7-3.1 The French Revolution

What best completes this diagram?

• the French Revolution
• the English Civil War
• the Glorious Revolution
• the French and Indian War

How did the Enlightenment and the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?

• the people of France overthrew their absolute monarchy
• absolute monarchy was strengthened
• support for absolute monarchy increased
• France was divided into three estates

What role did social inequality play in the French Revolution?

• the three estates united against the king
• the clergy and nobility gained more wealth and power
• the third estate fought against the clergy and nobility
• the three estates paid equal taxes

What would be the best title for this chart?

• causes of the American Revolution
• causes of the French Revolution
• causes of the Scientific Revolution
• causes of the Enlightenment

What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

• all the estates were taxed equally
• the upper classes paid the most taxes
• the poorest classes paid all the taxes
• the third estate was the wealthiest

What is the significance of the event depicted in this painting?

• it started the Enlightenment
• it started the American Revolution
• it started the Scientific Revolution
• it started the French Revolution

What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?

• it led to a new constitution for France
• it started the French Revolution
• it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror
• it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon

With what event of the French Revolution is this device most closely associated?

• the calling of the Estates General
• the Tennis Court Oath
• the storming of the Bastille
• the Reign of Terror

What conclusion about the Reign of Terror can be drawn from this chart?

• it affected all social classes
• it was mainly targeted at the third estate
• most victims came from the upper classes
• few members of the third estate were executed

What event of the French Revolution is being described by this quote?

• the Tennis Court Oath
• the storming of the Bastille
• the Reign of Terror
• the coup that brought Napoleon to power