French Revolution

What intellectual movement emphasized reason and human freedom?

• The Industrial Revolution
  

• The Enlightenment

• The Renaissance
  

• The Romantic Era

Which class was responsible for paying taxes in pre-revolutionary France?

• The Second Estate

• The First Estate

• The Third Estate

• All of the above

Who did King Louis XVI appoint to reform France's finances?

• Marie Antoinette

• Jacques Necker

• Maximilien Robespierre

• Napoleon Bonaparte

What was the symbolic start of the French Revolution?

• 
  The storming of the Bastille

• The signing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man

• The execution of Louis XVI

• The formation of the National Assembly

What document proclaimed that government existed only to protect individual rights and freedoms?

• 
  The Constitution of 1791

• The Napoleonic Code

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen

• The Treaty of Versailles

What event caused the people to lose faith in King Louis XVI?

• The dismissal of Jacques Necker

• 
  His execution

• His attempt to flee the country

• 
  The storming of the Bastille

Who led the Reign of Terror?

• Louis XVI

• 
  Jacques Necker

• Napoleon Bonaparte

• Maximilien Robespierre

How many constitutions were created during the Revolution?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What was the outcome of the French Revolution?

• The establishment of a permanent republic

• All of the above

• The return to a monarchy

• The rise of Napoleon as Emperor

What was the long-term impact of the French Revolution?

• It led directly to World War I

• It had no significant impact outside France

• It influenced revolutions and democratic ideas worldwide

• It ended all monarchies in Europe