WorksheetsFrench Revolution (Entire Chapter)
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 5mins
On the morning of __________, the city of Paris was in a state of alarm.
14 July 1789
19th July 1745
15th August 1947
None of the Above
Some ______ men and women gathered in front of the town hall and decided to form a people's _______.
7,000.....militia
6000....army
1200....militia
7100.....militia
Where did the people hope to find hoarded ammunition?
Palace Of Versailles
The Duma
Bastille
Palace Of Tuileries
What generated anger and protest against the system of privileges?
The news that Louis XVI planned to impose further taxes to be able to meet the expenses of the state.
The fact that Bastille was not yet destroyed
Louis XVI had married Marie Antoinette
None of the Above
In France of the Old Regime the monarch did not have the power to impose taxes according to his will alone.
True
False
Since peasants, artisans and women were denied entry to the assembly, how were their grievances showed to the king?
In the form of riots
Using letters
By waging a war
What was Louis XVI's entire debt?
More than 3 billion Livres
More than 2 billion livres
More than 1 billion livres
Why did the gap between the rich and the poor widen?
As wages were not given
Wages given could not keep pace with the rise in prices
Both of the above
None of the above
Who sought to refute the doctrine of the divine and absolute right of the monarch And Who carried the idea forward?
Locke and Rousseau
Rousseau and Locke
Mirabeau and Locke
The ideas of these philosophers were discussed intensively in ______ and ______.
salons and coffee-houses
courtrooms and conference rooms
both of the above
On 20 June 'they' assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles.
Who are 'they'?
The whole third estate
The Middle Class
Representatives of the third estate
Louis XVI finally accorded recognition to the National Assembly and accepted the principle that his powers would from now on be checked by a constitution. What forced him to do so?
Because he faced with the power of his revolting subjects,
Because his mother in law had forced him to do so
none of the above
What was the worth of the assets the government acquired after Tithes were abolished and lands owned by the Church were confiscated?
worth at least 2 billion livres
worth at least 4 billion livres
worth nothing
What made France a constitutional monarchy?
By separating powers and assigning them to different institutions- the legislature, executive and judiciary.
By establishing a constitution
None of the above
What were the conditions for becoming an active citizen?
Only men above 25 years of age
paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourer's wage
Both of the above
In which year was the abortion of censorship passed?
1788
1791
1789
1790
In which year did Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of France?
1805
1804
1800
1806
Initially, many saw Napoleon as an invader.
True
False
When and where was Napoleon finally defeated?
Battle of Borodino, 1812
Battle of Leipzig, 1813
Battle of waterloo, 1805
Battle of waterloo, 1815
What were/was the law/s introduced by Napoleon?
protection of private property
a uniform system of weights and measures provided by the decimal system
Both of these
None of these
The triangular slave trade was between Europe, Africa and ______
Asia
America
Australia
Antartica
In triangular slave trade, the slaves were packed tightly into ships for ____ month long voyage.
5
3
2
4
In 1794, the convention legislated to free all slaves, but it turned out to be a short…… measure. After how many years later it was re-introduced?
10
15
5
12
Slavery was finally abolished in French colonies in ____.
1846
1847
1848
1849
What is the term used for ‘the act of freeing’?
Emancipation
Chateau
Freedom
Abolishing
_____ women’s clubs came up in different French cities.
50
20
60
Which women’s society was most famous during the French revolution?
Revolutionary and Republican Women
Jacobins club
Rob Sphere Club
In which year women in France won right to vote?
1947
1946
1948
The members of the Jacobin club belonged mainly to the ____ prosperous sections of society.
less
more
Convent is the building that belongs to a community devoted to a religious life.
True
False
