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French Revolution (Causes)

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who were the Bourgeoisie?

a)

The bottom 10% of the second estate.

b)

The top 10% of the third estate.

c)

The bottom 90% of the third estate.

d)

The top 10% of the second estate.

2.

Identify three causes of the French Revolution.

a)

The American Revolution

b)

Feudalism

c)

War with Austria

d)

The rise of Napoleon Bonaparte

e)

A shortage of food in France

3.

How did a volcanic eruption in Iceland help cause the French Revolution?

a)

Lava from the volcano destroyed French ships.

b)

Ash and smoke caused by the eruption blocked out the sun and caused French crops to die.

c)

Smoke from the eruption descended on France and caused the deaths of many Frenchmen.

d)

Lava from the volcano destroyed Iceland's grain crops, which was France's source of grain

4.

What percentage of the taxes in France did the 3rd estate pay?

a)

80%

b)

60%

c)

99.9%

d)

100%

5.

The American Revolution proved to the 3rd estate of France that ______________.

a)

Democracy could be gained through revolution.

b)

It was possible to defeat the British army.

c)

It was possible to reform taxes.

d)

George Washington was the greatest general in the world.

6.

During the Tennis Court Oath, The National Assembly called for the creation of a new what?

a)

Palace

b)

Army

c)

Constitution

d)

Tax on the 1st and 2nd estates

7.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen effectively claimed power for....

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

The people

c)

The National Assembly

d)

The Catholic Church

8.

What inspired Maximilien Robespierre's politics?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The American Revolution

c)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

d)

The Enlightenment

9.

The first openly violent act of revolution came when the people stormed and attacked what?

a)

The Palace in Versailles

b)

Paris

c)

The Bastille

d)

England

10.

The Bastille symbolized what?

a)

The mercy of King Louis XVI

b)

The oppression of the 3rd Estate

c)

The glory of France

d)

The beauty of Marie Antoinette

11.

What was this execution instrument called?

a)

Guillotine

b)

Headsman's Axe

c)

Jacobin

d)

The People's Razor

12.

What did the Women's March on Versailles force King Louis XVI to finally do?

a)

Sign the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizens

b)

Let the people eat some cake

c)

Give the people fish

d)

Draft a new constitution

13.

King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette attempted to flee to __________, where Marie was from.

a)

England

b)

Germany

c)

Austria

d)

Australia