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AP Euro Unit 5 - Conflict, Crisis & Reaction in Late 18th c

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
2.
Which of the following was an underlying, or deep-­rooted, cause of the French Revolution? 
a)
unequal tax burdens
b)
equal land ownership
c)
a law granting peasants more freedom 
d)
a growing French empire
3.

Who was the King of France during the French Revolution?

a)

Maximilien Robespierre

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

4.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
5.
Which of these contributed to the French Revolution?
a)
defeat and occupation by Prussian army
b)
rejection of Enlightenment ideas
c)
participation in the American Revolution
d)
the rise of Napoleon
6.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
7.
The First Estate in French society was composed of 
a)
the Clergy
b)
people with special courts
c)
people who did not pay taxes
d)
all of the abve
8.
Which of the following was an underlying, or deep-­rooted, cause of the French Revolution? 
a)
unequal tax burdens
b)
equal land ownership
c)
a law granting peasants more freedom 
d)
a growing French empire
9.

When did the revolutionist storm the Bastille?

a)

July 14 1889

b)

July 14 1789

c)

July 15 1789

d)

June 14 1789

10.

What was the Reign of Terror?

a)

When king Louis XVI ruled France

b)

when Marie Antoinette said " let them eat cake"

c)

when Napoleon ruled France

d)

When Robespierre was in charge of France.

11.
What was the final outcome of the French Revolution? 
a)
the declaration of the Edict of Nantes
b)
Napoleon naming himself Emperor of France
c)
unification of French city­ states
d)
the restoration of Louis XVI 
12.
Which of the following was NOT a domestic reform under Napoleons imperial rule? 
a)
Established public education opportunities
b)
Institutes a period of persecution and execution known as the "Reign of Terror"
c)
Set up a fair and equal tax code that led to a stable economy
d)
Seized power through a coup'etat and issued the Napoleonic code
13.
Which of the following describes why Napoleon was able to quickly gain power? 
a)
The French political system was finally stable after Robespierre executed any enemy of the republic
b)
The political and economic problems that the revolution tried to fix still existed and the people were desperate for change
c)
The newly created French republic of virtue insisted on having a firm leader that would expand the empire across all of Europe
d)
All of the above 
14.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
15.
What was Napoleon's Continental System?
a)
The type of breakfast that Europeans ate.
b)
A system of European laws.
c)
A system to promote the sale of European goods.
d)
A system to prevent British goods from being sold in Europe.
16.
What were the laws that Napoleon created called?
a)
The Napoleonic Code.
b)
Napoleon's Rights of Man and Citizen.
c)
The Napoleonic Constitution.
d)
The Law of Mankind.
17.
The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon? 
a)
There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army
b)
Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army
c)
The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army
d)
The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army
18.
Where was Napoleon defeated?
a)
Ghent
b)
Paris
c)
Waterloo
d)
Wesley Chapel
19.
With a mounting debt from his victory in defending France from Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain, as well as the costly failure to quell the Haitian Revolution, Napoleon raised money by___________________
a)
Selling the Louisiana Territory to the United States
b)
Commissioning the French Navy to plunder all ships throughout the Atlantic
c)
Creating a National Income Tax on the Nobility and Clergy
d)
Signing an executive order to seize all piggy banks
20.
After the British, Prussians, and Russians invaded France in 1814 what happened to Napoleon?
a)
He was exiled to Elba, a small island near Italy
b)
He was exiled to St Helena off the coast of South America
c)
He was executed via guillotine
d)
He died of cancer awaiting trial
21.

What event restored monarchies and the balance of power to Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?

a)

Congress of Vienna

b)

Parliament

c)

League of Nations

d)

Estates General

22.

The Congress of Vienna -

a)

reclaimed American colonies

b)

redrew the map of Europe

c)

redrew the map of America

d)

reclaimed African colonies

23.

One goal of the Congress of Vienna was the -

a)

restoration of Napoleon

b)

execution of Napoleon

c)

restoration of monarchies

d)

abolishment of monarchies

24.

This political philosophy favors traditional values and ideas (monarchy and aristocracy) and opposes change or innovation.

a)

liberalism

b)

communism

c)

nationalism

d)

conservatism

25.

Which Austrian diplomat exerted such an influence over European politics that the era of 1815 to 1848 is named after him?

a)

Talleyrand

b)

Castlereagh

c)

Metternich

d)

Bismarck

26.

Romanticism can be broadly referred to a

a)

a movement in the scientific realm

b)

a movement for singers

c)

a movement across the wealthy

d)

a movement across all the arts

27.

Romantic artists loved

a)

nature

b)

reason

c)

education

d)

death

28.

Since this was also an artistic movement, do you think the painters of the Romantic Period more worried about being technically correct or inspired?

a)

technically correct

b)

inspired