WorksheetsThe French Revolution
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
Massive government debt
b)
Nobility wanting change
c)
Poor harvests
d)
Religious conflict
2.
Who was the reigning monarch when the Revolution took place?
a)
Louis XIV
b)
Louis XVI
c)
Louis XVV
d)
Louis XIIV
3.
Which political party opposed the execution of Louis XVI?
a)
The Mountain
b)
The Girondins
c)
The Jacobins
d)
The Commune
4.
Which American document influenced the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen?
a)
The United States Constitution
b)
The Bill of Rights
c)
The Declaration of Independence
d)
The Articles of Confederation
5.
Who drafted the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Abbe Sieyes
c)
Maximilien Robespierre
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
6.
Which French government instituted the Reign of Terror?
a)
National Assembly
b)
Directory
c)
Legislative Assembly
d)
Committee of Public Safety
7.
What was the old regime?
a)
Three governmental branches as described by Montesquieu
b)
Class structure begun in France, ended in the Middle Ages
c)
Art style pursued by the French rebels during the revolution
d)
Political & social system in France before the revolution
8.
What was the collection of rules established under Napoleon’s reign called?
a)
The Civil Code
b)
Napoleon Codex
c)
Snowball Code
d)
Code Napoléon
9.
Why was de-Christianization pursued by the French government?
a)
Pope’s opposition of the revolution angered French citizens
b)
The chaos caused French citizens to question their faith
c)
An attempt to create a new order
d)
To lower feudal dues
10.
Who benefited from the fall of the Bastille?
a)
The Kings Guards
b)
Napoleon
c)
Louis XVI
d)
The French Revolutionaries
11.
Which was not a product of the Thermidorian Reaction?
a)
Churches were reopened for public worship
b)
New constitution; bicameral legislative assembly established
c)
Economic regulation was dropped in favor of laissez-faire
d)
The Jacobin club gained control of the French government
12.
What was the MAIN motive of the Women’s March to Versailles?
a)
To demand that the royal family moved to Paris
b)
To demand bread
c)
To demand abolition of the monarchy
d)
To demand less taxes
13.
Which of the following gained power of the government through a military coup?
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
Maximilien Robespierre
c)
The bourgeoisie
d)
Toussaint L’Overture
14.
What was not one of the laws of the Civil Code?
a)
Restrictions of women’s rights
b)
Equality of all citizens before the law
c)
Less taxes for all citizens
d)
outlawing trade unions and strikes
15.
Which ruler was most responsible for French debt?
a)
Louis XIV (the Sun King)
b)
Louis XV the Beloved
c)
Louis XVI
d)
Henry of Navarre
16.
Which of the following was not a part of Napoleon’s Grand Empire?
a)
Netherlands
b)
Britain
c)
Spain
d)
Prussia
17.
Which territory was not part of the Confederation of Rhine?
a)
Austria
b)
Saxony
c)
Silesia
d)
Prussia
18.
Who was not part of the Third Coalition?
a)
Italy
b)
Austria
c)
Russia
d)
Britain
19.
Why did Napoleon’s empire fall?
a)
Seapower of Great Britain
b)
Spread of nationalism to other lands
c)
Troops lacked morale
d)
His victory at Trafalgar angered other nations
20.
Which artist painted this portrait?
a)
John Trumbull
b)
Rembrandt van Rijn
c)
Jacques Louis David
d)
Jacques E. Chan
21.
Where did the British navy defeat a French-Spanish fleet?
a)
Waterloo
b)
Jena
c)
Trafalgar
d)
St. Helena
22.
Where was Napoleon first exiled?
a)
Elba
b)
Tuscany
c)
St. Helena
d)
Corsica
23.
What were the officials under Napoleon who supervised local government called?
a)
Agents
b)
Intendants
c)
Heads of House
d)
Prefects
24.
This radical critic of the Directory was executed during the Reign of Terror.
a)
Olympe de Gouges
b)
Gracchus Babeuf
c)
Germaine de Stael
d)
Georges Danton
25.
The Declaration of Pillnitz was issued by the rulers of…
a)
Austria and German States
b)
Denmark and Sweden
c)
The Holy Roman Empire and Prussia
d)
Prussia and Austria
26.
Which estate wanted to vote by head when the Estates-General convened in 1789?
a)
The First Estate
b)
The Third Estate
c)
The Second Estate
d)
The Fourth Estate
27.
How many prisoners were in the Bastille when it was attacked by a Parisian mob?
a)
51
b)
12
c)
102
d)
7
28.
True or False: Marie Antoinette was executed before King Louis XVI.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
How many men made up Napoleon’s Grand Army?
a)
750,000
b)
900,000
c)
600,000
d)
425,000
30.
The Law of the General Maximum...
a)
Succeeded in requisitioning food supplies
b)
Failed, since the government could not enforce them
31.
True or False: Napoleon’s mother was present at his coronation as Emperor.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Which city did Napoleon seek to invade with his Grand Army?
a)
St. Petersburg
b)
Kiev
c)
Moscow
d)
Borodino
33.
Who was the “Enemy and Disturber of the Tranquility of the World”?
a)
Robespierre
b)
Napoleon
c)
Danton
d)
Lafayette
34.
Why was the First Coalition created?
a)
To combat French advances
b)
To support the revolutionaries
c)
To help feed the masses
d)
To support the growth of commerce
35.
Which group(s) made up the National Assembly?
a)
The monarchy
b)
The First Estate
c)
The Second Estate
d)
The Third Estate
36.
True or False: The National Assembly seized church and monastery lands for revenue.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
What caused the Estates-General to meet for the first time in over 170 years?
a)
The people of France wanted a constitution
b)
France was on the edge of economic collapse
c)
The Parliament of Paris refused to raise taxes
d)
Marie-Antoinette had no bread to give her people
38.
True or False: The Code Napoleon became a model for codes of law in many European countries.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
True or False: The restoration of Louis XVIII reversed most of Napoleon’s reforms.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
True or False: France surrendered all territory gained since the Wars of the French Revolution.
a)
False
b)
True
41.
Who was France’s rival nation, and which of the following was an attempt to weaken it?
a)
Austria, Confederation of the Rhine
b)
Britain, Continental System
c)
Spain, Nationalism
d)
Ottoman Turks, Treaty of Tilsit
42.
True or False: The French national anthem was first composed at the battle of Austerlitz.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
What was the Marseillaise?
a)
A group opposed to death by guillotine
b)
A regiment in the army
c)
The French national anthem
d)
The head of the Paris Commune
44.
True or False: A slave revolt in Saint-Domingue was inspired by the French Revolution.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Which treaty recognized the independence of the American colonies?
a)
Treaty of Westphalia
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Troyes
d)
Treaty of Tilsit
46.
Which was NOT an effect of the Treaty of Tilsit?
a)
Began a time of peace in France which lasted for decades
b)
Gave opportunity to create a new European order
c)
Temporarily ended conflict between France and Austria
d)
Temporarily ended conflict between France and Prussia
47.
True or False: The revolutionaries mainly executed the royalty and nobility.
a)
True
b)
False
48.
A wide social spectrum in the patriotic coalition during the American Revolution…
a)
Gave way to a government dominated by the wealthy
b)
Resulted in broadened suffrage
c)
Sparked violent class conflict
d)
Caused a civil war
49.
Which was NOT one of the objectives of the National Assembly?
a)
Divide property equally among the three Estates
b)
Restructure the provincial divisions of France
c)
Establish a constitutional monarchy
d)
Place districts under elected councils
50.
Which was an effect of the National Convention’s policy of de-Christianization?
a)
The cathedral of Notre Dame was torn down
b)
The policy roused more enemies against the government
c)
France was no longer mainly Catholic
d)
People observed a new calendar proposed by the government
51.
True or False: Women played a key role in the French Revolution.
a)
True
b)
False
52.
The National Assembly lost power because…
a)
Nobles seized control of the government
b)
Infighting within the Assembly caused a total breakdown
c)
Military defeats stirred up radical political groups
d)
Napoleon incited a military coup
53.
What Enlightenment idea did the Committee of Public Safety use to rationalize the bloodshed?
a)
Montesquieu's separation of powers
b)
Hobbes's absolutism
c)
Locke's social contract
d)
Rousseau's general will
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