WorksheetsGlobal 2 Unit 1 French Rev and Napoleon
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What group of people made up the First Estate in France under the Old Regime?
a)
Clergy
b)
Nobles
c)
Peasants
d)
Revolutionaries
2.
What group of people made up the Second Estate in France under the Old Regime?
a)
Clergy
b)
King Louis XIV's immediate family
c)
Peasants
d)
Nobles
3.
What did King Louis XIV propose to stimulate France's economy and repay government debt?
a)
Increasing taxes on the Third Estate.
b)
War with Prussia
c)
Taxing the Second Estate
d)
Splitting with the Catholic Church
4.
Why did the Third Estate leave the meeting of the Estates General and form the National Assembly?
a)
They were being taxed more
b)
They were being taxed less
c)
Their proposal for more representation in the voting process was denied
d)
They were never invited to the meeting of the Estates General
5.
What caused the mob of people to storm the Bastille in July of 1789?
a)
The Bastille was holding wrongfully accused members of the Third Estate
b)
The Swiss Army was approaching the the Bastille provided protection
c)
Rumors of military force against the National Assembly had people searching for arms in preparation
d)
Louis XVI was hiding in the Bastille
6.
Why did a mob of Parisian women march on the Palace of Versailles in October 1789?
a)
They were searching for arms to prepare for war with Prussia
b)
They were protesting the rising price of bread
c)
They were trying to arrest Marie Antoinette to put her on trial
d)
King Louis XVI denied the legislation that would acknowledge the Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Citizen
7.
In 1791, the National Assembly created a law-making body of government called
a)
Parliament
b)
Congress
c)
National Convention
d)
Legislative Assembly
8.
In 1791 the National Assembly restructured the government to a constitutional monarchy. How would this act be classified?
a)
Conservative
b)
Radical
c)
Moderate
d)
Jacobin
9.
Which foreign country invaded France during their revolution and why?
a)
England; because they split with the Catholic Church
b)
Spain; because they saw an opportunity to expand their empire
c)
Prussia; to prevent revolutionary ideas against a monarchy from spreading throughout Europe
d)
Italy; because France opposed the Fascist Party
10.
The radical political organization that was in control of the French Government in 1792
a)
Democrats
b)
Republicans
c)
National Convention
d)
Jacobins
11.
What was the result of King Louis XVI's trial for treason in front of the National Convention?
a)
Innocent and Exiled
b)
Guilty and Hung
c)
Innocent and restored as King
d)
Guilty and Executed with the Guillotine
12.
Member of the Jacobins that came to power in France in 1793?
a)
Maximillien Robespierre
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Jacques Pierre
d)
Voltaire
13.
Period of Maximillien Robespierre's rule where up to 40,000 people were executed in France
a)
The Great Fear
b)
The Red Scare
c)
Reign of Terror
d)
Coup d'etat
14.
How did Napoleon Bonaparte take power in France in 1799?
a)
Democratically elected
b)
non-violent coup de'tat
c)
appointed First Consul in Notre Dame Cathedral
15.
Napoleon established a uniform set of laws that limited freedom of speech and of the press to promote order and authority in France. What was this called?
a)
Lycees
b)
Statutory Concordat
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Plebiscite
16.
What prompted Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory and focus all his efforts on Europe?
a)
Sugar trade failed after Napoleon ended slavery in overseas colonies
b)
Napoleon sent troops to restore order in the Caribbean but were devastated with disease
c)
Toussaint L'Ouverture raised an army to defeat Napoleon's army
d)
Napoleon felt he would lose the territory to America eventually anyway
17.
What was one effect of the Battle of Trafalgar??
a)
Napoleon established naval dominance in Europe
b)
Napoleon abandoned his plans to invade Great Britain
c)
Napoleon was exiled to Elba
d)
Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena
18.
What was NOT a reason why Napoleon tried to implement his policy of the Continental System?
a)
Isolate and wreck the economy of Great Britain
b)
Make continental Europe more self-sufficient
c)
to prevent all trade and economic between Great Britain and other European nations
d)
Napoleon thought a successful blockade of England would help with a future invasion of the island
19.
Why did the French troops struggle with their enemies in the Peninsular War?
a)
Disease on the Iberian peninsula
b)
Guerrilla warfare implemented by the Spanish
c)
Napoleon divided his troops in Portugal
d)
Scorched-earth policy
20.
What was Napoleon's most disastrous mistake as leader of France?
a)
Cutting ties with the Catholic Church
b)
Continental System
c)
Invasion of Russia
d)
Establishing puppet governments in the countries surrounding France
21.
The defeat that ended Napoleon's final bid for power, which ended his "Hundred Days."
a)
Borodino
b)
Leipzig
c)
Waterloo
d)
Moscow
22.
Who was the most influential representative at the Congress of Vienna?
a)
Klemens Von Metternich of Austria
b)
Viscount Casterleagh of GB
c)
Czar Alexander I of Russia
d)
Prince Karl August von Hardenberg of Prussia
23.
What was the main purpose of the Congress of Vienna?
a)
Conserve the dominance of royal families on Europe
b)
Ruin France politically and economically
c)
restore a balance of power in Europe
d)
Spread democracy throughout continental Europe
24.
Agreement between Russia, Prussia and Austria with goal to base their relations with other nations on Christian principles in order to combat the forces of revolution
a)
Triple Alliance
b)
Concordat of Worms
c)
Concert of Europe
d)
Holy Allance
25.
Series of alliances devised by Metternich which ensured that nations would help one another if any revolutions broke out
a)
Concert of Europe
b)
Holy Alliance
c)
League of Nations
d)
Triple Entente
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