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Chapter 9 The French Revolution and Napoleon

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

members of the Paris Commune who wore long pants to identify with common people

a)

Sans-culottes

b)

bourgeoisie

c)

nationalism

d)

liberalism

2.

right of powerful nations to maintain order throughout Europe

a)

Continental System

b)

coup d'etat

c)

principle of intervention

d)

nationalism

3.

leader of the Committee of Public Safety who enforced Reign of Terror policies

a)

Robespierre

b)

Klemens von Metternich

c)

bourgeoisie

d)

Bastille

4.

Napoleon's plan to weaken the British economy

a)

liberalism

b)

nationalism

c)

principle of intervention

d)

Continental System

5.

the middle class, including professionals

a)

sans-culottes

b)

bourgeoisie

c)

coup d' etat

d)

Robespierre

6.

a sudden overthrow of the government

a)

principle of intervention

b)

Continental System

c)

coup d'etat

d)

Bastille

7.

post-revolutionary leader who advocated restoring the monarchy throughout Europe

a)

liberalism

b)

Klemens von Metternich

c)

sans-culottes

d)

bourgeoisie

8.

prison attacked at the outset of the French Revolution

a)

Continental System

b)

coup d'etat

c)

Bastille

d)

Robespierre

9.

belief that people should be free from government restraint

a)

liberalism

b)

Klemens von Metternich

c)

sans-culottes

d)

bourgeoisie

10.

a country's sense of unique identity

a)

Nationalism

b)

Liberalism

c)

bourgeoisie

d)

Bastille

11.

Reflecting Enlightenment thought, the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed

a)

the importance of the Bastille.

b)

an end to aristocratic privileges.

c)

a movement to restore the monarchy.

d)

equal rights for women in political life.

12.

The economic crisis that triggered the French Revolution was caused by

a)

the Revolutionary War in America.

b)

weak demand for consumer products.

c)

widespread corruption in the government.

d)

bad harvests and a slowdown in manufacturing.

13.

Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly's decrees because

a)

the army turned against him and threatened to execute him.

b)

it was the only way he could remain mayor of Paris

c)

thousands of armed Parisians descended on the palace.

d)

his attempt to escape to Poland had failed.

14.

In their rebellions of 1789, the French peasants were reacting to the high cost of bread, high taxes, and

a)

political inequality.

b)

religious persecution.

c)

foreign intervention.

d)

treatment of women.

15.

The threat of foreign intervention to restore Louis XVI to the throne caused the French Revolution to

a)

become more radical.

b)

spread to other countries.

c)

pursue the goal of equality.

d)

fail in its attempt to reform French society.

16.

How did the status of the Catholic Church change under the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?

a)

Protestantism replaced Catholicism as the state religion.

b)

The state shared governing power with the Church.

c)

The Church was given power over the state.

d)

The Church was brought under the control of the state.

17.

Because it could not govern effectively after the Reign of Terror, the Directory had to

a)

agree to share power with the clergy.

b)

turn to the bourgeoisie for protection

c)

rely upon the military to enforce its authority.

d)

abolish slavery in the French colonies.

18.

Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy was

a)

given only to those Napoleon favored.

b)

based on ability rather than rank or birth.

c)

available equally to men and women.

d)

designed to keep the middle class out of high-ranking positions.

19.

Which of the following conditions caused the collapse of Napoleon's Grand Empire?

a)

France's strong economy

b)

laziness within his bureaucracy

c)

the drain of Napoleon's many wars

d)

the spread of liberalism

20.

When Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia met at the Congress of Vienna for peace talks after Napoleon's defeat, their aim was to

a)

reignite the spirit of the French Revolution.

b)

restore European monarchs to power.

c)

select a nation to lead all of Europe.

d)

allow France to reclaim territories it lost in the war.

21.

The most populous segment of French society was the

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

nobility

22.

Which of the following is an Enlightenment ideal that helped fuel the French Revolution?

a)

The nobility has a right to own all the land

b)

A king should have absolute power over the country.

c)

There should be a full-scale revolution.

d)

.All men are free and created equal.

23.

The Girondins, The Mountain, and the Jacobins are all examples of

a)

sects of the French Catholic Church.

b)

political clubs with varying social and political views.

c)

groups who were still loyal to the monarchy.

d)

clubs made up of peasants from outside of Paris.

24.

The Committee of Public Safety took control of the government and adopted policies that came to be known as

a)

a military dictatorship.

b)

the Reign of Terror.

c)

the Directory.

d)

the Republic of Virtue.

25.

Why did Napoleon want to mend relations with the Catholic Church?

a)

He was a devout Catholic.

b)

The Church had too much power to ignore.

c)

He didn't want the pope angry with him.

d)

He thought it was good policy.

26.

What were the major parts of the Grand Empire?

a)

the French Empire, Austria, Russia, and Prussia

b)

the French Empire, dependent states, and allied states

c)

the French Empire, Spain, Holland, and Sweden

d)

the French Empire, independent states, and Italy

27.

Why did Napoleon attack Russia?

a)

Russia had withdrawn from the Continental System to trade with the British.

b)

Napoleon wanted revenge for an earlier loss in battle.

c)

Napoleon had always wanted to invade Russia.

d)

Russia was the only country left for Napoleon to control.