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WorksheetsWH Chapter 5 Test: French Revolution
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
Napoleon ultimately seized power from the Directory with two other Directors in 1798 to form the beginnings of a military oligarchy over France. This abrupt type of power seizure that overthrows a state is called a(n):
Abbe Sieyes
Coup d' Etat
La Revolution
Ami du Peuple
Napoleon was able to lead the new Consulate as First Counsul largely due to the political connections with Joseph Pagerie, father of Josephine De Beuharnais, which essentially made him Napoleon's (a) : (b)
Napoleon's main nemesis and competition on the high seas was this famous British Naval Captain, who defeated Napoleon in Egypt in 1798 and later on in Trafalgar in 1805, the latter of which cost this Captain his life (two words, a name, with the first name being either a title or first name):
(a)
Reorder the following events in Napoleon's rise to power:
Napoleon fires his "whiff of grapeshot"
Napoleon marries Josephine
Napoleon becomes First Consul
Napoleon invades Egypt
Napoleon makes Concordat with Catholic Church
Which of the following statements can you NOT conclude based on the information presented in the map provided?
The geo-political make-up of Napoleon's Empire
The countries allied and/or conquered by Napoleon
The short term impact of the French Revolution on Europe in the 20 years after the Reign of Terror
The size and scope of Napoleon's armies as opposed to Russia's
Match the following features of Napoleon's domestic policies and/or rule with their correct descriptor
Lycees
Public Schools for Propertied families with sons
Concordat
France returns Catholic Church to prominence
Napoleonic Code
Enshrined egalitarianism in France
Emperor
New royal title for Napoleon that wasn't traditional
Hereditary
Type of rule that would follow the Bonaparte line
Identify the spot, with a small arrow, on the political spectrum that Napoleon, and his ideology - Bonapartism - belongs on the continuum.
France's conquest of the multifaceted alliance of Great Britain, Austria, Sweden, & Russia in the (a) occurred entirely on the (b) of Europe with the only loss, being a costly one, occurring on the (c) to the British & Lord Nelson.
In consolidating his Empire after his victory in the War of the Third Coalition, Napoleon immediately sought to isolate Great Britain with this protectionist (and ultimately unsuccessful) attempt at a hegemonic economic alliance:
The Continental System
The Paris Accords
The Congress of Prussia
The Napoleonic Union
Napoleon's Confederation of the Rhine, his attempt to unite all the principalities and duchies of the Germanic states were intended to be "checks" on the power of these European power-states:
The United Kingdom
Holland, Belgium, & Denmark
Prussia, Austria, & Italy
Russia, Poland, & the Ottoman Empire
If the French Revolution established contemporary Western Nationalism (of a people) as a major political force, one that superseded any traditional monarchical or governmental power, then what exactly is Napoleon known for in regards to the same nationalist forces? Write 2-3 sentences summarizing this.
Napoleon's grand mistake, one which extended his Empire too far, making it difficult for him to sustain his troops as well as his control:
His continued insistence at trying to defeat Britain on the high seas after Trfalgar
His invasion of Russia in 1812-1813
His war with the Confederation of the Rhine
Angering America over naval trade & not recognizing their sovereignty
The 100 Day March to Paris was very much an attempt by Napoleon to reignite French nationalism and his rule; the principal reason so many French rallied behind him was because the new Allied imposed French government could not:
Console the French people that the Austrian threat to conquer their country was truly over
Uphold the Declaration of the Rights of Man & Citizen that revolutionaries wanted
Failed to prosecute the remaining Jacobins & emigres of the Revolution
Deal with the political instability & inflation in France that characterized the Revolution
The Grand Coalition against Napoleon would not tolerate another Bonaparte campaign of Conquest; they met Napoleon's rag-tag, makeshift force at this Belgian field for the final showdown of the Napoleonic Wars, one which saw Napoleon defeated once and for all: (one word - capitalized)
(a)
In 1814, following his defeat to the Grand Coalition at the Battle of the Nations, Napoleon was exiled to the island of (a) , a short distance from the French island he was born called (b) . His final exile after his return & ultimate defeat at Waterloo was (c)
At the Congress of Vienna, the key politicians of the Grand Coalition identified this force as a destructive disease that needed to quelled (treated, lessened) on the European continent
Bonapartism
Conservatism
Nationalism
Liberalism
This influential Austrian minister proved to the dominant personality at the Congress, and was determined to impose a strict Conservative & Monarchial authority over a Europe that was reeling from the Revolutionary & Napoleonic period; this man's handprint over Europe would last for the next 30 years, until the forces of the Revolution would once again be unleashed against it (three parts to his name, all capitalized)
(a)
Which people group makes up the 1st Estate?
Peasants, Craftsman, Bourgeoisie
Clergy, Monks, Nuns
Nobility
Monarchy
The 2nd Estate is made up of the nobility of France.
True
False
The 3rd Estate consists of which people group?
Peasants, Craftsman, Bourgeoisie
Clergy, Monks, Nuns
Nobility
Monarchy
The 1st Estate owned what percentage of the land in France?
10%
25%
40%
70%
This character in the political cartoon we looked at represents which estate?
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
Monarchy
Which of the following caused economic problems in France? (you may select more than one)
Lavish spending by monarchy
Unemployment
Decisions made by Catholic Church
Which estate was responsible for paying all taxes in France?
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
Monarchy
Thomas Jefferson author of the Declaration of Independence based his justification for revolution on the ideas of which philosopher?
Voltaire
Locke
Montesquieu
Hobbes
Which of the following were reasons the American colonists revolted against the British?
The Stamp Act
Tea Tax
Navigation Acts
All of these are true
In 1816 “The Year without a Summer” Frankenstein was written by
Shelley
Wollstonecraft
Locke
Rousseau
Which scientist was excommunicated from the Catholic Church due to his support of Copernicus’ sun-centered universe?
Kepler
Bacon
Descartes
Galileo
Which theory promoted a sun-centered universe?
geocentric
heliocentric
lunarcentric
earthcentric
The right to life, liberty, and property
natural rights
social contract
natural beauty
popular sovereignty
Enlightenment ideas influenced American colonists to challenge British authority.
True
False
A "break up" letter to King George III of England from the American colonists.
Bill of Rights
US Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Ten Commandments
This philosopher believed in education and jobs for women.
Locke
Wollstonecraft
Montesquieu
Hobbes
In the American Government, each branch has the power to prevent the other branches from abusing power.
separation of power
Declaration of Independence
checks and balances
popular sovereignty
Why did the Catholic Church work to silence many philosophers from the Scientific Revolution?
The ideas of the Scientific Revolution were unprovable and dangerous.
The ideas of the Scientific Revolution strengthened the power of absolute monarchs.
The ideas of the Scientific Revolution proved that Islam was the true religion.
The ideas of the Scientific Revolution challenged the power of religion.
The use of a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas is known as
the scientific method
heliocentrism
geocentrism
an experiment
A type of social critic in France who believed that people could apply reason to all aspects of life.
Philosophe
Scientist
Priest
Monk
A social gathering for intellectuals and artists, often hosted by wealthy Parisian woman.
Salon
Convention
Party
University
A monarch who made reforms under the influence of new ideas
Enlightened despot
Absolut Monarch
Philosophe
Constitutional Monarch
The document in which American colonists asserted their right to free themselves from British rule.
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Bill of Rights
Social Contract
He built a telescope to view the stars and planets; the Church tired him for heresy for his scientific ideas.
Galileo
Copernicus
Newton
Kepler
In general, the philosophes believed in which of the following?
expanding women's rights
all Church teachings
progress and improvement for all parts of society
authoritarian rule
Social Contract
Agreement among members of a society
Natural Rights
Inalienable; fundamental = life, liberty, happiness
Blank Slate
Learning comes from association & experience
Separation of Powers
An act of keeping government in separate bodies
This group of (a) thinkers used the (b) method to re-examine all aspects of life; from (c) and justice, freedom of (d) and women's rights.
English Civil War
Glorious Revolution
American Revolution
French Revolution
Latin America Revolution
Match the following
Leviathan (Hobbes)
1651
Treatises of Government (Locke)
1690
Wealth of Nations (Smith)
1776
This increased the wealth of a nation through restrictive trade practices.
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
Mercantilism
(a) , no one by birth could have a right to set up his own family in preference as a royal to all others FOREVER...his descendents might be far too unworthy to inherit them. It is actually, unnatural.
Which group of French were unhappy with their representation and eventually began the French Revolution
(a)
How did the defeat of Spain and Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars help to bring about political change in Latin America?
Napoleon became the leader of Latin America
It allowed countries of Latin America to rebel
The Napoleonic Wars led to the rise of the British Empire in Latin America.
French law became law for all of Latin America
English Civil War
England's Glorious Revolution
English Bill of Rights
England's Constitutional Monarchy
Match the following leader to their country:
I spread serfdom but adopted western technologies in order to modernize.
Peter the Great (Russia)
I love the arts but spent my country's money on my palace at Versailles.
Louis XIV (France)
I gained wealth from colonies in the Americas. I fought the Protestants and lost.
Spain
I dissolved Parliament bc I did not want to consult when I increased taxes
King Charles (England)
The Storming of the (a) is the (b) major act of the (c)
Match the following definition to the proper word:
Divine Rights of King
the belief that the King receives his authority from God
Mercantilism
the belief in the benefits of profitable trading
Natural Rights
Life, Liberty, Property
the Social Contract
people coexist in accordance with an agreement that establishes moral and political obligations
Deism
the belief in the existence of Supreme being
Match the following person with the Enlightenment idea they founded:
John Locke
Life, Liberty & Property
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Social Contract
François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire)
the efficacy of reason, importance of tolerance, and was critical of the Catholic Church
Baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu
Separation of Powers
Reorder the following timeline of the aftermath of the French Revolution:
Napoleon Bonaparte is sent into exile and dies 6 years later
Napoleon Bonaparte unsuccessfully invades Russia
Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned emperor in 1804
The Reign of Terror occurs under Maximilien Robespierre
the French Revolution occurs
Before the French Revolution, France was a ____________________.
Emperor
Monarchy
President
Prime Minister
How many social classes were there before the French Revolution?
4
3
2
5
Leading up to the French Revolution, the country of France was in a _________________________ crisis as a result of wars and the king’s extravagant lifestyle.
Financial
Monetary
Economic
Commercial
Describe the relationship between King Louis XVI and the Third Estate leading up to the French Revolution.
Ignore
disregard
Pass Over
he did not respond
What role did bread play in the French Revolution
Poor Harvest led to higher bread prices and the poor could not afford to buy bread.
The King put a tax on bread.
The people were angry they were forced to buy stale bread.
The Third Estate did not want to eat bread anymore but were being forced to by the First and Second Estates
In 1789, the King of France called _______ to discuss the financial issues they were experiencing.
Congress of the Estates
Estates General
The Great Meeting
The Convocation of France
The Storming of the Bastille is considered to be the start to the French Revolution
True
False
What is the artist's message?
The 1st and 2nd Estates need all the help they can get from the third estate
The 1st and 2nd Estates were taking advantage of the 3rd Estate
All three Estates in Pre-Revolutionary France were equal
The 1st and 2nd Estate were taken advantage of by the 3rd estate
