The French Revolution

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?

• Massive government debt
• Nobility wanting change

• Poor harvests
• Religious conflict

Who was the reigning monarch when the Revolution took place?

• Louis XIV
• Louis XVI
• Louis XVV
• Louis XIIV

Which political party opposed the execution of Louis XVI?

• The Mountain
• The Girondins
• The Jacobins
• The Commune

Which American document influenced the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

• The United States Constitution
• The Bill of Rights
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Articles of Confederation

Who drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

• Marquis de Lafayette
• Abbe Sieyes
• Maximilien Robespierre
• Napoleon Bonaparte

Which French government instituted the Reign of Terror?

• National Assembly
• Directory
• Legislative Assembly
• Committee of Public Safety

What was the old regime?

• Three governmental branches as described by Montesquieu
• Class structure begun in France, ended in the Middle Ages
• Art style pursued by the French rebels during the revolution
• Political & social system in France before the revolution

What was the collection of rules established under Napoleon’s reign called?

• The Civil Code
• Napoleon Codex
• Snowball Code
• Code Napoléon

Why was de-Christianization pursued by the French government?

• Pope’s opposition of the revolution angered French citizens
• The chaos caused French citizens to question their faith
• An attempt to create a new order
• To lower feudal dues

Who benefited from the fall of the Bastille?

• The Kings Guards

• Napoleon
• Louis XVI
• The French Revolutionaries