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WORLD HISTORY-Chapter 18

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Paris Commune members, many of whom were called ________.

a)

priests

b)

sans-culottes

c)

aristocrats

d)

bureaucrats

2.

One of three classes into which French society was divided before the revolution is referred to a/an ________.

a)

taille

b)

estate

c)

faction

d)

assembly

3.

A/an ________ is a sudden overthrow of the government.

a)

election

b)

rebellion

c)

coup d'état

d)

crowning

4.

In 1799 Napoleon headed a new government called the ________.

a)

consulate

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Glorious Revolution

d)

Republic of Virtue

5.

Under the Constitution of 1795, only ________ or qualified voters, could elect members to the legislative

a)

priests

b)

electors

c)

aristocrats

d)

taille

6.

Who called a meeting of the Estates-General in 1789?

a)

Members of the First Estate

b)

Members of the Third Estate

c)

King Louis XVI

d)

Olympe de Gouges

7.

Which right did the Third Estate demand in the Estates-General?

a)

To have freedom of religion

b)

To have access to the Louvre

c)

That each deputy have one vote

d)

To form their own militia

8.

The Constitution of 1791 set up which form of government?

a)

A limited monarchy

b)

An absolute monarchy

c)

A democracy

d)

A republic

9.

What did the European nations that opposed the revolution threaten to do?

a)

Execute Louis XVI

b)

Form a Republic of Virtue

c)

Take away France's territories

d)

Invade France

10.

Thousands of people who opposed the government were executed when __________ was in power.

a)

Louis XVI

b)

the Estates-General

c)

the Committee of Public Safety

d)

Napoleon

11.

What event happened at the end of the Reign of Terror?

a)

The execution of King Louis XVI

b)

The creation of the Committee of Public Safety

c)

The execution of Maximilien Robespierre

d)

Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory

12.

What is one of the principles of the Napoleonic code?

a)

It strengthened the power of the clergy.

b)

It furthered women's rights.

c)

It stated all citizens were equal before the law.

d)

It preserved traditional French society.

13.

What was the goal of the Continental System?

a)

Codify laws throughout Europe

b)

Cut off trade between Britain and Europe

c)

Conquer Russia

d)

Create a strong, centralized bureaucracy in Europe

14.

Where was Napoleon defeated for the final time?

a)

Annecy in France

b)

Waterloo in Belgium

c)

Leipzig in Germany

d)

Moscow in Russia

15.

Why was the French invasion of Russia a failure?

a)

England came to Russia's aid.

b)

Napoleon was defeated before he could invade.

c)

Barriers kept the French army from entering Russia.

d)

Brutal weather and Russia's vast area made impossible.