French Revolution Review -B

The Third Estate included approximately ninety-eight percent of the French population under the Old Regime. Which group was exclusively part of this estate?

• parish priests of common descent
• peasants
• landowners
• impoverished nobility

What was the overall purpose of the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

• to create a government responsive to the people
• to eliminate the monarchy and aristocracy
• to guarantee a good life to all citizens
• to eliminate the excessive power of clergy

After the National Assembly was locked out of the Estates-General meeting, members of the assembly met on a tennis court in Versailles and swore the Tennis Court Oath. What vow did they make with this oath?

• to continue to work until the king had been overthrown
• to continue to work until the estates were dissolved
• to continue to work until France had a constitution
• to continue to work until the people could vote

Which Enlightenment philosopher believed in equality for all people, especially the common man?

• Voltaire
• Locke
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

Which group paid the least in taxes under the Old Regime?

• the aristocracy
• the merchants
• the bourgeoisie
• the peasants

The clergy comprised the wealthy First Estate, with members of noble descent in particular having a great deal of power. What was the source of the clergy’s wealth?

• family money
• tithes
• donations from the king
• savings from paying low taxes

What was one advantage of being a member of the Second Estate?

• having access to the king
• being able to participate in business or trade
• having extensive privileges
• being a small part of the population

How did French support of the American Revolution increase problems for King Louis XVI?

• It accelerated the economic crisis.
• It introduced new ideas regarding branches of government.
• It helped prove that monarchs could no longer exist.
• It showed that a rigid class structure was dangerous.

When the National Assembly broke off from the Estates-General, what was the assembly’s intent?

• to achieve genuine government reform
• to start a revolution
• to demand the separation of church and state
• to create a constitutional monarchy

According to the picture above, what happened on July 14th, Bastille Day in France?

• Robespierre was executed by guillotine.
• French women marched all the way to Versailles to protest for bread.
• They had fought against the Americans in the revolution
• A mob stormed a prison starting the French Revolution.