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WorksheetsFrench Revolution
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
Estate
The Radicals eliminated anyone accused of being against the Revolution during
the Reign of Terror
the Great Fear
Thermidorian Reaction
Thermidorian Reaction
Why was the guillotine the preferred method of execution during the French Revolution?
It was considered more humane and kind to individuals and fair
It was a cheaper and easier option
It caused little bloodshed and was relatively sanitary
It was the only way people could be executed in France
Locke Believed in...
Liberty
Equality
Fraternity
Direct Democracy
Rousseau Believed in...
Liberty
Equality
Fraternity
Direct Democracy
Voltaire Believed in...
Liberty
Equality
Fraternity
Direct Democracy
Beccaria Believed in...
Liberty
Equality
Fraternity
Direct Democracy
Montesquieu Believed in...
Liberty
Equality
Fraternity
Direct Democracy
Wollstonecraft Believed in...
Liberty
Equality
Fraternity
Direct Democracy
During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine?
Nobles
Clergy
Known representatives
No one
Which goal was NOT stated in the “slogan of the Revolution”?
Justice
Fraternity
Equality
Liberty
What happened on July 14, 1789 Bastille Day?
Robespierre was executed via the guillotine
French women marched all the way to Versailles
An angry mob stormed a prison looking of weapons
Napoleon crowned emperor
In what way did the bourgeoisie differ from other members of the Third Estate?
They believed in Enlightenment ideals
They had more political power
They were more wealthy and were more educated
They were poorer
Which of the following would not have been grouped under the Third Estate?
City Workers
Priests
Shopkeepers
Bourgeoisie
Peasants
Which of the following did not help contribute to the revolutionary mood in France?
three estates being socially and economically unequal
Enlightenment ideas of Locke and Rousseau
Decisive leadership of Louis XVI
High taxes and food prices
Which of the Following Did NOT lead to the French Revolution.
Enlightenment
Inequality in society
Economic Inequality
Limited Monarchy
America Revolution
Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?
Second Coalition
Kings Swiss Guard
Committee of Public Safety
National Assembly
Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?
Only peasants and the clergy paid taxes
Only about 2 percent of the nobility paid any taxes
The nobility paid taxes only on land not on income
The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes
How were the French Clergy taxed during the time of Louis XVI?
They paid about 2% of their income
They were taxed in proportion to landholdings
They were taxed by total net worth
They paid primarily sales taxes
In Politics you are deemed to be apart of what political faction if you are on the Right on a particular issue.
Moderate
Conservative
Radical
Federalist
Which of the following is NOT a true statement regarding the French Revolution.
Under the Old Regime the people of France were divided into three social classes called estates
The Estates General was an assembly of representatives from all three classes
Most people fell into the second Estate during the Old Regime
Tennis Court Oath was an agreement of Third Estate delegates to the National Assembly to meet until they had drawn up a new constitution
Which of the following is NOT a similarity the American and French Revolutions share?
Public displeasure with the rule and possible dissention leads to acts of violence, riots and protests
Relaxing the concept of censorship throughout the country/colony which leads to public outcry/anger
Enlightenment thinkers criticize rule of monarchs and provide new ideals
Ruling leadership fearing hostilities makes concessions to appease the people
Embargo on traded goods leads to warring between countries
Which of the following lists of events is in correct chronological order (from earliest to latest)?
Storming of Bastille, Reign of Terror, Execution of Louis XVI, DoRoMaC
Meeting of Estates General, Storming of Bastille, DoRoMaC, Reign of Terror
Storming of Bastille, Meeting of Estates General, Reign of Terror, DoRoMaC
Meeting of Estates General, DoRoMaC , Reign of Terror, Storming of Bastille
What was a way that the American and French Revolutions were similar?
Enlightenment thinkers criticize rule of monarchs and provide new ideals
Citizens dress up as Native Americans to destroy shipments
Guillotine executes thousands
The King is killed by revolutionaries
All of the following French leaders died by the guillotine EXCEPT
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Maximillen Robespierre
Jean Paul Marat
Charlotte Corday
