French Revolution

The national assembly framed a constitution in 1791 to limit the powers of

• monarch

• wealthy men

• businessmen

• press

Which group of people did not join the Jacobin club?

• Artisans

• Shopkeepers

• Daily wage workers

• Men with property

How does a ‘Subsistence Crisis’ happen?

• Bad harvest leads to a scarcity of grains

• Food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy bread

• Leads to weaker bodies, diseases, deaths and even food riots

• All of the above

A guillotine was _____________

• a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded

• A fine sword with which heads were cut off

• A special noose to hang people

• none of the above

Who were not considered ‘passive citizens’?

• Women

• Children

• Non-propertied men

• Wealthy people

What was ‘Estates General’?

• Post of army general

• A political body

• Head of all landed property

• Advisor of the king

In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that

• All the 3 estates should have one vote altogether

• Each estate should have one vote

• Each member of the 3 estates should have one vote

• None of the above

According to the new constitution of 1791, the National Assembly was to be

• Elected directly

• Appointed by the king

• Elected indirectly

• A hereditary body

Which of these books was written by John Locke?

• The spirit of the laws

• Two treatises on Government

• The social contract

• All of the above

How many estates were the French divided into?

• 5

• 6

• 4

• 3