Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. The three estates of the French society sent their representatives to the Parliament. b. The three estates consisted of the clergy (first estate), the nobility (second estate) and peasants, businessmen, lawyers, etc. (third estate). c. The monarch in the Old Regime did not have the power to impose taxes according to his will alone.

  1. a, b and c

  2. a and b

  3. a and c

  4. b and c

  5. a only
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D Correct answer
Explanation

The monarch in the Old Regime did not have the power to impose taxes according to his will alone. He had to call a meeting of the Estates General, which would then pass his proposals for new taxes. The three estates consisted of the clergy (first estate), the nobility (second estate) and peasants, businessmen, lawyers, etc. (third estate).

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