France - AoS 2 - Early reform

When was the Church nationalised?

• 27 November 1790

• 6 October 1790

• 6 October 1789

• 27 November 1789

What was the name given to paper money introduced by the new regime?

• Centimes

• Livres

• Francs

• Assignats

Under the Decree Establishing Electoral and Administrative Assemblies (December 1789), what were these assemblies responsible for?

• Setting up new municipal governments

• Overseeing all aspects of everyday life for citizens in France

• Collecting taxation, public works, education and clerical institution and law and order

• Ensuring that voting rules and regulation were applied and followed

In February 1790, the administrative reorganisation of France resulted in 83 new departments. What was the reason for this?

• The National Constituent Assembly wanted to apply reason and sanity to governing France

• It was more effective that the old confusing and overlapping borders of the old regime

• It gave political autonomy to the regions in France

• The old borders were outdated

Under the reorganisation of the judiciary system, how many years’ experience did an elected qualified judge have to have?

• 4

• 7

• 6

• 5

When was the Civil Constitution of the Clergy decreed?

• 12 July 1790

• 10 July 1790

• 11 July 1790

• 13 July 1790

What did the Decree Providing for a Uniform Tariff (31 October 1790) do?

• Abolish all taxes on imports and exports

• Abolish all indirect taxation across France

• Abolish internal customs duties

• Ensure equality of taxes for all

When was the unity of the revolution celebrated and the Fête de la Fédération held?

• On the first anniversary of the declaration of the National Assembly

• On the first anniversary of the Storming of the Bastille

• On the first anniversary of the Tennis Court Oath

• On the first anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

Why did the Assembly demand that priests swear the oath of Loyalty to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy (27 November 1790)?

• They wanted to ensure that they would be obeyed

• They wanted to assert their authority in reaction to criticism from the clergy claiming that reforms should take place in consultation with the Pope

• They wanted to ensure the clergy made changes to the church

• They wanted to ensure the church would do as it was told

Which historian said that the Clerical Oath of Loyalty 'forced fellow citizens to choose; to declare themselves publicly for or against the new order'?

• Peter McPhee

• William Doyle

• Michael Adcock

• Simon Schama