WorksheetsFrench Revolution Review
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The French Revolution began in
a)
1776
b)
1789
c)
1876
d)
1798
2.
The French Revolution began when King Louis XVI
a)
was executed
b)
had his troops attack Paris
c)
called the Estates General together
d)
abdicated
3.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st
Estate
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
4.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
5.
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
6.
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
7.
What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
it led to a new constitution for France
b)
it started the French Revolution
c)
it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror
d)
it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon
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.
In 1791, France's new constitution changed France's government to a(n) _________________.
a)
Republic
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Dictatorship
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