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Between 1787 and 1789 France suffered from poor harvests.
The French Revolution 02
The French Revolution was fuelled by anger at unfair taxes and privileges. This quiz looks at how the three estates shaped life in France before 1789.
1 .
Which philosopher encouraged change in France?
Arthur Rimbaud
Immanuel Kant
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Paul Sartre
His influential book 'The Social Contract' was written in 1762
2 .
Between 1787 and 1789 France suffered from what?
Earthquakes
Mass immigration
Poor harvests
All the above
This, along with high taxes, helped spark the unrest
3 .
Which of these was not a result of the bad harvests?
More work at the ports as food was brought from abroad
Smaller incomes for farmers and peasants
The price of food increased
Townspeople unemployed as farm workers could not afford to buy their goods
The majority of people were affected in a negative way
4 .
What type of people were described as 'bourgeois'?
Middle-class
Noblemen
Peasants
Priests
The French Revolution is often seen as being anti-bourgeois, however many supporters of the Revolution were middle-class merchants and traders
5 .
May 1789 saw the King meet with which group?
Catholic Council
Estates-General
Farmers' Union
Royal Advisory Committee
This was the first time it had been summoned since 1614. It turned out to be a big mistake for the King as this led directly to his overthrow and execution
6 .
What was the unit of currency in France at that time?
The Cahier
The Cent
The Livre
The Poivre
France's total debt was about 4,000 million livres!
7 .
It has been said that the Estates-General meeting failed partly because Louis was more concerned with what?
His dying son
Planning his summer holiday
The state of his marriage
The upkeep of the Royal palaces
If that is true then he perhaps did not concentrate enough on what was happening
8 .
Those who wanted extreme change were called .......
Communists
Radicals
Saboteurs
Terrorists
Some radicals use non-violent methods to get things to change but others resort to violence
9 .
What 'parliament' was set up in June 1789?
Estates Council
French Junta
National Assembly
Versailles Committee
They believed in the Rights of Man - Men are born free and remain free and equal in rights
10 .
The National Assembly drew up a .......
Consternation
Constipation
Constitution
Consubstantiation
It set out how the country was to be ruled
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