French Revolution

French Revolution

6th - 8th Grade

14 Qs

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French Revolution

French Revolution

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Quiz

History

6th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RL.7.9, RL.8.9

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Which of these contributed to the French Revolution?

defeat and occupation by Prussian army
rejection of Enlightenment ideas
participation in the American Revolution
the rise of Napoleon

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

During the mid­1700s, the French people were divided into estates, or classes. Which of the following formed the largest and poorest class in French society?

First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Fourth Estate

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

 How could the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI best be described? 

democracy
constitutional government
limited government
unlimited government

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

 All of the following fueled French desires to revolt against the monarchy except the __________.

American Revolution
Reign of Terror
Declaration of Independence
ideas of the Enlightenment 

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following was an underlying, or deep-­rooted, cause of the French Revolution? 

unequal tax burdens
equal land ownership
a law granting peasants more freedom 
a growing French empire

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen stated the powers of government came from the people, not the king. What Enlightenment thinker also shared this idea?

Napoleon Bonaparte
Maximilien Robespierre
Thomas Jefferson
John Locke 

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What was the final outcome of the French Revolution? 

the declaration of the Edict of Nantes
Napoleon naming himself Emperor of France
unification of French city­ states
the restoration of Louis XVI 

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

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