What factual error occurs if tithe and taille are confused?

The institution of Church tax and state tax will become wrong

Tithe and taille were two different taxes in pre-revolutionary France, and confusing them changes the institution responsible for collecting the tax. Tithe was a tax traditionally paid to the Church, often described as a portion of agricultural produce. Taille was a direct tax imposed by the state, especially on the non-privileged population. Their names and institutions must therefore be kept distinct.

Option A is correct because mixing them would incorrectly identify a Church tax as a state tax or a state tax as a Church tax. The confusion does not change the population of the Third Estate, the name of the nobles, or the wage rate. The essential factual distinction is the institution: Church for tithe and state for taille.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution. Topic: French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century.