Rivoluzione Francese

Multiple Choice

What were the cahiers de doléances used for during the meeting of the États Généraux?

• To propose new taxes

• To express grievances

• To elect representatives

• To draft a constitution

Multiple Choice

What are the three estates represented in the image?

• The nobility

• The clergy

• The third estate

• The monarchy

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the National Assembly's Tennis Court Oath?

• To raise taxes of the the Third Estate

• Write a constitution for France and limit the king's power

• To make plans to storm the Bastille

Multiple Choice

What were the people looking for when they stormed the Bastille?

• Food

• Louis XVI

• Weapons

• Money

Multiple Choice

Why did the Commoners want to destroy the Bastille?

• It as a symbol of the king and everything wrong with France
• It would end the revolution in France
• The nobles were hiding there
• They were following the orders of Napoleon

Multiple Choice

What decision did the Assembly make on the night of August 4, 1789?

• To maintain privileges

• To abolish privileges

• To increase taxes

• To declare war

Multiple Choice

What happened on October 5 and 6, 1789, involving the Parisians?

• They went to Versailles to bring the king and his family back to Paris

• They declared war on the king

• They established a new government

• They protested against the Declaration of the Rights of Man

Multiple Choice

What event is depicted in the images regarding the king and his family?

• The king's escape to Varennes

• The king's return to Paris

• The king's coronation

• The king's abdication

Fill in the Blank

The Queen added to the King's problems.  She interfered with the government, gave bad advice, spent too much money on gowns, jewelry, and gambling that she got the nickname “_________ __________”.