French Revolution Prep.

1. What were the three estates?

• The Clergy, the Nobility, the Merchants
• The Clergy, The Merchants, The Common people
• The Clergy, The Nobility, Common people
• The King, The Aristocrats, The Common people

2. What kind of government did France have before the French Revolution?

• Absolute Monarchy
• Constitutional Monarchy
• Empire
• Republic

3. Where did Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette live?

• Windsor Castle
• The Palace of Versailles
• The Bastille
• The Palace of Versace

4. Which group made up the second estate?

• Commoners
• Nobility
• Clergy
• Everyone Else

5. Which group made up the first estate?

• The Clergy
• The Nobility
• Everyone Else
• The King

6. Which of the following was a major problem leading to the French Revolution?

• Debt
• Social Classes/Three Estates
• Unfair tax system
• All of the Above

7. Why did the citizens of the THIRD estate storm the Bastille?

• Because the Queen was there
• Because the King was there
• For food
• For weapons

8. What happened to Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?

• Louis beheaded; Marie exiled
• They died of old age
• They were exiled to an island
• They lost their heads to the guillotine

9. Following the execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette, the Revolution entered a new phase:

• The Reign of Anarchy
• The Directory
• The Reign of Terror
• The Republic

10. Who was the head of the Committee for Public Safety?

• Danton
• Robespierre
• Napoleon
• Louis