Question

select the correct answer.
which of the following was an effect of the french revolution?
a. the construction of schools and colleges that spread enlightenment thought
b. the reorganization of the french government based on heredity and nobility
c. the elimination of special privileges for members of the first and second estates
d. the creation of a new social class comprising the nobles and the bourgeoisie

Explanation:

• Option A: Enlightenment thought preceded the French Revolution, and while revolutionaries were influenced by it, mass school construction to spread it was not a direct effect.
• Option B: The French Revolution rejected hereditary noble-based government, replacing it with more representative systems, so this is incorrect.
• Option C: A core goal and effect of the French Revolution was ending the feudal privileges of the First (clergy) and Second (nobility) Estates, equalizing legal status for citizens.
• Option D: The nobility and bourgeoisie were separate existing classes before the revolution; no new combined class was created by it.

Answer:

C. the elimination of special privileges for members of the first and second estates