WorksheetsFrench Revolution and Napoleon
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
This painting, "The Third of May, 1808" was done by:
Jacques-Louis David
William Turner
Joseph Ducreux
Francisco Goya
One way that Napoleon and Robespierre were similar was that they both:
played an important role at the Congress of Vienna
increased their power during the French Revolution
were executed for treason by French monarchs
led armies against the Haitians
Which of the following events became a symbol of the French Revolution?
the Revellon riots
the establishment of the National Assembly
the storming of the Bastille
the summoning of the Estates-General
Most of the 30-60,000 executions that took place during the French Revolution were done by:
Hanging
Electric chair
Firing Squad
Guillotine
Which of the estates was paying most of the taxes in France before the French Revolution?
First Estate
Second Estate
Third Estate
Fourth Estate
The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he would:
provide stability for the nation
end British control of France
restore Louis XVI to power
adopt the ideas of the Protestant Reformation
What did the National Assembly vow during the Tennis Court Oath?
to behead the king
to draft a new, written Constitution
to prepare cahiers
to revolt against the King's tariff policies
What was the Napoleonic Code?
A code of recipes for French cooking
The main French legal code
The rules for running the French army
The guidelines Napoleon used to determine what his next military move was going to be
What was the outcome of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia?
the complete loss of Napoleon's empire
defeat of the Russians
stalemate between the Russians and the French
defeat of the French
Napoleon was from:
Sardinia
St. Helena
Corsica
Paris
Why did Napoleon's invasion of Russia fail?
Winter weather froze to death many of his troops
Fierce Russian resistance
Russia's "scorched earth" policy
All of these were reasons why the invasion failed
Which of the following was a chief goal of the Congress of Vienna?
punish France
re-establish the previous way of life
strengthen Germany
create a united Europe
This battle signified the end of Napoleon's rule of France.
Borodino
Trafalgar
Waterloo
Austerlitz
The naval commander responsible for the British defeat of the French at Trafalgar, inspiring them by saying "England expects every man to do his duty" was:
Admiral Nelson
Admiral Howe
Admiral Ramsey
Admiral Somerville
Which issue was a cause of the French Revolution?
ineffective rule of Napoleon Bonaparte
nationalization of the Church
outrage over the use of the guillotine by the Committee of Public Safety
demand of the Third Estate for more political power
What happened to the Directory?
They created a long-lasting government that is still in effect today.
They peacefully dissembled.
They were overthrown in a coup d’etat led by Napoleon.
None of the above
“. . . Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good. . . .”
—Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789
Which principle of the Enlightenment philosophers is expressed in this quotation from the French Revolution?
natural law
nationalism
free trade
socialism
