WorksheetsHistory 10 - French Revolution Stage 3
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The ruling government of France from 1795-1799.
National Assembly
National Convention
Committee of Public Safety
The Consulate
Directory
What government replaced the National Convention?
National Assembly
National Convention
Committee of Public Safety
The Consulate
Directory
The Directory, while it had inherited a ruined country, made several large improvements on the state of France.
True
False
The Directory was responsible for the return of...
The monarchy
Widespread violence
Financial freedom
Peace between classes
Which of the following statements about the Directory is false?
It perpetrated violence against anyone who didn’t agree with it
It went as far as to use its military to sway elections.
It led to the destruction of an effective justice system
It led to the return of the French Monarchy
A conspiracy was hatched in 1799, and finally the Directory was overthrown by...
Napoleon Bonaparte
King Louis XVII
Robespierre
Danton
The Directory can be best described as…
Ineffective and unpopular
Disorganized and peaceful
Violent and effective
Harsh and improved
When did the French Revolution formally end?
When the King and Queen were executed
When Louis XVIII took power
When Napoleon took power
When Robespierre was executed
Which of the following was NOT a result of the French Revolution?
The Monarchy was overthrown and a constitutional Republic was set up
France was unified financially and legally
Clergy privileges were eliminated, and freedom of worship and social equality were strengthened
Violence was ended and peace was widespread
Feudalism was abolished in France
Which of the following was NOT a result of the French Revolution?
Business was improved with the introduction of the metric system
A system of universal military service was introduced
A national secular education system was established
The growth of democracy was fostered
The fall of several European monarchs followed
Which of the following was a result of the French Revolution?
Wealth was redistributed to the Third Estate
The growth of Nationalism was stimulated
The church lost significant power in Europe
Everyone was finally treated equal and had equal rights
The significance of the French Revolution could be summed up in the motto “Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité.”
True
False
What was NOT a significant impact of the French Revolution?
Individual rights, freedom of speech, religion, press and worship
Abolition or reduction of the privileges of the nobility and the Church
Citizens felt they had a common background and interests, and stimulated an intense French national spirit
The complete destruction of totalitarian governments
The French Revolution changed France permanently.
True
False
What was NOT a way the French Revolution changed France and Europe permanently?
Inspired other countries to assess their absolute monarchies
It allowed for a democracy to be established and rule France
Ended the feudal system in France
Dismantled and destroyed France’s monarchy
It changed the France's entire political landscape
