Worksheets1 Crisis of the Ancien Régime
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
Who was the court painter of the Spanish monarch Carlos IV?
(a)
Who is the little fellow in the left hand side, behind Fernando?
Fernando's doppelgänger
Godoy, his archenemy
Fernando's conscience telling him: acepta la Pepa felón!
Carlos María Isidro, his brother
When did Carlos IV become king?
(a)
How did the French Revolution affect the reign of Carlos IV?
Most of the enlightened reforms of his father were stopped.
He was beheaded in the guillotine
He proclaimed the rights of men in a Costitution
He abdicated in his son Fernando VII
Who was Manuel Godoy?
Prime Minister of the king Carlos IV
Generalísimo and the Prince of Peace
The favourite or valido of Carlos IV and María Luisa de Parma
The new king
What was the purpose of the Treaty of Fontainebleau?
A popular revolt to kill Godoy and force Calos IV to abdicate
Godoy authorised Napoleon to send the French army across Spain to Portugal
An alliance between England and Spain against Napoleon
A law regulating wells and fountains
Why was the new king of Spain (José I) called "Pepe Botella"?
He was a drunkard
He did not like French names since he was from Corsica
He was elected by spinning a bottle
He alleviated the taxes on alcohol
Who were the "afrancesados"?
Spaniards who collaborated in the French regime of José I
Students who choose the French elective
Enlightened philosophers
The Napoleonic soldiers occupying Spain
When was the Independence War started?
1st of May 1808
2nd of May 1808
3rd of May 1809
4th of May 1807
Which of these battles belong to the Spanish War of Independence?
Trafalgar 1805
Waterloo 1815
Bailén 1808
Arapiles 1812
What were the "Juntas"?
The city councils ofthe 19th century
The institution in charge of drafting and issuing the Constitution
The politicians in charge of government and war in the absence of Fernando VII
The absolutist factions against the Constitution
The ideological agenda of which social group dominated the drafting of the Constitution?
Gentlepeople
Bourgeoisie or middleclass
Clergy
Lumpenproletariat
Did the mayority of the Spanish population support the Cadiz Constitution during 1812-1814?
Yes
No
Yes, specially the absolutists.
We don´t know
What was the name of the measure taken by Fernando VII so that female succession was legal, in benefit of Isabel II his daughter?
(a)
When was the 1812 Constitution in force?
1812-1814
1814-1820
1820-1823
1823-1833
