French Revolution - Causes
Test Quiz
1. What kind of government did France have before the French Revolution?
a. Republic
b. Democracy
c. Monarchy
d. Communist
e. Socialist
2. What were the social classes of France called?
a. Castes
b. Grades
c. Ranks
d. Estates
e. Stations
3. Who paid the majority of the taxes in the French government?
a. Nobles
b. Commoners
c. King
d. Wealthy
e. Church
4. What caused the French government to get into so much debt?
a. War with Great Britain
b. They helped the United States in the Revolutionary War
c. Lavish spending by the king
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
5. The price of what common food skyrocketed prior to the French Revolution?
a. Rice
b. Wine
c. Corn
d. Chocolate
e. Bread
6. True or False: The commoners had to pay all sorts of taxes, while the wealthy nobles were exempt from many of the taxes.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
7. What social class did the commoners and peasants belong to?
a. First Estate
b. Second Estate
c. Third Estate
d. Lower Estate
e. Upper Estate
8. What social class did the clergy and church leaders belong to?
a. First Estate
b. Second Estate
c. Third Estate
d. Lower Estate
e. Upper Estate
9. What was the 'gabelle'?
a. A tax placed on salt
b. A type of bread eaten by the commoners
c. A labor tax where peasants had to work for free
d. The heir to the French king
e. The name of the French government before the French Revolution
10. Which of the following was a major cause of the French Revolution?
a. Debt and taxes
b. Famine
c. Changes in culture
d. Politics
e. All of the above
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