French Revolution Quiz

Analyze and critique the Estates General "Pre-Revolutionary France was marked by great social..."

• Inequality

• Harmony

• Mobility

• Equality

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'Inequality' as Pre-Revolutionary France was characterized by significant social disparities among the three estates.

Identify and define major events of the French Revolution: "In 1789, King Louis XVI summoned the Estates-General primarily to..."

• Eliminate feudal dues

• Increase the influence of the peasant class

• Vote on raising taxes (especially for the Second Estate) to pay off growing debt

• Protect the privileges of the First and Second Estates

Answer explanation

The Estates-General was summoned to vote on raising taxes, especially for the Second Estate, to pay off the growing debt of France during the French Revolution.

Why did the Third Estate feel that they deserved more representation at the Estates General?

• They made up 97% of the population, and therefore had many diverse groups of people within their Estate

• They were more privileged than the 1st and 2nd Estate

• The King had promised the 3rd Estate no new taxes

• They were members of the clergy, and therefore felt that they deserved more than one vote in the French government

Answer explanation

The Third Estate felt they deserved more representation at the Estates General because they made up 97% of the population, leading to diverse groups within their Estate.

When the National Assembly was locked out of their meeting hall on June 17, 1789 they met nearby on a Tennis Court and decided to...

• Continue meeting regularly until a new constitution was written

• Create a plan to kill the King

• Abandon the assembly, and declare war on the King

• Side with the members of the 1st and 2nd Estate, therefore giving in and paying the taxes

Answer explanation

The correct choice is to continue meeting regularly until a new constitution was written, which was decided by the National Assembly on the Tennis Court on June 17, 1789.

The people of France believed their King and Queen were inadequate rulers for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

• Continually spent money, only adding to the country’s deficit

• Louis XVI wanted take away any voting rights that the 3rd Estate had.

• Did not produce an heir for 7 years

• Not controlling the financial situation: famine and rising cost of flour/bread

Answer explanation

The correct choice is Louis XVI wanted to take away any voting rights that the 3rd Estate had, which was not a reason the people of France believed their King and Queen were inadequate rulers.

On July 14th, 1789 thousands of French citizens stormed the Bastille because....

• They felt the need to arm themselves against the King's soldiers

• They are demolishing a symbol of the King's power

• They are demanding that the King listen to their needs

• All options are correct

Answer explanation

The correct answer is that all options are correct because the citizens stormed the Bastille for various reasons including arming themselves, demolishing a symbol of the King's power, and demanding the King listen to their needs.

All of the following contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution EXCEPT:

• Napoleon wanted to seize power and become Emperor

• The spread of enlightenment ideas created a desire for reforms in government

• The debt and financial situation in France created a crisis

• The American Revolution demonstrated that advancements in government based on Enlightenment ideas were possible

Which of the following Enlightenment ideas lead to the French Revolution?

• The belief that all men should be equal

• The natural rights men are born with: life, liberty, and property

• The belief that the people should govern themselves or have representation

• All options are true statements

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen considered which one of the following rights one of the most precious?

Which of the following provisions in the document would have particularly upset the 1st and 2nd Estates?

• 12

• 9