Which of the following statements, associated with the rule of Louis XVI, is true?
a. Wars had emptied the French treasury.
b. The common people were burdened with taxes.
c. Nobles lived in luxury, at the expense of the king, and paid no taxes.
d. All of the answers are correct.
e. Upon taking the throne, Louis XVI was one of the most powerful men in the world.
d
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