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French Rev

Total questions: 190

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who made the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
National Assembly
b)
Allow more input from the Third King Louis XVI
c)
Robespierre
d)
Committee of Public Safety
2.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
Financial crisis in France
b)
Lavish spending of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
c)
Inequality of the estate system
d)
Too much power in the hands of the Third Estate
3.
In 1789, the Third Estate left the Estates General and declared themselves the
a)
Parliament of France
b)
National Assembly
c)
Directory
d)
Committee of Public Safety
4.
What did the Tennis Court Oath swear?
a)
The no one could beat Louis XVI in a tennis match
b)
That the Third Estate would accept a heavier tax burden
c)
That the National Assembly would not dissolve until they created a constitution
d)
That France would no longer support the corrupt Catholic Church
5.
What Parisian landmark was attacked and destroyed on July 14, 1789?
a)
Versailles
b)
the Bastille
c)
the Louvre
d)
the Eiffel Tower
6.
Who was in the Second Estate?
a)
middle class
b)
peasants
c)
clergy
d)
nobility
7.
Which French military leader brought troops to support the American colonists in their revolution?
a)
Robespierre
b)
Louis XV
c)
Lafayette
d)
Napoleon
8.
Which document set out the demands of the French Revolution and embodied Enlightenment ideals like liberty and equality?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
French Bill of Rights
c)
Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
d)
National Convention
9.
Which group in France favored radical change and overthrow of the government?
a)
Jacobins
b)
monarchists
c)
aristocracy
d)
Cavaliers
10.
Which of these is NOT an effect of the French Revolution?
a)
Increased nationalism
b)
End of absolutism
c)
Spread of Enlightenment ideals
d)
American Revolutionary War
11.

Prior to the French Revolution and throughout the Ancien Regime, what type of government did France have?

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

democracy

c)

dictatorship

d)

constitutional republic

12.
Which of these people was NOT executed by guillotine?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Marie Antoinette
c)
Lafayette
d)
Robespierre
13.
T or F: The nickname for the guillotine was the "national razor."
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Who is symbolized by the man on the ground in this image?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
First Estate
c)
The pope
d)
Third Estate
15.
The peasants in France attacked the Noble landowners in an event called
a)
the Thermidorian Reaction 
b)
the Great Fear
c)
the Terror
d)
the military coup
16.
The French people were divided into estates based on
a)
Religious beliefs
b)
Geographic region
c)
Education level
d)
Social class
17.
Countries like Austria,  Prussia, and Great Britain will invade France to protect the idea of
a)
Justice
b)
Liberty
c)
Monarchy
d)
Estates
18.
The tennis court oath was...
a)
guarantee that they would support the king
b)
vow to continue to meet until they had produced a new French constitution
c)
pledge loyalty to Jean-Jacques Rousseau
d)
promise to not rest until all memebers of the government were tried and executed
19.
Who belonged to the First Estate?
a)
nobles
b)
clergy
c)
peasants
d)
royalty
20.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
the queen's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
21.

Which of the French estates formed the National Assembly and began running the country?

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

Lower Estate

e)

Upper Estate

22.
"Men are born and remain free and equal in rights."
This quote is most like the ideas from 
a)
John Locke
b)
Hobbes
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Rousseau
23.
“The National Assembly, considering that it has been summoned to establish the constitution of the kingdom, to recreate the public order, and to maintain the true principles of monarchy"
What was the National Assmbly's goals?
a)
To guillotine the King
b)
To write a constitution with a limited monarchy
c)
To summon King Louis XVI to Paris
d)
To make an army loyal to the people
24.
"The aim of all political association is the preservation of the natural and imprescriptible rights of man. These rights are liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression."
This quote is most like the ideas from 
a)
Locke
b)
Hobbes
c)
Rousseau
d)
Montesquieu
25.
"The principle of all sovereignty resides essentially in the nation. No body nor individual may exercise any authority which does not proceed directly from the nation."
This quote is most similar to the ideas from 
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
d)
Jefferson
26.
"Liberty consists in the freedom to do everything which injures no one else; hence the exercise of the natural rights of each man has no limits except those which assure to the other members of the society the enjoyment of the same rights."
This quote explains whose ideas about a social contract?
a)
Rousseau
b)
Hobbes
c)
Montesquieu
d)
Locke
27.
"Law is the expression of the general will. Every citizen has a right to participate personally, or through his representative, in its foundation. It must be the same for all, whether it protects or punishes."
Which enlightenment thinker's ideas does this most resemble?
a)
Montesquieu
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
d)
Jefferson
28.
"A common contribution is essential for the maintenance of the public forces and for the cost of administration. This should be equitably distributed among all the citizens in proportion to their means."
Why was this included in the Declaration of Rights of Man?
a)
Third Estate was tired of paying all the taxes
b)
Second Estate was tired of paying too many taxes
c)
Bourgeoisie didn't want to pay taxes
d)
King Louis had been financing the whole police force and the people wanted to contribute
29.
"Decrees that all members of this Assembly shall immediately take a solemn oath not to separate,"
What is this oath known as?
a)
Versailles Oath
b)
Assembly Oath
c)
Tennis Court Oath
d)
Separation Oath
30.
Who wrote "What is the Third Estate?"
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Hobbes
c)
 Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes
d)
King Louis XVI
31.
"The Third Estate embraces then all that which belongs to the nation; and all that which is not the Third Estate, cannot be regarded as being of the nation."
Who does Seiyes not include as part of the nation?
a)
Bourgeoisie
b)
Workers
c)
Peasants
d)
Nobles
32.

Identify causes for the King's Flight to Varennes 20 June 1791 (select all correct answers).

a)

His family were drawn as farm animals (like pigs) in a cart.

b)

Marie Antoinette wanted to return to Austria to reunite with her family and raise an army against the Revolution.

c)

King Louis XVI disliked the Church Reform of 1790.

d)

He was concerned with the radical direction of the Revolution.

33.

The Constitution of 1791 was based on what type of ruling political system?

a)

Republic

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Constitutional Monarchy

34.

The response of the National Constituent Assembly to the King's Flight to Varennes on 15 July 1791 was...

a)

Pretend it never happened and punish anyone who said otherwise.

b)

Forgive the King and allow him to remain as an Absolute Monarch.

c)

Claim the King was kidnapped, but take away his veto power.

d)

Put the King on trial and execute him.

35.

Identify the Third Journee on 17 July 1791.

a)

Champ de Mars Massacre

b)

September Massacre

c)

Festival of the Federation

d)

Storming of the Bastille

36.

Name the two leaders blamed for the Champ de Mars Massacre.

a)

Danton and Desmoulins.

b)

Danton and King Louis XVI.

c)

Bailly and Petion.

d)

Bailly and Lafayette.

37.

The Champ de Mars Massacre...

a)

Widened political divisions between radicals and moderates.

b)

Allowed for more freedom of the press.

c)

Gave confidence for leaders to speak out against the King.

d)

Was the end of the line for King Louis XVI.

38.

The Declaration of Pillnitz on August 27th (a)   , The King of Prussia and the Emperor or Austria declared that they would use any force necessary to restore the monarchy in France.

39.

Features of the Constitution of 1791 included... (tick all correct answers).

a)

A distinction between 'Active' and 'Passive' Citizens.

b)

The National Constituent Assembly changing its name to the Legislative Assembly.

c)

Powers for the King to suspend laws but not block them entirely.

d)

Support from Marie Antoinette

40.

From 1790 to the end of 1791 the Revolution's reforms had...

a)

ended.

b)

led to a huge increase in emigres.

c)

made the King more powerful.

d)

calmed down the peasants in rural France and the urban workers (Sans Culottes) in Paris.

41.

Identify which word is not associated with LEFT WING

a)

Radical

b)

Progressive

c)

Reactionary

d)

Change

42.

Identify which political group was most RIGHT WING

a)

Monarchiens

b)

Jacobins

c)

Cordeliers

d)

Girondins

43.

Name the leader of the Girondins

a)

Danton

b)

Brissot

c)

Lafayette

d)

Bailly

44.

The Mountain (Montagnards) were a group who sat on the...

a)

Right (comprised of Monarchiens and Feuillants)

b)

Centre (Plain)

c)

Left (comprised of Girondins and Jacobins)

d)

Left (comprised of Cordeliers and Jacobins)

45.

State which leader said "the Revolution is over...we must restrain equality, reduce liberty and settle opinion."

a)

Duport (Feulliant)

b)

Danton (Cordeliers)

c)

Robespierre (Jacobins)

d)

Marat (Cordeliers)

46.

People making decisions directly, in person, not through representatives of the people, is called (a)   democracy.

47.

Identify the club/group that most strongly supported war.

a)

Jacobins

b)

Girondins

c)

Cordeliers

d)

Plain

48.

The monarchists (Monarchiens and Feuillants) lost popularity and support after which event?

a)

Flight to Varennes

b)

Constitution of 1791

c)

Festival of the Federation

d)

Civil Constitution of the Clergy and Clerical Oath

49.

The Plain... (select all correct answers)

a)

Was in the center

b)

Included Sieyes

c)

Was the majority

d)

Became more radical as the Revolution progressed

50.

Women...

a)

Had no political power

b)

Were representatives in the Legislative Assembly

c)

Could vote

d)

Were members of political clubs

51.

State the name of the Assembly (parliament) after the Constitution of 1791 was passed.

a)

Estates General

b)

National Assembly

c)

National Constituent Assembly

d)

Legislative Assembly

e)

National Convention

52.

Identify which social group made up the majority of the new Assembly.

a)

Sans Culottes (Urban Workers)

b)

Peasants

c)

Clergy

d)

Bourgeoisie

e)

Nobles and Emigres

53.

Who said "The Revolution is over" after the Constitution of 1791 was passed.

a)

Lafayette

b)

Danton

c)

King Louis XVI

d)

Marie Antoinette

e)

Bailly

54.

Identify which political club/group most vocally supported war.

a)

Girondins

b)

Jacobins

c)

Cordeliers

d)

Monarchiens

e)

Plain

55.

State which political club/group was targeted after war was declared.

a)

Jacobins

b)

Cordeliers

c)

Feuillants

d)

Plain

e)

Urban Workers (Sans Culottes)

56.

State which of these challenges from 1791-1792 was not economic.

a)

Inflation

b)

Bread shortages

c)

Currency devaluation

d)

Republicanism

57.

The new troops that helped increase the size of the French army and national guard were called the

(a)  

58.

La Marseillaise is a

a)

Noble

b)

Cheese

c)

Song

d)

Minister / Government official.

e)

River

59.
According to Locke, what is the purpose of government?
a)
keep peace by providing discipline
b)
protect the natural rights of citizens
c)
provide leadership for all citizens
d)
help citizens find jobs and make a living
60.
Which of John Locke's ideas was used by American founding fathers?
a)
natural rights
b)
shared powers
c)
civic virtue
d)
freedom of religion
61.
What is Rousseau's idea of rule by the majority called?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
republicanism
c)
unlimited government
d)
federalism
62.
Which of the following is not one of the three branches of government?
a)
executive
b)
federalist
c)
legislative
d)
judicial
63.

Which of these events can be seen as a start of the Terror (tick all correct answers)

a)

October Days (Women's March) (5-6 Oct 1789)

b)

Committee of Vigilance established (7 Aug 1792)

c)

September Massacres (2-6 Sep 1792)

d)

Execution of Louis XVI (21 Jan 1793)

e)

Committee of General Security established (2 Oct 1792)

64.

Identify reasons for the Terror (tick all correct answers)

a)

Civil War

b)

War against external enemies

c)

Counter-Revolution

d)

Fear and Paranoia

e)

Radicalism

65.

Identify the Machinery (make-up) of the Terror (click all correct answers)

a)

CPS & CGS

b)

Revolutionary Tribunals

c)

Representatives on Mission

d)

Economic Terror

e)

Watch Committees

66.

Trials during the Terror were generally...

a)

Fair

b)

Lengthy

c)

Quick

d)

Balanced

e)

Independent

67.

The Terror was

a)

Spontaneous

b)

Organised

c)

Disorganised

d)

Insignificant

e)

Conservative

68.

State two promises made to First Estate deputies at the Estates General to persuade the clergy to join the National Assembly.

a)

Reason would not replace the Church's teachings and land would not be taxed.

b)

The Tithe would stay and Church land would not be taken or sold.

c)

The Don Gratuit would not increase and Catholicism would be the only religion.

d)

Priests would be able to marry and The Pope would rule over France.

69.

Identify which groups benefited from Church reforms (select all correct answers).

a)

Bishops because they received a pay rise.

b)

Peasants because they could go to church whenever they wanted.

c)

Bourgeoisie because they could buy church land cheaply.

d)

Parish Priests because they received a pay rise.

70.

State the event that occurred on 12 July 1790.

a)

Festival of the Federation

b)

Clerical Oath

c)

Civil Constitution of the Clergy

d)

Papal Bull Charitas

71.

Priests that took the Clerical Oath were called...

a)

Juring Priests

b)

Refractory Priests

c)

Non-Juring Priests

d)

Jewish Priests

72.

State why Peter McPhee and other historians consider the church reforms as a terrible mistake .

a)

It raised money from selling church lands.

b)

Many revolutionaries were Catholics.

c)

83 Dioceses was too many.

d)

The revolution had not done enough to reform the church.

73.

The Constitution of 1793 was... (tick all correct answers)

a)

More radical than the Constitution of 1791

b)

More conservative than the Constitution of 1791

c)

Not supported by the Sans Culottes

d)

Protected the right to kill protesters

e)

Cemented Constitutional Monarchy

74.

The Levee en Masse was...

a)

Loved by all

b)

Unnecessary

c)

Unpopular with many

d)

Ineffective

75.

Identify reasons for the Vendee Rebellion/Revolt (click all correct answers).

a)

Not enough food

b)

High taxes

c)

Conscription

d)

Church Reforms

e)

Trial and Execution of Louis XVI

76.

The Federalist Revolts started in

a)

1789

b)

1790

c)

1791

d)

1792

e)

1793

77.

The Federalist Revolts... (click all correct answers)

a)

Were started in Paris

b)

Included the Siege of Lyon

c)

Involved major trading cities in the South of France

d)

Helped the war against the Grand Coalition of Europe

e)

Were supported by the Girondins

78.

The Great Terror occurred in...

a)

1791

b)

1792

c)

1793

d)

1794

e)

1795

79.

What percentage of deaths during the Terror occurred in the provinces (areas of France away from Paris).

a)

10%

b)

30%

c)

50%

d)

70%

e)

90%

80.

The 'National Bathtub' refers to...

a)

Mass drownings

b)

Poor hygiene of Sans Culottes

c)

Blessings from patriotic clergy

d)

The great flood

e)

Lakes dug at Versailles

81.

Social changes during the Terror included...

a)

Changes to the calendar

b)

De-Christianisation

c)

The concept of Virtue

d)

Cult of the Supreme Being

e)

The Assignat

82.

Which revolutionary leader was NOT killed during the Terror?

a)

Danton

b)

Madame Roland and her husband

c)

Desmoulins

d)

Lafayette

e)

Hebert

83.

The French Revolutionary Army was...

a)

Well Trained and Professional

b)

Successful at the start of the War

c)

Patriotic/Nationalistic

d)

Led by experienced Officers

84.

Identify what occurred on the 20th June 1792 (Click all correct answers)

a)

Sans Culottes stormed the Tuileries Palace for the second time.

b)

The King was forced to wear the red Phyrgian Cap and drink to the nation.

c)

The King was forced to sign a petition.

d)

The divide between the Girondins and the Mountain was widened.

85.

La Patrie en Danger (11 July 1792) was a aw about...

a)

More bread

b)

More troops

c)

More church reforms

d)

More trade

86.

The Brunswick Manifesto (25 July 1792) was... (tick all correct answers)

a)

Before the Declaration of Pillnitz

b)

More specific in its threats than the Declaration of Pillnitz

c)

Damaging to the public perception of the King like the Declaration of Pillnitz

d)

Partly to blame for the second Storming of the Tuileries Palace and September Massacres.

87.

The Second Storming of the Tuileries Palace was...

a)

The bloodiest single day of the French Revolution

b)

Started by the Feuillants

c)

A chance for the King to regain absolute monarchy.

d)

The end of the war.

88.

By 1793..

a)

Constitutional Monarchy was successful

b)

Paris Sections were taking control of the Revolution

c)

Violence was decreasing

d)

Internal and external threats were dealt with

89.

Identify events that led to King Louis' execution (showing his lack of support for the Revolution) (tick all correct answers)

a)

King's oath at Festival of Federation (14 July 1790)

b)

Flight to Varennes (20 June 1791)

c)

Champ de Mars Massacre (17 July 1791)

d)

Iron Chest Armoire de fer found (November 1792)

90.

Identify which leader wanted the King’s fate to be public (‘Appel Nominal’) so that the “traitors” (those who didn’t want the King executed) could be known.

a)

Marat

b)

Saint Just

c)

Robespierre

d)

Danton

91.

State which political club was targeted and expelled after the Execution of the King.

a)

Girondins

b)

Jacobins

c)

Cordeliers

d)

Feuillants

92.

Identify strands of Royal Authority (select all correct answers).

a)

Absolutism

b)

Divine Right

c)

Dynastic Lineage

d)

Competence

e)

Benevolence

93.

Identify who could vote in the Ancien Regime.

a)

First Estate - Clergy

b)

Second Estate - Nobles

c)

Third Estate - Commoners

d)

Just the rich

e)

Nobody

94.

Identify how much land in France was owned by the First Estate (Clergy/Church)

a)

5%

b)

10%

c)

15%

d)

25%

e)

35%

95.

Identify how many Parlements (provincial courts) there were in France during the Ancien Regime.

a)

3

b)

10

c)

13

d)

23

e)

33

96.

Identify the expected role of the Parlements (provincial courts) in the Ancien Regime. (select all correct answers).

a)

To block laws

b)

To delay laws

c)

To change the wording of laws (remonstrances)

d)

To protect noble privileges

e)

To register laws

97.

According to Fielding and Morcombe, what are some common characteristic's of Revolutions? (select all correct answers).

a)

Violence and Terror

b)

Leadership

c)

Ideology

d)

Peace and Stability

e)

Greedy peasants and workers

98.

According to Karl Marx, history moves from

a)

Slavery to Feudalism to Capitalism to Socialism to Communism

b)

Slavery to Capitalism to Feudalism to Socialism to Communism

c)

Socialism to Communism to Slavery to Feudalism to Capitalism

d)

Communism to Slavery to Feudalism to Capitalism to Socialism

e)

Feudalism to Capitalism to Socialism to Communism to Slavery

99.

Three types of cause are long term, short term and...

(a)  

100.

Identify types of evidence in history (select all correct answers)

a)

Events and dates, statistics, laws, key people

b)

Storytelling

c)

Your opinion

d)

Historians' interpretations

e)

Primary sources (visual and written)

101.

Culture of deference is

a)

Being different

b)

Respect for your betters

c)

Music

d)

Art

e)

Being certain

102.

Identify which are true for nobles (select all correct answers).

a)

0.4% of the population

b)

2nd Estate

c)

Privileges such as hunting and wearing a sword

d)

Owned 10% of land

e)

3 Types: Court, Sword and Robe

103.

Identify which social groups were part of the Third Estate (select all correct answers).

a)

Bourgeoisie

b)

Urban workers

c)

Peasants (Farmers)

d)

Priests

e)

Nobles

104.

Identify reasons why the church was unpopular with many French subjects (select all correct answers).

a)

All clergy were rich

b)

Plurality

c)

Absenteeism

d)

Tithe tax went to church

e)

Taille tax went to church

105.

Taxes were so high for the third estate that some commoners had to pay how much of their income/produce?

a)

20%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

80%

e)

100%

106.

The Storming of the Bastille (14 July 1789) is included in which of Lefebvre's 4 stages of Revolution?

a)

Aristocratic Revolt

b)

Bourgeoisie Revolt

c)

Urban Revolt

d)

Rural Revolt

107.

Identify which statements are true for the Bastille Prison in 1789 (select all correct answers).

a)

It was a well garrisoned military fortress.

b)

It was a prison for mostly low level criminals.

c)

It was negative for one's reputation to be locked up there.

d)

It was were people would be sent via the King's arbitrary arrests (lettres de cachet).

e)

It was a symbol of despotism/tyranny.

108.

Identify trigger causes of the Storming of the Bastille (14 July 1789) (select all correct answers).

a)

Sacking of Necker

b)

King Louis XVI surrounding Paris with 20,000 foreign troops

c)

Assembly of Notables

d)

Estates General

e)

American War of Independence.

109.

A Journee is a...

a)

Day of nothing

b)

Day of inaction

c)

Day of action (by popular movements)

d)

Day of sport

e)

Day of celebration

110.

This Storming of the Bastille was significant because... (select all correct answers).

a)

King's troops joined with the popular movement

b)

Violence was used to protect political gains (National Assembly)

c)

The Bastille represented the ancien regime's abuses

d)

The King and Queen were killed

e)

Leaders like Camille Desmoulins led the crowd

111.

Identify words to describe the Bourgeoisie in the Ancien Regime (select all correct answers).

a)

Wealthy

b)

Ambitious

c)

Frustrated

d)

Mercantile (commercial traders)

e)

Represented (political voice)

112.

Identify some of the types of professions that made up the bourgeoisie (select all correct answers).

a)

Peasants

b)

Priests

c)

Lawyers

d)

Doctors

e)

Traders

113.

The Bourgeoisie felt they should have a political voice because... (select all correct answers)

a)

They paid most of the taxes

b)

They made a lot of the wealth for France (e.g. industry and trade)

c)

They were the best dressed

d)

They were in the first estate

e)

They were educated (enlightened)

114.

Condorcet, Lafayette, Talleyrand, Bailly, Sieyes and Mirabeau were all liberals and famous members of one of the first political clubs called the...

a)

Society of Philosophes

b)

Society of Parasites

c)

Society of Priests

d)

Society of Thirty

e)

Society of Clergy

115.

Identify the term that means being useful and doing work.

a)

United

b)

Understated

c)

Utility

d)

Universal

e)

Undecided

116.

Identify which words relate to Enlightenment thinking. (select all correct answers)

a)

Reason

b)

Pro-Religion

c)

Anti-Religion

d)

Science

e)

Tradition

117.

Beliefs of Philosophes included (select all correct answers).

a)

Tolerance

b)

Equality

c)

Education

d)

Liberty

e)

Tyranny

118.

Name the philosophe who believed in the Separation of Powers.

a)

Diderot

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Voltaire

e)

Condorcet

119.

“Man is born free, and yet everywhere he is in chains” is a quote by whom?

a)

Rousseau

b)

Diderot

c)

Montesquieu

d)

Condorcet

e)

Franklin

120.

Enlightenment thought was spread through (select all correct answers).

a)

Pamphlets

b)

Salons

c)

Newspapers

d)

Radio

e)

Encyclopaedia

121.

Identify which of these factors was NOT a reason for France's debt.

a)

Royal wastefulness

b)

4 wars

c)

Efficient tax system

d)

Inefficient tax system

e)

Interest on loans

122.

Identify which of these words is a synonym for insignificant.

a)

Crucial

b)

Essential

c)

Inconsequential

d)

Fundamental

e)

Substantial

123.

State which of these flow charts represents the correct chronology (chain reaction of causes) in pre-revolutionary France.

a)

Financial - Fiscal - Legal

b)

Legal - Fiscal - Political

c)

Fiscal - Social - Poltiical

d)

Financial - Fiscal - Political

e)

Political - Fiscal - Financial

124.

Identify which of these causes are Long Term causes (select all correct answers).

a)

Feudalism

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Convocation of Estates General

d)

Storming of the Bastille

e)

Political, Economic, Social inequality.

125.

Identify which of these statements are true (select all correct answers).

a)

Necker's Compte Rendu (1781) was a true reflection of France's financial situation.

b)

Turgot warned Louis XVI that joining the American War of Independence was gong to lead to bankruptcy.

c)

Calonne realised that France was in 112 million livres of debt and proposed a uniform land tax (taxing nobles and clergy)

d)

France's finances became an issue of public discussion.

e)

Louis XVI was against any reform.

126.

Identify which clubs were in the mountain. (select all correct answers).

a)

Girondins

b)

Cordeliers

c)

Jacobin

d)

Feuillants

127.

Identify which policies the Mountain and Girondins agreed on (select all correct answers).

a)

Supported federalism (power to the provinces)

b)

Supported Republicanism

c)

Supported the church

d)

Supported urban workers in Paris

e)

Supported the Revolution

128.

Identify which of these were ECONOMIC challenges for the new regime (select all correct answers).

a)

Food prices

b)

Suffrage

c)

Devaluation of the Assignat

d)

Purge of the Girondins

e)

Blockade of ports affecting trade

129.

Identify which radical revolutionary leader was put on trial and found innocent

a)

Danton

b)

Desmoulins

c)

Lafayette

d)

Marat

e)

Robespierre

130.

Charlotte Corday was a member of which political club/group?

a)

Jacobins

b)

Girondins

c)

Cordeliers

d)

Plain

e)

Enrages

131.

Identify reactions to the Storming of the Bastille (select all correct answers).

a)

The popular movement of workers and bourgeoisie was shown to be weak

b)

The Paris mob felt they had saved the nation

c)

The King and his troops had stamped their authority with force

d)

King louis XVI was prepared for the uprising, was aware of every detail and responded quickly

e)

The bastille was torn down 'brick by feudal brick'

132.

King Louis XVI visiting the National Constituent Assembly on 15 July then going to the Hotel deVille on 17 July demonstrated that...

a)

France had become a republic

b)

France had become an absolute monarchy

c)

France had become a constitutional monarchy

d)

France had become a dictatorship

133.

Mob violence was justified by Robespierre because...

a)

The Third Estate were administering justice for long term inequality and abuse by the privileged orders

b)

The Third Estate were bloodthirsty hooligans and thugs

c)

The Third Estate were just following orders

d)

The Third Estate hated the King

134.

The Municipal Revolt, Rural Revolt and Great Fear spread across France because of... (select all correct answers).

a)

Rumours and paranoia that the King and nobles had hired brigands (thugs) to steal grain and attack towns and villages

b)

Word of mouth, pamphlets and newspapers

c)

Continuing hunger, and unrest about taxes and inequality

d)

News from Paris about the Fall of the Bastille inspired action

e)

The sacking of Necker

135.

Cahiers de Doleances means

a)

Books of Recipes

b)

Books of Revolution

c)

Books of Great Deeds

d)

Books of Grievances

e)

Books of Gratitude

136.

Identify which are true descriptions of the Cahiers (select all correct answers).

a)

Rude demands

b)

Respectful requests

c)

Detailed

d)

Fair and equal drafting process

e)

Significant primary sources

137.

True or false: The Cahiers from the first and second estates were overall mostly resistant to change.

a)

True

b)

False

138.

The main grievances listed in the Cahiers included (select all correct answers).

a)

Tax reform

b)

Church reform

c)

End of monarchy

d)

End of three estates

e)

Political reform (representation)

139.

Identify effects of the Cahiers de Doleances (select all correct answers).

a)

Raised expectations for reform (change)

b)

Were all read by Louis XVI and acted on

c)

Provided a list of discussion items for the Estates General

d)

Demonstrated there were many similar grievances across all estates (unity)

e)

Demonstrated there were many different grievances because of the unfairness of ancien regime and 3 estates system (division)

140.

Explain why the visual representation of DORMAC uses many ancient and religious symbols (select all correct answers).

a)

Symbols helped illiterate people understand the meaning and importance of the document.

b)

Borrowing/appropriating symbols from the past gave legitimacy to DORMAC.

c)

Symbols made the new regime look positive (propaganda).

d)

Symbols showed that the church and King were now removed from society.

e)

Symbols were just for looks.

141.

DORMAC was mostly written by...

a)

Lafayette

b)

King Louis XVI

c)

Abbe Sieyes

d)

Desmoulins

e)

Robespierre

142.

Identify how DORMAC changed French society (select all correct answers).

a)

Subjects were now citizens.

b)

All men and women were equal and could vote.

c)

Natural rights were documented and protected by the National Constituent Assembly.

d)

"Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité" became the slogan of the Revolution

e)

Principles of the Enlightenment and American Revolution were introduced.

143.

DOMRAC defined 'Active' citizens as people that were... (select all correct answers).

a)

Men

b)

Over 25 years old

c)

Paid taxes equal to 3 days work

d)

Women

e)

Slaves and Foreigners

144.

Name the document that Olympe De Gouges wrote that led to her being charged and executed by guillotine.

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man

b)

Declaration of the Rights of Women

c)

Declaration of the Rights of Slaves

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Foreigners

e)

Declaration of the Rights of Propertyless

145.

Identify how society changed after DORMAC (select all correct answers).

a)

2 houses of parliament (bicameral) with upper house and lower house

b)

1 house of parliament (unicameral)

c)

King had no power

d)

King had a suspensive veto

e)

Nobles had a suspensive veto

146.

Fundamental Principles of Government (1 October 1789) included... (select all correct answers).

a)

The Nation ruled over all

b)

King was subject to the law

c)

National Constituent Assembly made laws, not King

d)

King signed off on laws (could use suspensive veto)

e)

Judicial power only by courts – King could not interfere in legal matters

147.

Identify trigger events of the Women's March (October Days) (5-6 October 1789) (select all correct answers).

a)

Food shortages, high bread prices

b)

King did not want to sign August Decrees or DORMAC

c)

Rumours of tricolour cockade being stamped on an urinated on

d)

Rumours that King Louis XVI and nobles had been hoarding food in order to starve people on purpose

e)

King Louis' new troops began to attack Paris

148.

Identify words to describe the Women's March (October Days) (select all correct answers).

a)

Peaceful

b)

Armed

c)

Impassioned / Determined

d)

Controlled

e)

Chaotic

149.

Identify reactions by King Louis XVI (select all correct answers).

a)

Gave out bread to rioters

b)

Promised to sign DORMAC and August Decrees

c)

Abdicated (stepped down as King)

d)

Wore the revolutionary cockade

e)

Went back to Paris with his family (forced by the mob)

150.

Identify which of these events came first in 1789.

a)

Fall of the Bastille

b)

Tennis Court Oath

c)

Estates General

d)

Pamphlet War

e)

Reveillon Riots

151.

Identify which group were the first to join the Third Estate deputies in defiance of Necker and King Louis' orders to meet and vote separately at the Estates General.

a)

Clergy (First Estate)

b)

Nobles (Second Estate)

c)

King Louis XVI

d)

Bourgeoisie

e)

Peasants

152.

The Tennis Court Oath (20 June 1789) was significant because... (select all correct answers).

a)

It demonstrated a challenge to King Louis' authority

b)

The Estates General meeting was no longer relevant

c)

David's painting captured a new feeling of unity in France

d)

A constitution would be drafted

e)

Being locked out made Louis look like a despot/tyrant.

153.

The Royal Session (23 June 1789) was significant because... (select all correct answers).

a)

Louis XVI and Necker accepted some demands of the new National Assembly

b)

Louis XVI tried to assert his authority by ordering the National Assembly to disperse

c)

Louis XVI then backtracked and said 'let them stay' demonstrating his indecisiveness

d)

Soldiers sided with National Assembly

e)

National Assembly stood up to the King and won

154.

State how many political pamphlets were published in France between May 1788 and April 1789.

a)

400

b)

4,000

c)

40,000

d)

400,000

155.

Identify reasons why the 'pamphlet war' was significant as a cause for Revolution (select all correct answers).

a)

Increased censorship silenced dissenting views.

b)

The King, Queen and ministers were slandered (criticised) about their leadership, financial issues and personal affairs.

c)

Hundreds of thousands of people all over France read the newspapers and pamphlets.

d)

Salons were the only place for discussion on France's future.

e)

The pamphlets (together with cahiers) increased tensions leading up to the Estates General in May 1789.

156.

Identify which statements are true for Abbe Sieyes (select all correct answers).

a)

Born a noble (second estate)

b)

A religious man who also believed in the enlightenment.

c)

He represented the third estate (commoners) at the Estates General

d)

He helped write the Tennis Court Oath, DORMAC and Constitution of 1791.

e)

He wrote the most famous pamphlet during the pamphlet wars: What is the Third Estate?

157.

According to Sieyes, what is the third estate?

a)

Everything

b)

Nothing

c)

Something

d)

The majority

e)

The minority

158.

Identify the main messages from Sieyes' pamphlets (select all correct answers).

a)

The third estate should have had more political power because they held the most economic power.

b)

The first and second estates (privileged estates) were parasites that contributed almost nothing to France

c)

Absolute monarchy and divine right were unshakeable.

d)

Taxes should be paid only by nobles and the church

e)

There should be a representative parliament (National Assembly)

159.

Identify which reforms the Assembly of Notables agreed to (select all correct answers).

a)

Changes to the Corvee labour tax (introducing a public works tax instead)

b)

Ending fiscal privileges

c)

Making changes without consulting the Parlements and Assembly of Clergy.

d)

Eliminating custom barriers

e)

Ending honorific privileges

160.

In the famous cartoon (used in the 2020 VCAA exam) criticising both Calonne and the privileged estates at the Assembly of Notables, Calonne is depicted as which type of animal?

a)

Goat

b)

Chicken

c)

Goose

d)

Duck

e)

Monkey

161.

Identify events (effects) that occurred due to the failure of of the Assembly of Notables to pass reforms (select all correct answers).

a)

Day of Tiles (7 June 1788)

b)

Estates General (5 May 1789)

c)

Paris Parlement exiled to Troyes (15 Aug 1787)

d)

French involvement American War of Independence (1778-1783)

e)

Necker's Comte Rendu (1781)

162.

The Assembly of Notables was a historically significant event because it (select all correct answers).

a)

Meant King Louis XVI was open to ending absolute monarchy.

b)

Saw the King's absolute power challenged by the privileged estates (the notables).

c)

The notables believed they were acting as 'representatives of the nation'

d)

The notables were hindering much needed reform in order to protect their privileges.

163.

Identify short term causes of the French Revolution (select all correct answers).

a)

The Bourbon Dynasty

b)

Harvest Crisis and Economic Crisis

c)

Fall of the Bastille

d)

Financial and Political Crisis

e)

Enlightenment

164.

In early 1789 bread prices rose so high they were taking up what percentage of average people's wages?

a)

28%

b)

38%

c)

48%

d)

58%

e)

88%

165.

The Reveillon Riots (27 April 1789) were significant because... (select all correct answers).

a)

Nobody had food

b)

The economic crisis turned violent

c)

The King and Necker were blamed for the economic crisis

d)

The nobility (including Paris Parlement) were blamed for the economic crisis

e)

It was the first major instance of class struggle

166.

Select adjectives that could be used to describe the build up to the Estates General (5 May 1789) (select all correct answers).

a)

Optimistic

b)

Expectant

c)

Pessimistic

d)

Tense

e)

Anticipatory

167.

Vote by head means...

a)

Each estate had one vote

b)

Each deputy had one vote

c)

Each estate had equal votes

d)

The Third Estate could not outvote the First and Second Estates

e)

The First and Second Estates could outvote the Third Estate

168.

The Assignat was... (select all correct answers)

a)

Based on the price of gold

b)

A paper-based currency

c)

Based on the sale of church lands

d)

Almost worthless by 1795

e)

More reliable than coins

169.

Laws which fixed the price of food and other goods were knows as the Laws of...

a)

Management

b)

Military

c)

Minimum

d)

Maximum

e)

Money

170.

The Enrages were... (select all correct answers).

a)

Radical

b)

Right Wing

c)

Led by Jacques Roux

d)

Supported the free market

e)

Displeased by the lack of material/practical gains after the Revolution of 1789

171.

The Enrages demanded... (select all correct answers).

a)

Price controls on grain

b)

The Assignat to be the only legal tender/currency

c)

The Terror to stop

d)

Taxes to be increased on the rich

e)

More profiteering and hoarding of grain

172.

The Law of Suspects (17 September 1793)

a)

Increased the power of the Committee of Public Safety

b)

Increased profiteering and hoarding

c)

Increased personal freedom

d)

Was more extreme than the Law of 22 Prairial (10 June 1794)

e)

Led to fair trials

173.

One long term POLITICAL cause of the French Revolution was...

a)

Heavy tax burden on the Third Estate

b)

Enlightenment ideas challenged the church

c)

Absolute monarchy and divine right

d)

The feudal system

e)

The harvest crisis

174.

The Third Estate (commoners) made up what percentage of France's population?

a)

9%

b)

19%

c)

59%

d)

89%

e)

99%

175.

France was a wealthy empire because

a)

France had overseas colonies (slavery and trade)

b)

France was modern and industrialised

c)

France had efficient agriculture

d)

France had an efficient tax system

e)

France had fought in many wars

176.

The monarchy were depicted in negative public pamphlets as... (select all correct answers)

a)

Animals

b)

Monsters

c)

Heroes

d)

Saviours

e)

Immoral

177.

The name of the reaction against Robespierre and the radicals was known as the...

a)

Thermidorian Reaction

b)

Fructiodian Reaction

c)

Frimairian Reaction

d)

Florealian Reaction

e)

Messidorian Reaction

178.

The government that was introduced after the Thermidorian Reaction was called the...

a)

Directory

b)

National Assembly

c)

National Constituent Assembly

d)

Legislative Assembly

e)

National Convention

179.

The Thermidorian Reaction led to the end of... (select all correct answers)

a)

The Reign of Terror

b)

The Laws of Maximum

c)

Starvation

d)

Free Trade

e)

The Mountain

180.

1794 to 1795 saw the return of... (select all correct answers)

a)

Conservatives

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Girondins

d)

Jacobins

e)

Monarchy

181.

The Muscadins aka Gilded Youth were... (select all correct answers)

a)

Conservative

b)

Radical

c)

Urban Workers (Sans Culottes)

d)

Bourgeoisie

e)

Well dressed

182.

Economic challenges in 1794-1795 included (select all correct answers)

a)

Inflation

b)

Further devaluation of the Assignat

c)

Food shortages

d)

Higher wages and better conditions for urban workers

e)

Starvation

183.

During the Journee of 12 Germinal Year III (1 April 1795) the Sans Culottes demanded... (select all correct answers)

a)

Bread

b)

The Constitution of 1791

c)

The Constitution of 1793

d)

The Constitution of 1795

e)

The release of Jacobins from prison

184.

The Journee of 1 Prairial Year III (20 May 1795) was the last uprising by the poor and marked the end of the Revolution according to which historian.

a)

Doyle

b)

Lefebvre

c)

Schama

d)

McPhee

e)

Adcock

185.

Economic challenges in 1794-1795 included (select all correct answers)

a)

Inflation

b)

Further devaluation of the Assignat

c)

Food shortages

d)

Higher wages and better conditions for urban workers

e)

Starvation

186.

During the Journee of 12 Germinal Year III (1 April 1795) the Sans Culottes demanded... (select all correct answers)

a)

Bread

b)

The Constitution of 1791

c)

The Constitution of 1793

d)

The Constitution of 1795

e)

The release of Jacobins from prison

187.

The Journee of 1 Prairial Year III (20 May 1795) was the last uprising by the poor and marked the end of the Revolution according to which historian.

a)

Doyle

b)

Lefebvre

c)

Schama

d)

McPhee

e)

Adcock

188.

The Constitution of Year III (1795) included... (select all correct answers)

a)

The right to insurrection (protest)

b)

Equal citizenship including women's suffrage

c)

Power to men with property

d)

Bicameral parliament (2 houses)

e)

Conservative values

189.

identify the army general who was responsible for dispersing the crowds of royalist protesters at the Insurrection of 13 Vendemiaire 1795.

a)

Lafayette

b)

Dumouriez

c)

Napoleon

d)

Danican

e)

Danton

190.

identify the army general who was responsible for dispersing the crowds of royalist protesters at the Insurrection of 13 Vendemiaire 1795.

a)

Lafayette

b)

Dumouriez

c)

Napoleon

d)

Danican

e)

Danton

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