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WorksheetsFrench Revolution
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
When French Revolution started
1780
1796
1779
1789
What did Red Cap smybolise ?
Love
Liberty
Brotherhood
None of the above
Who wrote The Social Contract?
John Locke
George Danton
Jacques Rousseau
Mirabeau
Which period in the history of France is known as "Reign of Terror"?
1793 to 1795
1795 to 1798
1793 to 1794
1794 to 1799
Napoleon was finally defeated at (a) in 1815
(No articles are used in answer)
In context of France the fall of Bastille took place on
14th July 1780
14th July 1789
15th August 1789
14th July 1796
Based on French Constitution of 1791, who were known as 'Active Citizens'?
Only men above 25 years of age
The highest bracket of tax payers
Those who are elected by people
Those who were entitled to vote
What was 'Taille'?
An indirect tax
Custom duties
Direct tax
None of the above
Who wrote 'Two Treaties of Government'?
John Locke
Montesquieu
George Danton
Mirabeau
Tax from peasants to church was called (a)
Who wrote an influential pamphlet called 'What is third estate'?
Mirabeau
Rousseau
Abbe Sieyes
John Locke
Currency of France
(a)
Estate
Which government was created by the 3rd Estate at that start of the Revolution?
National Assembly
National Convention
Directory
Committee of Public Safety
What organization was established to find critics of the Revolution by Robespierre?
National Assembly
Committee of Public Safety
National Convention
Estates General
King and queen of France prior to the Revolution
Louis XVI
Louis XIV
Martha Stuart
Marie Antoinette
Which group was taxed the most prior to the Revolution?
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
All taxed equally
What is the term given to the French government prior to the revolution?
Old Rule
Estates Regime
Estates Rule
Old Regime
