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French Revolution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did the French Revolution begin?

a)

1941

b)

1670

c)

1789

d)

1904

2.

In what century did the Age of Enlightenment occur?

a)

14th

b)

16th

c)

21st

d)

18th

3.

Which three philosophers (according to the website) had an impact on changing the way people viewed the world? (Especially revolutionaries in France

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Locke, Rousseau, Montesquieu

d)

Locke, Franklin, Jefferson

4.

What was the system called that divided France between these three estates?

a)

Estate System

b)

Ancient System

c)

Prehistoric System

d)

Medieval System

5.

How did the Age of Enlightenment lead to or cause the French Revolution?

a)

It caused people to build more cars for transportation

b)

It caused people to question whether they should've been involved in the Civil War

c)

It caused people to question the authority of King Louis XVI and led to a complete restructuring of the French government and society

6.

What kind of people made up the ‘First Estate’?

a)

Peasants

b)

Lawyers

c)

Clergy

d)

Blacksmiths

7.

What kind of people made up the ‘Second Estate’?

a)

Peasants

b)

Clergy

c)

Nobles

d)

golfers

8.

What kind of people made up the ‘Third Estate’?

a)

Peasants

b)

Nobles

c)

blacksmiths

d)

Clergy

9.

Which estate had the largest population?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

Fourth

10.

What is meant by ‘hereditary rule’?

a)

meant that the monarch received their position due to their birth and as one in a long family line of monarchs

b)

meant that the monarch received their position due to their wealth

c)

meant that the monarch received their position by being elected by peasants.

d)

meant that the monarch received their position through a lottery system.

11.

What ultimately caused to drop in food production in France at the time?

a)

Cotton shortages

b)

wood shortages

c)

extreme winters and summers of drought

d)

Tornadoes

12.

What was the staple food for French citizens at the outbreak of the French Revolution?

a)

Grain

b)

Salt

c)

Bread

d)

Soup

13.

How much did the Palace of Versailles supposedly cost France in today’s money?

a)

2 Billion

b)

1 Trillion

c)

$250,000

d)

40 Million

14.
The king of France during the French Revolution:
a)
Napoleon
b)
Leoverture 
c)
Louis XVI
d)
Robespierre
15.
Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?
a)
The American Civil War
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
The Seven Years War
16.
Which estate did the nobles belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
17.
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Clergy
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Revolutionary
18.
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
19.

What was the Divine Right of Kings?

a)

right to not pay taxes

b)

predetermined rise to power

c)

enlightenment of kings

d)

God given right to rule

20.
What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?
a)
all the estates were taxed equally
b)
the upper classes paid the most taxes
c)
the poorest classes paid all the taxes
d)
the third estate was the wealthiest
21.

She was the very unpopular Queen of France. She loved to spend money and was nicknamed Madame Deficit.

a)

Catherine the Great

b)

Mary Wollstonecraft

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Elizabeth I

22.

Which of the following is NOT a cause of France's economic problems leading up to the Revolution?

a)

costly wars

b)

deficit spending by the French government

c)

lavish, wasteful spending by the king and queen

d)

bad food harvests

e)

the Black Death

23.
France divided its people into 3 _________
a)
Districts
b)
Classes
c)
Estates
d)
Estates General 
24.
The Storming of the _______ marked the beginning of the French Revolution
a)
Bastille
b)
Versailles 
c)
Bakery
d)
Toullieres
25.

Select the choices that are causes of the French Revolution.

a)

Inspiration from American Revolution

b)

Enlightenment Ideas

c)

Strong economy

d)

Low food prices

e)

Inequality among the 3 Estates