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French Revolution

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Lawyers, craftsmen, merchants, and commoners make up which estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
2.
Which of the following fueled French desires to revolt against the monarchy?
a)
The Reign of Terror and the Ideas of the Enlightenment
b)
The Napoleonic Code and ideas of the Enlightenment
c)
Ideas of the Enlightenment and the American revolution
d)
The Scientific Revolution and the Reign of Terror
3.
The clergy and church officials made up which estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
4.
The nobles made up which Estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
5.
Which of the following was a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
unequal tax burdens; the Third Estate paid all of the taxes
b)
a growing French Empire
c)
a law granting peasants more freedom
d)
equal land ownership
6.
Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Robespierre
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
7.
What was the purpose of the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
To raise taxes of the the Third Estate
b)
Write a constitution for France and limit the king's power
c)
To make plans to storm the Bastille
8.
Which of the following was a cause of the French revolution?
a)
government debt due to overspending and involvement in wars
b)
France had a surplus of food due to bountiful harvests
c)
men between the ages of 18-25 were required to join the army
d)
France had no king to lead the country
9.
How did Napoleon address the economic issues of the French Revolution?
a)
He gave all French citizens enough money to live
b)
He created a more fair tax system
c)
He allowed Nobles to officially enslave their peasants
10.
How did the Robespierre and the Jacobins “protect” the revolution during the Reign of Terror?
a)
Supported constitutional monarchy and separation of power
b)
Adopted Locke’s natural rights to form a new government
c)
Used the guillotine to establish an unlimited government
d)
Restored an absolute monarchy with King Robespierre
11.
Which of the following best describes France's relation with neighbor monarchs during the FR?
a)
Threatened to invade France to protect their own country
b)
They ignored what was happening in France
c)
They supported the revolution
d)
They tried to help Robespierre find fleeing nobles
12.
How did Louis XVI react to his newly limited power?
a)
He worked with the people to improve daily life in France
b)
He started the Reign of Terror to remove his enemies
c)
He and his family tried to flee the country and escape
d)
He declared war on neighboring countries
13.
How did the Reign of Terror change the French Revolution?
a)
The original problems in France were all solved
b)
The French were taken over by neighboring Austria
c)
Robespierre used unlimited power to help the peasants
d)
Revolution took a radical turn as thousands were executed
14.
What does this images tell you about the Reign of Terror?
a)
Only the nobles were targeted and executed
b)
No citizen was safe, even 3rd Estate members
c)
The middle class was not impacted
d)
All citizens were treated as equals
15.
Which of the following was NOT one of Napoleon's mistakes that ended his rule in France?
a)
The invasion of Russia
b)
The blockade of Britain
c)
The invasion of Egypt
d)
The Peninsular War
16.
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
17.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
18.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
19.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
20.
When the other estates refused to change voting rules the 3rd Estate 
a)
met separately
b)
declared themselves the new government
c)
Created the National Assembly
d)
all of the above
21.
The National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution in 
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Declaration of the Rights of Man
c)
the US Constitution
d)
The Edict of Nantes
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.
What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
it led to a new constitution for France
b)
it started the French Revolution
c)
it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror
d)
it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon
24.
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
25.
Why were the people of France starving of hunger?
a)
They only had wine
b)
Agricultural crop failure caused a shortage of food
c)
They sold all the food to Germany
d)
The King wanted to punish the people
26.
The Bastile was
a)
A fortified fort in Paris for the kids to play in
b)
A prison that also held weapons and gun powder
c)
A new place for Marie and Louis to go to have dinner
d)
Where King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette lived
27.

The bourgeoisie (middle class) belonged to which of the three Estates?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

None

28.

A bishop (city church leader) belonged to which Estate?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

None

29.

Select the choices that are causes of the French Revolution.

a)

Inspiration from American Revolution

b)

Enlightenment Ideas

c)

Strong economy

d)

Low food prices

e)

Inequality among the 3 Estates

30.

What was the Estates-General?

a)

France's hospital system

b)

A meeting of representatives from 3 Estates

c)

France's military leader

d)

the Assembly that executed the king

31.

Declaration of the Rights of Man...

a)

... explained why the British colonies should be free

b)

... listed the natural rights of citizens in revolutionary France

c)

... abolished the monarchy

32.

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

33.

Which event marked the beginning of the Revolution?

a)

The execution of King Louis XVI

b)

The Storming of the Bastille

c)

The execution of King Charles X

d)

The Reign of Terror

34.

What organization was established by Robespierre to find and eliminate critics of the Revolution?

a)

National Assembly

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

Estates General

35.

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

36.

Robespierre dies & the Reign of Terror ends. What government takes over?

a)

The Directory

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte's

c)

The Parliament

d)

The House of Bourbon

37.

Who overthrew The Directory in a coup d'etat?

a)

Robespierre

b)

King Louis

c)

Jean Valjean

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

38.

In France 'guillotine' referred to a system of

a)

Beheading a person

b)

Rewarding a person

c)

Taxing a person

d)

Punishing a person

39.

The Revolution in France established

a)

Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Oligarchy

40.

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

41.

Radical political club during the French Revolution that wanted to remove the king and establish a republic. Both middle class men and women joined.

a)

Sans-Cullotes

b)

Radicals

c)

Emigres

d)

Jacobins

42.

Leader of the Committee of Public Safety, he and his followers tried to wipe out all traces of France's past monarchies.

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Maximillien Robespierre

c)

Jean-Paul Marat

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

43.

A committee established during the French Revolution to identify "enemies of the republic."

a)

Committee of Public Safety

b)

National Assembly

c)

Legislative Assembly

d)

Estates General

44.

The period from mid-1793 to mid-1794, when Maximilien Robespierre ruled France nearly as a dictator and thousands of political figures and ordinary citizens were executed.

a)

Great Fear

b)

French Revolution

c)

Reign of Terror

d)

Tennis Court Oath

45.

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

46.

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

47.

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

48.
Why did the Parisian women march on Versailles in 1789?
a)
Find guns
b)
Right to vote
c)
Work conditions
d)
Price of Bread
49.

Napoleon was born in Sardinia.

a)

yes

b)

no

50.

Napoleon escaped from Helena.

a)

yes

b)

no

51.

For the first time Napoleon was exiled in Elba.

a)

yes

b)

no

52.

The fame came to Napoleon when he gave an order to shoot people who protested against government.

a)

yes

b)

no

53.

Scorched earth policy was used by

a)

British

b)

Austrians

c)

Russians

54.

Lycees were

a)

banks

b)

schools

c)

governmental officials

55.

Agreement between Napoleon and church

a)

collaboration

b)

concordat

c)

contact

d)

construction

56.

Peninsular War was launched against

a)

Spain

b)

Germany

c)

Russia

d)

Austria

57.

Continental system aimed to limit trade with

a)

Germany

b)

Spain

c)

Russia

d)

Britain

58.

coup d'etat is

a)

restoration of monarchy

b)

military turmoil

c)

elimination of property

59.

Napoleon ended republic when he crowned himself an emperor.

a)

yes

b)

no

60.

Napoleon was able to save lives of his soldiers by giving order to retreat from Moscow.

a)

no

b)

yes

61.

The last battle of Napoleon

a)

Leipzig

b)

Austerlitz

c)

Waterloo

62.

Napoleon named himself first

a)

consul

b)

dictator

c)

tribune

63.

Napoleon passed new constitution that granted freedom of speech.

a)

yes

b)

no

64.

British admiral who fought against Napoleon

a)

Duke of York

b)

Kutuzov

c)

Nelson

d)

Washington

65.

After this battle Napoleon had to abdicate French throne

a)

Leipzig

b)

Borodino

c)

Austerlitz

66.

What does the following cartoon represent?

a)

Napoleon retreats from Moscow

b)

Napoleon is sent to exile

c)

Napoleon lost in coup d'etat

67.

In Egypt Napoleon fought against

a)

Spanish

b)

British

c)

Italians

68.

Slaves on this island gained freedom

a)

Haiti

b)

Bermuda

c)

Cuba

69.

Napoleon appointed relatives as rulers in conquered territories.

a)

yes

b)

no

70.

Modern laws in Egypt are based on Napoleonic Code of Laws.

a)

yes

b)

no

71.

The last attempt of Napoleon to gain power is known as

a)

1000 days

b)

1001 night

c)

100 days

72.

The king who ruled France when Napoleon was exiled

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Louis XVII

c)

Louis XVIII

73.

Napoleon was executed

a)

yes

b)

no

74.

Napoleon was qualified in

a)

cavalry

b)

artillery

c)

infantry

75.

Final naval battle between Napoleon and British

a)

Trafalgar

b)

Waterloo

76.

Spanish partisans

a)

gorilla

b)

guerilla

77.

Kings of Spain and Portugal _______ during Peninsular War

a)

were executed

b)

escaped to America

c)

moved to England

78.

This area was sold to American in order to earn money and make problems for British

a)

Louisiana

b)

Alaska

c)

Haiti

79.

This island was located far away in the Atlantic Ocean

a)

Corsica

b)

Helena

c)

Elba

80.

General Frost did that what ______ troops could not accomplish.

a)

Austrian

b)

Prussian

c)

Russian

d)

British

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