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French Revolution & Napoleon

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 41mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The bourgeoisie (middle class) belonged to which of the three Estates?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

None

2.

A bishop (city church leader) belonged to which Estate?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

None

3.

Select the choices that are causes of the French Revolution.

a)

Inspiration from American Revolution

b)

Enlightenment Ideas

c)

Strong economy

d)

Low food prices

e)

Inequality among the 3 Estates

4.

What was the Estates-General?

a)

France's hospital system

b)

A meeting of representatives from 3 Estates

c)

France's military leader

d)

the Assembly that executed the king

5.

What was the purpose of the National Assembly's 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

6.

In a constitutional monarchy...

a)

Monarch shares power with lawmakers

b)

Monarch shares power with all citizens who vote on all laws

c)

Elected officials represent the citizen body

d)

A monarch has all power

7.

Declaration of the Rights of Man...

a)

... explained why the British colonies should be free

b)

... listed the natural rights of citizens in revolutionary France

c)

... abolished the monarchy

8.

Which event marked the beginning of the Revolution?

a)

The execution of King Louis XVI

b)

The Storming of the Bastille

c)

The execution of King Charles X

d)

The Reign of Terror

9.

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

10.

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

11.

Robespierre dies & the Reign of Terror ends. What government takes over?

a)

The Directory

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte's

c)

The Parliament

d)

The House of Bourbon

12.

Who overthrew The Directory in a coup d'etat?

a)

Robespierre

b)

King Louis

c)

Jean Valjean

d)

Napoleon Bonaparte

13.
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
14.
Radical political organization that took over French government in September 1792, after war with Austria and Prussia went badly
a)
Jacobins
b)
Guillotine
c)
Bread
d)
Emigres
15.
A social class in France before the French Revolution
a)
Faction
b)
Estate
c)
Feudalism
d)
Guild
16.

A stone prison and hated symbol of oppression. Site of a siege to save the National Assembly.

a)

Bastille

b)

Suffrage

c)

Consulate

d)

Dungeon

17.

A radical group of Parisian wage-earners and small shopkeepers who wanted a greater voice in government, lower prices and an end of food shortages.

a)

Sans-Cullotes

b)

Moderates

c)

Emigres

d)

Jacobins

18.

Belief in the ideas of _______________________________and discontent within the Third Estate were causes of the French Revolution.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Spanish Inquisition

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Catholic Reformation

19.

The King of France during the French Revolution. He was the King who was beheaded via the Guillotine. 

a)

Maximilien Robespierre

b)

Louis XVI

c)

Estates General

d)

Bastille

20.

The Jacobin leader who set out to build a “republic of virtue”, and was later beheaded. Lead the Reign of Terror

a)

King Henry

b)

Louis X

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

21.

A French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate

a)

National Assembly

b)

Third Estate

c)

Estates General

d)

Reign of Terror

22.

A pledge made by the members of France’s National Assembly in 1789 in which they vow to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution

a)

Pledge of Allies

b)

The France Pledge

c)

Tennis Court Oath

d)

The Oath of Continuance

23.

What occurred first in history?

a)

The National Assembly is created

b)

The Reign of Terror

c)

The Storming of Bastille

d)

Napoleon comes into power

24.
The First Estate was made up of this group.
a)

clergy

b)
common people
c)
nobles
d)
kings and queens
25.

The Second Estate was made up of the these people.

a)

clergy

b)

common people

c)

priests

d)

nobles

26.
The Third Estate was made up of these people.
a)
clergy
b)
nobles
c)
common people
d)
kings and queens
27.
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
28.
Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
1st and 3rd Estates
29.
In pre-revolutionary France, the clergy owned this much of the land.
a)
70%
b)
10%
c)
30%
d)
15%
30.
The first government of the French Revolution was called:
a)
National Guard
b)
National Assembly
c)
National Congress
d)
Continental Congress
31.
All of these the caused a worsening financial condition of the French government EXCEPT:
a)
monarchs spent lavishly on themselves
b)
France helped the Patriots in the Revolutionary War
c)
France bought the French territory in the New World
d)
France helped the Indians fight the British
32.
The motto of the French Republic was:
a)
life, liberty, pursuit of happiness
b)
life, equity, equality
c)
liberty, equity, brotherhood
d)
life, liberty, property
33.
The last government of the French Revolution was:
a)
the Assembly
b)
the Committee
c)
the Parliament
d)
the Directory
34.
This happened to Napoleon after his last defeat at Waterloo.
a)
he was exiled to British-held island of Saint Helena
b)
he was executed by the National Assembly
c)
he died in the Battle of Waterloo
d)
he became emperor of France
35.
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
36.
The last government of the French Revolution was:
a)
the Assembly
b)
the Committee
c)
the Parliament
d)
the Directory
37.
This happened to Napoleon after his last defeat at Waterloo.
a)
he was exiled to British-held island of Saint Helena
b)
he was executed by the National Assembly
c)
he died in the Battle of Waterloo
d)
he became emperor of France
38.
Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
1st and 3rd Estates
39.
The first government of the French Revolution was called:
a)
National Guard
b)
National Assembly
c)
National Congress
d)
Continental Congress
40.

Queen of France and wife of Louis XVI who was during the French Revolution

a)

Marie Antoinette

b)

Lady Bastille

c)

Napoleona Bonaparte

d)

Queen Elizabeth

41.

device used during the Reign of Terror to execute thousands by beheading

a)

guillotine

b)

bourgeoisie

c)

suffrage

d)

Bastille

42.

What controversial move did Napoleon make with regard to the Catholic Church?

a)

He recognized religious freedom for Catholics

b)

He abolished the Church

c)

He placed the Church under state control

d)

He placed Church officials in positions of power

43.

What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime?

a)

He set up government-run public schools

b)

He set up a comprehensive system of laws

c)

He established a fairer tax code

d)

All of the above are true

44.

Napoleon Bonaparte was a ____ genius

a)

Science

b)

Political

c)

Military

d)

Economic

45.

Who came to power declaring himself First Consul for life?

a)

Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Napoleon Bonaparte

c)

Maximillien Robespierre

d)

Prince Clemens von Metternich

46.

Where was Napoleon born?

a)

Elba

b)

St. Helena

c)

Corsica

d)

Waterloo

47.
Which of the following describes why Napoleon was able to quickly gain power? 
a)
The French political system was finally stable after Robespierre executed any enemy of the republic
b)
The political and economic problems that the revolution tried to fix still existed and the people were desperate for change
c)
The newly created French republic of virtue insisted on having a firm leader that would expand the empire across all of Europe
d)
All of the above 
48.
The great French empire that Napoleon created eventually fell after the unsuccessful invasion of Russia. Why was the invasion considered a great disaster for Napoleon? 
a)
There was a massive air attack by the Russians that wiped out most of Napoleons army
b)
Russia's scorched-earth policy and cold winter wiped out most of Napoleons army
c)
The Battle of the Bulge wiped out most of Napoleons army
d)
The newly formed United States allied with Russia to wipe out most of Napoleons army
49.
What were the laws that Napoleon created called?
a)
The Napoleonic Code.
b)
Napoleon's Rights of Man and Citizen.
c)
The Napoleonic Constitution.
d)
The Law of Mankind.
50.
What was Napoleon's Continental System?
a)
The type of breakfast that Europeans ate.
b)
A system of European laws.
c)
A system to promote the sale of European goods.
d)
A system to prevent British goods from being sold in Europe.
51.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
52.
With a mounting debt from his victory in defending France from Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain, as well as the costly failure to quell the Haitian Revolution, Napoleon raised money by___________________
a)
Selling the Louisiana Territory to the United States
b)
Commissioning the French Navy to plunder all ships throughout the Atlantic
c)
Creating a National Income Tax on the Nobility and Clergy
d)
Signing an executive order to seize all piggy banks
53.
What was the "scorched Earth" strategy?
a)
None of these
b)
Napoleon burned the Russian cities to the ground to break their will
c)
Great Britain's strategy at the Battle of Trafalgar
d)
The Russians burned their cities, factories, farms, and railroads so Napoleon could not use them
54.
When Napoleon escaped exile and returned to France, Great Britain and Prussia invaded. Which Battle in Belgium did they meet Napoleon?
a)
Toulon
b)
Austerlitz
c)
Waterloo
d)
Trafalgar
55.
Who was put in power after Napoleon's first exile?
a)
Coach Graves
b)
Louis XVIII
c)
Alexander I
d)
Queen Latifah

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