Multiple choice

Who were Sans-culottes?

  1. Fashionable men of the society.

  2. The members of the Jacobin club.

  3. The religious men of the society.

  4. The female painters of the age.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The sans-culottes were working-class revolutionaries who supported the Jacobins and their radical policies during the French Revolution. They got their name from wearing long trousers (pantaloons) instead of the knee-length breeches (culottes) worn by aristocrats, symbolizing their rejection of upper-class fashion and values.

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