Question

Whose name is associated with the pamphlet called 'What is the third estate' ?

• A. Mirabeau
• B. John Locke
• C. Montesquieu
• D. Abbe Sieyes

Answer 1

The correct option is D Abbe Sieyes

Abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes wrote the influential pamphlet “What is the third estate.” 'What is the third estate' was a political pamphlet which was written in January 1798 shortly before the "outbreak of the French Revolution". In this pamphlet, he argued that people of the 'third estate' established this nation so, they all no need any dead weight. The people of the third estate wanted a genuine leader who can equally represent them.