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WorksheetsDOL 22- French Revolution
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
3.
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
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.
When the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estate
a)
met separately
b)
declared themselves the new government
c)
Created the National Assembly
d)
all of the above
8.
When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to
a)
leave the city
b)
storm the Bastille
c)
force the King to come to Paris
d)
none of the above
9.
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
10.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
11.
The radicals attempted to deal with the influence of the church by
a)
making it part of the revolution
b)
making it illegal
c)
forcing everyone to join the church
d)
all of the above
12.
The Radicals eliminated anyone accused of being against the Revolution during
a)
the Terror
b)
the Great Fear
c)
Thermidorian Reaction
d)
Thermidorian Reaction
13.
The extreme actions of the Radicals began with the
a)
storming of the Bastille
b)
Great Fear
c)
execution of Louis XVI
d)
the meeting of the Estates General
14.
What was the Estates-General?
a)
A group that was made up of reps from all 3 estates.
b)
Group that ruled France after the Reign of Terror.
c)
Name of the 3rd estate after they broke away.
d)
A radical group.
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