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10. The age of revolution (177-1871)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

The objective of the bourgeois revolutions of the 18th century was...

a)

to finish enlightened despotism

b)

to execute all kings, nobles and clergy

c)

to finish the Ancien Régime, absolutism and estate society

d)

to reform the Ancien Régime to improve it

2.

Which social group was the main engine of the revolutions against the Ancien Régime?

a)

The Third Estate

b)

The bourgeoisie

c)

The nobility

d)

The clergy

3.

What was the main reason that impulsed the 13 colonies to declare independence (1776)?

a)

The injustices of the English Ancien Régime system

b)

Having to support English soldiers

c)

The taxes that London forced them to pay and not having representation in Parliament

d)

The wars against France and Spain

4.

What was the event that started the American Revolution?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Bastille attack

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

The signing of the Treaty of Versailles

5.

Which day do the Americans celebrate the Independence?

a)

4th of July

b)

14th of July

c)

12th of October

d)

13th of January

6.

What were the causes of the beginning of the French Revolution?

a)

Social discontent due to the inequalities of the Ancien Régime

b)

Economic crisis caused by poor harvests

c)

The king's decision to declare war on England in 1789

d)

The extension of Enlightenment, which criticized the Ancien Régime

7.

Which social group left the Estates General and formed the National Assembly?

a)

The nobles, who gathered in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles

b)

The Third Estate, who gathered in a tennis court

c)

King Louis XVI and his ministers, who met in the Royal Chamber

d)

The clergy, who met in the chapel of the palace of Versailles

8.

After hearing what happened in the Estates General, people of Paris _____?_____, which began the French Revolution

a)

attacked the Bastille on 4th August 1789

b)

attacked the Bastille on 14th July 1789

c)

attacked the Bastille on 1st January 1789

d)

attacked the Bastille on 6th March 1789

9.

Which of these principles were part of the Constitution of 1791?

a)

Censitary suffrage

b)

Separation of powers

c)

Universal suffrage

d)

Parliamentary monarchy

10.

During the Legislative Assembly, the two first political parties appeared, which were...

a)

Girondins, moderates. They represented the wealthy bourgeoisie

b)

Jacobins, radicals. They represented the petite bourgeoisie

c)

Sans-culottes, radicals. They represented the absolute monarchy

d)

Germinals, moderates. They represented the Third Estate

11.

Which phase of the French Revolution was the Republic proclaimed and the king executed in?

a)

The National Assembly

b)

The Directory

c)

The Consulate

d)

The Convention

12.

Robespierre, after leading a dictatorship that executed 50.000 people (the Terror), ended ...

a)

lynched by Paris people

b)

becoming consul

c)

exiled in England

d)

guillotined

13.

After the Terror, a general named ____? ____ began to gain influence, and eventually took control of France

a)

Napoleon Bonaparte

b)

Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès

c)

Roger Ducos

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

14.

After having dominated all Europe, Napoleon was defeated in Russia and...

a)

the battle of Leipzig

b)

the battle of Waterloo

c)

the battle of Trafalgar

d)

the battle of Austerlitz

15.

What was the Restoration?

a)

A return to the political system of the Ancien Régime

b)

A revolution started in France after Napoleon's defeat

c)

An alliance made between Napoleon and Spain to conquer Portugal

d)

A new artistic style of the 19th century

16.

Which of the following measures were adopted in the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815)?

a)

Absolute monarchies were reinstated

b)

Europe's borders changed

c)

European countries agreed to start a new French Revolution

d)

European countries agreed to have Napoleon as their emperor

17.

Which of the following countries was NOT a part of the Holy Alliance?

a)

Russia

b)

Austria

c)

Prussia

d)

Great Britain

18.

What two ideologies were the most important ones during 19th century?

a)

Liberalism and democracy

b)

Liberalism and nationalism

c)

Democracy and separation of powers

d)

Liberalism and separation of powers

19.

Which of the following were the main ideas of liberalism in the 19th century?

a)

Individual liberties

b)

Constitutional monarchy as the form of government

c)

Popular sovereignty with universal male suffrage

d)

All answers are correct

20.

What is a nation?

a)

A group of people and territory with similarities between them and differences with another territories.

b)

A politicial organisation with a common territory, institutions and population with the same characteristics

c)

A country and its borders