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WorksheetsThe French Revolution Part 2
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who seized power after the fall of the Jacobin government?
a)
Common people
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Wealthy middle class
d)
Robespierre’s son
2.
The Constitution of 1791 given power to make laws to whom?
a)
Convention
b)
National Assembly
c)
Directory
d)
Clergy and Nobility
3.
Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention
a)
Declared France a constitutional monarchy
b)
Abolished the monarchy
c)
All men and women above 21 years got the right to vote
d)
Declared France a Republic
4.
According to the new constitution of 1791, the National Assembly was to be
a)
Elected directly
b)
appointed by the king
c)
elected indirectly
d)
a hereditary body
5.
After the Jacobins’ revolt in 1792, which of these events happened in France?
a)
Elections were held
b)
France was declared a Republic
c)
Monarchy was abolished
d)
All the above
6.
The term ‘Old Regime’ is usually used to describe
a)
France before 1000 B.C.
b)
Society of France after 1789 A.D.
c)
Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.
d)
None of the above
7.
Why is the period from 1793 to 1794 referred to as the ‘Reign of Terror’?
a)
France facing economic crisis
b)
Neighbouring countries attacked France
c)
Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment
d)
Corruption prevailed everywhere
8.
Which of the following statement is true in the context of Robespierre?
a)
He converted churches into barracks or offices
b)
He rationed meat and bread
c)
He followed a policy of severe control and punishment.
d)
All of the Above
9.
What was ‘Estates General’?
a)
Head of the Army
b)
A political body
c)
Persons of high rank in state administration
d)
Head of Chruch
10.
What did the term ‘Old Regime’ mean?
a)
History of France before 1789 A.D.
b)
Administration of France before 1789 A.D.
c)
Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.
d)
None of the above
11.
King Louis XVI belonged to which dynasty of kings?
a)
House of Capet
b)
House of Bonaparte
c)
House of Bourbon
d)
House of Valois
12.
What was the most important legacy of the French Revolution?
a)
Idea of Constitutional Monarchy
b)
Idea of Democratic Rights
c)
Ideas of Liberty and Democratic Rights
d)
Ideas of Dictatorship
13.
The word ‘Taille’ stands for:
a)
It is a tax paid directly to the state by the third state
b)
It is a tax paid directly to the church by the third state
c)
It is a tax paid directly to the state by the Nobility
d)
It is a tax paid directly to the state by the Clergy
14.
Who proposed the Social Contract theory?
a)
Mirabeau
b)
Rousseau
c)
John Locke
d)
None of the Above
15.
Who wrote the pamphlet called ‘What is the Third Estate’?
a)
Mirabeau
b)
Rousseau
c)
Abbé Sieyès
d)
Robespierre
16.
‘Each member should have one vote’ was advocated by :
a)
Mirabeau
b)
Rousseau
c)
Abbé Sieyès
d)
John Locke
17.
Who said: The task of representing the people has been given to the rich?
a)
Mirabeau
b)
Jean-Paul Marat
c)
Rousseau
d)
Georges Denton
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