Question

1. approximately what percentage of french land did the second estate (nobility) own?

• a. 10 percent
• b. 20 percent
• c. 25 - 30 percent
• d. 50 percent

1. what was the \taille\ in pre - revolutionary france?

• a. a type of bread that was too expensive for peasants
• b. the main tax that the first and second estates did not have to pay
• c. a meeting of all three estates
• d. the name for the kings palace

1. what percentage of the french population belonged to the third estate?

• a. about 25 percent
• b. about 50 percent
• c. about 75 percent
• d. about 98 percent

1. which group made up the largest portion of the third estate?

• a. the bourgeoisie
• b. merchants
• c. craftspeople
• d. peasants

Explanation:

1. In pre - revolutionary France, the Second Estate (nobility) owned approximately 25 - 30 percent of the land.
2. The "taille" was the main tax that the First and Second Estates did not have to pay, while peasants and others in the Third Estate were burdened by it.
3. The Third Estate, which included peasants, urban workers, and the bourgeoisie, made up about 98 percent of the French population.
4. Peasants were the largest group within the Third Estate.

Answer:

1. c. 25 - 30 percent
2. b. The main tax that the First and Second Estates did not have to pay
3. d. About 98 percent
4. d. Peasants