The French Revolution and the Peninsular War

1. What event led to the start of the Contemporary Age?

• The Seven Years’ War

• The American War of Independence

• The French Revolution

• The Spanish War of Independence

Which of these people was not involved in the French Revolution?

• Louis XVI

• Robespierre

• Napoleon

• Godoy

What was the name of the French institution which approved the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

• The National Assembly

• The Estates General

• Parliament

• The Cortes

In which phase of the Revolution was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen approved?

• Consulate

• Directory

• Constituents’ Assembly

• National Assembly

During the Directory, who controlled the government?

• The Jacobins

• The Absolutists

• Napoleon

• The Girondins

What was the set of laws that Napoleon created and applied to all French citizens called?

• The Civil Code of the Clergy

• The Civil Code

• The Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen

• The American Declaration of Independence

Which of these is not a consequence of the French Revolution?

• Absolute monarchy

• National sovereignty

• Restricted suffrage

• The separation of powers

The most important minister of Carlos IV was...

(a)  

The Treaty of Fontainebleau in 1807 allowed France to cross Spain in order to

occupy...

(a)  

What were Spanish Enlightened thinkers known as?

• Patriots

• Guerrillas

• Independents

• Afrancesados