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French Revolution

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Jacobins came to be known as

a)

Sans culottes

b)

Dans culottes

c)

Parisians

d)

None of these

2.

The Jacobin club did not include which of these

a)

Pastry cooks

b)

Printers

c)

Servants

d)

Land owners

3.

Louis XVI was executed publicly at the ___________

a)

Palace of Tuileries

b)

Place de la Concorde

c)

National Assembly

d)

Hall in Versailles

4.

Robespierre required everyone to eat the ________________

a)

Bread of freedom

b)

Equality cake

c)

Pain d' égalité

d)

All of these

5.

The political instability of the Directory paved way for the rise of

a)

Camille Desmoulins

b)

Dr Guillotine

c)

Maximilian Robespierre

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

6.

The Convention abolished the Monarchy and declared France a republic on

a)

21st January 1793

b)

21st September 1792

c)

21st September 1793

d)

21st July 1792

7.

Betrayal of one's country or government is known as

a)

Insurrection

b)

Reason

c)

Tyranny

d)

Treason

8.

Assertion: From the very beginning, women were active participants in the events which brought so many changes in the society.

Reason: They hoped that their involvement would pressurize the revolutionary government to introduce measures to improve their lives.

a)

A is true and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

c)

A is true but R is false

d)

A is false but R is true

9.

Assertion: All the women had access to education and job training.

Reason: Only daughters of nobles or wealthier members of the society studied at a convent.

a)

A is true and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

c)

A is true but R is false

d)

A is false but R is true

10.

Assertion: About 60 women’s clubs came up in different French cities.

Reason: The Society of French Women was the most famous one of them.

a)

A is true and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

A is true but R is not the correct explanation of A

c)

A is true but R is false

d)

A is false but R is true

11.

Assertion: The fall of the Jacobin government allowed the wealthier middle class to seize power.

Reason: Robespierre’s government issued laws placing a maximum ceiling on wages and prices.

a)

A is true and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

c)

A is true but R is false

d)

A is false but R is true

12.

Assertion: The Jacobin followers started wearing long striped trousers.

Reason: Jacobins wanted to set themselves apart from the nobles.

a)

A is true and R is the correct explanation of A

b)

A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

c)

A is true but R is false

d)

A is false but R is true