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French Revolution

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When French Revolution started

a)

1780

b)

1796

c)

1779

d)

1789

2.

What did Red Cap smybolise ?

a)

Love

b)

Liberty

c)

Brotherhood

d)

None of the above

3.

Who wrote The Social Contract?

a)

John Locke

b)

George Danton

c)

Jacques Rousseau

d)

Mirabeau

4.

Which period in the history of France is known as "Reign of Terror"?

a)

1793 to 1795

b)

1795 to 1798

c)

1793 to 1794

d)

1794 to 1799

5.

Napoleon was finally defeated at (a)   in 1815


(No articles are used in answer)

6.

In context of France the fall of Bastille took place on

a)

14th July 1780

b)

14th July 1789

c)

15th August 1789

d)

14th July 1796

7.

Based on French Constitution of 1791, who were known as 'Active Citizens'?

a)

Only men above 25 years of age

b)

The highest bracket of tax payers

c)

Those who are elected by people

d)

Those who were entitled to vote

8.

What was 'Taille'?

a)

An indirect tax

b)

Custom duties

c)

Direct tax

d)

None of the above

9.

Who wrote 'Two Treaties of Government'?

a)

John Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

George Danton

d)

Mirabeau

10.

Tax from peasants to church was called (a)  

11.

Who wrote an influential pamphlet called 'What is third estate'?

a)

Mirabeau

b)

Rousseau

c)

Abbe Sieyes

d)

John Locke

12.

Currency of France

(a)  

13.
The French Revolution began when King Louis XVI
a)
was executed
b)
had his troops attack Paris
c)
called the Estates General together
d)
abdicated
14.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
15.

Which government was created by the 3rd Estate at that start of the Revolution?

a)

National Assembly

b)

National Convention

c)

Directory

d)

Committee of Public Safety

16.

What organization was established to find critics of the Revolution by Robespierre?

a)

National Assembly

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

National Convention

d)

Estates General

17.

King and queen of France prior to the Revolution

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Martha Stuart

d)

Marie Antoinette

18.

Which group was taxed the most prior to the Revolution?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

All taxed equally

19.

What is the term given to the French government prior to the revolution?

a)

Old Rule

b)

Estates Regime

c)

Estates Rule

d)

Old Regime

20.
Who was Louis XVI?
a)
Leader of Reign of Terror. 
b)
King of France when the French Revolution begins. 
c)
Became Emperor of France. 
d)
The Sun King.