CHS WHB Chapter 23 Test

About what percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?

• 1
• 10
• 50
• 98

What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?

• Robespierre was executed by guillotine.
• French women marched all the way to Versailles.
• A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.
• All of the above are true.

Which goal was NOT stated in the "slogan of the Revolution"?

• Liverty
• Equality
• Justice
• Brotherhood (Fraternity)

Which document stated that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights"?

• Holy Alliance
• Declaration of the Rights of Man
• Declaration of Independence
• Napoleonic Code

During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine?

• no one
• the nobility
• known revolutionaries
• only Maximilien Robespierre

What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime?

• He set up government-run public schools.
• He set up a comprehensive system of laws.
• He established a fairer tax code.
• All of the above are true.

How did Admiral Nelson win the Battle of Trafalgar?

• He bombed the French ships with cannonballs.
• He divided the French fleet and attacked smaller groups of ships.
• He got help from the Prussians.
• None of the above are true.

Why did Napoleon attack Portugal?

• to force Portugal to trade with France
• to enforce the terms of the Continental System
• to prove he was stronger than the Pope
• None of the above are true.

Which of the following was an important goal of the Congress of Vienna?

• to destroy France
• to execute Napoleon by guillotine
• to establish a balance of power in Europe
• to establish Vienna as the new capital of Europe

What issue led to the first meeting of the Estates-General in 175 years?

• proposed taxation of the Second Estate
• political representation in the government
• food shortages and riots among the peasants
• equalizing the tax burden among the Three Estates