WorksheetsUnit 5 review
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 33mins
Which of the following was the most important cause of discontent among the French peasantry in the decades leading up to the French Revolution?
The failure of the government to encourage significant emigration to Canada
The efforts by many landowners to revive various kinds of taxes and feudal dues
The spread of Enlightenment critiques of organized religion
The drafting of large numbers of peasants to serve in the French army
The creation of large numbers of robe nobles by the French monarchy
All of the following were achieved by women during the French Revolution except
Their demands for change were represented in the cahiers along with those of the men
They marched to Versailles to bring the king and his family back to Paris
They published a Declaration of the Rights of Women in response to the French Constitution of 1791
They gained proportional representation in the chamber of deputies
They participated in the revolutionary clubs, including the Confederation of the Friends of the Truth
Which of the following best characterizes 18th century France just prior to the Revolution of 1789?
The economic status of the peasantry was improving dramatically
The aristocracy’s power had eroded completely
The privileges of the clergy were declining
The French monarchy was experiencing a deepening financial crisis
The participation of the bourgeoisie in legislative affairs was increasing dramatically
The armies of revolutionary France enjoyed which of the following advantages over the armies of the major European monarchs?
A better supply system
Superior training and more practice in drills
Technologically advanced weaponry
Older and more experienced soldiers
Greater patriotism and morale
Absolute monarchy declined in pre-1789 France primarily because of the
Growth of judicial and aristocratic opposition
Strength of peasant uprisings
Increased power of the Estates-General
King’s refusal to involve France in foreign wars
Decline in the French population
A distinguishing feature of the Old Regime in 18th Century France was its
Dominant influence of the Roman Catholic Church on the cultural life of the elites
Steady decline in the peasant population
Growth of modern machine industry in manufacturing centers such as Lyon
Inability of the monarchy to carry out the reforms necessary for its survival
Mass emigration to colonies in the New World
The meeting of the Estates-General in 1789 marked a significant step toward revolution in France because it
Exposed the plans of Louis XVI to abdicate in favor of his son
Provided a legitimate forum for critics of the Old Regime
Included a proposal to confiscate noble estates to raise government revenue
Revealed the extent of papal influence on the French royal family
Gave the clergy and the nobility an opportunity to overthrow the monarchy
The cahiers written on the eve of the French Revolution served which of the following purposes?
To present grievances and proposals for reform
To form the basis of a new constitution and code of laws
To represent the guilds’ interests to the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie
To restore the aristocracy to a full partnership with the monarchy
To make the clergy responsible to the national bureaucracy
The Tennis Court Oath symbolized
The resolve of the National Assembly to create a new constitution
The desire of the National Assembly to behead the king and queen
The resolve of the 1st and 2nd Estates to resist change
The resolve of the monarchy to resist change
The determination of Robespierre to eliminate all enemies of the state
In the time during and after the French Revolution, the French Catholic clergy were alienated most by
The elimination of tax exemptions for the 1st Estate
The state’s seizure of Church property
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
The involvement of women in revolutionary activities
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy
In response to the revolutionary activities in France, many European governments
Ignored the events
Offered to lend assistance to the revolutionaries
Instituted repressive domestic policies to prevent the spread of the revolutionary fervor
Did not see the danger in the ideas of the revolutionaries in France
Signed treaties of nonaggression with both the old regime and the revolutionary forces
Which of the following acted as a major intellectual cause of the French Revolution
The revival of classical art and architecture
Enlightenment ideals of natural law and equality
Descartes’ dualism of mind and matter
Hobbes’s theories of human nature
John Wesley’s Methodist revival in religion
One could best describe Louis XVI’s attitude toward the French Revolution as
Public acceptance, private opposition
Enthusiastic and material support
Outright condemnation of revolutionary acts
Skillful compromise in preserving royal absolutism
Joining the bourgeoisie against noble privileges
The ‘Great Fear’ in the summer of 1789 was the result of rumors that
the harvest was far smaller than expected
the great French estates were not to be broken up and redistributed among the peasants
the monarchy was about to be restored
aristocrats were plotting to attack peasants
French farms would be collectivized
The French Revolution (1789) in its earliest stages can best be described as
a radical revolution in which a republic was established
a reactionary revolution that put Napoleon Bonaparte in power
a conservative movement that insisted on maintaining an absolutist state
a moderate revolution led by nobles
a liberal revolution that resulted in a constitutional monarchy
The sequence of events that led to the French Revolution of 1789 is best summarized by which of the following
Lafayette call for democracy, royal suppression of the National Assembly, Robespierre’s leading a peasant revolution
Peasant uprisings, royal family flees France, election of the Directory
War of the First Coalition (Britain, Austria, Prussia declare war on France), urban riots, convening of the Estates General
Widespread famine, repression of riots, guerilla war
Royal financial crisis, meeting of the Estates General, storming of the Bastille
Which of the following composers might best represent Romantic art through German nationalism?
Tchaikovosky
Bach
Mozart
Wagner
The parliamentary body in France on the eve of the Revolution was called the
French Congress
Estates General
National Convention
National Assembly
Which group/person was NOT considered a radical during the French Revolution.
A member of the sans-culottes.
The Jacobins.
Robespierre.
A member of the National Assembly.
What force helped the French win their war with the European coalition, thus saving their revolution for foreign threats?
Nationalism.
Radicalism.
Conservativism.
Liberalism.
The branch of government responsible for protecting the French Revolution from domestic and foreign threats was the
Directory.
National Assembly.
Estates-General.
Committee of Public Safety.
Which leader of the French Revolution overthrew the Directory?
King Louis XVIII.
Robespierre.
Napoleon.
Olympe de Gouges.
All are examples of the people of France taking the revolution into their own hands EXCEPT:
The Tennis Court Oath.
The storming of the Bastille.
The Woman's March.
Napoleon naming himself Emperor Napoleon I.
The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen...(multiple answers)
Established a limited monarchy.
Was a list of guaranteed natural rights for the people.
Reflected the ideas of the philosophes.
Only applied to active French citizens.
What is the taille and who did it pertain to in French society?
It was an elite social club only the nobility could attend.
It was a famous dish only the clergy were worthy of eating.
It was the general tax in France only the 3rd estate paid.
It was Marie Antoinette's most expensive wig worn by her grandmother.
Napoleon met his final defeat at the Battle of
Trafalgar
Austerlitz.
Waterloo.
Leipzig.
Which social class were victims of the Reign of Terror?
The clergy.
The nobility.
The 3rd Estate.
All social classes.
All of the following are true of Robespierre EXCEPT
he opposed the war in 1792.
he gained considerable support from the sans-culottes faction.
he favored the de-Christianization of France.
he served as the chief figure of the Committee of Public Safety
he managed the Terror against republican political figures
As a result of Napoleonic code of 1804
all privileges based on birth were abolished
the laws of primogeniture were renewed
salaried officials were paid in accordance with their land inheritances
women gained social and political equality with men.
divorce became easier for women to obtain than in the past
Which of the following characterizes the role of Europe in the system of world trade prior to the voyage of Columbus?
Europe served as the most important market for products because it produced few goods.
Europe was the major western node of the trading system that produced high-quality textiles and metalwork desired by others.
Europe provided the banking and financial services that sustained the world trading system.
Europe was a minor outpost that produced few products desired by other civilizations.
What Treaty ended the French and Indian War?
Treaty of British
Treaty of French and Indian War
Treaty of Native Americans
Treaty of Paris
The "September Massacres" involved
the assassination of the Jacobins
murders of members of the Legislative Assembly by the sans-culottes
the execution of prisoners in city jails believed to be counterrevolutionaries
riots in Versailles in September 1792 that resulted in the deaths of over 1200 aristocrats
the putting to death of Louis XVI and his family for treason against the state.
The Girondists who participated in the French Revolution are best characterized as
a radical group of Jacobins
religious conservatives opposed to violent revolution
secret supporters of the emigres
secret sympathizers with Austria
monarchists
Trade between Britain and America after the Revolutionary War
increased
decreased
remained the same
decreased, then increased quickly
effectively stopped until the 19th century
Which of the following dates might best incorporate the dates for the Romantic Art movement?
1650 - 1730
1710 - 1780
1750 - 1820
1780 - 1840
What type of society did the Ancien Regime have?
Class-based
Egalitarian
Communism
Estate-based
Emotional, passionate, mysterious, sentimental, intuitive, intense, “rugged” individual, power and fury of nature, the exotic/occult/macabre, nationalism.
Realism
Neoclassical
Renaissance
Romanticism
There were four major 'enemies' of Napoleon who decided to remain united: Great Britain, Russia, Austria, and ____________.
Germany
Poland
Prussia
India
Which French dynasty was restored to power after Napoleon's fall?
Bonaparte
Valois
Carolingian
Bourbon
Who was the leader of the Congress of Vienna?
Prince Klemens von Metternich
Tsar Alexander I
Karl August von Hardenburg
Viscount Castlereagh
What principle was Mitternich guided by?
Principle of Authority
Principle of Legitimacy
Principle of Accountability
Principle of Traditions
Diplomats believed they were forming a new ___________________ (trying to prevent any power controlling others).
Balance of Traditions
Alliance of Powers
United Nations
Balance of Powers
What ideology did Metternich represent?
liberalism
conservatism
traditonalism
socialism
Who is contributed to the beginning of conservatism?
Prince Metternich
Napoleon
Edmund Burke
Karl Marx
