Question

In 1774, Louis XVI of the Bourbon family of Kings ascended the throne of

a. Italy b. Germany c. France d. Britain

2. Which one of the following group was not benefitted by the French Revolution?

a. Peasants b. Workers c. Nobles d. Agricultural Laborers

3. What was the name of the direct tax paid by the third estate to the state?

a. Tithe b. Taille c. Livre d. Revenue

4. Which of the following theories was propose by Montesquieu?

a. Social Contract Theory c. Theory of Division of Powers

b. Theory of Popular Sovereignty d. Theory of Democracy

5. The agitated crowd stormed and destroyed the Bastille on

a. 14th March, 1789 c. 14th April 1789

b. 14th June, 1789 d. 14th July, 1789

6. Who wrote the book ‘Two Treatises of Government’?

a. John Locke b. Rousseau c. Montesquieu d. Louis XIV

7. The tax called ‘Tithe’ was collected from the French peasants by

a. The Emperor b. The church c. The Nobles d. The army commander

8. The term old Regime (French) refers to

a. The society and institution under an old emperor

b. Society and institution of France before 1789

c. The society and institution of France after 1789

d. The society and institution of France under the Jacobins

9. Subsistence crisis means

a. It’s a type of tax

b. Building belonging to a community devoted to a one’s country

c. Betrayal of one’s country

d. When basic means of livelihood are endangered

10.Who wrote the book ‘The Spirit of the Law’

a. Montesquieu b. Rousseau c. John Locke d. Napoleon Bonaparte​

Answer 1

C) France is the correct

The 3rd estates,(a)

Taille

a

Answer 2

Answer:

1. (c)

2. (c)

3. (b)

4. (c)

5. (d)

6. (a)

7. ( b)

8. (b)

9. (d)

10. (a)