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French Revolution

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did French Revolution occur?

a)

1780

b)

1789

c)

1689

d)

1796

2.

Who wrote the national anthem of France - "Marseillaise"?

a)

John Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Voltaire

d)

Roget de L'Isle

3.

Who ascended the throne of France during the french Revolution?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Louis XV

c)

Louis XX

d)

Napoleon

4.

Who was defeated in the battle of waterloo?

a)

Rousey

b)

Napoleon

c)

Robespierre

d)

Louis XVI

5.

Who proposed a division of Power?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Montesquieu

c)

John Locke

d)

Napoleon

6.

Who is the writer of "Social Contract. "

a)

Rousseau

b)

Montesquieu

c)

John

d)

Napoleon

7.

What was the tax levied by the church on the peasants?

a)

Taille

b)

Tithes

c)

Service tax

d)

Excise

8.

Identify the names of two Indians who responded to the ideas of revolutionary France?

a)

Raj Rammohan Roy and Satish Chandra

b)

Tipu Sultan and Murshid khan

c)

Raj Rammohan Roy and Subhash Chandra Bose

d)

Tipu sultan and Raja Rammohan Roy

9.

Identify the Feature of French Constitution of 1791?

a)

Not all citizens, however had the right to vote

b)

This Constitution began with a declaration of the rights of Man and citizens.

c)

France became constitutional monarchy.

d)

All the above

10.

Name the "First Estate" into which the French society was divided before the revolution.

a)

Clergy

b)

Nobles

c)

Common people

d)

King

11.

How many estates in French society during late 18 century?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

12.

Which one of the following group was not benefitted by the French Revolution?

a)

Peasants

b)

Workers

c)

Nobels and Clergy

d)

Agriculture labourers

13.

Which of the following theories was proposed by Montesquieu?

a)

Social Contract Theory

b)

Theory of Division of powers

c)

Theory of popular sovereignty

d)

Theory of Democracy

14.

............. was a device consisting of two poles and a blade using which a person was beheaded.

a)

Jacobin

b)

Marseille

c)

Guillotine

d)

Assembly

15.

They assembled in the Hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles on 20 June 1789 (Tennis court Oath).

There they declared themselves as a .................

a)

Directory

b)

Monarchy

c)

Old regime

d)

National Assembly