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French Revolution

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Lawyers, craftsmen, merchants, and commoners make up which estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
2.
Which of the following fueled French desires to revolt against the monarchy?
a)
The Reign of Terror and the Ideas of the Enlightenment
b)
The Napoleonic Code and ideas of the Enlightenment
c)
Ideas of the Enlightenment and the American revolution
d)
The Scientific Revolution and the Reign of Terror
3.
The clergy and church officials made up which estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
4.
The nobles made up which Estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
5.
Which of the following was a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
unequal tax burdens; the Third Estate paid all of the taxes
b)
a growing French Empire
c)
a law granting peasants more freedom
d)
equal land ownership
6.
Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Robespierre
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
7.
What was the purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
To raise taxes of the the Third Estate
b)
Write a constitution for France and limit the king's power
c)
To make plans to storm the Bastille
8.
Why did the Commoners want to destroy the Bastille?
a)
It as a symbol of the king and everything wrong with France
b)
It would end the revolution in France
c)
The nobles were hiding there
d)
They were following the orders of Napoleon
9.
Which of the following was a cause of the French revolution?
a)
government debt due to overspending and involvement in wars
b)
France had a surplus of food due to bountiful harvests
c)
men between the ages of 18-25 were required to join the army
d)
France had no king to lead the country
10.
How did the Robespierre and the Jacobins “protect” the revolution during the Reign of Terror?
a)
Supported constitutional monarchy and separation of power
b)
Adopted Locke’s natural rights to form a new government
c)
Used the guillotine to establish an unlimited government
d)
Restored an absolute monarchy with King Robespierre
11.
Which of the following best describes France's relation with neighbor monarchs during the FR?
a)
Threatened to invade France to protect their own country
b)
They ignored what was happening in France
c)
They supported the revolution
d)
They tried to help Robespierre find fleeing nobles
12.
How did Louis XVI react to his newly limited power?
a)
He worked with the people to improve daily life in France
b)
He started the Reign of Terror to remove his enemies
c)
He and his family tried to flee the country and escape
d)
He declared war on neighboring countries
13.
How did the Reign of Terror change the French Revolution?
a)
The original problems in France were all solved
b)
The French were taken over by neighboring Austria
c)
Robespierre used unlimited power to help the peasants
d)
Revolution took a radical turn as thousands were executed
14.
What does this images tell you about the Reign of Terror?
a)
Only the nobles were targeted and executed
b)
No citizen was safe, even 3rd Estate members
c)
The middle class was not impacted
d)
All citizens were treated as equals
15.

Who took over after Robespierre?

a)

The Directory

b)

Louis XVII

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Marie Antoinette

16.

Who took over after The Directory

a)

Josephine Bonaparte

b)

Robespierre

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

England

17.

Why did Robespierre get guillotined

a)

He was the Leader of the reign of terror and a harsh ruler

b)

He beat his wife

c)

he lied to the king

d)

He was Austrian

18.

Which government was created by the 3rd Estate at that start of the Revolution?

a)

National Assembly

b)

National Convention

c)

Directory

d)

Committee of Public Safety

19.

What organization was established to find critics of the Revolution by Robespierre?

a)

National Assembly

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

National Convention

d)

Estates General

20.

Legislative group in France prior to the French Revolution that Louis had to meet with to raise taxes on the 3rd Estate:

a)

Congress

b)

Estates General

c)

National Assembly

d)

Old Regime

21.

Which events was the officially started the French Revolution?

a)

Storming of the Bastille

b)

Tennis Court Oath

c)

Spanish Invasion

d)

Shooting at Lexington and Concord

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