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French Revolution

Total questions: 105

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pre-revolution system that divided France into three unequal estates know as the

a)

Bourgeoisie

b)

Old Regime

c)

Class System

d)

Estates- General

2.

The estate that was forced to carry all of the burden by paying taxes and did not receive any privileges

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

Bourgeoisie

3.

Prior to the French Revolution, all of the following were reasons why France was struggling economically except

a)

High taxes

b)

Soaring prices

c)

Failing crops

d)

Controversial elections

4.

How did King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette make the 1789 economic situation of France worse?

a)

Loaning Austria too much money

b)

Excessive spending

c)

Closing French Banks

d)

Printing too much money

5.

Once France ran out of money and its economy collapsed, who did Louis XVI attempt to tac and what event did it lead to?

a)

Catholic Church, Concordat

b)

Second Estate, Estates-General

c)

Peasants, Great Fear

d)

Jacobins, Reign of Terror

6.

Where did the delegates of the Estates-General have their meeting?

a)

Versailles Palace

b)

Tuileries Palace

c)

Bastille Prison

d)

Elba

7.

After the Third Estate walked out of the Estates-General, what group did they form?

a)

National Assembly

b)

Legislative Assembly

c)

National Convention

d)

Directory

8.

The promise of the National Assembly to stay at Versailles and draft a new constitution was known as the

a)

Committee of Public Safety

b)

Peasant Act

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

Reign of Terror

9.

What happened on July 14, 1789 that is considered the climax of the early French Revolution?

a)

Storming of the Bastille

b)

Abolition of noble titles

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

Reign of Terror

10.

After the completion of the 1791 (#1) and the creation of the constitutional monarchy, who held real power in France?

a)

National Assembly

b)

Legislative Assembly

c)

National Convention

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

11.

What is one country that invaded France in 1792, which led to the Legislative Assembly declaring war?

a)

Great Britain

b)

Russia

c)

Austria

d)

Spain

12.

What political party decided the fate of Louis XVI after France became a republic? Who became their leader?

a)

Sans-culottes/Horatio Nelson

b)

Conservatives/ Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Jacobins/

Maximilien Robespierre

d)

Bourbons/

Louis XVI

13.

After the fall of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror, France got another constitution where power was transferred to a very corrupt five member executive branch called the

a)

Concordat

b)

Directory

c)

Plebiscite

d)

First Consul

14.

What event led to Napoleon gaining fame in the Army?

a)

The storming of the Bastille

b)

Saving the directory from a royalist mob

c)

Fighting against Britain in Egypt

d)

Escaping from Elba

15.

The system imposed by Napoleon that was meant to hurt the British economy and make Europe more self-sufficient was known as the

a)

`Emigres system

b)

Jacobin system

c)

Peninsular system

d)

Continental system

16.

What conflict was caused by Napoleon removing the Spanish king from the throne and replacing him with his own brother?

a)

Battle of Trafalgar

b)

Battle of the Nations

c)

Peninuslar War

d)

Napoleonic War

17.

The series of meetings held in 1814 and 1815 by European leaders that was meant to discuss lasting peace in Europe was known as the

a)

Congress of Vienna

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Estates-General

d)

National Convention

18.

All of the following were goals of Klemens von Metternich at the Congress of Vienna except

a)

Keep France from attacking again

b)

Eliminate France from the map

c)

Create a balance of power so no nation would be strong enough to threaten others

d)

Restore legitimate monarchs to their thrones

19.

All of the following were steps taken by European leaders to prevent the French Revolution from spreading to their countries except

a)

Creation of the Holy Alliance

b)

Becoming enlightenment despots

c)

Burning of enlightenment books

d)

Creation of the Concert of Europe

20.

After Napoleon was removed, what group tries to stop Enlightenment ideas from spreading across Europe?

a)

Radicals

b)

Moderates

c)

Conservatives

d)

Creoles

21.

Which of these helped inspire the French Revolution?

a)

The American Revolution

b)

Enlightenment ideas

c)

Poor people getting sick and tired of rich people having everything

d)

all of those

22.

What were the Three Estates?

a)

The artists, the workers, and the government

b)

Montagnyard, Blissville, and Tule

c)

The church people, the rich people, and everyone else

d)

Workers, royals, and God

23.

What was the Enlightenment?

a)

In the 1900s, artists began painting pictures showing people who were free and happy.

b)

In the 1700s, thinkers suggested that people should have freedom and equality.

c)

In the 1700s, the sun became much brighter.

d)

In the 1500s, a philosopher named Modiefjermgen wrote that we should get rid of all royals.

24.

King Louis asked the Estates-General to let him ___________________.

a)

Tax the First and Second Estates.

b)

Go on vacation.

c)

Tax people in other countries.

d)

Buy a house the size of a whole city.

25.

The First and Second Estates said, "____."

a)

Yes, you may tax us.

b)

No, you may NOT tax us.

c)

Go away. You smell funny.

d)

They said nothing. They were asleep.

26.

When the nobles and clergy refused to give up their rights and privileges, a bunch of people stormed ____________________.

a)

out of the room.

b)

into Paris and tore down the Eiffel Tower.

c)

the gates of the royal palace.

d)

the Bastille, a famous and horrible prison.

27.

Out in the countryside, the _______________ rose up against the _________.

a)

peasants, nobles

b)

toymakers, children

c)

landowners, artists

d)

army, Lumberjacks' Union

28.

A new government was formed, called the _____________________.

a)

National Convention

b)

New Government

c)

Le Gouvernement Nouveau

d)

the People's Assembly

29.

The Jacobins, a powerful group in the National Convention, insisted that:

a)

the revolution had gone too far

b)

the revolution had not gone far enough

c)

dogs made better pets than cats

d)

a peasant named Hercule Poirot be made President.

30.

The Convention had King Louis put on trial and ____________________.

a)

executed on the guillotine

b)

locked in the Bastille for life

c)

banished from France

d)

paddled

31.

The Committee of Public Safety was formed because ____________________.

a)

The water was getting sewage in it. Nasty.

b)

the sidewalks needed to be repaired. Too many people were tripping and falling.

c)

Many people still didn't support the revolution.

d)

the leaders had nothing better to do.

32.

During the reign of terror, around 40,000 people were executed because they were accused of _________________.

a)

disloyalty

b)

jaywalking

c)

stealing food

d)

wearing silly clothes

33.

The head of the Committee for Public Safety, __________________, was even executed, eventually.

a)

Mr. Poore's brother George

b)

Maximilien Robespierre

c)

Captain Kirk

d)

Lemoveiet Eau

34.

A five-man council known as the _______________ was placed in charge of the country, but they were unable to solve serious problems.

a)

Big Huge French Council

b)

Directory

c)

Gathering

d)

Team of Five

35.

People in France were tired of all the chaos. They hoped for _________________ to get things in order.

a)

a strong leader

b)

God

c)

another country

d)

a shoemaker named Bertrand L'Magistere

36.

The name of that leader would be _____________________.

a)

Goulash d'Artagnan

b)

Bertrand L'Magistere

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

d)

Mrs. Wilson

37.

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

38.

This man was King of France during the Revolution.

a)

Louis the 14th

b)

Napolean

c)

Louis the 16th

d)

King George the 2nd

39.

This woman became Queen of France during the revolution.

a)

Cleopatra

b)

Joan of Arc

c)

Queen Elizabeth the 2nd

d)

Marie Antoinette

40.
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
41.

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

42.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
43.

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

44.

Most of the French population belonged to the

a)

1st estate

b)

3rd Estate

c)

2nd Estate

45.

After being outvoted many times in the past, the third estate established the ________ to write a constitution and create more fair laws.

a)

National Assembly

b)

Estate General

c)

Parliament

d)

Inquisition

46.
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
47.

The French Revolution started with the storming of the:

a)

Bastille

b)

White House

c)

Palace

d)

Guillotine

48.

The 1st Estate represents which of the following people?

a)

Peasants

b)

Nobles

c)

Clergy

d)

Royalty

e)

The king

49.

What happened when the 3rd Estate was blocked from the Estates-General?

a)

They went home and devised a plan of attack.

b)

They broke down the door and attacked the 1st and 2nd Estates.

c)

They went to the tennis court and formed the National Assembly.

d)

They immediately killed the king and began the Reign of Terror.

50.

____ was the wife of Louis XVI who was also executed via the Guillotine.

a)

Isabel I

b)

Catherine the Great

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Elizabeth I

51.

The ____ was a famous fort/prison that was stormed, initiating the start of the French Revolution.

a)

Port of France

b)

Bastille

c)

Paris jailhouse

d)

Cathedral of Notre Dame

52.

France under Louis XVI was highly invested in foreign wars, one of which was ____.

a)

the Franco-Prussian war

b)

the Mexican-American war

c)

the American Revolution

d)

the Bolshevik Revolution

53.

____ was a symbol of the excess and gluttony of the French monarchy.

a)

The Palace of Versailles

b)

Eiffel Tower

c)

The Bastille

d)

Champs-Élysées

54.

What happened to Louis XVI as a result of the French Revolution?

a)

He was convicted of espionage and forced to serve a life sentence.

b)

He was convicted of treason and exiled to Austria.

c)

He was convicted of terrorism and forced to serve in the army.

d)

He was convicted of treason and killed on the Guillotine.

55.

Which of the following is a social cause of the French Revolution?

a)

Poor harvests.

b)

Financial burden.

c)

The feudal system gave the lower class no power or authority in society.

d)

Louis XVI being a weak, ineffective ruler.

56.

The 2nd Estate represents which of the following?

a)

Peasants

b)

Nobles

c)

Clergy

d)

Royalty

57.

What was the radical group that was led by Robespierre and began the Reign of Terror?

a)

The 2nd Estate

b)

The Bourgeoisie

c)

The Jacobins

d)

The National Assembly

58.

Which of the following was a political cause of the French Revolution?

a)

Poor harvests

b)

Financial hardships

c)

Louis XVI being a weak and ineffective ruler

d)

Foreign affairs

59.

The 1st Estate represented which of the following people?

a)

Peasants

b)

Nobles

c)

Clergy (the Church)

d)

Royalty

60.

All of the following are economic causes of the French Revolution EXCEPT ____.

a)

poor harvests

b)

war debts

c)

the estate system

d)

unnecessary, excessive taxation

61.

Commoners and peasants felt as though the estate system represented relics of ____.

a)

feudalism

b)

capitalism

c)

mercantilism

d)

colonialism

62.

Which of the following were one of the reasons the 3rd Estate walked out of the Estates-General?

a)

They wanted every male citizen to have one vote, as opposed to each Estate having one vote.

b)

They wanted to form a new system of government where peasants and commoners had a greater voice.

c)

They grew tired of paying the majority of society's taxes.

d)

All of the above.

63.

In 1791, a(n) ____ was formed, significantly limiting the power of the king.

a)

absolute monarchy

b)

republic

c)

constitutional monarchy

d)

democracy

64.

In 1791, the National Assembly became known as the ____.

a)

National Convention

b)

Legislative Assembly

c)

Committee of Public Safety

d)

Jacobins

65.

Robespierre created the ____ in order to protect the spirit of the French Revolution.

a)

National Convention

b)

National Assembly

c)

Tennis Court Agreement

d)

Committee of Public Safety

66.

To ____, terror was nothing more than cold, swift justice.

a)

the 1st Estate

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Robespierre

d)

Marie Antoinette

67.

At the end of the French Revolution, France became known as a ____.

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

republic

d)

religious oligarchy

68.
What does it mean for a King to have Divine Right? 
a)
Rules by the power and blessing of God. 
b)
Rules by the suggestions of the people.
c)
Rules by listening to the Church to make decisions.
d)
The King is not really in power at all. 
69.

In the theory of The Divine Right of Kings, to whom is the King accountable for his actions?

a)

Parliament

b)

God

c)

Members of the Royal family

d)

The people

70.

The power of the human mind to think and understand in a logical way

a)

reason

b)

philosophies

c)

natural rights

d)

contract

71.

A right, such as life and liberty, that a person is born wth

a)

divine right

b)

philosophes

c)

natural rights

d)

contract

72.

An agreement between rulers and the people to cooperate for mutual social benefits in pursuit of a better society

a)

divine right

b)

free enterprise

c)

laissez-faire

d)

social contract

73.

Separation of Powers

a)

Separating the ruler from the military.

b)

Dividing powers equally among organizations

c)

Dividing powers equally among three people

d)

Dividing powers equally among three branches of government.

74.

A person(s) who had unlimited authority and almost no legal limit.

a)

A Monk

b)

Absolute Monarch

c)

A Philosophe

d)

A Salon Manager

75.

WHAT ARE THE NATURAL RIGHTS JOHN LOCKE SAID ALL PEOPLE ARE BORN WITH?

(CHOOSE ALL THAT APPLY)

a)

LIFE

b)

LIBERTY

c)

WEALTH

d)

PROPERTY

76.

WHAT DOES JOHN LOCKE SAY THE PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO DO IF THE GOVERNMENT FAILS TO PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS?

a)

NOTHING

b)

START OVER

c)

ASK THEM TO STOP

d)

THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVOLT OR OVERTHROW THE GOVERNMENT

77.

The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Clergy

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Revolutionary

78.

Rule of __________________is also known as Reign of Terror.

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Maximillian Rebespierre

c)

Napoleon Bonaparte

79.

    The middle class, including professionals

a)

Bourgeoisie

b)

   Sans-culottes

c)

Bastille

d)

Klemens von Metternich

80.

sudden overthrow of the government

a)

Napoleonic Code

b)

Bastille

c)

Continental System

d)

Coup d'état

81.

A prison attacked at the outset of the French Revolution

a)

Elba

b)

Bastille

c)

St. Helena

d)

Coup d'état

82.

the unique cultural identity of a people

a)

concervatism

b)

nationalism

c)

liberalism

d)

principle of intervention

83.

One goal of the Congress of Vienna was to

a)

establish a new balance of power in Europe

b)

protect Europe from Ottoman advances

c)

end abuses within the Catholic Church

d)

redraw the boundaries of Africa

84.

The Congress of Vienna -

a)

reclaimed American colonies

b)

redrew the map of Europe

c)

redrew the map of America

d)

reclaimed African colonies

85.

The representatives of which of the following countries met at this congress?

a)

France, Spain, Russia, Prussia and Germany

b)

Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain and France

c)

Russia, Prussia, Austria, Great Britain and Germany

86.

The Third Estate was made up of these people.

a)

clergy

b)

nobles

c)

common people

d)

kings and queens

87.
The Second Estate was made up of the these people.
a)
clergy
b)
common people
c)
priests
d)
nobles
88.
The First Estate was made up of this group.
a)
clergy
b)
common people
c)
nobles
d)
kings and queens
89.
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
90.
How did Napoleon Bonaparte take power in France in 1799?
a)
Democratically elected 
b)
A coup de'tat 
c)
appointed First Consul in Notre Dame Cathedral
d)
Battle Elephants
91.

Leader of the committee of Public Safety

who enforces policies of the Reign of

Terror

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Robespierre  

c)

Napoleon

d)

Klemens von Metternich

92.

What new method of execution was primarily used during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Hanging

b)

Firing squad

c)

Guillotine

d)

Burned at the stake

93.

The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon?

a)

There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army

b)

Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army

c)

The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army

d)

The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army

94.
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
95.
When Napoleon became the supreme leader in France what popular legal system did he enact (put in place)?
a)
Napoleonic Code
b)
Catholic Code
c)
French Bill of Rights
d)
Equal Rights Legislation
96.

Which Austrian diplomat exerted such an influence over European politics that the era of 1815 to 1848 is named after him?

a)

Talleyrand

b)

Castlereagh

c)

Metternich

d)

Bismarck

97.

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

98.

The Estates General was…?

a)

A group of French military leaders

b)

A type of representation

c)

A chamber of French government

d)

A yearly military gala

99.

What were 3 main short-term causes of the French Revolution

a)

Bankruptcy, Great Fear and Estates-General

b)

Bankruptcy, Franco-Prussian War, Great Fear

c)

Louisiana Purchase, Estates-General, Franco-Prussian War.

d)

Great Fear, Peninsular War, Bankruptcy.

100.

The French Republic was...

a)

Secular

b)

a Monarchy

c)

created after the fall of Napoleon

d)

created by King Louis XVI

101.

What was the Great Fear?

a)

A period of peasants rioting and ransacking noble homes.

b)

A period where religious extremists proclaimed the end of the world.

c)

A company of soldiers which raided villages during the Napoleonic Wars.

d)

A period where nobles publicly executed peasants to scare them out of revolting.

102.

Which intellectual movement had the greatest influence on the goals of the French Revolution?

a)

Romanticism

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

The Renaissance

d)

Futurism

103.

Which of the following was not a goal of the Congress of Vienna

a)

Kings Restored to Power

b)

Balance of Power

c)

A new map of Europe (France weaker)

d)

An alliance of all members against Russia

104.

Which of the following was NOT one of Napoleon's big mistakes?

a)

Invasion of Russia

b)

Peninsular War

c)

Continental System

d)

Louisiana Purchase

105.

The pre-revolution political and social system in France.

a)

Bourgeoisie

b)

Old Regime

c)

Class System

d)

The Great Society

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