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The French Revolution & Napoleon

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is true about each Estate?

a)

The First Estate did not have to pay tax

b)

The Third Estate paid for the majority of the taxes

c)

The Second Estate was made up of the nobility.

d)

All of these are true.

2.

What did the Third Estate rename themselves at the time of the Tennis Court Oath?

a)

First Estate

b)

French Republic

c)

National Assembly

d)

Directory

3.

What was the result of the Battle of Waterloo?

a)

It was a decisive military victory for Britain and Prussia

b)

Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena

c)

The French army collapsed

d)

All of the above

4.

The Third Estate was made up of these people.

a)

clergy

b)

nobles

c)

common people

d)

kings and queens

5.

Before the French Revolution, why did the representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly?

a)

voting in the Estates General was not fair

b)

the king had ordered them to do so

c)

they wanted an end to the Reign of Terror

d)

they demanded that the king be put on trial and executed

6.

Which of the following was NOT a domestic reform under Napoleons imperial rule?

a)

Established public education opportunities

b)

Institutes a period of persecution and execution known as the "Reign of Terror"

c)

Set up a fair and equal tax code that led to a stable economy

d)

Seized power through a coup'etat and issued the Napoleonic code

7.

What cause of the French Revolution is represented by this image?

a)

Weak leadership of the monarchy

b)

Unequal social class system

c)

Economic crisis

d)

Inspiration from the Enlightenment

8.

Which event is associated with this image?

a)

Reign of Terror

b)

Meeting of the Estates General

c)

Rise of Napoleon

d)

Storming of the Bastille

9.

Who came to power in France at the end of the French Revolution?

a)

Napoleon

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Robespierre

d)

Louis XVI

10.

The French Revolution started with the storming of the:

a)

Bastille

b)

White House

c)

Palace

d)

Guillotine

11.
After being exiled and returning, Napoleon’s final battle was at:
a)
Parris
b)
Elba
c)
Waterloo
d)
London
12.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
13.

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

14.
What was Napoleon's main goal for France?
a)
To have France lead international trade.
b)
To create a new European Empire.
c)
To avenge the death of Louis XVI.
d)
To install Democracy in France
15.
Napoleon conquered all of Europe and died a hero
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Naval battle. Napoleon's failed invasion of Great Britain
a)
Battle of Toulon
b)
Battle of Austerlitz
c)
Battle of Waterloo
d)
Battle of Trafalgar