QCM : Revolution and Enlightenment in France — 18 questions

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The rupture of 1789 is defined as the shift from a society organized by privileges and orders to one centered on the individual as a rights-bearing citizen. It also redefines political authority as coming from the nation rather than the king’s personal power.

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Salons and thought societies were central spaces of Enlightenment sociability where elites met, discussed ideas, and could criticize the system without necessarily rejecting monarchy. The other options do not match the social and intellectual role described.

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The growth of academies from 9 to 35 shows how provincial academies acted as relays for ideas from Paris. The other options either refer to different institutions or contradict the stated trend.

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The Encyclopédie aimed to gather and order knowledge across sciences, arts, and trades while presenting it in a secular framework. It is described as opposing religious dogma rather than reinforcing it.

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The work used renvois, or cross-references, so a seemingly ordinary entry could lead readers to more critical ideas without stating them directly. This allowed the text to circulate despite being forbidden in 1759.

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The Encyclopédie aimed to gather and systematize knowledge across sciences, arts, and trades while presenting it in a secular spirit. It was meant to challenge religious dogma rather than defend it.

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Cross-references, or renvois, allowed a neutral-looking entry to point readers toward more critical ideas elsewhere in the work. This made censorship harder to control because the critique was embedded indirectly.

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The sacred identity of the French monarchy is anchored in the baptism of Clovis and the miracle of the Sainte Ampoule, which links holy oil to royal legitimacy. The other options concern later political or institutional events, not the founding sacred narrative.

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The sacre was the anointing ritual that transformed the ruler into a sacred king and marked him as the Lord's anointed. It did not weaken monarchy or replace inheritance with election.

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A remontrance is the parliament’s formal objection, and it delays registration until the king overrides it. It is not a dissolution of any assembly or an automatic approval of the law.

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The Estates General voted by order, meaning one order equaled one voice, so a majority required two estates against one. This is why the Third Estate was disadvantaged despite its numerical weight.

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The course notes that after Louis XIV’s death, the state is increasingly seen as distinct from the king’s personal life. The phrase about the state remaining captures that shift.

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The assemblies of notables last meet in 1626 and then vanish until Louis XVI revives the idea in 1787–1788. They did not become a permanent legislative body.

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The key mechanism is the decline in mortality, which outpaces fertility and produces sustained growth. The course explicitly ties this to the demographic transition after 1750.

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The course stresses new crops such as maize, tobacco, and especially the potato. The potato is singled out as particularly important in the agricultural transformation.

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The absence of a budget means the monarchy lacks a binding forward-looking financial plan. That made it difficult to coordinate revenues and expenditures in a disciplined way.

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When such a large share of spending goes to interest, the monarchy is trapped by debt and has less room to reform its finances. The course presents this as a major obstacle to avoiding bankruptcy.