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Frenchy French

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?
a)
all the estates were taxed equally
b)
the upper classes paid the most taxes
c)
the poorest classes paid all the taxes
d)
the third estate was the wealthiest
2.
What was the Divine Right of Kings?
a)
right to not pay taxes
b)
God given right to rule
c)
predetermined rise to power
d)
enlightenment of kings
3.
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
4.
The First Estate in French society was composed of 
a)
the Clergy
b)
people with special courts
c)
people who did not pay taxes
d)
all of the abve
5.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
6.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
7.
Which of these contributed to the French Revolution?
a)
defeat and occupation by Prussian army
b)
rejection of Enlightenment ideas
c)
participation in the American Revolution
d)
the rise of Napoleon
8.
 How could the absolute monarchy of Louis XVI best be described? 
a)
democracy
b)
constitutional government
c)
limited government
d)
unlimited government
9.
Which of the following was an underlying, or deep-­rooted, cause of the French Revolution? 
a)
unequal tax burdens
b)
equal land ownership
c)
a law granting peasants more freedom 
d)
a growing French empire
10.
What was the final outcome of the French Revolution? 
a)
the declaration of the Edict of Nantes
b)
Napoleon naming himself Emperor of France
c)
unification of French city­ states
d)
the restoration of Louis XVI 
11.
brilliant military leader who could be described as ruthlessly ambitious
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
José Bonaparte
c)
Maximilien Robespierre
d)
Martha Stewart 
12.
Revolutionaries responded to the king on July 24th by seizing this prison...
a)
Bastille
b)
Versailles
c)
Eiffel
d)
Huntsville
13.
This government believes in giving the power to the people and separating the government into separate branches
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Anarchy
14.
This type of government is a rule by one, usually a king or queen and is passed through generations
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Monarchy
15.

Which estate paid the majority of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

16.

When did Louis XVI became the king of France?

a)

In 1774

b)

In 1772

c)

In 1770

d)

In1787

17.

The book 'The Spirit of the Laws' was written by

a)

John Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Rousseau

d)

None of the above

18.

The members of the first estate were called

a)

Nobility

b)

Big businessmen

c)

Clergy

d)

big merchants

19.

When did the women in France get the Right to Vote?

a)

In 1942

b)

In 1946

c)

In 1945

d)

In 1940

20.

Name the leaders of third estate in France.

a)

Mirabeau

b)

Abbe' Sieye's

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

None of the above

21.

What was the the Bastille?

a)

A jail

b)

Capital city of France

c)

A place where the French Revolution occurred

d)

King of France

22.

A broken chain symbolized

a)

Chains used to fetter slaves

b)

Strength lies in unity

c)

Royal power

d)

Act of becoming free

23.

National Anthem of France

a)

Vande Matram

b)

Roget de L' Isle

c)

Marseillaise

d)

Le Moniteur Universel

24.

Members of the Jacobin Club were known as

a)

Conservatives

b)

Revolutionaries

c)

Terrorists

d)

San-culottes

25.

What was tithes?

a)

A tax levied by the church

b)

A tax levied by the King

c)

Unit of currency in France

d)

None of the above

26.

What did 'pain d' egalite' mean

a)

white bread

b)

brown bread

c)

equality bread

d)

multigrain bread

27.

In France 'guillotine' referred to a system of

a)

Beheading a person

b)

Rewarding a person

c)

Taxing a person

d)

Punishing a person

28.

The Revolution in France established

a)

Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Oligarchy

29.

Which of the following were the national colours of France?

a)

Blue-green-yellow

b)

Red-green-blue

c)

Blue-white -red

d)

Yellow-red-white

30.

In the context of France what was "the convention"?

a)

A French school

b)

The newly elected assembly

c)

The club

d)

A women organisation

31.

who wrote the 'Declaration of the Rights to Women and Citizen'?

a)

Olympe de Gouges

b)

Mirabeau

c)

Abee' Sieye's

d)

None of the above

32.

What did the red cap worn by Sans-Culottes in France symbolise?

a)

Liberty

b)

Brotherhood

c)

Love

d)

Equality

33.

King in France at the time of the Revolution

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

LouisXIV

d)

Nicholas II

34.

Which of the following symbolised Eternity?

a)

Sceptre

b)

Eye within a triangle radiating light

c)

The Law Tablet

d)

Snake biting its tail to form a ring

35.

Which of these did not belong to the Jacobin Club?

a)

Printers

b)

Servants

c)

daily wage earners

d)

nobles

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