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The French Revolution

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The First Estate was made up of this group.

a)

clergy

b)

common people

c)

nobles

d)

kings and queens

2.

The Second Estate was made up of France's -

a)

clergy

b)

common people

c)

priests

d)

nobles

3.
The Third Estate was made up of these people.
a)
clergy
b)
nobles
c)
common people
d)
kings and queens
4.
Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
1st and 3rd Estates
5.
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
6.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by 
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
7.
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
8.
What happened at the Storming of the Bastille? 
a)
When French women stormed the palace. 
b)
A period of mass executions. 
c)
Storming of the French prison.End of the French Revolution. 
d)
Peasants storm a French prison. Beginning of French Rev. 
9.
What was the final outcome of the French Revolution? 
a)
the declaration of the Edict of Nantes
b)
Napoleon naming himself Emperor of France
c)
unification of French city­ states
d)
the restoration of Louis XVI 
10.

What was the name of Napoleon's set of rules and regulations?

a)

Napoleon's Way

b)

Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

c)

Napoleonic Code

d)

French Code of Ethics

11.

What was the result of Napoleon's invasion of Russia?

a)

Russia puts the scorched-earth policy and Napoleon loses men to the Russian Winter

b)

The Russians quickly lose to Napoleon

c)

Napoleon does not invade Russia

d)

Napeolon and Russia sign a peace treaty

12.

After Napoleon escaped from Elba Island and regained control of his armies and rallied his allies, where was he finally defeated for the last time?

a)

Madrid, Spain

b)

Waterloo, Belgium

c)

Moscow, Russia

d)

Paris France