All of the Following Were Attributes of the First Estate

question 21

Multiple Choice

All of the following were attributes of the First Estate EXCEPT

• A) an upper clergy associated with the nobility.
• B) a lower clergy (parish priests) associated with commoners.
• C) exemption from royal taxes.
• D) possession of 30 percent of the land in France.
• E) a state within a state, including censorship and tithes.

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