1.4 Multiple Choice Questions :
1. The peasants in France were included as the _________.
a) First Estate b) Second Estates c) Third Estates d) Four Estates.
2. Britain established Thirteen American colonies in _________.
a) France b) America c) South Africa d) Britain .
3. The city of Paris was in a state of alarm on the morning of _________ .
a) 14th July 1789 b) 5th May 1789 c) 4th August 1789 d) 9th October 1856 .
4. France helped the thirteen American colonies to gain their independence from _________ .
a) Britain b) Russian c) America d) France .
5. What book did Locke write ?
a) Social Contract b) Two Treatises of Government
c) The Spirit of Law d) Tale of two cities
6. When did Louis XVI ascend the throne of France ?
a) 1789 b) 1779 c) 1776 d) 1774 .
7. Who were included in the Second Estates in France ?
a) Clergy b) Nobles c) Common people d) Peasants .
8. The Bastille prison stood for the despotic power of the __________ .
a) People b) Peasants c) Enemy d) King
9. Who helped the thirteen American colonies to gain their independence from the common enemy, Britain ?
a) Louis XIV b) Louis XV c) Louis XVI d) Louis XI .
10. “Tithes” was collected by the church from the _________.
a) clergy b) Nobles c) Peasants d) King .
11. Who were included in the first Estate in France ?
a) Peasants b) Clergy c) Nobles d) People .
12. What tax did the church collected from the peasants in France ?
a) Income tax b) Tithe c) Revenue d) Expenditure .
Answers :
1. c) Third Estate 2. b) American 3. a) 14th July 1789 4. a) Britain
5. b) Two Treatises of Government 6. d) 1774 7. b) Nobles
8. d) King 9. c) Louis XVI 10. c) Peasants 11. b) Clergy 12. b) Tithe.