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WorksheetsFrench revolution Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4mins
In 1774, Louis XVI of the Bourbon family of Kings ascended the throne of ________ .
Germany
France
USA
Austria
How does a ‘Subsistence Crisis’ happen?
Bad harvest leads to scarcity of grains
Food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy bread
Leads to weaker bodies, diseases, deaths and even food riots
All of the Above
What was ‘Estates General’?
Post of Army General
Head of all landed property
Advisor of the king
A political body
The term ‘Old Regime’ is usually used to describe
France before 1000 B.C.
Society of France after 1789 A.D.
Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.
None of the above
Which of these books was written by John Locke?
Two Treatises on Government
The Spirit of the Laws
The Social Contract
All the above
In the meeting of the Estates General, the members of the Third Estate demanded that
Each Estate should have one vote
Each member of the three Estates should have one vote
none
All the three Estates should have one vote altogether
Who led the representatives of the Third Estate in Versailles on 20th June?
Mirabeau
Both (a) and (c)
Abbe Sieyes
Louis XVI
What was newly elected assembly called ?
(a)
The burden of financial activities of state during the Old Regime was borne by the (a) .
The American constitution and its guarantee of individual rights was an important example for political thinkers in (a) .
The constitution of 1791 vested the power to make laws in the (a) .
When was slavery finally abolished in French colonies ?
(a)
Which theory was proposed by Montesquieu ?
(a)
Name the special tax levied by the church on peasants.
(a)
Who is the Leader of Jacobin Club ?
(a)
