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French Revolution

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Money, bad harvest, unfair Estate System, Estates General,American Revolution, and Enlightened ideas

a)

Causes of the French Revolution

b)

1st Estate

c)

2nd Estate

d)

3rd Estate

2.

Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate General

3.

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

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estates General

4.

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

5.

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

6.

The legislative body consisting of representatives from all three Estates.

a)

Estates General

b)

Estates System

c)

2nd Estate

d)

3rd Estate

7.

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

8.

Monarch of France during the French Revolution. He was beheaded and charged with treason for trying to flee France.

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

Marie Antoinnette

d)

Robespierre

9.

The document that increased the rights of all French citizens

a)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

Constitution

10.

The political prison, symbol of tyranny during the French Revolution

a)

The Bastille

b)

The Tennis Court

c)

Versailles Palace

d)

Paris

11.

The symbol of terror during the French Revolution, used to execute traitors to the revolution.

a)

Guillotine

b)

Robespierre

c)

The Jacobins

d)

The Bastille

12.

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

13.

The wife of Louis XVI

a)

Marie Anntoinnette

b)

Robespierre

c)

The Bastille

d)

Lady Gaga

14.

Who was the King of France during the French Revolution?

a)

Maximilien Robespierre

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

15.

When did the revolutionist storm Bastille

a)

July 14 1889

b)

July 14 1789

c)

July 15 1789

d)

June 14 1789

16.

where did the revolutionists storm for weapons

a)

The tennis courts

b)

The homes of citizens

c)

the church

d)

Bastille

17.

Who was King Louis Married to

a)

Josephine Bonaparte

b)

Marie Antoinette

18.

When was King Louis XVI killed

a)

January 20 1793

b)

February 21 1793

c)

January 21 1793

d)

January 21 1983

19.

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

20.

The ______ took place when the 3rd estate swore to write a constitution.

a)

Scorched Earth

b)

Storming of the Bastillee

c)

Estates General

d)

Tennis Court Oath

21.

Legislative group in France prior to the French Revolution that Louis had to meet with to raise taxes on the 3rd Estate:

a)

Congress

b)

Estates General

c)

National Assembly

d)

Old Regime

22.

Which events was the officially started the French Revolution?

a)

Storming of the Bastille

b)

Tennis Court Oath

c)

Spanish Invasion

d)

Shooting at Lexington and Concord

23.

King and queen of France prior to the Revolution

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Martha Stuart

d)

Marie Antoinette

24.

Which group was taxed the most prior to the Revolution?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

All taxed equally

25.

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

26.
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
27.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
28.
Most of the people of France belonged to the 
a)
1st 
Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
29.
What was the Divine Right of Kings?
a)
right to not pay taxes
b)
God given right to rule
c)
predetermined rise to power
d)
enlightenment of kings
30.
This type of government is a rule by one, usually a king or queen and is passed through generations
a)
Dictatorship
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Republic
d)
Monarchy
31.
This government believes in giving the power to the people and separating the government into separate branches
a)
Theocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Anarchy
32.
The First Estate in French society was composed of 
a)
the Clergy
b)
people with special courts
c)
people who did not pay taxes
d)
all of the abve
33.
Revolutionaries responded to the king on July 24th by seizing this prison...
a)
Bastille
b)
Versailles
c)
Eiffel
d)
Huntsville
34.

Money, bad harvest, unfair Estate System, Estates General,American Revolution, and Enlightened ideas

a)

Causes of the French Revolution

b)

1st Estate

c)

2nd Estate

d)

3rd Estate

35.

Clergy: very wealthy: Did NOT have to pay taxes

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estate General

36.

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

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

Estates General

37.

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

38.

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

39.
Lawyers, craftsmen, merchants, and commoners make up which estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
40.
Which of the following was a cause of the French Revolution?
a)
unequal tax burdens; the Third Estate paid all of the taxes
b)
a growing French Empire
c)
a law granting peasants more freedom
d)
equal land ownership
41.
Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Peter the Great
c)
Robespierre
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
42.
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
43.

where did the revolutionists storm for weapons

a)

The tennis courts

b)

The homes of citizens

c)

the church

d)

Bastille

44.

When did Louis XVI became the king of France?

a)

In 1774

b)

In 1772

c)

In 1770

d)

In1787

45.

The book 'The Spirit of the Laws' was written by

a)

John Locke

b)

Montesquieu

c)

Rousseau

d)

None of the above

46.

The members of the first estate were called

a)

Nobility

b)

Big businessmen

c)

Clergy

d)

big merchants

47.

When did the women in France get the Right to Vote?

a)

In 1942

b)

In 1946

c)

In 1945

d)

In 1940

48.

Name the leaders of third estate in France.

a)

Mirabeau

b)

Abbe' Sieye's

c)

Both (a) and (b)

d)

None of the above

49.

What was the the Bastille?

a)

A jail

b)

Capital city of France

c)

A place where the French Revolution occurred

d)

King of France

50.

A broken chain symbolized

a)

Chains used to fetter slaves

b)

Strength lies in unity

c)

Royal power

d)

Act of becoming free

51.

National Anthem of France

a)

Vande Matram

b)

Roget de L' Isle

c)

Marseillaise

d)

Le Moniteur Universel

52.

Members of the Jacobin Club were known as

a)

Conservatives

b)

Revolutionaries

c)

Terrorists

d)

San-culottes

53.

What was tithes?

a)

A tax levied by the church

b)

A tax levied by the King

c)

Unit of currency in France

d)

None of the above

54.

What did 'pain d' egalite' mean

a)

white bread

b)

brown bread

c)

equality bread

d)

multigrain bread

55.

In France 'guillotine' referred to a system of

a)

Beheading a person

b)

Rewarding a person

c)

Taxing a person

d)

Punishing a person

56.

The Revolution in France established

a)

Monarchy

b)

Republic

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Oligarchy

57.

Which of the following were the national colours of France?

a)

Blue-green-yellow

b)

Red-green-blue

c)

Blue-white -red

d)

Yellow-red-white

58.

In the context of France what was "the convention"?

a)

A French school

b)

The newly elected assembly

c)

The club

d)

A women organisation

59.

who wrote the 'Declaration of the Rights to Women and Citizen'?

a)

Olympe de Gouges

b)

Mirabeau

c)

Abee' Sieye's

d)

None of the above

60.

What did the red cap worn by Sans-Culottes in France symbolise?

a)

Liberty

b)

Brotherhood

c)

Love

d)

Equality

61.

King in France at the time of the Revolution

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

LouisXIV

d)

Nicholas II

62.

Which of the following symbolised Eternity?

a)

Sceptre

b)

Eye within a triangle radiating light

c)

The Law Tablet

d)

Snake biting its tail to form a ring

63.

Which of these did not belong to the Jacobin Club?

a)

Printers

b)

Servants

c)

daily wage earners

d)

nobles

64.

(a)   was the king of France during the revolution

65.

Who wrote 'Two Treaties of Government' ?

a)

Jacques Rousseau

b)

John Locke

c)

Maximilian Robespierre

66.

Who was the leader of the Jacobin Club ?

a)

Maximilian Robespierre

b)

Napoleon

c)

Louis XVI

67.

What does this symbol signifies ?

a)

Symbol of Royal Power

b)

Act of becoming free

c)

Strength lies in unity

68.

What was the name of the direct tax paid by the third estate to the state ?

a)

Tithe

b)

Taille

c)

Livre

69.

When did the French revolution take place ?

a)

1791

b)

1792

c)

1874

d)

1789

70.

Which one of the following group was not benefitted by the French Revolution ?

a)

Peasants

b)

Workers

c)

Nobility

d)

Agricultural labourers

71.

Marseillaise is the ________of France.

a)

National Flag

b)

National Assembly

c)

National Anthem

d)

National University

72.

Austrian Princess Marie Antoniette was the Queen of which of the following French Ruler ?

a)

Louis XIII

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Louis XV

d)

Louis XVI

73.

In France Guillotine referred to a system of ______

a)

Beheading a person

b)

Awarding a person

c)

Taxing a person

d)

Threatening a person

74.

At which of the following battles was Napoleon finally defeated ?

a)

Paris

b)

Waterloo

c)

Elba

d)

Versailles

75.

French women got the right to vote in _________--

a)

1946

b)

1947

c)

1948

76.

The French hated the Bastille because:

a)

It hosted some dreaded criminals.

b)

It was a fortress prison

c)

It stood for the despotic power of the king.

d)

Its commander tortured the inmated

77.

The tax called 'Tithe' was collected from the French peasants by

a)

The Emperor

b)

The Church

c)

The Nobles

d)

The Army Commander

78.

Who among the following proposed the Social Contract Theory ?

a)

Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Montesquieu

79.

Which of the following theories was proposed by Montesquieu ?

a)

Social Contract Theory

b)

Theory of Division of Powers

c)

Theory of popular Sovereignty

80.

By whom was the Reign of Terror introduced in France between 1793-94 ?

a)

Louis XVII

b)

Napoleon

c)

Louis XVII

d)

Robespierre

81.

In how many estates French Society was divided ?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

82.

When did Napoleon became emperor ?

a)

1801

b)

1802

c)

1803

d)

1804

83.

Bastille Fort was broken on (a)  

84.

The population France rose from about ________ million in 1715 to _______ million in 1789 .

a)

25 to 27

b)

23 to 28

c)

47 to 45

d)

15 to 78

85.

How does a "subsistence crisis" happen ?

a)

bad harvest leads to scarcity of grains

b)

food prices rise and the poorest cannot buy breads

c)

leads to weaker bodies , diseases , deaths and even food riots

d)

all of above

86.

That each member should have one vote was advocated by :

a)

The Jacobins

b)

Georges Danton

c)

Rousseau

d)

Jean Paul Marat

87.

The French government spend ______ percent of its budget on interest payment alone

a)

59%

b)

42%

c)

65%

d)

43%

88.

_________ was an extreme situation when thebasic means of livelihood are endangered

a)

Outbreak of revolution

b)

Abolition of slavery

c)

Subsistence crisis

d)

Growth of middle class

89.

How were called old regime ?

a)

The social and political system

b)

The three estate system

c)

Social injustice

90.

What type of government did the constitution of 1791 create ?

a)

Communist

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Limited Monarchy

d)

Republic

91.

Who helped from the French national guard

a)

Lazare Carnot

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Maximilien Robespierre

d)

Napoleon

92.

Name the book written by John Locke

a)

The Spirit of The Law

b)

Two Treatises of Government

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of The Above

93.

What Philosophy was written by Montesquieu

a)

Propose the division of power within the government between the legislative

b)

Proposing from of government based on social contract between people and their representatives

c)

Refute the doctrine of divine and absolute right of the monarch

d)

None of the above

94.

When was louis VI became king of France

a)

1789

b)

1774

c)

1780

d)

1773

95.

When did convocation of estates general was formed

a)

1794

b)

1786

c)

1791

d)

1789

96.

What happen on the morning of 14 July 1789

(a)  

97.

Who created the Committee of Public Safety ?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

The Directory

c)

Maximilien Robespierre

d)

The National Convention

98.

Which of the following was not an element of monarchial rule in France ?

a)

Electoral accountability

b)

Divine right

c)

Birthright

d)

Absolute rule

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