Day 2 WH B Quiz: "The French Revolution"

What effect(s) did the Enlightenment have on world history?

• inspired democracy

• influenced the American Revolution

• caused growing unrest in France

• all of the above were effects of the Enlightenment

Which class of French society was divided into the First Estate?

• the nobility and aristocracy

• lawyers and doctors

• church officials and the Clergy

• peasants and farmers

Which Estate of French society paid taxes?

• the Third Estate

• the Second Estate

• the First Estate

• none of Estates paid taxes

Which Estate of French controlled the government and lived of collected tax money?

• the Third Estate

• the Second Estate

• the First Estate

• none of Estates paid taxes

Why did King Louis XVI attempts at reform fail?

• the peasants were against reforms

• Marie Antoinette was a penny pincher

• the nobility blocked him

• King Louis XVI was successful at reform

How did Marie Antoinette respond when told that the peasants were starving?

• "Let them dine with us"

• she went out into the streets and help feed the poor

• she spent more money on feeding the poor

• "Let them eat cake..."

What document did the new National Assembly issue after the signing of the Tennis Court Oath?

• the Declaration of Independence

• the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

• the French Bill of Rights

• the Magna Carta

After the storming of the Bastille, how were the enemies of the revolution executed?

• firing squad

• burned at the stake

• le guillotine

• hanging

What did the new French Republic abolish/ban?

• the Monarchy

• all religious symbols

• democracies

• both a & b

What did the Napoleonic Code eliminate?

• the Estate System

• private property

• laws

• all of the above were eliminated