6. French Revolution

What was the first reform demanded by the Third Estate’s deputies?

• abolition of the monarchy

• loss of privileges for the Second Estate

• tax on the income of the First Estate

• one vote per deputy, no matter which estate

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In the French Revolution, where did the deputies take their oath not to separate until they had written a constitution?

• the Hall of Mirrors

• la Petit Trianon

• tennis court at Versailles

• the Bastille

Why was the summer of 1789 known as the “time of the Great Fear” in France?

• Aristocrats were being murdered on the guillotine.

• The royal family fled from Paris.

• Peasants rioted and hid because they believed the nobles were plotting to kill them.

• Everyone was afraid of the Black Death, a plague in Europe.

In pre revolutionary France, which group had the least amount of political power?

• peasants

• bourgeoisie

• clergy

• nobles

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What gave the Reign of Terror its name?

• Napoleon established a dictatorship that oppressed the people.

• Many people were executed.

• There was no government in France.

• France was at war with Russia.

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What did the eastern part of the Roman Empire become?

• the Byzantine Empire

• Ostrogothia

• Phoenicia

• the Visigoth Empire

Who was the first frenchman to join the American fight?

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Marquis de Lafayette

• Jean-Paul Marat

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Philosophe who said, “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Marie Antoinette

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Louis XIV

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leader who said, “If you want to kill your emperor, here I am.”

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Marie Antoinette

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Louis XIV

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Monarch who said, “Let them eat cake.”

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Marie Antoinette

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Louis XIV

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