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- Louis XVIII
- Louis XVI
- Charles X
- Louis XIV
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Correct answer: B. Louis XVI
Louis XVI ruled France at the outbreak of the Revolution.
ICSE Class 8 French Revolution — practice questions
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Who was king of France when the Revolution began in 1789?Read the answer and worked solution →Pre-revolutionary French society was divided into how many estates?Read the answer and worked solution →Which group formed the First Estate in France?Read the answer and worked solution →Which group belonged to the Second Estate?Read the answer and worked solution →The Third Estate represented which section of French society?Read the answer and worked solution →Which feature made old French taxation unequal?Read the answer and worked solution →Poor harvests before the French Revolution contributed to:Read the answer and worked solution →Which earlier revolution inspired debate on liberty in France?Read the answer and worked solution →Why did Louis XVI summon the Estates-General in 1789?Read the answer and worked solution →Voting by estate disadvantaged the Third Estate because:Read the answer and worked solution →The Third Estate demanded that votes be counted by:Read the answer and worked solution →Which body emerged when the Third Estate broke away in June 1789?Read the answer and worked solution →When was the Bastille stormed?Read the answer and worked solution →Why did the Bastille have political significance?Read the answer and worked solution →What military supplies attracted the crowd to the Bastille?Read the answer and worked solution →The Great Fear of 1789 involved unrest mainly among:Read the answer and worked solution →The August Decrees of 1789 attacked which system?Read the answer and worked solution →France's Constitution of 1791 established a:Read the answer and worked solution →What hardship prompted the women's march of 1789?Read the answer and worked solution →After the October 1789 march, the royal family moved to:Read the answer and worked solution →Why did Louis XVI's flight in 1791 damage his position?Read the answer and worked solution →Which form of government replaced France's monarchy in 1792?Read the answer and worked solution →Louis XVI's trial in 1793 ended with:Read the answer and worked solution →What chiefly characterised the Reign of Terror?Read the answer and worked solution →Which device became a symbol of revolutionary executions?Read the answer and worked solution →Robespierre's fall in July 1794 led to:Read the answer and worked solution →How many directors held executive power under the Directory?Read the answer and worked solution →What office did Napoleon hold after the coup of 1799?Read the answer and worked solution →Napoleon first became prominent during the Revolution as a:Read the answer and worked solution →Which title did Napoleon assume in 1804?Read the answer and worked solution →
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Pre-revolutionary French society was divided into how many estates?
- Five estates
- Four estates
- Two estates
- Three estates
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Correct answer: D. Three estates
The clergy, nobility and commoners formed the three estates.
Which group formed the First Estate in France?
- Peasants
- Merchants
- Clergy
- Nobles
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Correct answer: C. Clergy
The First Estate consisted of the clergy of the Catholic Church.
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