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French Revolution and Napoleon

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This painting, "The Third of May, 1808" was done by:

a)

Jacques-Louis David

b)

William Turner

c)

Joseph Ducreux

d)

Francisco Goya

2.

One way that Napoleon and Robespierre were similar was that they both:

a)

played an important role at the Congress of Vienna

b)

increased their power during the French Revolution

c)

were executed for treason by French monarchs

d)

led armies against the Haitians

3.

Which of the following events became a symbol of the French Revolution?

a)

the Revellon riots

b)

the establishment of the National Assembly

c)

the storming of the Bastille

d)

the summoning of the Estates-General

4.

Most of the 30-60,000 executions that took place during the French Revolution were done by:

a)

Hanging

b)

Electric chair

c)

Firing Squad

d)

Guillotine

5.

Which of the estates was paying most of the taxes in France before the French Revolution?

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

Fourth Estate

6.

The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he would:

a)

provide stability for the nation

b)

end British control of France

c)

restore Louis XVI to power

d)

adopt the ideas of the Protestant Reformation

7.

What did the National Assembly vow during the Tennis Court Oath?

a)

to behead the king

b)

to draft a new, written Constitution

c)

to prepare cahiers

d)

to revolt against the King's tariff policies

8.

What was the Napoleonic Code?

a)

A code of recipes for French cooking

b)

The main French legal code

c)

The rules for running the French army

d)

The guidelines Napoleon used to determine what his next military move was going to be

9.

What was the outcome of Napoleon’s invasion of Russia?

a)

the complete loss of Napoleon's empire

b)

defeat of the Russians

c)

stalemate between the Russians and the French

d)

defeat of the French

10.

Napoleon was from:

a)

Sardinia

b)

St. Helena

c)

Corsica

d)

Paris

11.

Why did Napoleon's invasion of Russia fail?

a)

Winter weather froze to death many of his troops

b)

Fierce Russian resistance

c)

Russia's "scorched earth" policy

d)

All of these were reasons why the invasion failed

12.

Which of the following was a chief goal of the Congress of Vienna?

a)

punish France

b)

re-establish the previous way of life

c)

strengthen Germany

d)

create a united Europe

13.

This battle signified the end of Napoleon's rule of France.

a)

Borodino

b)

Trafalgar

c)

Waterloo

d)

Austerlitz

14.

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:

a)

Admiral Nelson

b)

Admiral Howe

c)

Admiral Ramsey

d)

Admiral Somerville

15.

Which issue was a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

ineffective rule of Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

nationalization of the Church

c)

outrage over the use of the guillotine by the Committee of Public Safety

d)

demand of the Third Estate for more political power

16.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
17.

What happened to the Directory?

a)

They created a long-lasting government that is still in effect today.

b)

They peacefully dissembled.

c)

They were overthrown in a coup d’etat led by Napoleon.

d)

None of the above

18.

“. . . 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?

a)

natural law

b)

nationalism

c)

free trade

d)

socialism

19.
Why did a mob of Parisian women march on the Palace of Versailles in October 1789?
a)
They were searching for arms to prepare for war with Prussia
b)
They were protesting the rising price of bread
c)
They were trying to arrest Marie Antoinette to put her on trial
d)
King Louis XVI denied the legislation that would acknowledge the Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Citizen
20.
Which of the following fueled French desires to revolt against the monarchy?
a)
The Reign of Terror and the Ideas of the Enlightenment
b)
The Napoleonic Code and ideas of the Enlightenment
c)
Ideas of the Enlightenment and the American revolution
d)
The Scientific Revolution and the Reign of Terror