Revolutions Assessment

Historians often try to learn about a particular historical event by studying the artwork of the period. What is the best conclusion that can be drawn from this painting titled, Siege of Bastille?

• The French Revolution saw an eruption of popular violence.

• The painter opposed the outbreak of the French Revolution.

• The French people were united against the rule of Louis XVI.

• Ordinary French citizens were angered by years of abuse by the Catholic Church.

Many French supported Napoleon because they believed that he would -

• introduce the ideas of the Protestant Reformation

• restore Lousi XVI to power

• provide stability and defeat France's enemies

• end British control of France

Which list of European leaders is in the correct order?

• Louis XVI - Napoleaon - Robespierre

• Robespierre - Napoleon - Louis XVI

• Louis XVI - Robespierre - Napoleon

Which principle of the Enlightenment is expressed in this quotation from the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

• natural law

• nationalism

• socialism

• free trade

One way in which Robespierre and Napoleon were similar was that they both -

• played an important role at the Congress of Vienna

• led armies against the Haitians

• took power during different stages of the French Revolution

• were executed for treason by French monarchs

After the defeat of Napoleon, allied leaders reacted to the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars by attempting to -

• restore several old regimes to power

• spread the idea of democrarcy

• encourage nationalist movements

• promote a European free-trade zone

What conduct was Robespierre trying to justify in this speech?

• French conquests in the rest of Europe

• the use of violence against political opposition

• the execution of Louis XVI

• the protection of individual rights against claims by French royalists

What was one major impact of the French Revolution?

• Belief in divine right of kings was strengthened.

• Protestants broke away from the Catholic Church.

• Colonists in Latin America demonstrated their independence.

• Europeans avoided armed conflicts for a generation.

A major goal of the allied statesmen at the Congress of Vienna was to -

• establish democratic governments throughout Europe.

• maintain a balance of power in Europe.

• return Napoleon Bonaparte to power

• support nationalist movements in Poland, Italy, and Germany.

Simon Bolivar, Jose de San Martin, and Toussaint l'Overture were important individuals in Latin American history because they were -

• conquerors of pre-Columbian Empires

• leaders in the struggle for independence

• active in conquering Native Americans to Crhistianity

• influential Enlightenment thinkers