French Revolution

Who was the King of France during the French Revolution?

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Marie Antoinette

• Louis XVI

• Napoleon Bonaparte

Who was King Louis XVI Married to

• Josephine Bonaparte

• Marie Antoinette

Which group was taxed the most prior to the Revolution?

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• All taxed equally

The term used to describe the society and institutions of France before 1789

• Old Rule

• Estates Regime

• Estates Rule

• Old Regime

France was deep in debt because

• money spent on the American Revolution
• Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
• the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
• all of the above

The Second Estate was composed of 

• Church leaders
• Nobility
• Peasants
• none of the above

Most of the people of France belonged to the 

• 1st 
  Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate
• 4th Estate

This type of government is a rule by one, usually a king or queen and is passed through generations

• Dictatorship
• Oligarchy
• Republic
• Monarchy

The First Estate in French society was composed of 

• the Clergy
• people with special courts
• people who did not pay taxes
• all of the abve

A tax levied by the church, comprising one-tenth of the agricultural produce

• tithe
• contribution
• donation
• levy