FR - section 3 - Easy - French Revolution
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Who were the three groups represented in the Estates General?

  • Clergy, peasants, and the nobility
  • Clergy, nobility, and the Third Estate (correct)
  • Clergy, bourgeoisie, and the nobility
  • Clergy, commoners, and the nobility

    • Who primarily made up the representatives of the Third Estate in the Estates General?

  • Intellectuals and scholars
  • Wealthy members of the commercial and professional middle classes (correct)
  • Peasants and laborers
  • Artisans and craftsmen

    • Who made the comment 'What is the Third Estate. Everything. What has it been in the political order up to the present. Nothing. What does it ask. To become something'?

  • Abbé Siéyès (correct)
  • A member of the monarchy
  • A representative of the clergy
  • A prominent nobleman

    • What was the main reason for the conflict between the representatives of the Third Estate and the monarchy/aristocracy?

    <p>The representatives of the Third Estate were determined not to allow the monarchy and the aristocracy to decide the future of the nation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were the exclusively represented gender in the Estates General?

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

    What was the role of the First Estate in the Estates General?

    <p>The clergy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the representatives of the Third Estate ask for?

    <p>To become something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the author of the pamphlet that expressed the spirit of the Third Estate's representatives?

    <p>Abbé Siéyès</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the main reason for the clash between the three groups represented in the Estates General?

    <p>The vested interests of aristocratic institutions and the church</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who were primarily represented in the Second Estate?

    <p>The nobility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the composition of the Third Estate in theory?

    <p>All other adult men in the kingdom</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the spirit of the Third Estate's representatives as captured in the text?

    <p>To become something</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the reconvened Assembly of Notables demand regarding the representation in the Estates General?

    <p>Equal number of representatives for each estate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Parlement of Paris rule regarding voting in the Estates General?

    <p>Voting should be conducted by order, or estate, rather than by head</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the doubling of the Third Estate mean?

    <p>It could easily dominate the Estates General if voting proceeded by head</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the cahiers de doléances represent?

    <p>Lists of grievances registered by the local electors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the cahiers de doléances criticize?

    <p>Government waste, indirect taxes, church taxes, and corruption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the overwhelming demand of the cahiers de doléances?

    <p>Equality of rights among the king’s subjects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the cahiers drawn up before May 1789 indicate about the cooperation among the three estates?

    <p>They could have cooperated to reach reform goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the doubling of the Third Estate imply about the monarchy's interests?

    <p>Strengthening the Third Estate would best serve the interests of the monarchy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the resistance of the nobility to voting by head confirm?

    <p>Suspicions and resentments of the members of the Third Estate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the aristocracy's attempts to limit the influence of the Third Estate raise doubt about?

    <p>The aristocracy’s previously declared concern for French liberty</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the reconvened Assembly of Notables demand regarding the representation in the Estates General?

    <p>Equal number of representatives for each estate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Parlement of Paris rule regarding voting in the Estates General?

    <p>Voting should be conducted by order, or estate, rather than by head</p> Signup and view all the answers

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