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French Revolution Summary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The French Revolution was inspired in part by what other Revolution?

a)

The American Revolution

b)

The Scientific Revolution

c)

The Industrial Revolution

d)

Prince and the Revolution

2.

French society was divided into three classes prior to the Revolution. Which of the following was NOT one of those?

a)

First Estate; made up of the clergy.

b)

Second Estate; made up of the nobility.

c)

Third Estate; peasants, craft workers, and middle-class.

d)

First Order; autocratic military dictatorship.

3.

On July 14, 1789, French citizens stormed the Bastille; the prison in Paris... Why & What happened?

a)

They were looking for weapons & tore it down brick by brick.

b)

They were looking for Napoleon & rescued him from Exile.

c)

They were looking for Pink Floyd & another brick in the wall.

d)

They were looking for Marie Antoinette & the Third Estate.

4.

What was the French version of the Declaration of Independence called?

a)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.

b)

The Declaration of the Rights of every Man, Woman, and Child.

c)

The Obfuscation of Every Man, Woman, and Child.

d)

The Declaration of Independence; same as ours!

5.

The French version of the Declaration of Independence granted all of the following basic rights to individuals EXCEPT:

a)

Liberty

b)

Property

c)

Security

d)

Resistance to Oppression

e)

Oppression by Government

6.

This group ruled as dictators and called themselves the Committee of Public Safety...

a)

The Jacobins led by Robespierre

b)

The Jacobins led by Napoleon

c)

The Trafalgars led by Napoleon

d)

The John Jacobs led by J. Schmidt

7.

Which of the following is one of the principles of the Napoleonic Code?

a)

All citizens are equal before the law.

b)

Women's rights are recognized.

c)

Rights of the military are most important.

d)

Individual liberty is not allowed

8.

In June, 1789, members of the Third Estate declared themselves as a new governing body called _____ _____ after they were locked out of meetings at Versailles and swore the _____ _____ _____ to continue meeting until a new constitution was written.

a)

National Assembly & Tennis Court Oath

b)

Assembly of God & Tennis Court Oath

c)

Adult Supervision & Some Assembly Required

d)

Nationally Assembled & Oath of Office

9.

The right to vote is also known as...

a)

Suffrage

b)

Sulfridge

c)

Outrage

d)

Sulfur

10.

A formal order having the force of law is known as a

a)

Decree

b)

Degree

c)

Decadent

d)

Degenerate

11.

A device designed to cut off the head of a person...

a)

Guillotine

b)

Guillaume

c)

Guillermo

d)

Guglielmo

12.

System of gov't in which the ruler has absolute power...

a)

Despotism

b)

Desperado

c)

Decpacito

d)

Doritos

13.

Forced or voluntary absence from one's country or homeland...

a)

Exile

b)

Denial

c)

Excommunicated

d)

Kermit