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The French Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which estate(s) didn't pay the taille?

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

2.

What did the revolutionary government do with the Church?

a)

They reformed it

b)

They replaced the Clergy

c)

They seized its lands and sold them

d)

They stormed it

3.

Who makes up the First Estate?

a)

Clerics

b)

Nobles

c)

The clergy

4.

Who was the king of France at the time of the French Revolution?

(a)  

5.

Which of these is one of the main demands of the Declaration of Rights of Man?

a)

The constitution is to be rewritten every 4 years

b)

The First and Second estates should be imprisoned

c)

Public jobs should be based on talent not rank

6.

Nobles: Had land and wealth. Held leading positions in the government.

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estates General

7.

Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants. Made up 98% of the population. Had to pay ALL the taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate System

8.

The document that increased the rights of all French citizens

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

Constitution

9.

France was deep in debt because

a)

money spent on the American Revolution

b)

the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes

c)

the queen's and king's lavish spending

d)

all of the above

10.

What oath did the National Assembly swear on the tennis court?

a)

Never to separate until they established a constitution.

b)

To reconcile with the First and Second Estate.

c)

Always pay taxes.

d)

Worship Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

11.

What were the people looking for when they stormed the Bastille?

a)

Food

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Weapons

d)

Money

12.

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

13.

What name was given to the time when peasant rebellions dominated the streets?

a)

The Days of Fear

b)

The French Panic

c)

The Reign of Terror

d)

The Great Fear

14.

The Bourgeoisie owned 20 to 30% of the land.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

About how much did the nobility number in France?

a)

130,000

b)

350,000

c)

2,000,000

d)

380,000

16.

What is the taille?

a)

Harvest taxes

b)

Healthcare taxes

c)

Property and land taxes

17.

Who made up the bourgeoisie?

a)

Professional people

b)

Peasants

c)

Merchants

d)

Industrialists

e)

Generals

18.

The king of France accepted the National Assembly's decrees right away.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Thousands of women marched to _____ to force the king to accept the decrees.

a)

Versailles

b)

Paris

c)

Marseille

d)

Toulouse

20.

About how many Parisians stormed Bastille?

a)

300

b)

500

c)

900

d)

1,350