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a person from an important family who is usually wealthy from land ownership
a) bourgeoisie
b) aristocracy
c) clergy
d) peasant

a social class in France
a) estate
b) aristocracy
c) peasant
d) clergy

a middle class person; can be a wealthy skilled worker
a) aristocracy
b) clergy
c) peasant
d) bourgeoisie

a poor farmer
a) bourgeoisie
b) aristocracy
c) clergy
d) peasant

to run out of money
a) bankrupt
b) estate
c) versailles
d) livre

a church official
a) bourgeoisie
b) aristocracy
c) clergy
d) peasant

Before the French Revolution, there was a bad harvest for many years. How was this a cause of the French Revolution?
a) many in the second estate were starving while the bourgeoisie lived in luxury
b) everyone in France were starving while King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette lived in luxury
c) many in the first estate were starving while the second and third estates lived in luxury
d) many in the third estate were starving while the first and second estates lived in luxury

Why was France bankrupt?
a) frivolous spending on Versailles and foreign wars
b) bad harvest and an unfair estate system
c) foreign wars and a bad harvest
d) frivolous spending on Versailles and an unfair estate system

How did the Enlightenment and American Revolution influence the French Revolution?
a) they inspired ideas about unlimited government
b) they inspired ideas about limited government
c) they inspired ideas about getting rid of taxes
d) they inspired ideas about attacking the Bastille

Before the French Revolution, the population was divided in three estates. How was this a cause of the revolution?
a) only the peasants had to pay taxes
b) only the third estate had to pay taxes
c) no one paid any taxes
d) only the clergy did not have to pay taxes

Who was in the Second Estate?
a) clergy
b) aristocracy/nobles
c) peasants and bourgeoisie
d) commoners

Who was in the First Estate?
a) clergy
b) aristocracy/nobles
c) bourgeoisie and peasants
d) king and queen

Who was in the Third Estate?
a) clergy
b) aristocracy/nobles
c) bourgeoisie and peasants
d) king and queen

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