WorksheetsThe French Revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is taille?
A tax levied by the Church
Tax paid directly to the state
Unit of currency in France
None of the above
The population of France in the year 1715 was?
28 million
29 million
23 million
24 million
In ____ King Louis XVI of France ascended the throne at the age of ____.
1774 | 21
1775 | 20
1775 | 19
1774 | 20
The ideas of Philosophers were discussed intensively in...
Salons
Tennis Courts
Schools
Coffee houses
None of these
Mirabeau was born in a _____ family. Abbé Sieyès was originally a _____.
Clergy | Priest
Noble | Teacher
Clergy | Priest
Noble | Priest
The National Assembly completed the draft for the constitution of France in
1792
1789
1791
1790
Who all were given the right to vote?
Women above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to 3 days of a labourer's wage
Men above 25 years of age who paid taxes equal to 3 days of a labourer's wage
Active citizens
Elector
Which law came into effect after the storming of Bastille in 1789?
Abolition of slavery
Abolition of censorship
Right to vote for women
No more execution
In ____ Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor of France.
1805
1806
1804
1803
The July revolution in France happened in which year?
1815
1794
1848
1830
The Jacobins club got its name from?
St Jacobus
St Jacobins
St Jacob
None of these
On the morning of _____ the people stormed into the Palace of Tuileries and held the king hostage.
4th October
9th August
25th September
10th August
The Reign of Terror was from
1743 - 1744
1723 -1724
1783 -1784
1793 -1794
The famous women's club in France was
The Society of Revolutionary and Republican Women
The Society of Republican Women and Revolutionary
The Jacobins club
None of these
When was slavery finally abolished?
1745
1848
1894
1744
Which King did Louis XVI have secret negotiations with?
King of Austria
King of Germany
King of Prussia
None of these
What does sans- culottes mean ?
With knee breeches
Without knee breeches
With striped pants
Without striped pant
The act of freeing know as?
Emancipation
Negroes
Manor
Taille
Which year did women in France won the right to vote ?
1958
1948
1792
None of these
True or False
Abolition of slavery was done in Martinique, Guadeloupe and San Domingo.
True
False
