WorksheetsThe French Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Revolutions in France and the US shared Enlightenment ideas in all the following areas except
a)
Where governments get their powers
b)
the purpose of governments
c)
what the people can do if their government does not do its job
d)
what religion governments should promote
3.
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
4.
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
5.
The Second Estate was composed of
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
6.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st
Estate
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
7.
This Enlightenment thinker was especially important for the ideas of the Revolution
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d)
David Hume
8.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
9.
Radicals are people who
a)
try to prevent change
b)
believe in capital punishment
c)
support the old government
d)
believe in extreme measures
10.
During the revolution many of these people left France for fear of their lives.
a)
nobles
b)
relatives of the King
c)
members of the Second Estate
d)
all of the above
11.
The Radicals eliminated anyone accused of being against the Revolution during
a)
the Terror
b)
the Great Fear
c)
Thermidorian Reaction
d)
Thermidorian Reaction
12.
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
13.
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
14.
Napoleon's Code of Laws he instituted to consolidate power throughout Continental Europe
a)
Shariah Law
b)
English Common Law
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
Code of Hammurabi
15.
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
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