The French Revolution

Which of the following descriptions about the French Revolution is CORRECT?

• It put the Enlightenment idea of social contract into practice.

• It ended the absolute rule of Napoleon.

• Political stability was restored in France after the execution of Louis XVI.

• During the French Revolution, France started aggressive wars against other European countries.

'Liberty, Equality and ________' was the slogan of French Revolution.

From the 16th century onwards, the ________ Dynasty continued to strengthen its absolute rule in France.

Which of the following descriptions of the French society before the French Revolution is CORRECT?

• French people were divided into four estates.

• Nobles belonged to the First Estate.

• Commoners belonged to the Second Estate.

• The majority of the French population were commoners.

Which of the following group of people did not belong to the Third Estate?

• farmers

• clergy

• doctors

• lawyers

Which of the following descriptions of the First Estate before the French Revolution is CORRECT?

(i)    The First Estate held most of the government posts.

(ii)    The First Estate had a lot of land.

(iii)   The First Estate had to pay taxes.

(iv)   The First Estate was more powerful than the Second Estate.

• i, ii

• i, iv

• ii, iii

• iii, iv

Before the French Revolution, the state treasury of France was almost empty because of the great expenditure on

(i) luxurious living in the Palace of Versailles

(ii) the American Revolution

(iii) social welfare

• i and ii

• ii and iii

• 1 and iii

• All of the above

Tax income was greatly reduced because of natural ________ in the 1780s.

In early 1789, food shortage caused serious ________. A lot of people fled to Paris which resulted in social instability.

The success of the ________ Revolution encouraged the French people to overthrow their bad government.