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French Revolution

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

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.

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

6.

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

7.

The Clergy were considered to be apart of which class?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

8.

Most of the French population belonged to the

a)

1st estate

b)

3rd Estate

c)

2nd Estate

9.
Why did the Commoners want to destroy the Bastille?
a)

It as a symbol of the king and everything wrong with absolute monarchy

b)
It would end the revolution in France
c)
The nobles were hiding there
d)
They were following the orders of Napoleon
10.
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
11.

Which landmark was raided by revolutionaries looking for weapons and ammunitions?

a)

Versailles

b)

The Bastille

c)

The Louvre

d)

The Musee d'Orsay

12.

What machine was invented during the French Revolution that helped chop off people's heads?

a)

Bastille

b)

Guillotine

c)

Roadrunner

d)

Robespierre

13.

True or False

The French Revolution had Enlightenment ideas in it

a)

True

b)

False

14.

In 1793 King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were...

a)

returned to the throne

b)

deported to England

c)

saved from Robespierre

d)

executed

15.

An estimated 40,000 people suspected of being traitors, were executed by the guillotine in one year during the French Revolution. This was known as...

a)

The Execution

b)

The Horror

c)

The Reign of Terror

d)

The Reign of Burt

16.
What is the name of the document passed by the National Assembly?
a)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens
b)
US Constituion
c)
Tennis Court Oath
d)
English Bill of Rights
17.

As the French Revolution progressed, they began to divide into 3 groups all wanting different things for France. Which of the following was NOT one of these groups...

a)

Conservatives

b)

Democrats

c)

Radicals

d)

Moderate

18.

Who was the leader of the Radicals in France?

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Maximilian Robespierre

d)

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin