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WorksheetsFrench Revolution
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the Foreign Minister who hosted and led the Congress of Vienna?
a)
Wellington
b)
Robespierre
c)
Metternich
d)
Napoleon
2.
Which two events represented the start and end of the Reign of Terror?
a)
Coronation of Louis XVI; Coronation of Louis XVIII
b)
Storming of the Bastille; Congress of Vienna
c)
Execution of Louis XVI; Execution of Maximilian Robespierre
d)
Coronation of Napoleon; Battle of Waterloo
3.
A lasting legacy of the rule of Napoleon is . . .
a)
Napoleonic Code
b)
A successful strategy for invading Russia
c)
Unification of France
d)
Unification of Europe
4.
Legitimacy, as used by the Congress of Vienna, means . . .
a)
Creating new constitutions
b)
Establishing Democracies
c)
Restoring monarchs to their throne
d)
Allowing people to vote for what country to which to belong
5.
Which statement is true about the tax burden in France before the French Revolution?
a)
France required the church to pay the entire tax burden
b)
France required nobles to pay taxes in accordance toy their wealth
c)
France tried to conquer territories so they did not have to tax their citizens
d)
The third estate paid the entirety of the tax burden
6.
Which is the correct statement regarding the relationship between the American Revolution and the French Revolution
a)
The French Revolution helped inspire the American Revolution
b)
The American Revolution helped inspire the French Revolution
c)
Both revolutions occurred simultaneously
d)
Neither country was aware of the other's revolution until after the fact
7.
Which King was executed during the French Revolution?
a)
Charles I
b)
James II
c)
Louis XVIII
d)
Louis XVI
8.
The first violent event of the revolution was the capture of which building?
a)
The Palace of Versailles
b)
The Eiffel Tower
c)
The Indoor Tennis Court
d)
The Bastille
9.
Which of the following is the proper summary of the Reign of Terror?
a)
Robespierre became king of France and ruled with brutality
b)
The nobility feared peasant uprisings leading to the imprisonment of thousands of peasants at the Bastille
c)
Peasants, wanting food, marched on Versaille to appeal for food
d)
Thousands of people were executed for being enemies of the state
10.
Napoleon's final defeat took place where?
a)
Waterloo
b)
St Helena
c)
Moscow
d)
Vienna
11.
How did the Russians respond to the invasion of Russia by Napoleon?
a)
He was welcomed as a liberator
b)
He was met at the border with overwhelming forces
c)
Execution of a scorched earth policy
d)
They led him deep into the country and ambushed him
12.
What was the concept of "BALANCE OF POWER" as intended by the Congress of Vienna?
a)
Punishment of France by making them pay for the rebuilding of Europe
b)
Creation of an international police force to repel future invasions
c)
Giving monarchs absolute power in their country o prevent future revolutions
d)
Ensuring that no one country can develop enough power to attempt to dominate Europe in the future
13.
One significant task of the Congress of Vienna was . . .
a)
Establish a new political map for Europe
b)
Undo the results of the French Revolution
c)
Spread democracy across Europe
d)
Find a place to exile Napoleon where he cannot return a third time
14.
Why Under what circumstances was Louis XVI arrested and imprisoned in Paris?
a)
He was caught at the border trying to escape France
b)
He was taken into custody from his palace at Versailles
c)
He was captured by the Prussians when they invaded Paris
d)
He was playing tennis when the Third Estate stormed the tennis court
15.
The philosophy of the state of man in nature exemplified by the Reign of Terror led by Robespierre was developed by . . .
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Voltaire
d)
Montesquieu
16.
The American Revolution was the first example of
a)
The restoration of democracy
b)
The Enlightenment being welcome within a state
c)
The enlightenment ideals being put into practice
d)
The restoration of the social contract
17.
France was concerned about helping the American colonists because . . .
a)
France liked Britain
b)
France was concerned about encouraging rebellion
c)
France was not sure could get the money
d)
France was contending with its own revolution
18.
One member of the French nobility who helped the American Revolution and returned to France was . . .
a)
Alexis de'Toqueville
b)
Baron von Stueben
c)
Jean Valjean
d)
Marquis de'Lafayette
19.
To what location did "The Women's March" end?
a)
The Bastille
b)
The Arc de' Triumph
c)
The streets of Paris
d)
Versailles
20.
What was the political party that help make the French Revolution more radical and violent?
a)
Conservatives
b)
Bourbons
c)
Whigs
d)
Jacobins
21.
The Third estate consisted of . . .
a)
constantly fought with one 97% of the French Population
b)
Nobility
c)
The king and his family
d)
Clergy
22.
Desperation in France occurred in large part because of the lack of . . .
a)
voting rights
b)
military success
c)
food
d)
legislative representation
23.
Executions in the Reign of Terror were conducted through the use of . . .
a)
The Rack
b)
The Guillotine
c)
Drawing and Quartering
d)
A Firing Squad
24.
After the failed invasion of Russia, Napoleon was defeated and sent into exile in . . .
a)
The Holy Roman Empire
b)
The Island of Elba
c)
England
d)
The Island of Corsica
25.
One way the Congress of Vienna hoped to create peace for Europe was . .
a)
War with France
b)
Declaring all wars illegal
c)
establishing Alliances to prevent any nation from becoming too powerful
d)
A continental peace treaty
26.
The National Assembly sat representatives according to their political ideas, creating . . .
a)
The first political parties
b)
the first legislature focusing on politics
c)
Today's left-right political spectrum
d)
the first contested elections
27.
After the execution of Robespierre, the new government created was . . .
a)
The restored Bourbon Monarchy
b)
The First Republic
c)
The New Assembly
d)
The Directory
28.
One factor Napoleon failed to account for in the invasion of Russia was . . .
a)
Skill of the Russian army
b)
The intensity of the Russian Winter
c)
How tired his army would be marching from France to Russia
d)
The rough terrain between Berlin and Moscow
29.
One of the most important Enlightenment documents coming out of the French Revolution was . . .
a)
"The French Declaration of Independence"
b)
"the Purpose and Necessity for the Reign of Terror"
c)
"An Enlightened Constitutional Monarchy"
d)
"Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen"
30.
In an attempt to contain France, the Congress of Vienna created . . .
a)
The Empire of Austria
b)
The Kingdom of Spain
c)
The Kingdom of Poland
d)
The Confederation of German States
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