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French Revolution Overview (No Napoleon)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Estate included government and military leaders?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

None

2.

The bourgeoisie (middle class) belonged to which of the three Estates?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

None

3.

A bishop (city church leader) belonged to which Estate?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

None

4.

Select the choices that are causes of the French Revolution.

a)

Inspiration from American Revolution

b)

Enlightenment Ideas

c)

Strong economy

d)

Low food prices

e)

Inequality among the 3 Estates

5.

What was the Estates-General?

a)

France's hospital system

b)

A meeting of representatives from 3 Estates

c)

France's military leader

d)

the Assembly that executed the king

6.

What was the purpose of the National Assembly's Tennis Court Oath?

a)

To raise taxes of the the Third Estate

b)

Write a constitution for France and limit the king's power

c)

To make plans to storm the Bastille

7.

In a constitutional monarchy...

a)

Monarch shares power with lawmakers

b)

Monarch shares power with all citizens who vote on all laws

c)

Elected officials represent the citizen body

d)

A monarch has all power

8.

Declaration of the Rights of Man...

a)

... explained why the British colonies should be free

b)

... listed the natural rights of citizens in revolutionary France

c)

... abolished the monarchy

9.

July 14, 1789, a French mob stormed a prison. The mob successfully captured the gunpowder they were after.

a)

Storming of the Bastille

b)

The Great Fear

c)

Storming of Pompei

d)

Sandstorm

10.

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

11.

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

12.

Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had

a)

a smaller tax burden than the other estates

b)

greater political influence than the clergy

c)

a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates

d)

a high tax burden and little political power

13.

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

14.

In 1792, the National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy and declare France

a)

dissolved.

b)

bankrupt.

c)

a nation.

d)

a republic.

15.

In 1793 King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were

a)

saved from the Robespierre.

b)

executed.

c)

deported to England.

d)

returned to the throne.

16.

Match the following groups of people

a)

First Estate

1.

Less the 1% of population, most of the wealth

b)

Second Estate

2.

More than 1% of the population, 30% of the land

c)

Third Estate

3.

locked out of the National Assembly by Louis XVI

d)

Jacobins

4.

the dominate party of the radical republic

e)

Counter-Revolutionaries

5.

arrested and executed in the Reign of Terror

17.
Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
1st and 3rd Estates
18.
The first government of the French Revolution was called:
a)
National Guard
b)
National Assembly
c)
National Congress
d)
Continental Congress
19.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?

a)

An unfair tax system among the Estates

b)

Government debt from wars

c)

An increase in the cost of living

d)

Frequent attacks from the British

20.

What happened on July 14, Bastille Day?

a)

Robespierre was executed by the guillotine.

b)

French women marched all the way to Versailles.

c)

A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder.

d)

All of the above are true.