French Revolution Quiz Review

How many estates (classes) of people were there in France before the French Revolution?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The King and many members of the 2nd Estate lived here to separate themselves from the common people.

• Paris

• Versailles

• England

• Spain

This group payed the majority of the taxes

• 1st Estate

• 2nd Estate

• 3rd Estate

• Clergy

What was the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?

• political power came from the people and not the monarchy

• the people had no power over the monarchy

• political power came from the monarchy and not the people

• bread should not be moldy

This event occurred because the people needed gunpowder to arm themselves

• Tennis Court Oath

• The Great Fear

• The Storming of the Bastille

• The Execution of King Louis XVI

The 1st Estate was made up of mostly the

• Bourgeoisie

• Clergy

• Nobility

• Royalty

The National Assembly issued which document as the first step toward a constitution for France?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Bill of Rights

• The Twelve Tables

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

Who was the Queen at the start of the French Revolution?

• Queen Elizabeth

• Queen Marie Antoinette

• Queen Mary II

• Queen Latifah

According to the Declaration of the Rights of Man, what is the ultimate goal of all "political association"?

• To control the people

• To take away rights from certain groups

• To preserve the peoples' natural rights

• To have a powerful king

Following the execution of King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette, the revolution entered a new phase:

• The Reign of Anarchy

• The Directory

• The Reign of Terror

• The Republic