French Revolution Review #1

What war did King Louis XV lose that put France on the verge of bankruptcy?

• Seven Years' War
• Napoleonic Wars
• War of the Spanish Succession
• Franco-Prussian War

What Enlightenment philosopher protested against King Louis XIV and was sent to the Bastille?

• Voltaire
• Diderot
• Montesquieu
• Rousseau

What palace did King Louis XIV have built at the cost of $2 billion?

• Palace of Versailles
• Palace of Chambord
• Palace of Tuileries
• Palace of Fontainebleau

What was the famous prison that was stormed by members of the 3rd Estate officially starting the French Revolution?

• La Conciergerie
• Château d'If
• Fortress of Vincennes
• Bastille

King Louis XVI allowed members of all 3 Estates to form what group for the first time in 175 years?

• Estates-General
• Parliament
• National Assembly
• Council of State

Where would members of the 3rd Estate that leave the Estates General lock themselves in and form the National Assembly?

• Royal Tennis Courts

• Local Church
• Palace of Versailles
• City Hall

What oath is taken by the National Assembly to establish a new government for France?

• Estates-General Agreement
• Constitutional Monarchy Pledge
• Declaration of the Rights of Man
• Tennis Court Oath

What document does the new National Assembly create providing French citizens which more rights and freedoms?

• Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
• Charter of Human Rights
• Constitution of the French Republic
• Declaration of Independence

What country was Marie Antoinette from?

• Italy
• France
• Germany
• Austria

What did the mob of angry women that marched to the Palace of Versailles want from the king?

• They demanded a new palace for themselves.
• They wanted bread and relief from food shortages.
• They wanted to overthrow the king.
• They sought a meeting with the queen.