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French Revolution Terms Quiz

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
  1. The political and social system in France before the Revolution of 1789.

a)

monarchy

b)

socialism

c)

capitalism

d)

Ancien Regime

2.
  1. A hierarchical social structure in pre-revolutionary France composed of the First Estate (clergy), the Second Estate (nobility), and the Third Estate (commoners).

a)

social pyramid

b)

estate system

c)

socialsm

d)

class system

3.

The clergy in pre-revolutionary France.

a)

First estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

Fourth Estate

4.

 The nobility in pre-revolutionary France.

a)

First estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

Fourth Estate

5.

 The commoners, including peasants, city workers, and the bourgeoisie, in pre-revolutionary France.

a)

First estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

Fourth Estate

6.
  1. The middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

a)

losers

b)

anastasi

c)

bourgeoisie

d)

peasantry

7.
  1. The last King of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution.

a)

King Louis XVI

b)

King Charles II

c)

King Louis XIV

d)

King Ferdinand I

8.
  1. The last Queen of France before the French Revolution, wife of Louis XVI.

a)

Marie Curuellet

b)

Mary Monfrere

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Maria Bartolomo

9.
  1. A French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War and played a significant role in the early stages of the French Revolution.

a)

Duke of Wellington

b)

Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Maximillian Robespierre

d)

Baron de Montesquieu

10.
  1. The national motto of France and the French Revolution, symbolizing the core values of the revolution.

a)
Liberté, égalité, fraternité
b)
Liberté, égalité, justice
c)
Égalité, fraternité, solidarité
d)
Liberté, fraternité, unité
11.
  1.  A pledge made by members of France's Third Estate in 1789, vowing not to separate until a constitution had been established.

a)
Tennis Court Oath
b)
National Assembly Formation
c)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
d)
Estates-General Assembly
12.
  1.  A pivotal event on July 14, 1789, when revolutionaries stormed the Bastille prison, symbolizing the uprising against the monarchy.

a)
Storming of the Bastille
b)
Establishment of the French Republic
c)
Signing of the Magna Carta
d)
Fall of the Berlin Wall
13.
  1.  A fundamental document of the French Revolution, outlining the individual and collective rights of all the estates of the realm.

a)

Constitution of 1791

b)
The Magna Carta
c)

Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen

d)
The Napoleonic Code
14.

A series of riots in Paris due to the high price and scarcity of bread, contributing to the revolutionary climate.

a)
The Grain Disturbance
b)
The Flour War
c)
The Parisian Revolt
d)

The Paris Bread Riots

15.
  1. An October 1789 event where women marched to Versailles, demanding bread and forcing the royal family to move to Paris.

a)
Women's March on Versailles
b)
March of the Peasants
c)
Bread Riots of 1789
d)
Versailles Uprising
16.
  1. An October 1789 event where women marched to Versailles, demanding bread and forcing the royal family to move to Paris.

a)
Women's March on Versailles
b)
March of the Peasants
c)
Bread Riots of 1789
d)
Versailles Uprising
17.
  1. A French lawyer and politician, one of the best-known and most influential figures of the French Revolution.

a)
Louis XVI
b)
Maximilien Robespierre
c)
Georges Danton
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
18.
  1. A member of a radical political club during the French Revolution.

a)
Girondin
b)
Sans-culotte
c)
Royalist
d)
Jacobin
19.
  1. A moderate political faction during the French Revolution.

a)
Jacobins
b)
Royalists
c)
Sans-culottes
d)
Girondins
20.
  1. The executive government during the Reign of Terror in the French Revolution. Its goal was to remove all opposition to the Revolution.

a)
Directory
b)
Committee of Public Safety
c)
National Assembly
d)
Estates-General
21.

 A machine with a heavy blade used for beheading, symbolizing the Reign of Terror.

a)
axe
b)
sword
c)
scythe
d)
guillotine
22.
  1. A sudden and decisive action in politics, especially one resulting in a change of government illegally or by force.

a)
Revolution
b)
Coup d'état
c)
Political Reform
d)
Election Rigging
23.

A direct vote by the electorate on an important public question.

a)
Ballot
b)
Plebiscite
c)
Survey
d)

Petition

24.
  1. A French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars.

a)
Louis XVI
b)
Maximilien Robespierre
c)
Georges Danton
d)
Napoleon Bonaparte
25.
  1. The French civil code established under Napoleon in 1804, forming the foundation of modern civil law systems.

a)

The French civil code

b)

The French Parliamentarian Code

c)

French Constitution of 1781

d)

The Napoleonic Code

26.
  1. A naval battle in 1805 in which the British Royal Navy defeated the combined fleets of France and Spain.

a)
Battle of Waterloo
b)

Battle of Trafalgar

c)
Battle of Jutland
d)

Battle of the Nile

27.
  1. Also known as the Battle of Nations, fought in 1813, leading to Napoleon's defeat.

a)
Battle of Waterloo
b)
Battle of Leipzig
c)
Battle of Trafalgar
d)
Battle of Austerlitz
28.
  1. The battle in 1815 that marked the final defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte.

a)

Battle of Waterloo

b)

Battle of Trafalgar

c)
Battle of Leipzig
d)
Battle of Austerlitz
29.

 A blockade imposed by Napoleon to halt trade between continental Europe and Britain, intended to destroy Britain's economy.

a)
Treaty of Tilsit
b)
Napoleonic Code
c)
Continental System
d)
Battle of Waterloo
30.
  1. A disastrous military campaign in 1812 in which Napoleon's Grande Armée was decimated by Russian forces and harsh winter conditions.

a)
Battle of Waterloo (1815)
b)
Invasion of Spain (1808)
c)
Siege of Moscow (1812)
d)
French invasion of Russia (1812)
31.
  1. A military strategy of burning or destroying buildings, crops, or other resources that might be useful to an invading enemy force.

a)
Scorched earth policy
b)
Defensive fortification
c)
Guerrilla warfare
d)
Total war strategy