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The French Revolution

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The First Estate was made up of this group.

a)

clergy

b)

common people

c)

nobles

d)

kings and queens

2.

The Second Estate was made up of France's -

a)

clergy

b)

common people

c)

priests

d)

nobles

3.
The Third Estate was made up of these people.
a)
clergy
b)
nobles
c)
common people
d)
kings and queens
4.
Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
1st and 3rd Estates
5.

What kind of leader was King Louis XVI?

a)

very militaristic

b)

weak and indecisive

c)

powerful and well respected

d)

friendly and well liked

6.
Which estate did the nobles belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
7.

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

a)

2 percent

b)

50 percent

c)

75 percent

d)

97 percent

8.
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
9.
Group of legislatures that represented all three estates?
a)
National Assembly
b)
Estates General
c)
Tennis Court Oath
d)
Jacobins
10.
The representatives took a _________ Oath declaring the allegiance and commitment to reform.
a)
Racquet Ball
b)
Tennis Court
c)
Bastille
d)
New Constitution
11.

This person claimed it was possible to build a "republic of virtue" He also lead the Reign of Terror

a)

Napoleon

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

12.

A pledge made by members of France's National Assembly in 1789 in which they vowed to continue meeting until they had drafted a new Constitution.

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Handball Oath

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

13.

July 14, 1789, a French mob stormed a prison. The mob successfully captured the gunpowder they were after.

a)

Storming of the Bastille

b)

The Great Fear

c)

Storming of Pompei

d)

Sandstorm