Crash Course European History Quiz

What was one of the main reasons for the economic crisis in France in 1789?

• Increase in population

• Discovery of new lands

• Industrial revolution

• High military spending

Who was the ruler of France in 1789?

• Louis XIV

• Louis XVI

• Louis XV

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What was Marie Antoinette's famous (though possibly misattributed) quote regarding the poor's inability to afford bread?

• Let them eat pastries

• Let them eat brioche

• Let them eat bread

• Let them eat cake

What was the Estates-General?

• A royal decree

• A group of representatives from different estates

• A military alliance

• A financial institution

What significant event took place on July 14, 1789?

• The Tennis Court Oath

• The storming of the Bastille

• The Women's March on Versailles

• The execution of Louis XVI

What did the National Assembly declare in August 1789?

• The start of a new monarchy

• The end of feudal society

• The establishment of a new religion

• The beginning of a new war

What was the purpose of the Women's March on Versailles?

• To support the monarchy

• To celebrate a festival

• To bring the king and royal family to Paris

• To demand lower taxes

What did the Civil Constitution of the Clergy mandate?

• None of the above

• Election of priests by parishioners

• Confiscation of church property

• Both A and B

What was the political arrangement in the assembly hall during the French Revolution?

• Monarchists in the center, republicans on the sides

• Republicans on the left, monarchists on the right

• Republicans in the center, monarchists on the sides

• Monarchists on the left, republicans on the right

Who published the Declaration of the Rights of Woman in 1791?

• Josephine Bonaparte

• Marie Antoinette

• Olympe de Gouges

• Mary Wollstonecraft