1. What kind of government did France have before the French Revolution?

2. What were the social classes of France called?

3. Who paid the majority of the taxes in the French government?

4. What caused the French government to get into so much debt?

5. The price of what common food skyrocketed prior to the French Revolution?

6. True or False: The commoners had to pay all sorts of taxes, while the wealthy nobles were exempt from many of the taxes.

7. What social class did the commoners and peasants belong to?

8. What social class did the clergy and church leaders belong to?

9. What was the 'gabelle'?

10. Which of the following was a major cause of the French Revolution?