Question

1. what did peasants have to do for nobles during harvest time?

• a. pay extra taxes
• b. give half of their crops to the church
• c. work to gather the nobles crops
• d. join the military

1. what intellectual movement influenced the thinking of educated people before the french revolution?

• a. the renaissance
• b. the enlightenment
• c. the industrial revolution
• d. the reformation

1. when was the last time the estates-general had met before the french revolution?

• a. 1614
• b. 1700
• c. 1750
• d. 1775

1. what economic problem did france face in 1787 and 1788?

• a. too many people moving to the cities
• b. bad harvests leading to food shortages
• c. war with england
• d. too many nobles not working

1. what was one way a member of the bourgeoisie could become a noble?

• a. by marrying into a noble family
• b. by buying land from the king
• c. by being appointed to important government jobs
• d. by joining the clergy

1. what percentage of the population did the clergy (first estate) make up?

• a. less than 1 percent
• b. about 8 percent
• c. about 15 percent
• d. about 25 percent

Explanation:

• Question 9: In feudal society, peasants were obligated to work on the nobles' lands, including gathering crops during harvest time. Paying extra taxes (a) was a general obligation, not specific to harvest. Giving half of crops to the church (b) was a tithe. Joining the military (d) was not directly related to harvest - time duties for most peasants.
• Question 10: The Enlightenment was an intellectual movement that emphasized reason, individualism, and challenged traditional authority, influencing educated people before the French Revolution. The Renaissance (a) was earlier (14th - 17th centuries). The Industrial Revolution (c) was more about economic and technological change. The Reformation (d) was about religious change.
• Question 11: The Estates - General last met in 1614 before the French Revolution.
• Question 12: In 1787 and 1788, France faced bad harvests leading to food shortages. Population movement to cities (a) was a long - term trend. The war with England (c) was earlier (Seven Years' War, ended 1763). The issue of nobles not working (d) was a social, not an immediate economic problem in 1787 - 1788.
• Question 13: One way a bourgeois could become a noble was by marrying into a noble family. Buying land from the king (b) was not a common path to nobility. Appointed government jobs (c) usually did not confer nobility. Joining the clergy (d) made one part of the First Estate (clergy), not the nobility (Second Estate).
• Question 14: The clergy (First Estate) made up less than 1 percent of the population.

Answer:

1. c. Work to gather the nobles' crops
2. b. The Enlightenment
3. a. 1614
4. b. Bad harvests leading to food shortages
5. a. By marrying into a noble family
6. a. Less than 1 percent