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  • 1. 
    What kind of government did France have before the French Revolution?

  • Monarchy
  • Republic
  • Democracy
  • Communist

  • 2. 
    What were the social classes of France called?

  • Castes
  • Estates
  • Ranks
  • Grades

  • 3. 
    Who paid the majority of the taxes in the French government?

  • King
  • Nobles
  • Commoners
  • Wealthy

  • 4. 
    What caused the French government to get into so much debt?

  • War with Great Britain
  • All of the above
  • Lavish spending by the king
  • They helped the United States in the Revolutionary War

  • 5. 
    The price of what common food skyrocketed prior to the French Revolution?

  • Corn
  • Rice
  • Bread
  • Wine

  • 6. 
    True or False: The commoners had to pay all sorts of taxes, while the wealthy nobles were exempt from many of the taxes.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 7. 
    What social class did the commoners and peasants belong to?

  • Second Estate
  • Lower Estate
  • First Estate
  • Third Estate

  • 8. 
    What social class did the clergy and church leaders belong to?

  • Third Estate
  • Lower Estate
  • Second Estate
  • First Estate

  • 9. 
    What was the 'gabelle'?

  • A tax placed on salt
  • A type of bread eaten by the commoners
  • A labor tax where peasants had to work for free
  • The heir to the French king

  • 10. 
    Which of the following was a major cause of the French Revolution?

  • Debt and taxes
  • All of the above
  • Famine
  • Changes in culture
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