WorksheetsFrench Revolution
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Lawyers, craftsmen, merchants, and commoners make up which estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
2.
Which of the following fueled French desires to revolt against the monarchy?
a)
The Reign of Terror and the Ideas of the Enlightenment
b)
The Napoleonic Code and ideas of the Enlightenment
c)
Ideas of the Enlightenment and the American revolution
d)
The Scientific Revolution and the Reign of Terror
3.
The clergy and church officials made up which estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
4.
The nobles made up which Estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
5.
Which of the following was a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
unequal tax burdens; the Third Estate paid all of the taxes
b)
a growing French Empire
c)
a law granting peasants more freedom
d)
equal land ownership
6.
Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Robespierre
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
7.
Which of the following was a cause of the French revolution?
a)
government debt due to overspending and involvement in wars
b)
France had a surplus of food due to bountiful harvests
c)
men between the ages of 18-25 were required to join the army
d)
France had no king to lead the country
8.
How did the Robespierre and the Jacobins “protect” the revolution during the Reign of Terror?
a)
Supported constitutional monarchy and separation of power
b)
Adopted Locke’s natural rights to form a new government
c)
Used the guillotine to establish an unlimited government
d)
Restored an absolute monarchy with King Robespierre
9.
Which of the following best describes France's relation with neighbor monarchs during the FR?
a)
Threatened to invade France to protect their own country
b)
They ignored what was happening in France
c)
They supported the revolution
d)
They tried to help Robespierre find fleeing nobles
10.
The legislative body consisting of representatives from all three Estates.
a)
Estates General
b)
Estates System
c)
2nd Estate
d)
3rd Estate
11.
The document that increased the rights of all French citizens
a)
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Tennis Court Oath
d)
Constitution
12.
The symbol of terror during the French Revolution, used to execute traitors to the revolution.
a)
Guillotine
b)
Robespierre
c)
The Jacobins
d)
The Bastille
13.
The wife of Louis XVI
a)
Marie Antoinette
b)
Robespierre
c)
The Bastille
d)
Lady Gaga
14.
What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?
a)
Robespierre was executed by the guillotine.
b)
French women marched all the way to Versailles.
c)
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.
d)
All of the above are true.
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