French Revolution Quiz Set 1

Who said: The task of representing the people has been given to the rich?

• Mirabeau

• Jean-Paul Marat

• Rousseau

• Georges Denton

Who advocated a government based on Social Contract?

• Darwin

• Spencer

• Jean Jacques Rousseau

• Montesquieu

The word livres stands for the:

• unit of currency in France.

• tax levied by the Church.

• Tax to be paid directly to the state.

• none of these.

When did Louis XVI call an assembly of Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes?

• 2 January, 1775

• 10 March, 1780

• 5 May, 1789

• 14 July, 1789

Which of the following refuted the doctrine of divine and absolute right?

• John Locke

• Rousseau

• Montesquieu

• Voltaire

Where did the Third Estate form and announce the National Assembly?

• Indoor Tennis Court.

• Hall of Mirrors.

• Firoz Shah Ground.

• Winter Palace.

The Division of power within the government was put forth in

• 'Two Treaties of Government'

• 'The Spirit of the Laws'

• 'Le Moniteur Universal'

• 'The Social Contract'

In the war against Prussia and Austria, the army sang which patriotic song?

• 'Liberty', written by an unknown woman poet.

• 'Marseillaise' written by the poet Roget de Lisle.

• 'Viva France' written by a French peasant.

• None of the above.

The Bastille Prison was symbolized as the ……….

• benevolence of the king

• despotic power of the king

• armed might of France

• prestige and power

Which of the following was the main objective of the Constitution of 1791?

• to establish a Constitutional Monarchy.

• do away with feudal privileges.

• give equal rights to women.

• to establish a Republic.