French Revolution Review

The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.

• Scientific Revolution
• Clergy
• Enlightenment
• Revolutionary

Which estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?

• 1st Estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate

Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?

• 1st estate
• 2nd Estate
• 3rd Estate

This device was used to execute thousands of people during the period known as the Reign of Terror.

• guillotine
• astrolabe
• gallows
• Bastille

Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?

• The American  Civil War
• The French and Indian War
• American Revolution
• The Seven Years War

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What two things did the people of Paris believe were inside the Bastille?

• Weapons and the royal family
• Bread and the royal family
• Bread and Water
• Bread and weapons

Which of the following was a reason why France was nearly bankrupt?

• The king lowered taxes 
• The king took their money to create jobs
• The king spent the taxes on wars and himself
• They had fought against the Americans in the revolution

What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?

• To execute the king
• To write a new constitution
• To stage a Coup d'etat
• To make France independent

What is the name of the document passed by the National Assembly?

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens
• US Constituion
• Tennis Court Oath
• English Bill of Rights

Who was in charge of the Committee for Public Safety and ruled as a virtual dictator?

• Napoleon
• Robispierre
• King Louis XVI
• Marquis de Lafayette