Short questions from history french revolution
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Here are 20 short questions with answers
1. What do you understand by the word 'Revolution'?
The term 'Revolution' means a recognisable momentous change in any situation.
2. Describe the incident which sparked the Revolution.
The attack by the Third Estate on the Bastille State Prison (14th July 1789) and setting free the prisoners sparked the 'Revolution'.
3. What activity of the French monarchy hastened the Revolution?
Extravagant lifestyle of the monarchy brought France to the verge of bankruptcy and hastened the Revolution.
4. Who were the Sans-Culottes?
Sans-Culottes literally mean:
Those without knee breeches i.e., the common people of Paris.
5. When did the French Revolution take place?
The French Revolution took place on July 14, 1789.
6. What did the French Revolution of 1789 stand for?
The French Revolution of 1789 stood for the ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
7. Explain the terms Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
The term Liberty means freedom, equality stands for being equal and fraternity stands for brotherhood.
8. Why was the Bastille hated by all?
Bastille was hated because it was a symbol of the despotic power of the King.
9. What did the fall of Bastille signify?
The fall of Bastille signified the end of the autocratic rule of the monarch.
10. What was the immediate cause of rioting in Paris?
The high price of bread was the immediate cause for rioting in Paris.
11. What was the main idea of Rousseau's famous work 'Social Contracts?
Rousseau's famous, work the 'Social Contract' believed that governments should be based on the consent of the governed.
12. Give any one significant role of the French philosophers in the outbreak of the Revolution.
The most significant role of the philosophers was that they exposed the inefficiency of the monarch, provided revolutionary ideas and inspired the people to fight for their rights.
13. What debt did France incur due to her involvement in the American War of Independence?
The war added more than a billion livres to the French debt.
14. List the three Estates into which French society was divided.
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Name the three main social classes of 18th century France.
The Clergy, Nobility and the Third Estate or commoners, were the three Estates into which French society was divided.
15. Which classes formed the privileged Estates?
The clergy and nobility constituted the privileged estates.
16. What were the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility?
The clergy and nobility enjoyed exemption from paying redemption taxes to the state. They had political rights and social status.
17. What special feudal privilege did the nobles enjoy?
The authority to extract feudal dues from the peasants was the special privilege that the nobles enjoyed.
18. Name the special tax levied by the church on peasants.
Tithes was the special tax levied by the church on peasants.
19. What was the tax levied by the State called?
The tax levied by the state was called Taille.
20. List any three taxes levied on the Third Estate.
(i) Taille, (ii) Tithe, (iii) Indirect taxes like salt tax and road tax were some of the taxes levied on the Third Estate.
Hope it helps
Here are 20 short questions with answers
1. What do you understand by the word 'Revolution'?
The term 'Revolution' means a recognisable momentous change in any situation.
2. Describe the incident which sparked the Revolution.
The attack by the Third Estate on the Bastille State Prison (14th July 1789) and setting free the prisoners sparked the 'Revolution'.
3. What activity of the French monarchy hastened the Revolution?
Extravagant lifestyle of the monarchy brought France to the verge of bankruptcy and hastened the Revolution.
4. Who were the Sans-Culottes?
Sans-Culottes literally mean:
Those without knee breeches i.e., the common people of Paris.
5. When did the French Revolution take place?
The French Revolution took place on July 14, 1789.
6. What did the French Revolution of 1789 stand for?
The French Revolution of 1789 stood for the ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
7. Explain the terms Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
The term Liberty means freedom, equality stands for being equal and fraternity stands for brotherhood.
8. Why was the Bastille hated by all?
Bastille was hated because it was a symbol of the despotic power of the King.
9. What did the fall of Bastille signify?
The fall of Bastille signified the end of the autocratic rule of the monarch.
10. What was the immediate cause of rioting in Paris?
The high price of bread was the immediate cause for rioting in Paris.
11. What was the main idea of Rousseau's famous work 'Social Contracts?
Rousseau's famous, work the 'Social Contract' believed that governments should be based on the consent of the governed.
12. Give any one significant role of the French philosophers in the outbreak of the Revolution.
The most significant role of the philosophers was that they exposed the inefficiency of the monarch, provided revolutionary ideas and inspired the people to fight for their rights.
13. What debt did France incur due to her involvement in the American War of Independence?
The war added more than a billion livres to the French debt.
14. List the three Estates into which French society was divided.
Or
Name the three main social classes of 18th century France.
The Clergy, Nobility and the Third Estate or commoners, were the three Estates into which French society was divided.
15. Which classes formed the privileged Estates?
The clergy and nobility constituted the privileged estates.
16. What were the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility?
The clergy and nobility enjoyed exemption from paying redemption taxes to the state. They had political rights and social status.
17. What special feudal privilege did the nobles enjoy?
The authority to extract feudal dues from the peasants was the special privilege that the nobles enjoyed.
18. Name the special tax levied by the church on peasants.
Tithes was the special tax levied by the church on peasants.
19. What was the tax levied by the State called?
The tax levied by the state was called Taille.
20. List any three taxes levied on the Third Estate.
(i) Taille, (ii) Tithe, (iii) Indirect taxes like salt tax and road tax were some of the taxes levied on the Third Estate.
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