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What did the radical leaders of the French Revolution want to do with the ancien régime?

• Reform every aspect of French life

• Preserve the old regime

• Expand the power of the Catholic Church

• Introduce a new monarchy

Why did the revolutionary leaders dislike the Roman Catholic Church?

• They doubted the Church's religious doctrines

• They admired the Church's wealth

• They supported the Church's influence

• They wanted to become part of the Church

What did the revolutionaries do to the Catholic Church's land?

• Gave it to the Church leaders

• Protected it from further attacks

• Took it and sold it

• Used it for their own benefit

What did the revolutionaries try to transform the Roman Catholic Church into?

• A global religious organization

• A monarchy

• A French national church

• A political party

What did the revolutionaries do to priests who refused to take an oath of loyalty?

• Promoted them to higher positions

• Gave them more power

• Ignored their refusal

• Drove them out of their parishes

What did the anti-Church radicals do to the cathedral of Notre-Dame?

• Protected it from further attacks

• Rebuilt it with new statues

• Took it over and tore out statues of the saints

• Left it untouched

What did the radical revolutionary leaders decide France needed to replace the old Christian religion with?

• A monarchy

• A political party

• A global religious organization

• A new civic religion

What was the new name for May 7, 1794, according to the new calendar of the Revolution?

• 7th of Revolution, Year I

• May 7, 1794

• 18th of Thermidor, Year II

• 18th of Floreal, Year II

What was the first day of Year I in the new calendar?

• October 1, 1792

• September 1, 1792

• January 1, 1792

• September 22, 1792

What did the new calendar eliminate?

• All political leaders

• All historical events

• All festivals and celebrations

• All traces of Christianity