History- The french revolution

Question 1

When was the Bastille stormed?

Answer 1

14th July 1789

Question 2

When did Louis XVI ascend as king?

Answer 2

1774

Question 3

How old was he?

Answer 3

20

Question 4

Who was his wife and what was her nationality?

Answer 4

Marie Antoinette, Austrian

Question 5

What was Livres?

Answer 5

The unit of currency which was used in France which was discontinued in 1794

Question 6

What did the first estate consist of?

Answer 6

Clergy

Question 7

What did the 2nd estate consist of?

Answer 7

Nobility

Question 8

What did the 3rd estate consist of?

Answer 8

Peasants, Artisan, Business men etc.

Question 9

What is the Old Regime?

Answer 9

It is a term used to describe the society of France before 1789

Question 10

What are Tithes?

Answer 10

Taxes paid to the church, usually one tenth of the agricultural produce

Question 11

What was the population of France in 1715?

Answer 11

23 million

Question 12

What was the population of France in 1789?

Answer 12

25 million

Question 13

What is subsistence crisis?

Answer 13

An extreme situation where the basic means of livelihood are endangered.

Question 14

Name of John Locke’s book?

Answer 14

Two Treaties of Government

Question 15

Jean Jacques Rousseau’s?

Answer 15

The Social Contract

Question 16

Montesquieu?

Answer 16

The Spirit of Laws

Question 17

When did the king call the estates general meeting?

Answer 17

5th May 1789

Question 18

How many letters were sent along the 600 representatives

Answer 18

40,000

Question 19

When did the people of third estate assemble at a hall at Versailles?

Answer 19

20th june