The French Revolution MCQ part 1

The Bastille was hated by all in France because

• (a) It stood for the despotic power of the king

• (b) It was a fortress prison

• (c) Prison In charge tortured the inmates

• (d) It housed dreaded criminals

Why was the subsistence crisis caused in France?

• (a) The wages of the people were low

• (b) There was widespread unemployment

• (c) Increase in population led to rapid increase in the demand of food grains

• (d) The government imposed various taxes

The tax called tithe was collected from French Peasants by

• (a) The Church

• (b) The emperor

• (c) The Nobles

• (d) Chief of the Army

On what charges was Louis XVI guillotined?

• (a) Cruelty

• (b) Treason

• (c) Absolute Role

• (d) Misgovernance

The French Revolution took place on…..

• (a) July 14, 1789

• (b) July 14, 1788

• (c) July 14, 1786

• (d) July 14, 1785

The word ‘Guillotine’ during French Revolution era refers to

• (a) Beheading a person

• (b) Awarding a person

• (c) Taxing a person

• (d) Threatening a person

Which of the following refers to the political body representing the three estates of pre-revolutionary France?

• (a) Parliament of France

• (b) National Assembly

• (c) Estates General

• (d) Estates Committee

What did the Red Cap worn by Sans Culottes in France symbolize?

• (a) Liberty

• (b) Brotherhood

• (c) Love

• (d) Equality

. In the context of France the volunteers from Marseilles sang the Marseillaise, a patriotic song when they marched into Paris. Who composed this song?

• a) Maximilian Robespierre

• (b) Marie Antoinette

• (c) Roget de L’Isle

• (d) Mirabeau

French legacy to the world

• (a) Democracy

• (b) Socialism and nationalism

• (c) Republicanism

• (d) Liberty, Freedom and Equality