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WorksheetsFrench Revolution
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The French Revolution began in
a)
1776
b)
1789
c)
1876
d)
1798
2.
One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the
a)
bourgeoisie
b)
aristocracy
c)
denoument
d)
ennui
3.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
the queen's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
4.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
5.
The French Revolution began when King Louis XVI
a)
was executed
b)
fired his finance minister
c)
called the Estates General together
d)
abdicated
6.
The First Estate in French society was composed of
a)
the Clergy
b)
people with special courts
c)
people who did not pay taxes
d)
all of the abve
7.
The Second Estate was composed of
a)
Church leaders
b)
Peasants
c)
Nobility
d)
none of the above
8.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
9.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
10.
When the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estate
a)
met separately
b)
Created the National Assembly
c)
took the Tennis Court Oath
d)
all of the above
11.
When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to
a)
leave the city
b)
storm the Bastille
c)
force the King to come to Paris
d)
none of the above
12.
The peasants in France attacked the Noble landowners in an event called
a)
the Thermidorian Reaction
b)
the Great Fear
c)
the Terror
d)
the military coup
13.
The new constitution of France gave the King what powers
a)
the veto power
b)
command of the army
c)
power over the courts
d)
all of the above
14.
This Enlightenment thinker was especially important for the ideas of the Revolution
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
David Hume
d)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
15.
The National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution in
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Declaration of the Rights of Man
c)
the US Constitution
d)
The Edict of Nantes
16.
Radicals are people who
a)
try to prevent change
b)
believe in capital punishment
c)
support the old government
d)
believe in extreme measures
17.
The new government set down the ideas of the revolution in
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Declaration of the Rights of Man
c)
the Constitution
d)
the Edict of Nantes
18.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
19.
The radicals attempted to deal with the influence of the church by
a)
making it part of the revolutio
b)
making it illegal
c)
forcing everyone to join the church
d)
all of the above
20.
During the revolution many of these people left France for fear of their lives.
a)
nobles
b)
relatives of the King
c)
members of the Third Estate
d)
all of the above
21.
The Radicals eliminated anyone accused of being against the Revolution during
a)
the Terror
b)
the Great Fear
c)
Thermidorian Reaction
d)
the Umbilical Cord
22.
The extreme actions of the Radicals began with the
a)
storming of the Bastille
b)
Great Fear
c)
execution of Louis XVI
d)
the meeting of the Estates General
23.
Marie Antoinette was famous for
a)
saying "Let thm eat cake."
b)
her spending
c)
going to the guillotine
d)
all of the above
24.
Robespierre was sent to the guillotine because
a)
he was accused of a crime he did not committ
b)
other radicals thought he might execute them next
c)
the King's supporters captured him
d)
none of the above
25.
The killing carried out by the Radicals led to the
a)
invasion of France
b)
New Revolution
c)
takeover by the Church
d)
Thermidorian Reaction
26.
The unpopularity of the Directory led to
a)
the invasion of France
b)
a military coup by Napoleon
c)
the takeover by Robespierre
d)
the beginning of the Revolution
27.
The end of the Revolution came with
a)
France's surrender to England
b)
Napoleon's coup
c)
the Louisiana Purchase
d)
the Invasion of Russia
28.
Napoleon's greatest defeat and the cause of the end of his rule was
a)
Trafalgar
b)
the invasion of Russia
c)
the Louisiana Purchase
d)
none of the above
29.
The Hundred Days was the time when
a)
Napoleon returned to France from exile
b)
Robespierre was carrying out the Terror
c)
the British controlled France
d)
France conquered Austria
30.
Napoleon's return was ended by the British at
a)
Leipzig
b)
Trafalgar
c)
Waterloo
d)
the Chicken Hut
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