The Nobility and Clergy Constituted the First Two Estates of the French

question 24

Multiple Choice

The nobility and clergy constituted the first two estates of the French Estates General.Who else was granted the right to be represented?

• A) two more estates, one composed of the peasantry and one of town representatives
• B) one more estate composed of urban merchants, traders, and the peasantry-basically everyone else
• C) two more estates composed of knights from shires and town representatives
• D) one more estate made up of the sons of the nobility sitting in the second estate
• E) a third estate composed of the king's ministers