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WorksheetsThe French Revolution Part 1
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When Louis XVI ascended the throne of France?
a)
1773
b)
1774
c)
1775
d)
1776
2.
When did Slavery finally abolished in France?
a)
1845
b)
1846
c)
1848
d)
1852
3.
When did Bastille was demolished?
a)
14th July, 1789
b)
5th May 1789
c)
20th June 1789
d)
26th August 1789
4.
When did Louis XVI call an assembly of Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes?
a)
14th July, 1789
b)
5th May 1789
c)
20th June 1789
d)
4th August 1789
5.
When was the battle of Waterloo fought?
a)
1810 AD
b)
1815 AD
c)
1825 AD
d)
1795 AD
6.
What do you mean by the term ‘Directory’?
a)
A convention made up of six members
b)
A congress made up of five members
c)
A council made up of six members
d)
An executive made up of five members
7.
A guillotine was ____________________
a)
A device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person was beheaded
b)
A fine sword with which heads were cut off
c)
A special noose to hang people
d)
none of the above
8.
Who was Rousseau?
a)
A French Philosopher
b)
An Astrologer
c)
Leader of Jacobin Club
d)
A Dictator
9.
Which of these provisions were passed by the Assembly on the night of 4 August, 1789?
a)
Abolition of feudal system of obligations
b)
Clergy had to give up its privileges
c)
Tithes were abolished
d)
All the above
10.
A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and:
a)
Africa
b)
Asia
c)
Australia
d)
none of the above
11.
In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that
a)
All the three Estates should have one vote altogether
b)
Each Estate should have one vote
c)
Each member of the three Estates should have one vote
d)
None of the above
12.
What was the ‘Subsistence Crisis’ which occurred frequently in France?
a)
An extreme situation endangering the basic means of livelihood
b)
Subsidy in food grains
c)
Large-scale production of food grains
d)
None of the above
13.
Which group of people did not join the Jacobin club?
a)
Artisans
b)
Shopkeepers
c)
Daily-wage workers
d)
Men with property
14.
How does a ‘Subsistence Crisis’ happen?
a)
Bad harvest leads to scarcity of grains
b)
Food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy bread
c)
Leads to weaker bodies, diseases, deaths and even food riots
d)
All the above
15.
Upon becoming free, the slave wore:
a)
blue cap
b)
white cap
c)
red cap
d)
green cap
16.
Which social groups emerged in the 18th century?
a)
Businessmen
b)
Peasants
c)
Middle class
d)
All the above
17.
Which patriotic song sung by the army in the war against Prussia and Austria?
a)
Ça ira
b)
Marseillaise
c)
Le Réveil du Peuple
d)
Hymne du 21 janvier
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