Estates of the Ancien Régime Quiz
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What were the three classes known as in the French society?

  • Church, Aristocracy, Peasants
  • Ministry, Respectability, Middle-class professionals
  • Clergy, Nobility, Third Estate (correct)
  • First Estate, Second Estate, Third Estate

    • What was the second estate known as?

  • Nobility (correct)
  • Ministry
  • Aristocracy
  • Respectability

    • How did a person become part of the Nobility?

  • By being associated with the church
  • By being a middle-class professional
  • By birth or granted by authorities after settling heavy fees (correct)
  • By providing services to the government

    • Who did the Third Estate include?

    <p>Peasants, Middle-class professionals, Merchants</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the First Estate associated with?

    <p>Exquisite functions in the church</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of the population increase in France from 1715 to 1789?

    <p>Rapid increase in demand for food grains</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the consequence of the gap between wages and rising prices for the workers?

    <p>Widening gap between the rich and the poor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the impact of drought or hail on the harvest in France during the Old Regime?

    <p>Further affected the harvest</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the staple diet of the majority in France during the Old Regime?

    <p>Bread</p> Signup and view all the answers

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