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Van Kley, The Religious Origins of the French Revolution, 160-90.

Type up two copies of a brief (2 - 4 paragraphs) answer to the question assigned to you. You will submit one copy to me at the beginning of the tutorial.. 13:30 tutorial:

Question 1: Alexis, Jevon, Derek, Mike, Supinder
Question 2: Sarah, Jon, Joanna, Jean, Angela,
Question 3: Dean, Elana, Andrea, Laura, Andrew
Question 4: Dominique, Tania, Chris, Jaqcuie

14:30 tutorial:

Question 1: Bethany, Dan, Aaron-Lisa, Melissa, Mikal,
Question 2: Navdeep, François, Kyle, Anjali, Kyla
Question 3: Samantha, Jeni, Greg, Karianne, Mark
Question 4: Amy, Mareva, Wajma, Kelsey

You need to know the meaning / significance of: homology (160), Damiens affair, mauvais propos

1. Who relived the French Wars of Religion in the 1750s? How and why?

2. How did Jansenism and the parti dévot contribute to the desacralization of the monarchy in the 1750s?

3. Why and how did the clergy become a casualty of the desacralization of the monarchy in popular opinion? Who were some of main targets of popular hostility?

4. What role did the Damiens affair play in desacralization of the monarchy?

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