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1.
Which of the following is a result of the French Revolution?
a)
The middle class and peasants gained political power
b)
The King was restored to his throne
c)
France became an unlimited government
d)
The Church dominated government
54.
What is the name of the five person council that was set up following the end of the Committee for Public Safety?
a)
The National Assembly
b)
The Directory
c)
The Napoleonic Code
d)
Estates General
50.
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Clergy
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Revolutionary
5.
Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?
a)
1st estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
5.
Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?
a)
1st estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
6.
This device was used to execute thousands of people during the period known as the Reign of Terror.
a)
guillotine
b)
astrolabe
c)
gallows
d)
Bastille
7.
Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?
a)
The American Civil War
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
The Seven Years War
8.
What two things did the people of Paris believe were inside the Bastille?
a)
Weapons and the royal family
b)
Bread and the royal family
c)
Bread and Water
d)
Bread and weapons
9.
Which of the three estates was the poorest?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
10.
Which estate did the nobles belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
11.
Who were the bourgeoisie?
a)
The middle class
b)
The 1st Estate
c)
The peasants
d)
The nobles
51.
Which estate did the clergy belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
13.
Which of the following was a reason why France was nearly bankrupt?
a)
The king lowered taxes
b)
The king took their money to create jobs
c)
The king spent the taxes on wars and himself
d)
They had fought against the Americans in the revolution
53.
What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
To execute the king
b)
To write a new constitution
c)
To stage a Coup d'etat
d)
To make France independent
15.
Which event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?
a)
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
b)
The formation of the Committee of Public Safety
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
The Reign of Terro
16.
Which event is considered the end of the French Revolution?
a)
The Reign of Terror
b)
Meeting of the Estates General
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
55.
What is the name of the document passed by the National Assembly?
a)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens
b)
US Constituion
c)
Tennis Court Oath
d)
English Bill of Rights
18.
When the National Assembly passed a new constitution for France, France became a _____________.
a)
Republic
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Dicatorship
19.
The National Convention declared France a ___________ following the execution of the king.
a)
Absolute monarchy
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Dictatorchip
20.
Who was in charge of the Committee for Public Safety and ruled as a virtual dictator?
a)
Napoleon
b)
Robispierre
c)
King Louis XVI
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
21.
The French Revolution began in
a)
1776
b)
1789
c)
1876
d)
1798
22.
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)
sans culottes
d)
denoument
23.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
24.
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
25.
The French Revolution began when King Louis XVI
a)
was executed
b)
had his troops attack Paris
c)
called the Estates General together
d)
abdicated
26.
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
27.
The Second Estate was composed of
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
28.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st
Estate
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
29.
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
30.
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
31.
In 1789, the hungry women of Paris marched to Versailles and
a)
forced the King to return to Paris
b)
demanded that the King abdicate
c)
demanded that the King leave France
d)
all of the above
32.
This Enlightenment thinker was especially important for the ideas of the Revolution
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d)
David Hume
33.
Radicals are people who
a)
try to prevent change
b)
believe in capital punishment
c)
support the old government
d)
believe in extreme measures
34.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
35.
The radicals attempted to deal with the influence of the church by
a)
making it part of the revolution
b)
making it illegal
c)
forcing everyone to join the church
d)
all of the above
36.
The Radicals eliminated anyone accused of being against the Revolution during
a)
the Terror
b)
the Great Fear
c)
Thermidorian Reaction
d)
Thermidorian Reaction
37.
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
38.
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
39.
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
40.
The killing carried out by the Radicals led to the
a)
invasion of France
b)
the New Revolution
c)
takeover by the Church
d)
a conservative reaction
41.
Where were King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette taken to following the March on Versailles?
a)
Paris
b)
London
c)
The Bastille
d)
The Third Estate
42.
What is an effect of the French Revolution?
a)
the king and church lost power
b)
the king and church gained power
c)
the king lost power, the church gained power
d)
the church lost power, the king gained power
43.
What famous phrase, never uttered by Marie Antoinette, is a symbol of the monarchy's indifference to the masses?
a)
"Let them eat cake"
b)
"Let's eat some cake"
c)
"I am indifferent to the masses"
d)
"I hate peasants"
44.
What spurred the women's march to Versailles on October 5, 1789?
a)
a bread shortage
b)
a cake shortage
c)
a declaration of rights
d)
none of the above
45.
What was the name of the French fortress that was stormed on July 14, 1789?
a)
Versaille
b)
The Bastille
c)
The Tennis Court
d)
The National Assembly
46.
What was the new French flag called?
a)
the "tri-color"
b)
the red, white, & blue
c)
old glory
d)
the stars and bars
47.
Which revolutionary French leader was murdered by Charlotte Cordae and thus martyred as a symbol of the revolution?
a)
Robespierre
b)
Marat
c)
Louis XVI
d)
George Dendon
48.
What was the charge against both Louis & Marie were executed for?
a)
treason
b)
incest
c)
both
d)
neither
49.
What did skilled workers refuse to war as a sign of solidarity?
a)
culottes
b)
shorts
c)
knickerbockers
d)
underwear
50.
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Clergy
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Revolutionary
51.
Which estate did the clergy belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
52.
How does this political cartoon show the inequalities of the Old Order?
a)
3rd Estate was used and abused by the other members of society
b)
The 3rd Estate assisted the other members of French society
c)
All estates worked together to support France (GO TEAM!)
d)
The 3rd Estate protected French society.
53.
What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
To execute the king
b)
To write a new constitution
c)
To stage a Coup d'etat
d)
To make France independent
54.
What is the name of the five person council that was set up following the end of the Committee for Public Safety?
a)
The National Assembly
b)
The Directory
c)
The Napoleonic Code
d)
Estates General
55.
What is the name of the document passed by the National Assembly?
a)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens
b)
US Constituion
c)
Tennis Court Oath
d)
English Bill of Rights
56.
How did the Enlightenment and the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?
a)
the people of France overthrew their absolute monarchy
b)
absolute monarchy was strengthened
c)
support for absolute monarchy increased
d)
France was divided into three estates
57.
What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?
a)
all the estates were taxed equally
b)
the upper classes paid the most taxes
c)
the poorest classes paid all the taxes
d)
the third estate was the wealthiest
58.
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
59.
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
60.
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
61.
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
62.
The Cult of Supreme Being
a)
was an anti-revolutionary movement
b)
was an organization that sought to restore the monarchy to power
c)
was a religion based on reason to replace the Catholic Church and promote the ideals of the revolution
d)
was a religion created by King Louis XVI to create an image of divine right
63.
This journalist called for the September Massacres, in which prisoners were killed to thin the growing imprisoned population
a)
Maximilien Robespierre
b)
Georges Danton
c)
Jean Paul Marat
d)
Jacques Necker
64.
About what percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
98
d)
50
65.
Members of the 1st Estate
a)
Clergy
b)
Nobility
c)
Bourgeoisie
d)
Peasants
66.
representatives from each Estate who advised the king; hadn't met in 175 years
a)
Old Regime
b)
Estates System
c)
Estates-General
d)
General Election of Estates
67.
National Assembly drafted a new governing document that promised, among other things, equality for all French citizens. What is the document called?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Declaration of the Rights and Sentiments of Women
c)
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
d)
None of these
68.
initial period of terror that spread from Paris throughout France that King Louis would use foreign troops to regain his throne; included the storming of the Bastille
a)
Reign of Terror
b)
Great Fear
c)
Reign of Fear
d)
Great Terror
69.
Napoleon's attempted naval blockade of the European continent, meant to keep Britain isolated, was called
a)
Neuveau System
b)
Britain Isolated System
c)
French System
d)
Continental System
70.
in and effort to force Portugal to accept his blockage against Britain, Napoleon marched troops through Spain in the _______ War
a)
Spanish
b)
Peninsular
c)
Portuguese
d)
French Force
71.
hit and run tactics used by the Spanish during the Peninsular War were called
a)
guerrilla tactics
b)
hit and run tactics
c)
hit and hide tactics
72.
Napoleon's final defeat in June of 1815
a)
Battle of Moscow
b)
Battle of Paris
c)
Battle of Trafalgar
d)
Battle of Waterloo
73.
How did Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety try to create a "republic of virtue"
a)
created a new calendar that had 10 days in a week
b)
renamed the months
c)
eliminated Sundays
d)
all of these
74.
The Napoleonic Code also established a secret force that arrested people without a fair and equal trial
a)
True
b)
False
75.
How did the Louisiana Purchase effect the geography of the United States?
a)
it tripled the size of the U.S
b)
it had no effect
c)
it doubled the size of the U.S
76.
How did Napoleon gain enough support to crown himself emperor of France?
a)
he reinstated the three estates
b)
he reversed the gains of the revolution
c)
he instituted the Reign of Terror
d)
he restored stability and military victory to France
77.
This head of the Committee of Public Safety claimed it was possible to build a "Republic of Virtue"; responsible for executing thousands during Reign of Terror
a)
Napoleon
b)
Louis XVI
c)
Marie Antoinette
d)
Maximilien Robespierre
78.
What is the significance of the event depicted in this painting?
a)
it started the Enlightenment
b)
it started the American Revolution
c)
it started the Scientific Revolution
d)
it started the French Revolution
79.
What was the National Assembly?
a)
Group of 5 men who ran France after the Reign of Terror
b)
Led the Reign of Terror.
c)
Representatives from all 3 estates.
d)
3rd estate after they broke away from Estates-General
80.
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte?
a)
Member of the Directory.
b)
Head of the Committee of Public Safety.
c)
Leader of France & declared himself emperor in 1804.
d)
Inventor of the guillotine.
81.
What was the Estates-General?
a)
A group that was made up of representatives from all 3 estates.
b)
Group that ruled France after the Reign of Terror.
c)
Name of the 3rd estate after they broke away.
d)
A radical group.
82.
What was the system of laws called that Napoleon instituted to help rebuild France?
a)
Napoleonic Rules
b)
Napoleon's Natural Rights
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Checks and Balances
83.
Who were the Jacobins?
a)
They arrested and killed many people who were against the revolution
b)
They were against the revolution
c)
They fought in the Napoleonic Wars
d)
They were supporters of King Louis XVI
84.
French armies did well during the wars in Europe mostly due to which of the following reasons?
a)
A. The French military technology was much greater than the countries around them.
b)
B. French army leaders were much more educated and prepared for battle.
c)
C. The French had established a worldwide empire that brought in resources better than their enemies.
d)
D. Other countries in Europe were too occupied by distrust of each other. (Correct)
85.
The emancipation of all slaves in 1794, by the Convention government in Paris:
a)
demonstrated that the government believed that the Revolution ideals of equality should be applied to everyone.
b)
was nothing more than an attempt to preserve their empire in the West Indies, and that they fully intended to re-enslave them after the crisis.
c)
C. was in response to plantation owners giving financial support to the royalists.
d)
D. was essentially meaningless since the English and Spanish already controlled their West Indian empire.
86.
In what way did the Jacobin Club change its’ original purpose to meet the demands of the political atmosphere in France during the war?
a)
A. They held open meetings to address the constitution and gain membership.
b)
They help open meetings to address misuse of authority and protect the principles of constitutional government.
c)
They held open meetings to discuss the fate of the king and allied themselves with the Cordeliers to overthrow the king
d)
D. They held closed meetings to conspire with Assembly members who wanted to end the Revolution quickly.
87.
The Flour War of 1775 resulted in
a)
A. thousands of French citizens being imprisoned in the Bastille.
b)
B. re-establishment of price controls and regulations on grain.
c)
C. the potato becoming the most popular food crop in France after the wheat failed.
d)
D. the 1st and 2nd Estates working together to help poor citizens.
88.
De Méricourt was attacked by a group of women for her rhetoric supporting which faction?
a)
Jacobins
b)
Hébertists
c)
Girondins
d)
Monarchiens
89.
Germaine de Staël was able to safely stay in Paris for several years because her husband was
a)
Louis XVI's expert in finance.
b)
An ambassador
c)
A general.
d)
A dentist.
90.
Napoleon Bonaparte got rid of the school set up by the government before him in order to promote enlightenment philosophy and, instead, set up more centralized school's that promoted
a)
Old French values, the return of the monarchy, and were independently run
b)
Military values and independently run schools
c)
Religious values, government service, and were not independently run
d)
Military values, government service, and were not independently run
91.
How were the first marriages of both Germaine de Stael and Thérésa Carrbarrus Fontenay similar?
a)
They were arranged marriages entered into when both women were very young
b)
They both ended with their husbands' deaths
c)
They were civil marriages only and not recognized by the church
d)
They were both to men of lower class
92.
What was Lafayette's reasoning in taking the National Guard to Versailles?
a)
He wanted to give the impression of legality and discipline
b)
He wanted to demand the return of Louis XVI to Paris
c)
He wanted to increase the troops in Versailles
d)
He meant to stop the riot that was growing in Versailles
93.
Man on Roland's _______________ was often used by her husband to more effectively communicate his ideas.
a)
Sarcasm
b)
Connections to philosophies
c)
Broad literary knowledge
d)
Connections to prominent members of the Second Estate
94.
Absolutism in France reached its height under:
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Louis Philippe I
d)
Napoleon III
95.
Most people who made up the Thermidorian reaction were made up of this part of the French government representation
a)
Extreme Jacobins
b)
Members of the Plain
c)
French Philosophes
d)
Ancien Regime
96.
Upon her arrival in Paris in the summer of 1797, Lucien Bonaparte fell madly in love with
a)
Germaine de Staël
b)
Manson Roland
c)
Pauline Leon
d)
Juliette Recamier
97.
What topic was Thérésa Cabarrus de Fontenay so interested in and passionate about that she wrote a speech about it and sent it to the Committee of Public Safety?
a)
Education
b)
Government
c)
The Military
d)
Theater
98.
What was Madame Roland's attitude about the feminist movement in France?
a)
Women should never show their learning or talents in public
b)
Women should be involved in all aspects of public life
c)
All Women should devote their lives to the church
d)
Women should be the leaders in the education of the nobility
99.
As one of the leaders of Parisian social life, Fontenay was responsible for reviving which style of dress?
a)
Empire
b)
Directoire
c)
Biedermeier
d)
Regency
100.
Who did Austria form an alliance with in an effort to prevent an invasion of the Netherlands during the French Revolution?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Prussia
d)
Russia
101.
According to contemporary and conservative writer Edmund Burke, why did France's radical violence ensure failure on the part of the radical government?
a)
It would eventually inspire its enemies to overthrow the radical government
b)
There would eventually be no more enemies to purge
c)
Radical change, along with radical violence, were contrary to human nature
d)
France was naturally conservative
102.
Besides being victorious on foreign battlefields, Napoleon Bonaparte became important to the government because:
a)
His family connections with the nobles gave him access to money he used for bribes of the Directors
b)
His family connections with the nobility of the rest of Europe, allowed him to conduct negotiations with other countries that helped the war effort
c)
Of his position as a successful general, he had loyal followers among both the Jacobins and the royalists
d)
He saved the government twice by putting down rebellions of federalists in 1793 and royalists in 1795
103.
Which campaigner for women's rights was so committed to the cause she was described by Horace Walpole as a "hyena in petticoats?"
a)
Mary Wollstonecraft
b)
Félicté de Genlis
c)
Helen Williams
d)
Amelie Lenormant
104.
Why did king Louis XVI call the estates general together in 1789
a)
He wanted to approve a new war with Austria
b)
His assembly failed to approve his tax plan and he wanted help
c)
The estates general was having its yearly meeting at Versailles instead
d)
He wanted to discuss questions of religious tolerance and freedom
105.
The Thermidorian Reaction got its name from which of the following?
a)
The name of Robespierre's trusted Lieutenant that stabbed him in the revolutionary senate
b)
The summer festival of Paris that turned into a riot
c)
The name of the month it occurred in the revolutionary calendar
d)
The chair of the committee of public safety
106.
The saber, pistols, and plumes hat are an indication of which French women
a)
Therogine de Mericourt
b)
Pauline Leon
c)
Manon Roland
d)
Juliette Recamier
107.
Which of the following best describes the interactions of Germaine de Stael and Theresa Cabarrus Fontenay
a)
Germaine would have attended Theresa's salon
b)
Germaine would have never been allowed in Theresa's presence
c)
Theresa would have attended Germaine's salon
d)
Theresa would have never Been allowed in Germaine's presence
108.
"I devote myself altogether to care of my household, and I set an example of the conjugal love and domestic virtues which are foundation for love of the fatherland". This statement was made by:
a)
Germaine de Stael
b)
Pauline Leon
c)
Therogine de Mericourt
d)
Manon Roland
109.
During the early years of the revolution, this woman's dinners were described by Gouverneur Morris as a place where he met "the world".
a)
Manon Roland
b)
Therogine De Mericourt
c)
Juliette Recaimer
d)
Germaine de Stael
110.
The salon of Manon Roland was a prominent meeting for the republican bourgeoisie, which later became the:
a)
Committee of Public Safety
b)
Jacobins
c)
Girdondists
d)
Reactionary loyalists
111.
As Controller-General of Finances, Turgot believed in all of the following except:
a)
No new borrowing
b)
France should not get involved in the American Revolution
c)
France declaring bankruptcy
d)
Free trade in the grain markets
112.
Of what crime was Manon Roland accused and condemned to death for committing?
a)
Conspiring against the unity and indivisibility of the Republic and attempting to introduce civil war.
b)
Being a traitor and author conspiring against the republic by actively speaking out at social meetings to encourage people to rise up against the king’s treachery.
c)
Contributing to the revolutionary movement by inciting anarchy from within her circle of political friends.
d)
Anti-monarchism and political crimes against the Republic of France.
113.
The “Monarchiens” were a ____________________ faction.
a)
radical
b)
conservative
c)
religious
d)
military
114.
Charlotte Corday murdered the infamous Marat while he:
a)
A. was soaking in a bath.
b)
B. was sleeping quietly in his bed.
c)
C. was at his desk signing orders to guillotine her lover.
d)
D. was in bed with her younger sister.
115.
And pre-Revolutionary France, outfits served the purpose of indicating the wearer's status. wearing unsuitable clothing was like rejecting the hierarchy that controlled society. Germaine de Stael was deeply suspect others because she
a)
Was always dressed properly, in high necklines
b)
Often war of the tricolors of France
c)
Always wore 3 inch heels and heavy make up to receive guests
d)
Showing too much flesh
116.
The salons of the revolution, such as those hosted by Germaine de Stael, were seen as setting a dangerous precedent. Why?
a)
It gave women equal rights with their male counterparts
b)
It was seen as too similar to the ancien regime
c)
It allowed women main role in public politics
d)
The hosts were willing to run moral and political risks by being exposed to new philosophies by thinkers who lacked proper breeding
117.
Which French Politican denounced Fontenay for moderation easing of repression?
a)
Jacques Nicolas Billuad-Varenne
b)
Thomas Augustin de Gasparin
c)
Merlin de Douai
d)
Maximillien Francois Marie Isidore de Robespierre
118.
Which author and political reformer was admired by Juliette Recamier becoming a friend for the rest of their lives and was somewhat romantic in tone, introducing Juliette to a circle of intellectuals where her own intelligence and interests could shine.
a)
Germaine de Stael
b)
Olympe de Gouges
c)
Theresa Fontenay Tallien
d)
Mary Wollstonecraft
119.
Manon Roland was most influenced by the ideas of:
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Rousseau
c)
Locke
d)
Paine
120.
Three of the following phrases accurately descirbe the impact of napoleon Bonaparte's policies during his time as consul and emperor. Which statement is FALSE?
a)
created a military dictatorship
b)
discontinued universal male suffrage, elections and plebiscites
c)
sacrificed liberty while emphasizing stability and foreign empires
d)
spread revolutionary concepts across much of Europe
121.
In 1789, in which of the circled areas did napoleon and his french forces win a decisive land victory on July 21 and disastrous naval defeat on August 1?
a)
Area A
b)
Area B
c)
Area C
d)
Area D
122.
This well-know 1789 shows sans-culotte women of Paris doing which of the following events of the French Revolution?
a)
attaching the Tuileries
b)
defending Catholic priests, monks, and nuns
c)
marching from Paris to Versailles
d)
storming the Bastille
123.
In August of 1792, as women crowded into the Jacobin Club to see the revolutionary hero, one woman described him as “a man devoted to public affairs, with the generosity of the greatest men of antiquity.” Who was this committed misogynist who was unalterably opposed to women’s participation in public affairs and would dominate a revolutionary regime that executed Manon Roland, drove Germaine de Staël into exile, and imprisoned Pauline Leon, Theroigne de Méricourt, and Thérésia Carbarrus Fontenay?
a)
Georges Danton
b)
Louis Saint-Just
c)
. Jean-Paul Marat
d)
. Robespierre
124.
The French revolution according to the modern historian Dorinda Outram, succeeded perfectly in carrying out its "hidden agenda." What does she identify as that hidden agenda that was shared by various revolutionaries as different as Maximilien Robespierre, Antoine Saint-Just, Paul Barras, and napoleon Bonaparte?
a)
The accumulation of great personal wealth
b)
the annihilation of the aristocracy
c)
the exclusion of women from public life
d)
the extermination of religion
125.
All of the following problems dogged Louis XVI's government as it edged ever closer to bankruptcy. Though three of the problems threatened the very foundations of the monarchy, the elimination of which one problem would have had almost no impact on the budgetary crisis?
a)
lavish Versailles court
b)
military expenditures
c)
tax exemptions
d)
tax farms and farmers
126.
Which of the following phrases would be describe the political situation of Louis XVI as Estates General struggled to organize itself and the Third Estate moved to organize itself as the National Assembly?
a)
Hesitant to intervene, but hopeful of negotiating a compromise
b)
supportive of the Third estates insistence on voting by head
c)
supportive of the First and Second Estates insistence on voting by order
d)
willing to use force to maintain the power and privileges of the Bourbon Dynasty
127.
By the summer of 1790, bitter disputes over which of the following issues had created a schism that threatened to alienate large numbers of French citizens, divide the reforms, and undermine the chances for the success of the Revolution?
a)
economic inequality
b)
political rights
c)
religion
d)
slavery and serfdom
128.
According to Sylvia Neely, why did the more radical deputies of the Constituent Assembly support The Civil Consitution of the Clergy as well as efforts to force bishops and priests to take oaths of loyalty to the revolutionary constitution and government?
a)
They had no great interest in religion
b)
they held strongly anti-clerical politcal beliefs
c)
They underestimated the hold that religion had on many French citizens
d)
all of the above
129.
As the radical rebulicans consolidated their hold on the National Convention in 1792, the Girondins were expelled from the jacobin clubs by Robespierre and Danton, who drew their support from which of the following?
a)
the Brissotins and other enrages
b)
the departments beyond Paris
c)
the revolutionary army and its officers
d)
the sans-culottes of Paris
130.
Georges Danton, Louis XVI, marie Antoinette, maximilien Robespierre, and Manon Roland were all condemned to death by revolutionary bodies and each was guillotined during the French Revolution. What was the chronological order of their deaths?
a)
Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, Robespierre, Roland, Danton
b)
Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Roland, Danton, Robespierre
c)
Louis XVI, Roland, Danton, Marie Antoinette, Robespierre
d)
Roland, Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Robespierre, Danton
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