What pledge did National Assembly members take to stay together until a constitution was written?

• A. Civil Oath
• B. Oath of the People
• C. Declaration of the Nation
• D. Tennis Court Oath

Answer: (D)

The pledge being tested is the Tennis Court Oath. This moment happened in June 1789 when members of the Third Estate, who had formed the National Assembly after being locked out of the Estates-General, gathered in a nearby tennis court. They vowed not to disband until they had written a new constitution for France. The oath signaled a shift of authority from the king to the representatives of the nation and set the stage for constitutional reforms, making it a defining symbol of the revolutionary push toward a constitutional monarchy and popular sovereignty. Other names like Civil Oath, Oath of the People, or Declaration of the Nation aren’t the historic term for this event, so Tennis Court Oath is the precise name.