Question

Members of the _____________ estate paid taxes.

Answer 1

Hint: The division of estates was very prominent during the French revolution where priests, princes, knights etc were Highly privileged portion of the society whereas the nobility, clergy were dominated.

Complete answer:
The division of the society in 3 estates was the broad level of social hierarchy very prominent in early modern Europe. Different systems for dividing society members into estates developed and evolved over time.
The Estates are social classes consisting of: the First, Second, and Third Estates.
The First Estate consisted of highly privileged clergy or leaders of the Church. The church was the one and only owner of land but they were not responsible for the taxes imposed on these lands. The First Estate was responsible for the spiritual and moral welfare of the nation, including educating the children.
The Second Estate consisted of the nobles. They were born with a silver spoon, as they were born and raised theses the position of wealth and prestige They paid mere taxes, and had authority over the lands of the peasants and clergy. Being in the second estate, they had the first hand on government jobs.
The Third Estate consisted of everyone else from the middle class down, from doctors to lawyers to the homeless and poor. This estate covered 98% of the total population including doctors,
lawyers, clergies, nobility, homeless, poor etc.

Hence the correct answer is THIRD ESTATE.

Note: The third estate was also known as the Bourgeoisie. They were the most suppressed class of the society. Their income was lowest amongst all but the amount of tax imposed on them was the highest.