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French Revolution & Napoleon

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Second Estate was made up of the these people.
a)
clergy
b)
common people
c)
priests
d)
nobles
2.
The Third Estate was made up of these people.
a)
clergy
b)
nobles
c)
common people
d)
kings and queens
3.
The last government of the French Revolution was:
a)
the Assembly
b)
the Committee
c)
the Parliament
d)
the Directory
4.
This happened to Napoleon after his last defeat at Waterloo.
a)
he was exiled to British-held island of Saint Helena
b)
he was executed by the National Assembly
c)
he died in the Battle of Waterloo
d)
he became emperor of France
5.
The First Estate was made up of this group.
a)
clergy
b)
common people
c)
nobles
d)
kings and queens
6.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
7.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
8.
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
9.
Radicals are people who 
a)
try to prevent change
b)
believe in capital punishment
c)
support the old government
d)
believe in extreme measures
10.
Why did a mob of Parisian women march on the Palace of Versailles in October 1789?
a)
They were searching for arms to prepare for war with Prussia
b)
They were protesting the rising price of bread
c)
They were trying to arrest Marie Antoinette to put her on trial
d)
King Louis XVI denied the legislation that would acknowledge the Declaration of the Rights of Women and the Citizen
11.
What was the result of King Louis XVI's trial for treason in front of the National Convention?
a)
Innocent and Exiled
b)
Guilty and Hung
c)
Innocent and restored as King
d)
Guilty and Executed with the Guillotine
12.
How did Napoleon Bonaparte take power in France in 1799?
a)
Democratically elected 
b)
A coup de'tat 
c)
appointed First Consul in Notre Dame Cathedral
d)
Battle Elephants
13.
Name of the battle where Napoleon was officially defeated. 
a)
Battle of Waterloo
b)
Battle of the Nations at Leipzig
c)
Battle of Russia
d)
Battle of Elba 
14.

Before the French Revolution, why did the representatives of the Third Estate form the National Assembly?

a)

voting in the Estates General was not fair

b)

the king had ordered them to do so

c)

they wanted an end to the Reign of Terror

d)

they demanded that the king be put on trial and executed

15.

The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon?

a)

There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army

b)

Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army

c)

The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army

d)

The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army

16.

What cause of the French Revolution is represented by this image?

a)

Weak leadership of the monarchy

b)

Unequal social class system

c)

Economic crisis

d)

Inspiration from the Enlightenment

17.
Napoleon’s first defeat, costing him over 500,000 men, and forcing him to retreat home was caused by: 
a)
USA
b)
Germany 
c)
Russia 
d)
Canada
18.

Who was the leader of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Napoleon Bonepart

d)

Marie Antoinette

19.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
20.

The Napoleonic Code

a)

Allowed serfdom to continue in France

b)

Gave women the right to vote

c)

Gave people equality under the law

d)

set up a democracy in France

21.

6) In the “Tennis Court Oath”, members of the Third Estate

a)

Swore to behead the king

b)

Planned to storm the Bastille

c)

Pledged to improve their tennis game

d)

Promised to not disband until they had a written constitution

22.

Read the list below.

?

Coup d'état

Elimination of the Directory

Dissolution of the Consulate

Establishment of imperial form of government

Which title best replaces the question mark in the list?

a)

King Louis XVI' Fall from Power

b)

Early Stages of the French Revolution

c)

Napoleon's Takeover of the French Government

d)

Impact of the Congress of Vienna on France

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