French Revolution Assessment

What year is traditionally marked as the beginning of the French Revolution?

• 1776

• 1789

• 1848

Which French king reigned at the start of the Revolution?

• Louis XV

• Louis XVI

• Napoleon Bonaparte

The Ancien Régime refers to:

• The Napoleonic Empire

• A form of military government

• The feudal and monarchical order of France before the Revolution.

French society was legally divided into how many estates?

• Two

• Three

• Five

The first estate consisted of:

• Nobility

• Clergy

• Commoners

What percentage of the population in France belonged to the Third Estate?

• 50%

• 80%

• 97%

Which of the following best describes the Second Estate?

• Merchants

• Clergy

• Nobility

The set of new Enlightenment ideas influencing revolutionaries was:

• Absolutism

• Monarchy

• Rationalism

Which philosopher's ideas most greatly influenced revolutionary thinking?

• Hobbes

• Locke

• Rousseau

Which Enlightenment thinker promoted the idea of separation of powers?

• Voltaire

• Montesquieu

• Rousseau