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French Revolution

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Spent too much money on wars, clothes, parties, etc. He and his wife was eventually captured and executed

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Napoleon

c)

Robespierre

d)

Rousseau

2.

This man led the Committee of Public Safety and spearheaded the Reign of Terror

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Napoleon

c)

Robespierre

d)

Rousseau

3.

Led a coup to take over the French Gov't, eventually named himself Emperor

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Robespierre

c)

Napoleon

d)

Rousseau

4.

This revolution sparked the French Revolution (gave the peasants the idea that they could do the same thing)

a)

American

b)

British

c)

Mexican

d)

Haitian

5.

Where the 3rd estate created the National Assembly after being locked out of the Estates General

a)

Courthouse

b)

Tennis Court

c)

Tavern

d)

Robespierre's Home

6.

The fall of this prison sparked the French Revolution

a)

Bastille

b)

Alcatraz

c)

Guantanamo

d)

Tsing Tsing

7.

A period of 2 years where anyone thought disloyal to the revolution was beheaded

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

Year of Fear

c)

The Coup

d)

Napoleon's Reign

8.

This group of countries faced Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars

a)

1st coalition

b)

2nd coalition

c)

3rd coalition

d)

4th coalition

9.

The final defeat for Napoleon, he was captured and sent to St. Helena

a)

Battle of Waterloo

b)

Battle of Thermopylae

c)

Battle of Ypres

d)

Battle of Verdun

10.

The constitution created by the National Convention was called:

a)

The declaration of rights of man and the citizen

b)

The constitution of the new french government

c)

The laws of the the citizen

d)

The French Democratic Constitution

11.

This radical political group ended up taking control of the National Convention

a)

Jacobins

b)

Girondists

c)

Roundheads

d)

Federalists

12.

Which estate is the second estate

a)

Clergy

b)

Nobles

c)

Bourgeoisie

13.

Which estate paid taxes

a)

Nobles

b)

Clergy

c)

Bourgeoisie

14.

Set of laws created by the emperor, greatly improved taxes, social class, and law

a)

Napoleonic Code

b)

DOROMAC

c)

Constitution

d)

Robespierre's edict