French Rev. Quiz Review

According to John Locke, the purpose of government is to

• Protect natural rights

• Centralize power

• Stimulate the economy

• Create peace treaties

The two privileged societies in France before the French Revolution

• Clergy & Commoners

• Clergy & Middle Class

• Nobility & Clergy

• Nobility and Peasants

Which of the following was not one of the problems faced by France during the years immediately before the Revolution?

• Food shortages

• Unfair tax system

• Government debt

• War with America

What portion of France's population belonged to the Third Estate

• 3%

• 10%

• 50%

• 97%

Which situation is being depicted in this cartoon?

• Creation of a classless society

• Beginning of an estate system where the majority hold the power

• Revolution led by the Clergy

• An oppressive class structure

Which event directly resulted in the from the situation shown in the cartoon?

• Russian Revolution

• Agricultural Revolution

• French Revolution

• American Revolution

The Declaration of the Rights of Man was a...

• Constitution to govern France

• Law that confiscated Church lands in France

• Declaration of war against Prussia and Austria

• Document that stated all men deserve equal rights

Written by __________________, the Declaration of Rights of Women was written during the French Revolution to declare women should have equal rights, as well as men

• Jane Addams

• Madam Toussaint

• Marie Antoinette

• Olympe de Gouges

One way in which Robespierre and Louis XIV of France are similar is that both...

• Were removed from power during the French Revolution

• Adopted ideas from the Congress of Vienna

• Implemented policies of religious tolerance

• Were exiled to remote islands after defeat in war

Which event was most closely associated with the French Revolution?

• Council of Trent

• Reign of Terror

• Thirty Years War

• Paris Peace Conference