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The French Revolution and the Peninsular War

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. What event led to the start of the Contemporary Age?

a)

The Seven Years’ War

b)

The American War of Independence

c)

The French Revolution

d)

The Spanish War of Independence

2.

Which of these people was not involved in the French Revolution?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Robespierre

c)

Napoleon

d)

Godoy

3.

What was the name of the French institution which approved the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?

a)

The National Assembly

b)

The Estates General

c)

Parliament

d)

The Cortes

4.

In which phase of the Revolution was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen approved?

a)

Consulate

b)

Directory

c)

Constituents’ Assembly

d)

National Assembly

5.

During the Directory, who controlled the government?

a)

The Jacobins

b)

The Absolutists

c)

Napoleon

d)

The Girondins

6.

What was the set of laws that Napoleon created and applied to all French citizens called?

a)

The Civil Code of the Clergy

b)

The Civil Code

c)

The Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen

d)

The American Declaration of Independence

7.

Which of these is not a consequence of the French Revolution?

a)

Absolute monarchy

b)

National sovereignty

c)

Restricted suffrage

d)

The separation of powers

8.

The most important minister of Carlos IV was...

(a)  

9.

The Treaty of Fontainebleau in 1807 allowed France to cross Spain in order to

occupy...

(a)  

10.

What were Spanish Enlightened thinkers known as?

a)

Patriots

b)

Guerrillas

c)

Independents

d)

Afrancesados

11.

How was called the typical Spanish warfare against the French troops?

(a)  

12.

What was the name of the treaty that reinstated Fernando VII as King of Spain?

a)

Rastatt

b)

Valençay

c)

San Ildefonso

d)

Fontainebleau

13.

Which country helped Spain defeat the French army?

a)

Austria

b)

Russia

c)

Great Britain

d)

Portugal

14.

What did the Cádiz Cortes approve?

a)

The restoration of absolutism

b)

The Bayonne Constitution

c)

The creation of the Supreme Central Board

d)

The 1812 Constitution

15.

In the period from 1808 – 1812 the French occupied all of Spain except for Cádiz.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

All of Spain except Cabanillas del Campo

d)

I don't know. I only want to go home