Jan. 29: French Revolution

What was the governing body called under the French Monarchy called, in which each level of the social hierarchy got one vote?

• Congress Nationale

• Estates General

• National Assembly

• Congress of Versailles

Where did the Third Estate go to take the oath to form a new National Assembly and write a new Constitution?

• the Gardens

• the Hall of Mirrors

• the Tennis Courts

• the Tuilleries Palace

What was the execution method used by the Jacobins during the Reign of Terror?

• Hanging

• Firing Squad

• Poison Gas

• Guillotine

Who was the leader of the Jacobins, the man primarily responsible for the Reign of Terror?

• Georges Danton

• Maximillien Robespierre

• Jean Marat

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What corrupt governing body replaced the Jacobins after the Reign of Terror?

• the Directory

• the National Assembly

• the Committee of Public Safety

• the Empire

Why did the people support Napoleon when he overthrew the Directory and named himself First Consul?

• he was seen as a fair man

• he was a national war hero

• he was rich, and could buy loyalty

• he had the support of the Pope and Church

How much of their income was the Third Estate required to pay in taxes?

• about 10%

• about 25%

• about 50%

• about 70%

In the 1780's, France was bankrupt in part because of its role in which war?

• Sepoy Rebellion

• American Revolution

• Nine Year's War

• War of Spanish Succession

In 1793, France killed its Queen, Marie Antoinette, earning the hatred of which country, her original home?

• Austria

• Prussia

• Britain

• Russia

The French Revolution has its roots in the ideas of which philosophical movement?

• the Renaissance

• the Reformation

• the Scientific Revolution

• the Enlightenment