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French Revolution

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About what percentage of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate?

a)

7

b)

15

c)

25

d)

97

2.

What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?

a)

Robespierre was executed by guillotine

b)

French women marched all the way to Versailles

c)

A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder

d)

All of the above are true.

3.

During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine?

a)

No one

b)

The nobility

c)

Known revolutionaries

d)

Only Maximilien Robespierre

4.

To prevent trade and communication between Great Britain and other European nations, Napoleon set up:

a)

a blockade

b)

a boycott

c)

an embargo

d)

a plebiscite

5.

Napoleon’s policy called the Continental System was created to:

a)

Make continental Europe more self-sufficient

b)

Make trade between Europe and other continents easier

c)

Control smuggling along France’s coast

d)

Increase trade with Great Britain

6.

The war between Spain and France in the early 1800s was known as the:

a)

Thirty Years’ War

b)

Civil War

c)

Hundred Days

d)

Peninsular War

7.

The Russian practice of burning fields and slaughtering livestock to prevent invading troops from having access to them was called:

a)

Guerrilla warfare

b)

Slash-and-burn

c)

The Scorched-earth-policy

d)

The Continental System

8.

All of the following were factors in Napoleon's downfall except:

a)

His invasion of Russia in 1812

b)

His use of the Continental System

c)

His war with Spain

d)

The Battle of Waterloo

9.

The Battle of Waterloo was between the French and __________

a)

The British

b)

The British and the Spanish

c)

The British and the Prussians

d)

The British and the Austrians

10.

The Hundred Days refers to...

a)

Napoleon's last bid for power

b)

The length of the Peninsular War

c)

The length of time Napoleon was exiled

d)

The length of Napoleon's Reign

11.

Which of the following was an important goal in the Congress of Vienna?

a)

to destroy France

b)

to execute Napoleon by guillotine

c)

to establish a balance of power in Europe

d)

to establish Vienna as the new capital of Europe

12.

Which group most strongly embraced the ideals and principles of the Enlightenment?

a)

The nobility

b)

The bourgeoisie

c)

The peasant class

d)

The clergy

13.

Which of the following was NOT a reason for Napoleon to sell the Louisiana Territory?

a)

To raise money

b)

To cut his losses in America

c)

To punish the sugar growers in Saint Domingue

d)

To increase America's power as a British rival

14.

What was one important consequence of the Battle of Trafalgar?

a)

Portugal became part of the French Empire

b)

Napoleon conquered Russia

c)

Napoleon gave up his plans of invading Britain

d)

Napoleon became an emperor

15.

In what ways did the bourgeoisie differ from other members of the Third Estate?

a)

they believed in Enlightenment ideals

b)

they had more political power

c)

they were poor

d)

they were fond of expensive clothing and elegant living

16.

Why was the Third Estate angry with the monarchy and the first two estates?

a)

They were starving

b)

They paid more taxes than everyone else

c)

They had no say in the government

d)

All of the above.