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WH French Revolution by Mr.Ray

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Church officials were part of which estate?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

2.

Which estate were nobles part of?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

3.

Peasants were part of the _____estate.

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

4.

Which estate was starving due to increased bread prices?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

5.

Which estate was made of the Roman Catholic clergy?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

6.

Which estate had little to no voting rights?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

7.

Which estate would include lawyers such as Abbe Sieyes and Maximilien Robespierre

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

8.

Nobles: Had land and wealth. Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estates General

9.

This system was based on social classes. The people with the most money did not have to pay taxes. The Third Estate had to pay all the taxes.

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate System

10.

Middle class, urban workers, rural peasants. Made up 98% of the population. Had to pay ALL the taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate System

11.

The leader of the Reign of Terror. He and the Jacobins started the Reign of Terror.

a)

Robespierre

b)

King Louis XVI

c)

Marie Antoinnette

d)

Estates General

12.

The political prison, symbol of tyranny during the French Revolution

a)

The Bastille

b)

The Tennis Court

c)

Versailles Palace

d)

Paris

13.

Third Estate members vowed to never give up until a constitution was written.

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Estates General

c)

Estates System

d)

Guillotine

14.
What was the purpose of the 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
15.
Which of the following was a cause of the French revolution?
a)
government debt due to overspending and involvement in wars
b)
France had a surplus of food due to bountiful harvests
c)
men between the ages of 18-25 were required to join the army
d)
France had no king to lead the country
16.

Which of the following best describes France's relation with neighbour monarchs during the French Revolution?

a)

Threatened to invade France to protect their own country

b)

They ignored what was happening in France

c)

They supported the revolution

d)

They tried to help Robespierre find fleeing nobles

17.
How did Louis XVI react to his newly limited power?
a)
He worked with the people to improve daily life in France
b)
He started the Reign of Terror to remove his enemies
c)
He and his family tried to flee the country and escape
d)
He declared war on neighboring countries
18.

Which government was created by the 3rd Estate at that start of the Revolution?

a)

National Assembly

b)

National Convention

c)

Directory

d)

Committee of Public Safety

19.

What organization was established to find critics of the Revolution by Robespierre?

a)

National Assembly

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

National Convention

d)

Estates General

20.

What was the name of the legislative body in France prior to the Revolution?

a)

National Assembly

b)

National Convention

c)

Directory

d)

Estates General

21.

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

a)

Drought

b)

Taxes

c)

Civil War

d)

Price of food

22.

What is the term given to the French government prior to the revolution?

a)

Old Rule

b)

Estates Regime

c)

Estates Rule

d)

Old Regime

23.
Which of the following is a result of the French Revolution?
a)
The middle class and peasants gained political power
b)
The King was restored to his throne
c)
France became an unlimited government
d)
The Church dominated government
24.
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Clergy
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Revolutionary
25.
Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?
a)
1st estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
26.
This device was used to execute thousands of people during the period known as the Reign of Terror.
a)
guillotine
b)
astrolabe
c)
gallows
d)
Bastille
27.
Which of the following wars helped to inspire the French Revolution?
a)
The American  Civil War
b)
The French and Indian War
c)
American Revolution
d)
The Seven Years War
28.
What two things did the people of Paris believe were inside the Bastille?
a)
Weapons and the royal family
b)
Bread and the royal family
c)
Bread and Water
d)
Bread and weapons
29.
Who were the bourgeoisie? 
a)
The middle class
b)
The 1st Estate
c)
The peasants
d)
The nobles
30.
Which of the following was a reason why France was nearly bankrupt?
a)
The king lowered taxes 
b)
The king took their money to create jobs
c)
The king spent the taxes on wars and himself
d)
They had fought against the Americans in the revolution
31.
What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
To execute the king
b)
To write a new constitution
c)
To stage a Coup d'etat
d)
To make France independent
32.
Which event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?
a)
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
b)
The formation of the Committee of Public Safety
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
The Reign of Terro
33.
Which event is considered the end of the French Revolution?
a)
The Reign of Terror
b)
Meeting of the Estates General
c)
Storming of the Bastille
d)
Napoleon's Coup d'etat
34.
What is the name of the document passed by the National Assembly?
a)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizens
b)
US Constituion
c)
Tennis Court Oath
d)
English Bill of Rights
35.
When the National Assembly passed a new constitution for France, France became a _____________.
a)
Republic
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Absolute Monarchy
d)
Dicatorship
36.
The National Convention declared France a ___________ following the execution of the king.
a)
Absolute monarchy
b)
Constitutional Monarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Dictatorchip
37.
Which of the following is a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI was a strong and dedicated leader
b)
The election for the new king was rigged
c)
There was social imbalance within the country
d)
The king was unhappy and led a revolut in France
38.
Which of the following is a true outcome of the French Revolution?
a)
The unfair social class system, known as Estates, was abolished.
b)
All people in France were granted the right to vote, regardless of gender, race or class.
c)
The monarchy returned in an event known as the Restoration.
d)
Napoleon was elected by the people to become president.
39.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
40.

What does the word revolution mean?

a)

change

b)

war

c)

stagnation

d)

purpose

41.
In pre-revolutionary France, the clergy owned this much of the land.
a)
70%
b)
10%
c)
30%
d)
15%
42.
The 4th of July is to the Us as _____________ is to France.
a)
French Independence Day
b)
Bastille Day
c)
Waterloo Day
d)
National Assembly Day
43.

Who overthrew The Directory in a coup d'etat?

a)

Robespierre

b)

King Louis

c)

Jean Valjean

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

44.

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

45.

What organization was established by Robespierre to find and eliminate critics of the Revolution?

a)

National Assembly

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

Estates General

46.
How did Napoleon end the chaos of the French Revolution?
a)
He continued to use the guillotine against his enemies
b)
He worked with the Directory to bring peace
c)
He stabilized the country with his new policies
d)
He decreased the size of the military
47.
What basic food item was extremely expensive in France as the Revolution started? 
a)
Eggs
b)
Pizza
c)
Vegetables
d)
Bread
48.
Who was rumored to have said, "Let them eat cake", which ignited the Revolution? 
a)
Maximillian Robespierre
b)
Jean-Paul Marat
c)
Marie Antoinette
d)
Madame Curry 
49.

The __________ introduced ideas about people being equal and having a voice in government.

a)

Reformation

b)

Industrialization

c)

Enlightenment

50.
The French Revolution began in 
a)
1776
b)
1789
c)
1876
d)
1798
51.
The French people were divided into estates based on
a)
Religious beliefs
b)
Geographic region
c)
Education level
d)
Social class
52.
What does this cartoon depict?
a)
The rise of Napoleon
b)
The Reign of Terror
c)
The 3 Estates
d)
P90X Exercise program
53.
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)
denoument
d)
ennui
54.
The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
55.
Enlightenment thinkers criticized __________.
a)
democracy
b)
equality
c)
voting
d)
absolute monarchy
56.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
57.
French King who was executed during the Revolution 
a)
Napoleon
b)
Louis XVI
c)
Klemens von Metternich
d)
Maximillien Robespierre
58.
The radicals who took over the revolution were led by 
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Robespierre
c)
Rousseau
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
59.
Who were the Jacobins?
a)
A Radical Group.
b)
A Conservative Group.
c)
People loyal to King Louis XVI.
d)
Members of the 1st Estate
60.
With what event of the French Revolution is this device most closely associated?
a)
the calling of the Estates General
b)
the Tennis Court Oath
c)
the storming of the Bastille
d)
the Reign of Terror
61.
Marie Antoinette was famous for 
a)
"saying" 'Let them eat cake.'
b)
her spending
c)
going to the guillotine
d)
all of the above
62.

Napoleon tried to defeat the british by using the______, a strategy of closing European ports to British goods?

a)

Continental system

b)

Empire system

c)

Foreign system

d)

French only system

63.

During the French Revolution ____ was executed for demanding equal rights for women?

a)

Olympe de Gouges

b)

Napoleon

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Louis XVI

64.

In 1792 what form of government did the radicals create at the new national convention?

a)

a constitutional monarchy

b)

a republic

c)

an absolute monarchy

d)

a democracy

65.

What tactic helped the Russians defeat Napoleon?

a)

scorched earth

b)

guerrilla

c)

blockades

d)

pitched battle

66.
Dissenting group of people.
a)
faction
b)
emigre
c)
sans-culotte
d)
jacobin
67.
Working-class man or woman who made the French Revolution more radical; called such because he or she wore long trousers instead of the fancy knee breeches that the upper class wore.
a)
faction
b)
emigre
c)
sans-culotte
d)
jacobin
68.
Right to vote.
a)
republic
b)
suffrage
c)
nationalism
d)
guillotine 
69.
Popular military hero who had a series of brilliant victories against the Austrians in Italy. Politicians planned to use him to advance their own goals. To their dismay, however, before long Napoleon would outwit them all to become the ruler of France.
a)
Marie Antoinette
b)
Robespierre
c)
Napoleon
d)
Olympe de Gouges
70.
Blockade designed by Napoleon to hurt Britain economically by closing European ports to British goods; ultimately unsuccessful.
a)
Reign of Terror
b)
Continental System
c)
Congress of Vienna
d)
Concert of Europe
71.
Military tactic in which soldiers destroy everything in their path to hurt the enemy.
a)
Marseilles
b)
Napoleonic Code
c)
Guerrilla Warfare
d)
Scorched-earth Policy
72.

The King and Queen were viewed as

a)

good leaders

b)

unconcerned with the needs of the people

c)

honest and good stewards of the people

d)

Presidential

73.

What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

a)

all the estates were taxed equally

b)

the upper classes paid the most taxes

c)

the poorest classes paid all the taxes

d)

the third estate was the wealthiest

74.

An assembly of representatives from all three estates that met for the first time in 175 years when Louis XVI called them together.

a)

Estates General

b)

National Assembly

c)

Legislative Assembly

d)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen

75.

Nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people.

a)

National Assembly

b)

The Estates

c)

New Regime

d)

Feudalism

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