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WorksheetsFrench Revolution Pt. 2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The ____ Estate was a privileged class, containing high-ranking members of the church.
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
2.
Nobles who fled France became known as ______.
a)
Emigres
b)
Expatriots
c)
Immigrants
d)
Lords
3.
France's pre-revolutionary economy was primarily ______.
a)
Agriculture
b)
Manufacturing
c)
Mining
d)
Tourism
4.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were executed by _____.
a)
Axe
b)
Firing Squad
c)
Guillotine
d)
Lethal injection
5.
______ is a government spending more money than it takes in from tax revenues.
a)
A balanced budget
b)
Deficit spending
c)
Divine right
d)
High finance
6.
The "Marseillaise," which became the French national anthem, was written by _____.
a)
Georges Danton
b)
Jacques Cousteau
c)
Jean-Paul Marat
d)
Rouget de Lisle
7.
____ were traditional lists of grievances written by the people
a)
Cahiers
b)
Intendants
c)
Letters de cachet
d)
Octrots
8.
The ____ Estate was an unprivileged class, containing the bulk of the population
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
9.
What was the tithe?
a)
Church Tax
b)
Forced road work
c)
Octrot
d)
Salt tax
10.
Which of the following is NOT true about divine right theory?
a)
God wants people to question their leaders
b)
No one can question someone put in power by God
c)
Power is given by God
d)
Questioning the monarchy is blasphemy
11.
Which of the following does NOT apply to the Great Fear?
a)
Attacks on nobles occured throughout the country
b)
France suffered from the worst famine in history
c)
Peasants fled abroad to northern Africa and the Middle East
12.
The Tennis Court Oath was made by _____.
a)
Girondists
b)
King Louis XVI
c)
Napoleon
d)
Third Estate
13.
All of the following French leaders died by the guillotine EXCEPT
a)
Robespierre
b)
Marat
c)
Danton
d)
Louis XVI
14.
Which of the following led to the French Revolution?
a)
Financial crisis in France
b)
The lavish spending of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
c)
The inequality of the Estate System
d)
All of the above
15.
The Third Estate rebelled and declared themselves the
a)
French Parliament
b)
The Congress of France
c)
The National Assembly
d)
The Directory
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