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French Revolution Quizz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The National Constituent Assembly introduced:
a)
The universal suffrage
b)
The census sufrage
c)
The male universal suffrage
d)
The abolition of the suffrage
2.

How was called the army created by the Legislative Assembly?

a)

National Guard

b)

Sans-Culottes

c)

National Army

d)

French Guard

3.
The Civil Constitution of the Clergy...
a)
separated the State and the Church
b)
abolished the Catholic religion
c)
promoted the practise of Catholicism
d)
Became France a protestant State
4.
During which period of the French Revolution were excuted Luis XVI and his wife?
a)
National Convention
b)
National Assembly
c)
Jacobin Convention
d)
Legislative Assembly
5.
Which was the law that controlled prices and salaries durintg the Jacobin convention?
a)
Law of the Maximum
b)
Law of Public Safety
c)
Social Law
d)
Law of Private Safety
6.
Which were the main ideological processes that triggered the French Revolution?
a)
The Enlightenment and the American Revolution
b)
The English Revolution and the Enlightenment
c)
The economic crisis and the financial crisis
d)
The discontent of the bourgeoise and the peasant's riots
7.
What did LuisXVI's ministers do to resolve the State financial crisis?
a)
Convene the General Estates
b)
Propose the privileged to pay taxes
c)
Improve the agriculture
d)
Start a revolution against the richest people
8.
Why did the Third Estate representants leave the Estates-General meeting?
a)
The vote system
b)
The taxes
c)
The number of Estates
d)
The King's attitude
9.
What was proclaimed in the Tennis  Court Oath?
a)
The National Assembly
b)
The Constitutional Monarchy
c)
The Constitution of 1789
d)
The Bastille storm
10.
In which year was proclaimed the Social Republic?
a)
1789
b)
1792
c)
1794
d)
1799
11.

The Declaration of the Rights of Man guaranteed all of the following EXCEPT

a)

freedom of speech

b)

freedom of the press

c)

freedom of religion

d)

equal rights for women

12.

The leader of the Reign of Terror & the Committee of Public Safety was

a)

Marie Antoinette.

b)

Olympe de Gouges.

c)

Maximilien Robespierre.

d)

Dr. Joseph Guillotin.

13.

After his final defeat by British and Prussian forces in June 1815, Napoleon was imprisoned on the island of

a)

Waterloo

b)

St. Helena

c)

Newfoundland

d)

Corsica

14.

The French people welcomed Napoleon because?

a)

they hoped he would help the collapsing French economy.

b)

he completely disavowed the ideals of the Revolution.

c)

he was the grandson of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

d)

he promised order after the chaos of the Revolution.

15.

Which document declared that all men are free and equal?

a)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

b)

The Civil Constitution of the Clergy

c)

The Constitution of 1791

d)

The Concordat of Worms

16.

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

17.

In a republican form of government...

a)

A party that favors limited government rules

b)

A monarch shares power with lawmakers

c)

Elected officials represent the citizen body

d)

Everybody makes its own rules

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.

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

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

23.

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

24.

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

25.

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)

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