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1. On which of the following day did ‘Storming of the Bastille’ occur? (a) 14th July, 1789 (b) 14th July, 1798 (c) 14th June, 1789 (d) 14th June, 1798 2. What did Bastille symbolize? (a) Benevolence of the king (b) Despotic power of the king (c) Armed might of France (d) Prestige and power 3. 18th century French society was divided into (a) Castes (b) Four Estates (c) Three Estates (d) Two Estates 4. Which of the following constituted the privileged class? (a) Clergy and peasants (b) Peasants and nobility (c) First and Third Estate (d) Clergy and nobility 5. The most important of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility (a) Right to collect dues (b) Ownership of land (c) Participate in wars (d) Exemption from taxes to the state 6. Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit? (a) Middle class (b) Nobility (c) Workers (d) Peasants 7. Society based on freedom, equal laws and opportunities was advocated by (a) Middle class and people of the Thi...

The Outbreak of the French Revolution  The French Revolution went through various stages. When Louis XVI became the king of France in 1774, he inherited a treasury which was empty. There was growing discontent within the society of the Old Regime. Time Line : The French Revolution  ◾1770s-1780s: Economic decline:  French Government in deep debt. In 1774, Louis XVI ascends to the throne. ◾1788-1789:  Bad harvest, high prices, food riots. ◾1789, May 5:  Estates-General convened, demands reforms. ◾1789, July 14:  National Assembly formed. Bastille stormed on July 14. French Revolution starts. ◾1789, August 4: Night of August 4 ends the rights of the aristocracy, the surrender of feudal rights. ◾1789, August 26:  Declaration of the Rights of Man ◾1790:  Civil Constitution of the Clergy nationalizes the Church. ◾1791:  A constitution is framed to limit the powers of the king and to guarantee the basic right to all human beings. ◾1...