French Revolution Quiz

Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for

• instituting the Reign of Terror

• protecting freedom of religion

• supporting the reign of Louis XVI

• sending French troops to fight in the American Revolution

In the late 1700s, which situation in France is considered a cause of the other three?

• meeting of the Estates General

• the storming of the Bastille

• unfair policies of taxation

• the execution of the king

… We must ask ourselves three questions. 1. What is the Third Estate? Everything. 2. What has it been until now in the political order? Nothing. 3. What does it want to be? Something. …— Abbé Sieyès, 1789 (adapted) Based on this passage, what did the Third Estate want?

• independence from France

• more influence in the political system

• removal of the monarchy

• freedom of religion in France

“The French Revolution is most important for having changed its subjects to citizens.” This statement emphasizes the shift from

• religious traditions to secular values

• divine right rule to people’s participation in government

• rural lifestyle to urban lifestyles

• private property ownership to government ownership

Who became the leader of the Reign of Terror?

• Louis XVI

• Marie Antoinette

• Napoleon

• Robespierre

One way in which Robespierre and King Louis XVI of France were similar is that both

• were removed from power during the French Revolution

• decreased government control of the economy

• implemented policies of religious tolerance

• adopted ideas of the Congress of Vienna

… Nor is there liberty if the power of judging is not separate from legislative power and from executive power. If it were joined to legislative power, the power over the life and liberty of the citizens would be arbitrary, for the judge would be the legislator. If it were joined to executive power, the judge could have the force of an oppressor.… —Montesquieu, The Spirit of the Laws In this passage, Montesquieu references

• natural rights

• separation of powers

• consent of the governed

• divine right

Which of the following events became a symbol of the French Revolution?

• the Storming of the Bastille

• the National Assembly

• the Tennis Court Oath

• the rebellious march

The bourgeoisie belonged to which of the following groups?

• First Estate

• Second Estate

• Third Estate

• the aristocracy

Which method of execution became a symbol of the Reign of Terror?

• hanging

• the wheel

• draw and quartering

• the guillotine