Enlightenment and the French Revolution

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

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

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

• democracy
• constitutional government
• limited government
• unlimited government

 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 

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

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 

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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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The French Revolution began when King Louis XVI

• was executed
• had his troops attack Paris
• called the Estates General together
• abdicated

The Second Estate was composed of 

• Church leaders
• Nobility
• Peasants
• none of the above

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Why was voting in the Estates General unfair

• votes were not secret
• each estate voted by how many members there were
• each estate got the same number of votes
• the King got two votes