French Revolution Quiz

The First Estate was made up of this group.

• clergy

• common people

• nobles

• kings and queens

The Second Estate was made up of France's -

• clergy

• common people

• military

• nobility

The Third Estate was made up of these people.

• clergy

• common people

• nobility

• kings and queens

When members of the Third Estate took the Tennis Court Oath (1789) at the start of the French Revolution, they were attempting to

• establish a military government.

• draft a new national constitution.

• restore the king to power.

• persuade Napoleon to take power.

Why was voting in the Estates General unfair

• votes were not secret

• each estate voted by how many members there were

• each estate got the same number of votes

• the King got two votes

What violent event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?

• The Great Fear

• The Women's March

• Storming of the Bastille

• The Reign of Terror

What was a major cause of the French Revolution?

• inequalities in the tax structure

• economic success of mercantilism

• failure of the Congress of Vienna

• Continental System in Europe

Which event is most closely associated with the French Revolution?

• Council of Trent

• Thirty Years’ War

• Reign of Terror

• Paris Peace Conference

The slogan of the French Revolution:

• life, liberty, property

• liberty, equality, fraternity

• life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• no taxation without representation

What was Napoleon trying to accomplish with the Continental System?

• To establish a trade route across Europe

• To unify all of Europe under Enlightened rule.

• To blockade England from trading with Europe.

• To create an alliance with the US, and attack England.