Author Question: What was a key term of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy? a. An absolute separation of church ... (Read 34 times)

EY67 · **on:** Sep 12, 2019

Question 1

All of the following were attributes of the Second Estate EXCEPT

a. uniformity of background and solidarity of purpose.
b. approximately 350,000 individuals out of a population of 26 million.
c. exemption from most taxes and the power to collect manorial dues from the peasants.
d. possession of the highest positions in the army, church and government.
e. some engagement in banking, finance, commerce, and industry.

Question 2

What was a key term of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?

a. An absolute separation of church and state was to be established.
b. Priests were to be required to marry.
c. Bishops and priests were to be elected by the people.
d. The French government was to have veto power over papal decrees.
e. All French people were required to be Catholics.