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French Revolution Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The First Estate was made up of this group.
a)
clergy
b)
common people
c)
nobles
d)
kings and queens
2.
Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
1st and 3rd Estates
3.
One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the
a)
bourgeoisie
b)
aristocracy
c)
sans culottes
d)
denoument
4.
What happened at the Storming of the Bastille?
a)
When French women stormed the palace.
b)
A period of mass executions.
c)
Storming of the French prison.End of the French Revolution.
d)
Peasants storm a French prison. Beginning of French Rev.
5.
Why did the radical Legislative Assembly declare war on Austria and then Prussia in 1792?
a)
to stop the monarchs in Austria and Prussia from conquering France
b)
to stop émigrés from returning to France
c)
to increase the size of France’s borders
d)
to spread the revolution and destroy other monarchies
6.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
7.
What was the final outcome of the French Revolution?
a)
the declaration of the Edict of Nantes
b)
Napoleon naming himself Emperor of France
c)
unification of French city­ states
d)
the restoration of Louis XVI
8.
What was the name of Napoleon's set of rules and regulations?
a)
Napoleon's Way
b)
Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
c)
Napoleonic Code
d)
French Code of Ethics
9.
What was one way that the French Revolution changed life in France?
a)
It eliminated feudal class privileges.
b)
It separated church and state.
c)
It led to greater social disparities between the Three Estates.
d)
It discouraged the rise of nationalism.
10.
After Napoleon escaped from Elba Island and regained control of his armies and rallied his allies, where was he finally defeated for the last time?
a)
Madrid, Spain
b)
Waterloo, Belgium
c)
Moscow, Russia
d)
Paris France