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French Revolution

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
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.
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
4.
How did the Enlightenment and the American Revolution influence the French Revolution?
a)
the people of France overthrew their absolute monarchy
b)
absolute monarchy was strengthened
c)
support for absolute monarchy increased
d)
France was divided into three estates
5.
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
6.
What happened at the Storming of the Bastille? 
a)
When French women stormed the palace. 
b)
A period of mass executions. 
c)
Storming of the French prison.End of the French Revolution. 
d)
Peasants storm a French prison. Beginning of French Rev. 
7.

In a constitutional monarchy...

a)

Monarch shares power with lawmakers

b)

Monarch shares power with all citizens who vote on all laws

c)

Elected officials represent the citizen body

d)

A monarch has all power

8.

July 14, 1789, a French mob stormed a prison. The mob successfully captured the gunpowder they were after.

a)

Storming of the Bastille

b)

The Great Fear

c)

Storming of Pompei

d)

Sandstorm

9.

Nickname for Robespierre's period of rule that ended when he was executed?

a)

100 Days

b)

National Assembly

c)

Reign of Terror

d)

Old Regime

10.

Who overthrew The Directory in a coup d'etat?

a)

Robespierre

b)

King Louis

c)

Jean Valjean

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

11.
How did Napoleon end the chaos of the French Revolution?
a)
He continued to use the guillotine against his enemies
b)
He worked with the Directory to bring peace
c)
He stabilized the country with his new policies
d)
He decreased the size of the military
12.

What kind of leader was King Louis XVI?

a)

very militaristic

b)

weak and indecisive

c)

powerful and well respected

d)

friendly and well liked

13.

Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?

a)

The American Civil War

b)

The French and Indian War

c)

American Revolution

d)

The Seven Years War

14.

Which of the following was a reason why France was nearly bankrupt?

a)

The king lowered taxes

b)

The king took their money to create jobs

c)

The king spent the taxes on wars and himself

d)

They had fought against the Americans in the revolution

15.

The Reign of Terror was a time when

a)

Marie Antoinette was executed

b)

The Committee of Public Safety used terror to keep the Republic safe

c)

Thousands of French people were sent to the guillotine

d)

all of these

16.

What kind of gov't did the constitution of 1795 establish with its executive branch of 5 directors and a 2 house legislative branch?

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Dictatorship

c)

Oligarchy

d)

Republic

17.

Statement of revolutionary ideals adopted by France's National Assembly.

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Constitution

d)

Articles of Confederation

18.

A radical group of Parisian wage-earners and small shopkeepers who wanted a greater voice in government, lower prices and an end of food shortages.

a)

Sans-Cullotes

b)

Moderates

c)

Emigres

d)

Jacobins

19.

A machine for beheading people used as a means of execution during the French Revolution.

a)

Beheader

b)

National Razor

c)

Guillotine

d)

Head chopper-offer 3000

20.
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
21.
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
22.
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
23.

Under _____________; the monarch has absolute control over the government

a)

absolutism

b)

constitutional monarchy

c)

democracy

d)

totalitarianism

24.

During the Enlightenment, intellectuals known as _____ began to ask if natural laws might also apply to human beings.

a)

hoity-toity

b)

marquises

c)

philosophes

d)

professors

25.

What became known as the "national razor"?

a)

Convention

b)

guillotine

c)

the rack

d)

octrot

26.

The _____, led by Danton and Robespierre, was responsible for sending approximately 15,000 people to the guillotine through its Revolutionary Tribunal.

a)

French Foreign Legion

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

Commonwealth of Nations

d)

Legislative Assembly

27.
What two things did the people of Paris believe were inside the Bastille?
a)
Weapons and the royal family
b)
Bread and the royal family
c)
Bread and Water
d)
Bread and weapons
28.
Which of the following is a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI was a strong and dedicated leader
b)
The election for the new king was rigged
c)
There was social imbalance within the country
d)
The king was unhappy and led a revolut in France
29.
Which of the following is a true outcome of the French Revolution?
a)
The unfair social class system, known as Estates, was abolished.
b)
All people in France were granted the right to vote, regardless of gender, race or class.
c)
The monarchy returned in an event known as the Restoration.
d)
Napoleon was elected by the people to become president.
30.

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

31.

Who came to power in France at the end of the French Revolution?

a)

Napoleon

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Robespierre

d)

Louis XVI

32.
After being exiled and returning, Napoleon’s final battle was at:
a)
Parris
b)
Elba
c)
Waterloo
d)
London
33.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
34.
What was Napoleon's main goal for France?
a)
To have France lead international trade.
b)
To create a new European Empire.
c)
To avenge the death of Louis XVI.
d)
To install Democracy in France
35.
Napoleon conquered all of Europe and died a hero
a)
True
b)
False
36.
Naval battle. Napoleon's failed invasion of Great Britain
a)
Battle of Toulon
b)
Battle of Austerlitz
c)
Battle of Waterloo
d)
Battle of Trafalgar
37.

How did the Napoleonic Code treat women?

a)

Gave women equal rights to men.

b)

Gave women more rights than men.

c)

Gave women the opportunity to own land.

d)

Women had fewer rights than men.

38.

Why was the majority of Napoleon’s Grand Army wiped out in Russia?

a)

The Grand Army ran out of supplies

b)

The Grand Army invasion extended into winter

c)

The Grand Army lost at the Battle of Waterloo

d)

Both A and B

39.

The goal of the Congress of Vienna was to

a)

Reignite the spirit of the French Revolution

b)

Restore European monarchs to power like Louis XVIII

c)

Allow France to reclaim territories lost in the war

d)

Select a nation to lead all of Europe

40.
What was the result of Napoleon's invasion of Russia?
a)
None of these
b)
Napoleon conquered Russia, but while he was invading the British invaded France
c)
Napoleon retreated to focus on the Haitian Revolution
d)
Napoleon lost 95% of his army, and retreated back to France
41.
How did the Congress of Vienna inspire nationalist movements across Europe in the revolutions of 1830 and 1848?
a)
They imposed British rule on Europe
b)
They put absolute monarchs back in power
c)
They established the nations of Germany and Italy
d)
They established democratic governments across Europe
42.
Why did the Congress of Vienna return absolute monarchs to power in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?
a)
to restore order and the balance of power
b)
to encourage the spread of nationalism
c)
to promote the spread of Enlightenment ideas
d)
to protect the power of the Catholic Church
43.
With a mounting debt from his victory in defending France from Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain, as well as the costly failure to quell the Haitian Revolution, Napoleon raised money by___________________
a)
Selling the Louisiana Territory to the United States
b)
Commissioning the French Navy to plunder all ships throughout the Atlantic
c)
Creating a National Income Tax on the Nobility and Clergy
d)
Signing an executive order to seize all piggy banks
44.
What was the "scorched Earth" strategy?
a)
None of these
b)
Napoleon burned the Russian cities to the ground to break their will
c)
Great Britain's strategy at the Battle of Trafalgar
d)
The Russians burned their cities, factories, farms, and railroads so Napoleon could not use them
45.

The Napoleonic Wars ended with Napoleon’s defeat at the final battle of

a)

Nations

b)

Waterloo

c)

One Hundred Days

d)

Elba

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