As One Measure of the French Crown's Terrible Financial Predicament

As one measure of the French crown's terrible financial predicament, by 1788 the interest payments on the state debt alone amounted to

A) one-fifth of total government spending.
B) one-quarter of total government spending.
C) one-third of total government spending.
D) one-half of all government spending.
E) two-thirds of all government spending.