French Revolution Quiz

Which of the following is NOT one of the three estates?

• Nobility

• Vassals

• Clergy

• Commoners

All of the following were causes of the French Revolution EXCEPT:

• High bread prices and starvation

• Abuse of power by King Louis XVI

• Overtaxation of the commoners

• Technological advances

Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the phases of the French Revolution?

• National Assembly, Radical Revolution, Age of Napoleon

• Age of Napoleon, National Assembly, Radical Revolution

• Radical Revolution, Age of Napoleon, National Assembly

• Age of Napoleon, Radical Revolution, National Assembly

Excerpts from the Constitution of 1791, which was the first constitution written during the French Revolution.

3. The legislative power is delegated to a National Assembly, composed of temporary representatives freely elected by the people, to be exercised by it, with the sanction [approval] of the King, in the manner hereinafter determined. 

4. The government is monarchical; the executive power is delegated to the King, to be exercised, under his authority, by ministers and other responsible agents in the manner hereinafter determined. 

5. The judicial power is delegated to judges who are elected at stated times by the people.

Which of the following Enlightenment ideas influenced the Constitution of 1791?

• Montesquieu’s concept of separation of powers

• John Locke’s idea of natural rights

• Rousseau’s concept of the social contract

• Voltaire’s belief in freedom of expression

Excerpts from the Constitution of 1791, which was the first constitution written during the French Revolution.

3. The legislative power is delegated to a National Assembly, composed of temporary representatives freely elected by the people, to be exercised by it, with the sanction [approval] of the King, in the manner hereinafter determined. 

4. The government is monarchical; the executive power is delegated to the King, to be exercised, under his authority, by ministers and other responsible agents in the manner hereinafter determined. 

5. The judicial power is delegated to judges who are elected at stated times by the people.

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the government structure under a constitutional monarchy [Constitution of 1791]?

• The King maintains absolute power over the government.

• The King has little power in government matters.

• The King does not have absolute power, but has more power than any other individual.

• The King shares an equal amount of power between himself and other government officials.

Why was the storming of the Bastille fortress considered a turning point in the French Revolution?

• The event began a violent phase of the revolution.

• Members of the third estate acted against the King.

• Both a and b.

• Neither a nor b.

Which of the following statements best describes the chart's findings prior to the French Revolution?

• France had unequal taxation and land ownership which was unfair to commoners.

• France had unequal taxation and land ownership which was unfair to the clergy.

• France was a society that had an equal distribution of resources and responsibilities.

• France’s commoners owned a proportional amount of land but paid too many taxes.

The Radical Revolution phase of the French Revolution was also referred to as:

• The Reign of Terror

• The Age of Napoleon

• The Guillotine

• The Estates General

The leader of the Committee for Public Safety during the Radical Revolution was:

• King Louis XVI

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Georges Danton

• Maximilien Robespierre

The purpose of the Committee for Public Safety was to:

• Protect France from its internal and external enemies.

• Reinstate the king as ruler of France.

• Wage war against most of Europe to expand France’s power.

• Ratify a constitution that separates the government’s powers.