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Worksheets2.3 and 2.4 Test "The French Revolution and Napoleon"
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
Magna Carta
b)
The Renaissance
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
3.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
4.
French King who was executed during the Revolution
a)
Napoleon
b)
Louis XVI
c)
Klemens von Metternich
d)
Maximillien Robespierre
5.
The Second Estate was composed of
a)
Church leaders
b)
Peasants
c)
Nobility
d)
none of the above
6.
Which of the following would be a member of the First Estate?
a)
A poor dirt farmer
b)
A village priest
c)
A prince
d)
A rich lawyer
7.
At what battle was Napoleon defeated once and for all?
a)
Battle of Nations
b)
Battle of Trafalgar
c)
Battle of Waterloo
8.
What was Napoleon’s economic warfare on England called?
a)
Continental System
b)
Guerrilla System
c)
Scorched-Earth System
d)
Effects-of-War System
9.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
10.
One of three classes of French society are called:
a)
Estates
b)
statuses
c)
caste
d)
peasants
11.
What was the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
The oath taken by the Loyalists to Britain pledging their loyalty.
b)
The 1st and 2nd Estates pledging their loyalty to one another.
c)
The oath the public took to Napoleon.
d)
When the 3rd Estate vowed to not give up until France had a new constitution.
12.
This was invented to execute people faster and more humanely, although it is arguable if the humane goal was achieved
a)
concordat
b)
guillotine
c)
sans-culottes
d)
pop music
13.
Which estate had to carry the burden of paying almost 100% of the taxes?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
King
14.
Which estate had the largest population?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
The Royalty
15.
Who was in the 1st estate?
a)
Roman Catholic Clergy
b)
French Nobles
c)
French People
d)
The King
16.
The act of destroying (burning) any resources so an enemy can't use them is known as...
a)
Scorched Earth
b)
Continental system
c)
Barricade
d)
Reign of terror
17.
The first openly violent act of revolution came when the people stormed and attacked what?
a)
Bastille
b)
King's Palace in Versailles
c)
Paris
d)
Austria
18.
The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon?
a)
They invaded Russian during the winter
b)
Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army
c)
Both
d)
Neither
19.
What was a factor that led to Napoleon wanting to sell Louisiana and other states to the U.S
a)
He needed money for an upcoming war
b)
He never wanted to visit Louisiana
c)
He wanted to be done with the colonist
d)
He never wanted to sell Louisiana
20.
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
21.
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
22.
During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the Guillotine?
a)
no none
b)
the nobility
c)
known revolutionaries
d)
only Maximillien Robespierre
23.
In building his empire Napoleon did all of the following EXCEPT
a)
abolished the Holy Roman Empire
b)
added parts of Italy and Germany
c)
cut the size of Prussia in half
d)
conquered Russia
24.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
25.
Naval battle. Napoleon's failed invasion of Great Britain
a)
Battle of Toulon
b)
Battle of Austerlitz
c)
Battle of Waterloo
d)
Battle of Trafalgar
26.
What was Napoleon's "continental system"?
a)
Ban on all European trade with Great Britain
b)
Napoleon's Code of Laws
c)
Napoleon's battle strategy to conquer Europe
d)
None of these
27.
What was the result of Napoleon's invasion of Russia?
a)
None of these
b)
Napoleon conquered Russia, but while he was invading the British invaded France
c)
Napoleon retreated to focus on the Haitian Revolution
d)
Napoleon lost 95% of his army, and retreated back to France
28.
After the British, Prussians, and Russians invaded France in 1814 what happened to Napoleon?
a)
He was exiled to Elba, a small island near Italy
b)
He was exiled to St Helena off the coast of South America
c)
He was executed via guillotine
d)
He died of cancer awaiting trial
29.
Which of the following was NOT a part of how Napoleon's empire fell?
a)
Peninsular War
b)
Invasion of Great Britain
c)
Invasion of Russia
d)
Battle of Austerlitz
30.
What was the Peninsular War?
a)
Napoleon's failed invasion of Portugal
b)
Napoleon's failed invasion of Spain
c)
Napoleon's conquest of Egypt
d)
None of these
31.
Who was put in power after Napoleon's first exile?
a)
Coach Graves
b)
Louis XVIII
c)
Alexander I
d)
Queen Latifah
32.
When Napoleon escaped exile and returned to France, Great Britain and Prussia invaded. Which Battle in Belgium did they meet Napoleon?
a)
Toulon
b)
Austerlitz
c)
Waterloo
d)
Trafalgar
33.
What was the result of the Battle of Waterloo?
a)
French defeated. Napoleon was exiled to St Helena
b)
French defeated. Napoleon as exiled to Elba
c)
French defeated. Napoleon was killed in Battle
d)
French victorious
34.
Who led the Congress of Vienna?
a)
Duke Wellington
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Klemens Von Metternich
d)
Alexander I
35.
When Napoleon became the supreme leader in France what popular legal system did he enact (put in place)?
a)
Napoleonic Code
b)
Catholic Code
c)
French Bill of Rights
d)
Equal Rights Legislation
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