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French Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This was the royal residence of the French monarchs

a)

Bastille

b)

Versailles

c)

Buckingham Palace

d)

Kensington Palace

2.

Which King was killed by guillotine?

a)

King Louis XVI (16th)

b)

King James I

c)

King Louis XIV (14th)

d)

King Henry of Navarre

3.

What was the name of the oath taken by the 3rd Estate members to create a new constitution?

a)

Oath of Office

b)

Badminton Oath

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Tennis Court Oath

4.

July 14, 1789 the people in the 3rd Estate stormed what major building in Paris?

a)

Bastille prison

b)

Palace of Versailles

c)

The Louvre

d)

Notre Dame Cathedral

5.

What was the name of the radical group during the French Rev. that supported executing the king and queen?

a)

National Assembly

b)

Jacobins

c)

Royalists

d)

Pierreans

6.

Who was the leader of the Jacobins and led the Reign of Terror?

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

Napoleon

c)

John Locke

d)

Robespierre

7.

Which of the Estates had to pay taxes to the king?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

All of them

8.

The first constitution written by the people was called -

a)

The Tennis Court Oath

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen

d)

Les Miserables

9.

Who declared themselves "emperor" of France?

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

King Louis XVI

c)

Robespierre

d)

Oliver Cromwell

10.

Napoleon successfully overtook many European countries in attempt for European domination.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The UK, Russia, Austria, and Prussia were some of the member of which group that defeated Napoleon

a)

Holy Alliance

b)

European Coalition

c)

Quadruple Alliance

d)

European Union

12.

After being exiled to Elba, Napoleon was able to escape and rule France again.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

After escaping Elba, Napoleon ruled France again for how long?

a)

3 Years

b)

100 Days

c)

1 Year

d)

200 Days

14.

Napoleon was ultimately defeated at what battle?

a)

Waterloo

b)

Bastille

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Dunkirk

15.

What was NOT a consequence of the Congress of Vienna?

a)

New alliances being formed

b)

New political parties emerging

c)

Strengthened nationalism

d)

France kept the land it conquered

16.

Which of the following best describes the main goal of the Congress of Vienna?

a)

Celebrate the success at the Battle of Waterloo

b)

Form new alliances

c)

Determine how France would pay for the harm to other countries

d)

Determine who would be the next ruler of France

17.

Who was the leader of the Congress of Vienna from Austria?

a)

Talleyrand

b)

Prince Metternich

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Czar Peter the Great

18.

Which of the following countries was NOT a member of the Holy Alliance?

a)

Prussia

b)

UK

c)

Russia

d)

Austria

19.

Napoleon was ultimately exiled to ____ where he later will die.

a)

Haiti

b)

Belgium

c)

Elba

d)

St. Helena

20.

Which two new political philosophies emerge after the French Revolution?

a)

Conservatism & Communism

b)

Nationalism & Liberalism

c)

Liberalism & Conservatism

d)

Buddhism & Hinduism