Revolts in Paris & The National Assembly

How much of their income were people spending on food during the crisis in France?

• 10 percent

• 40 percent

• 80 percent

• 25 percent

Which reforms were enacted by the National Assembly, as mentioned in the learning objectives?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

• The Magna Carta

• The Bill of Rights

What was the "Great Fear" during the French Revolution?

• A period of peace and prosperity

• A time when peasants celebrated the harvest

• A period when rumors and panic led to attacks on villages and towns

• A time when the king granted new rights to peasants

How did peasants respond to the famine and rumors during the "Great Fear"?

• They peacefully protested in the streets

• They unleashed their fury on nobles, set fire to manor records, and stole grain from storehouses

• They wrote letters to the king

• They left the country in large numbers

Why did the peasants attack nobles and set fire to manor records during the "Great Fear"?

• Because they wanted to celebrate a festival

• Because they were inflamed by famine and fear, and angry about the injustice of the old order

• Because they were ordered to do so by the government

• Because they wanted to become nobles themselves

What is a faction?

• A group or clique within a larger group that has different ideas and opinions than the rest of the group.

• A type of government official.

• A military leader in the French Revolution.

• A law passed by the National Assembly.

Which group was the first to adopt the tricolor badge that became the national flag of France?

• The Paris Commune

• The National Guard

• The royal family

• The American Revolutionaries

Who led the National Guard during the revolutionary turmoil in Paris?

• George Washington

• The Paris Commune

• Marquis de Lafayette

• The royal family

Why did the Paris Commune replace the royalist government in Paris?

• To support the monarchy

• To mobilize neighborhoods for protests or violent action to further the revolution

• To organize the National Guard

• To create a new national flag

What event caused the National Assembly to take action on August 4?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence

• The peasant uprisings and the storming of the Bastille

• The coronation of a new king

• The end of World War I