Lesson 4_The French Revolution and Napoleon

Practice Questions

Multiple Choice

This map depicts the extent of

• the French Empire under Napoleon

• the Holy Roman Empire under Charles the 5th

• the empire of Charlemagne

• the Hapsburgs Empire of Maria Theresa

Multiple Choice

After becoming the country’s leader, Napoleon realized that he needed an updated legal system the people to follow. It was officially ratified in France on March 21st and included religious tolerance, voting rights, and property rights for French citizens. What was this document called?

• Napoleonic Code

• Code of the Revolution

• Enlightenment Principles

• 15 Tables of France

• The Great Charter

Multiple Choice

Napoleon was defeated and exiled twice. His first defeat was in Russia where the winter and the opposing army combined to destroy most of his army. His final defeat at the hands of a combined European army occurred at/in ______________________ in 1815.

• Waterloo

• Elba

• Moscow

• Prussia

• Trafalgar

Multiple Choice

The image shows Napoleon crowning himself rather than having a member of the Clergy place the crown upon his head as was customary at the time.

Why did Napoleon change the tradition and crown himself?

• The French Revolution had banned the Roman Catholic Church in France

• Revolutionary forces in France had determined that religion was evil

• Napoleon wanted to demonstrate that HE was the source of his own power and authority.

• Napoleon was an atheist and did not believe in God.

• Napoleon thought the Bishop was pretty skeevy and didn't want him touching his stuff.

Multiple Select

Select all that apply: Which of the following is an outcome of the French Revolution and the age of Napoleon?

• The revolution and Napoleon spread NATIONALISM and revolutionary ideals across Europe

• The Holy Roman Empire comes to an end morphing into the German Confederation.

• The Napoleonic Code establishes laws embodying enlightenment principles such as the equality of all citizens before the law, religious toleration, and the abolition of feudalism.

• The Congress of Vienna eliminates the absolute monarchies established by the revolution and Napoleon

• The Congress of Vienna replaces European Common Law with the Napoleonic Code.

Multiple Choice

Following the French Revolution and Reign of Napoleon, what type of government did France have?

• Limited Monarchy

• Limited Constitutional Monarchy

• Absolute Monarchy

• Dictatorship

• An Empire

Multiple Choice

Which of the following IS NOT A CAUSE of the French Revolution?

• Rising Bread Prices and hunger

• Frances inability to successfully defend it's borders with Austria and England

• Deficit Spending and Government debt

• High Taxes on the 3rd Estate

• Lack of political power for 97% of the population

Multiple Choice

Why did Louis XVI call a meeting of the Estates General in 1789?

• to propose a new tax on the aristocracy to pay for France’s financial crisis

• to propose a new tax on the 3rd Estate to pay for France’s financial crisis

• to solidify his position as King and stop the initial phase of the French Revolution.

• to gain support for his ongoing war with Austria

• to undermine the rise of Napoleon and his threat to the French monarchy

Multiple Choice

Which of the following explains the importance of bread to France?

• Bread was a staple of the French diet with the average citizen consuming 2 pounds per day.

• Bread was expensive and seen as a status symbol.

• The raw materials and ingredients for bread were readily available in France.

• Bread was a mandatory ingredient in all Royal ceremonies.

• Bread was the only untaxed product in France making it cheaper for the poor.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following WAS NOT a change made by the National Assembly during the French Revolution?

• Organized a new republican form of government.

• Setup a Limited Monarchy with Louis XVI as the King

• Ensure the government met enlightenment goals of equality

• Outlawed Roman Catholicism in France because they felt religion was the root of all evil.

• Adopted the Constitution of 1791

Reorder

Place these events of the French Revolution in order

• Tennis Court Oath

• Storming of the Bastille

• Louis XVI is executed by guillotine

• Reign of Terror Begins

• Napoleon crowns himself Emperor

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Match

Match the following descriptions to the person or group most closely associated with it.

• The Incorruptible. Head of the Committee for Public Safety

• The Friend of the People

• Moderate faction of the French Revolution

• The poor who became radical and militant partisans of the Revolution

• Radical faction of the French Revolution

Robespierre

Jean Paul Marat

Girondin

Sans Culottes’

Jacobin

• Robespierre

• Jean Paul Marat

• Girondin

• Sans Culottes’

• Jacobin