salons

• Tennis Courts

• Schools

• Coffee houses

• None of these

Mirabeau was born in a _____ family. Abbé Sieyès was originally a _____.

• Clergy | Priest

• Noble | Teacher

• Clergy | Priest

• Noble | Priest

The National Assembly completed the draft for the constitution of France in

• 1792

• 1789

• 1791

• 1790

Who all were given the right to vote?

• Women above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to 3 days of a labourer's wage

• Men above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to 3 days of a labourer's wage

• Active citizens

• Elector

Which law came into effect after the storming of Bastille in 1789?

• Abolition of slavery

• Abolition of censorship

• Right to vote for women

• No more execution

In ____ Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor of France.

• 1805

• 1806

• 1804

• 1803

The July revolution in France happened in which year?

• 1815

• 1794

• 1848

• 1830