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French Revolution

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It was a period of extreme violence decreed by the ruling French government as a way to block counterrevolutionary actions during the French Revolution.

a)

The Reign of Terror

b)

American revolution

c)

Napoleons Empire

2.

The Reign of Terror began in

a)

Mid 1793

b)

1804

c)

1802

d)

1794

3.

The ruling government, was that of the Jacobines led by the French politician

a)

Maximillian Robespierre

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

No one

4.

The Jacobines were...

a)

The ones that defended the monarchy

b)

A group that fought for human right

c)

It was this group that organized and orchestrated the Reign Terror.

5.

It was a very powerful political group, embarked in a mission of detecting, hunting and punishing does who spoke against the Revolution or in favor of the monarchy. They are responsible for a wave of executions in Paris in 1793.

a)

Jacobines

b)

13 colonies

c)

Napoleons crew

d)

Committee of Public Safety

6.

The Reign of Terror was over in...

a)

July 27, 1794

b)

March 5, 1803

c)

Dec 5, 1804

7.

A group called the ... seized Robespierre and 100 others connected with the Reign of Terror and executed them the following day.

a)

Flaunters

b)

Thermidoreans

c)

Pinelopes

8.

With Robespierre eliminated in 1794, along with his Reign of Terror, the Thermidorians, a group of moderate Girondins, became the new leaders of France and established ...

a)

The Directory

b)

The Establishment

c)

The Clergy

9.

The directory made ...

a)

All of them

b)

New constitution and new national anthem

c)

A new redesigned French flag

d)

Sense of National Pride

10.

The Directory, established a legislative and executive branch

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The legislative was established by...

a)

The Council of Ancients and the Council of Five Hundred.

b)

The council of pine and the loft of crest.

c)

King and queen

12.

The Directory used military force instead of the ------ to make order

a)

Obligations

b)

Rule of Law

c)

People

13.

He came from the island of Corsica. A brilliant soldier and strategist who had given France many military victories during the war, he was seen as a hero and many French admired him.

a)

Maximillian Robespierre

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

AMLO

d)

Jaques Rosseau

14.

In 1799, Napoleon returned to Paris, overthrew the Directory with a coup d’etat, or military takeover. On November 9, established a new government called ---

a)

Napoleons crew

b)

The Consulate

c)

The Directory 2.0

15.

The Consulate was less democratic government than the First Republic or the Directory. The power to establish laws rested on the consul. Napoleon had almost as much power as a king.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

In 1802, Napoleon modified the law to make himself First Consul for life, the in ____ he ended the Consulate and declared himself Emperor of France.

a)

1800

b)

1945

c)

1804

d)

1905

17.

Before crowning himself, Napoleon continued winning Key battles for France. In 1800, he defeated the Austrians in Marengo, northern Italy and in 1801 he defeated the British navy and the joint Russian and Austrian army. These and other battles during Napoleon’s rule are known as the -----

a)

Reign of terror

b)

Napoleonic wars

c)

invasion

18.

Placed on 1804. It outlawed Feudalism, protected religious freedom, made all men equal to the law, but limited women rights, they could not own business, made it almost impossible for women to get a divorce, limited the rights of children, a father could forbid his children from getting married until their 27th birthday if a boy and the 21st if a women, and it was legal for a father to place his children in prison.

a)

Reign of terror

b)

Napoleonic code

c)

Rule of Law

d)

Napoleonic wars

19.

He also mended French relations with the Catholic Church in the Concordat of 1801, to bring back, what religion?

a)

Christianism

b)

Judaism

c)

Catholicism

20.

On December 2, 1804, Napoleon was crowned Emperor at the Notre Dame cathedral. Who put the crown in his head?

a)

The pope

b)

His mom

c)

His wife

d)

Himself

21.

Napoleon focused in solving Frances internal problems, he simplified the court system, improved thrash system and centralized schools, but his biggest achievement, was the _____

a)

Napoleonic bet

b)

Napoleonic rest

c)

Napoleonic rule

d)

Napoleonic code

22.

In 1811 _____ the Russian ruler, refused to help Napoleon in a Blockade to stop British ships to reach mainland Europe known as the Continental System, designed to destroy British international trade, because this was hurting Russian economy, Napoleon responded to the Tsar by attacking Russia.

a)

Tomas XV

b)

Tsar Alexander I

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

23.

On April 12, 1814 the allied European nations entered Paris. Napoleons army refused to fight for him so he was overthrown and sent to exile in the Mediterranean island of _____ where he was under guard.

a)

PINE

b)

ELBA

c)

ANLA

d)

IRATE

24.

Napoleon learned of the invading force and moved his army to face them in Belgium, but the Duke of Wellington from the British army, defeated him on _____.

a)

June 18, 1815 at Waterloo.

b)

July 4, 1804 at France.

c)

December 24, 1789 at Russia.

25.

On June22, 1815, Napoleon surrendered the throne and was exiles to the island of St Helena, located off the coast of Africa, where he _____

a)

Escaped and got married

b)

Escaped and ruled Argentina

c)

Remained until his death on May 5, 1821.

d)

Became a cannibal