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French Revolution

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This man was King of France during the Revolution.

a)

Louis the 14th

b)

Napolean

c)

Louis the 16th

d)

King George the 2nd

2.

This woman became Queen of France during the revolution.

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Queen Elizabeth the 2nd

d)

Marie Antoinette

3.

The French people, especially the middle class, were inspired by the Enlightenment thinkers and what recent contemporary event?

a)

the War of 1812

b)

the 7 Years War

c)

the Russian Revolution

d)

the American Revolution

4.
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
5.

Which estate in France was made up of the clergy and the Church?

a)

the third estate

b)

the second estate

c)

the first estate

d)

the final estate

6.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
7.

What estate was primarily made up of middle class people and peasants that made up most of the population of France and paid all the taxes?

a)

the first estate

b)

the second estate

c)

the third estate

d)

the final estate

8.

Most of the French population belonged to the

a)

1st estate

b)

3rd Estate

c)

2nd Estate

9.
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
10.

The French Revolution started with the storming of the:

a)

Bastille

b)

White House

c)

Palace

d)

Guillotine

11.

Which revolution gave us the idea that people have rights that cannot be taken away?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Scientific Revolution

c)

The Reformation

d)

The Enlightenment

12.

King Louis XVI and his wife, Marie Antoinette, were

a)

beloved by their people

b)

unknown to the people of France

c)

generally disliked and distrusted

d)

Monarchs of England

13.

The rich palace where King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette lived outside of Paris

a)

Bastille

b)

Versailles

c)

National Assembly

d)

The Grand Estate

14.

Louis 16th called for a meeting of delegates called

a)

The Meeting of Versailles

b)

National Convention

c)

Committee of Public Safety

d)

Estates General

15.

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

16.

The machine used to behead enemies of the revolution is called

a)

The Bastille

b)

Sans-Culottes

c)

Guillotine

d)

The Great Beheader

17.

He led the group responsible for “The Reign of Terror” and was beheaded:

a)

Napoleon

b)

Robespierre

c)

Jacques de Bastille

d)

King Louis XVI

18.

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

19.

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

20.

In 1792, the National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy and declare France.......

a)

a republic

b)

bankrupt

c)

dissolved

21.

Which French social class paid the majority of taxes?

a)

Clergy

b)

The rich

c)

nobility

d)

peasants

22.

The women of France stormed what building demanding bread to feed their families?

a)

The Eiffel Tower

b)

Versailles

c)

Bastille

d)

Burke Toney

23.

The basic principle that delcares all men are born free and remain free with equal rights.

a)

Women's March

b)

Declaration of the Rights of Man

c)

The Tennis Court Oath

d)

Estates-General En Fuego

24.

military leader who could be described as ruthlessly ambitious

a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
José Bonaparte
c)
Maximilien Robespierre
d)
Martha Stewart 
25.
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 
26.

What kind of government was France prior to the revolution?

a)

Dictatorship

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Socialist

27.

The Bastille was a

a)

Church

b)

Mall

c)

Prison

d)

Police station

28.

During the reign of terror many people were

a)

Happy

b)

Celebrating

c)

Executed

d)

Blasted

29.

How did the Napoleonic Code reflect Enlightenment principles?

a)

It guaranteed the equality of all citizens before the law.

b)

It guaranteed women equal rights.

c)

It valued individual rights above all else.

d)

It valued the security of the state over individual liberty.

30.

What is the idea of keeping the countries of Europe all strong enough, or make everyone have strong allies, so no country would want to go to war again?

a)

Peacekeeping

b)

Balance of Power

c)

Big Stick Policy

d)

Conquest

31.

Who was placed into power in most European countries after Napoleon was defeated and the Congress of Vienna?

a)

The People

b)

Dictators

c)

The Church

d)

Kings and Queens (Monarchs)

32.

Who was the main leader of the Congress of Vienna?

a)

Napoleon

b)

King Louis XVIII

c)

Metternich

d)

The Pope

33.

What event restored monarchies and the balance of power to Europe after the Napoleonic Wars?

a)

Congress of Vienna

b)

Parliament

c)

League of Nations

d)

Estates General

34.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
35.
Napoleon's final defeat in June of 1815
a)
Battle of Moscow
b)
Battle of Paris
c)
Battle of Trafalgar
d)
Battle of Waterloo
36.
After his initial defeat, Napoleon was exiled to the island of ______; his second exile was to the island of _________.
a)
St. Helena; Elba
b)
Elba; Corsica
c)
Elba; St. Helena
d)
Corsica; St. Helena
37.

Which statement most accurately interprets this portrayal of the First, Second, and Third Estates of France?

a)

The nobility are the force that holds society together.

b)

The middle class is the force that holds society together.

c)

The privileged fear the anger of the underprivileged.

d)

The monarchy fears the anger of the people.

38.

“Terror is only justice prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country.”—Maximilien Robespierre, 1794


The viewpoint expressed in this quotation was most directly put into action through the...

a)

corvée

b)

guillotine

c)

Napoleonic Code

d)

Constitution of 1795

39.

“General Famine and General Winter, rather than Russian bullets, have conquered the Grand Army.”—French general Michel Ney


What was an immediate result of the event described in the above quotation?

a)

Napoleon surrendered and was sent into exile.

b)

The French monarchy was restored to power.

c)

Napoleon abdicated his throne

d)

Napoleon established the Continental System.

40.

The laws of the _____ included many Enlightenment ideas like equality of all citizens and religious freedom.

a)

Robespierre

b)

Napoleonic Code

c)

bourgeoisie

d)

Louis XVI

41.

What is a "monarchy"?

a)

a dictator

b)

a government with an oppressive leader

c)

a government where a group of people are elected into power

d)

a government where one person is born into absolute power

42.
The French people welcomed Napoleon because…
a)
they hoped he would fix the famine that France was experiencing
b)
he completely disagreed with the ideas of the French Revolution
c)
he was the son of King Louis XVI
d)
he promised to bring law and order to France after the chaos of the Reign of Terror
43.

Napoleon rose through the military ranks to general.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Which of the following methods did Napoleon use to control his empire?

a)

Formation of alliances and treaties

b)

Placed his relatives on the thrones of several European countries

c)

Military victories

d)

All of the above

45.

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

46.

Before the French Revolution, the people of France were divided into three estates based mainly on their...

a)

education level

b)

geographic region

c)

social class

d)

religious beliefs

47.
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
48.

During the Great Fear, peasants did what?

a)

broke into manors

b)

destroyed tax information

c)

burned down manors

d)

all of these

49.

Even in modern times, France continues to celebrate their day of Independence (called Bastille Day)

a)

True

b)

False

50.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789) led people to believe that there were "universal" rights that belonged to all mankind.

a)

True

b)

False