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Chapter 23 French Revolution and Napoleonic Era

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

1

b)

10

c)

50

d)

98

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.

Which of the following was an important goal of 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

5.

Who was the most influential leader at the Congress of Vienna?

a)

Czar Alexander I of Russia

b)

Emperor Francis I of Austria

c)

King Frederick William III of Prussia

d)

Prince Klemens von Metternich of Austria

6.

In what year did Napoleon seize control of the government and assume dictatorial powers?

a)

1800

b)

1799

c)

1805

d)

1804

7.

Which of the following events was the latest to occur?

a)

sale of the Louisiana Territory

b)

sending an army through Spain to Portugal

c)

losing the Battle of Trafalgar

d)

Napoleon's making himself Emperor

8.

What does this time line represent?

a)

a brief history of the French Revolution

b)

all the battles Napoleon fought in

c)

highlights of Napoleon's political and military career

d)

all of the above are true

9.

In what year did Napoleon sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

a)

1805

b)

1796

c)

1800

d)

1803

10.

Which event happened earliest?

a)

Battle of Trafalgar

b)

invasion of Russia

c)

sale of the Louisiana Territory

d)

invasion of Portugal

11.

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

a)

the nobility

b)

the bourgeoisie

c)

the peasant class

d)

the urban class

12.

Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?

a)

the Second Coalition

b)

the Committee of Public Safety

c)

the National Assembly

d)

the king's Swiss guard

13.

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 emperor

14.

How did Great Britain react to the Continental System?

a)

it invaded France

b)

it organized its own blockade

c)

it negotiated a peace agreement with France

d)

it formed an alliance with Austria and Prussia

15.

What was the main goal of the participants in the Congress of Vienna?

a)

to create constitutional monarchies in Europe

b)

to restore royal families to the thrones of Europe

c)

to establish security and stability for the nations of Europe

d)

to prevent nations outside Europe from interfering in European Affairs

16.

What is the approximate distance, in miles, between Paris and London?

a)

90

b)

200

c)

50

d)

125

17.

What geographic advantage helped Britain resist conquest?

a)

it was farther north

b)

it was larger

c)

it was an island

d)

it was far from France

18.

What pattern best describes Napoleon's conquest?

a)

conquering islands for French shipping

b)

conquering Asia an Africa

c)

conquering countries that surrounded France

d)

conquering the nations with the largest amount of land

19.

Which state neither belonged to the French Empire nor was at war with it?

a)

Portugal

b)

Switzerland

c)

Ottoman Empire

d)

Kingdom of Naples

20.

Which of Napoleon's allies shared the longest border with the area he controlled?

a)

Austrian Empire

b)

Portugal

c)

Kingdom of Naples

d)

Ottoman Empire

21.

Which of the following is an accurate description of that tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?

a)

Only peasants and the clergy paid taxes

b)

Only about 2 percent of the nobility paid any taxes

c)

the nobility paid taxes only on land, not on income

d)

the members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes

22.

What strategy did Czar Alexander I use to defeat Napoleon in Russia?

a)

endless negotiations

b)

guns and cannons

c)

frontal attack

d)

scorched-earth policy

23.

Which of the following traits did Napoleon NOT possess?

a)

courage

b)

humility

c)

a brilliant military mind

d)

an ability to inspire others.

24.

What did Klemens von Metternich NOT want to accomplish at the Congress of Vienna?

a)

create a balance of power in Europe

b)

strengthen countries surrounding France to prevent future French aggression

c)

restore Europe's royal families to their thrones

d)

create the beginnings of a European democracy

25.

What was one important effect resulting from the political changes made at the Congress of Vienna?

a)

Russia and Prussia joined forces to control France

b)

Nationalistic feelings grew in countries placed under foreign rule

c)

Monarchs in Austria, Russia, and Prussia agreed to share power with elected officials

d)

France managed to retain control over the Netherlands