
The French Revolution Begins
Authored by Brian Holler
History
9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which document, issued by the French National Assembly in August 1789, was modeled in part on the American Declaration of Independence and aimed to protect the natural rights of citizens?
Magna Carta
Declaration of the Rights of Man
Bill of Rights
Treaty of Paris
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was one of the main philosophers whose ideas influenced the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What event on April 28, 1789, signaled the beginning of unrest that led to the French Revolution?
The storming of the Bastille
The execution of the king
Rioting at a Paris wallpaper factory
The signing of the Declaration of the Rights of Man
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the old social system of France, known as the ancien régime, what was the First Estate made up of?
Nobles
Merchants
Clergy
Peasants
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Explain how the economic crisis in France contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution.
It led to increased trade and prosperity.
It caused widespread unemployment and hunger, leading people to demand change.
It resulted in the king gaining more power.
It improved the lives of the lower classes.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In 1789, what percentage of land did the French clergy own?
5 percent
10 percent
20 percent
50 percent
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which group of the First Estate often came from humble origins and could be as poor as their peasant congregations?
Bishops
Parish priests
Abbots
Nobles
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