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The French Revolution

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was a major economic cause of the French Revolution?

a)

The prosperity of the French nobility

b)

The discovery of gold in French colonies

c)

The financial crisis due to debt from wars

d)

Increased trade with Asia

2.

What was one of the key factors contributing to the French Revolution?

a)

Religious conflict

b)

Economic inequality

c)

Foreign invasions

d)

Political instability

3.

Which social class in pre-revolutionary France made up 98% of the population?

a)

A) 1st Estate

b)

B) 2nd Estate

c)

C) 3rd Estate

d)

D) Nobility

4.

Which event marked the official start of the French Revolution?

a)

A) Storming of the Bastille

b)

B) Tennis Court Oath

c)

C) Execution of Louis XVI

d)

D) Reign of Terror

5.

What document proclaimed equal rights for all men but did not grant political rights to women during the French Revolution?

a)

A) Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

b)

B) Declaration of Women's Rights

c)

C) Declaration of Independence

d)

D) Bill of Rights

6.

Who was the leader of the Jacobins and head of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?

a)

A) King Louis XVI

b)

B) Maximilian Robespierre

c)

C) Georges Danton

d)

D) Camille Desmoulins

7.

Which instrument of execution was used during the Reign of Terror in France?

a)

A) Hanging

b)

B) Firing squad

c)

C) Guillotine

d)

D) Electric chair

8.
Who belonged to the First Estate?
a)
nobles
b)
clergy
c)
peasants
d)
royalty
9.

Which estate was primarily made up of the bourgeoisie, artisans, workers, and peasants?

a)

The First Estate

b)

The Second Estate

c)

The Third Estate

d)

The Fourth Estate

10.

What event led to the formation of the National Assembly during the early stages of the French Revolution?

a)

A) Execution of Louis XVI

b)

B) Tennis Court Oath

c)

C) Storming of the Bastille

d)

D) Reign of Terror

11.

What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?

a)

it led to a new constitution for France

b)

It resulted in more support for the Louis XVI

c)

it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror

d)

it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon

12.

Who leads the Reign of Terror?

a)

Oliver Cromwell

b)

Maximilian Robespierre

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Selim the Grim

13.

What was the primary reason behind the execution of Louis XVI?

a)

A) His support for the Revolution

b)

B) His involvement in foreign wars

c)

C) His extravagant spending and debt

d)

D) His alliance with foreign powers against France

14.

_______ = on July 14th, 1789, this building falls and becomes a symbol of the French Revolution

a)

Bastille

b)

Notre Dame

c)

Eiffel Tower

d)

Arc de Triomphe

15.
Which estate had the highest percentage of the population?
a)
1st estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
16.

____________________ = a representative house where each estate gets a vote

a)

Congress of Vienna

b)

National Assembly

c)

Judicial Branch

d)

Estates General

17.

What does the Third Estate rename themselves?

a)

National Assembly

b)

Congress of Vienna

c)

Estates General

d)

Parliament

18.

What was the name of the prison stormed at the beginning of the French Revolution?

a)

The Bastille

b)

The Louvre

c)

Versailles

d)

Alcatraz

19.

What role did women play in the French Revolution?

a)

They were excluded from all political activities

b)

They led the march to Versailles to demand bread

c)

They served as soldiers in the revolutionary army

d)

They were only spectators and did not participate

20.

How many social classes were there before the French Revolution?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

21.
Which of the following was a reason why France was nearly bankrupt?
a)
The king lowered taxes 
b)
The king took their money to create jobs
c)
The king spent the taxes on wars and himself
d)
They had fought against the Americans in the revolution
22.
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Clergy
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Revolutionary
23.
Which estate paid ALL of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
24.

Which of the following is an outcome of the French Revolution?

a)

End of Absolute Monarchy of Louis XVI

b)

Foundations of the Industrial Revolution

c)

France is controlled by England

d)

30 Years War

25.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
26.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
the queen's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
27.

What role did bread play in the French Revolution

a)

Poor Harvest led to higher bread prices and the poor could not afford to buy bread.

b)

The King put a tax on bread.

c)

The people were angry they were forced to buy stale bread.

d)

The Third Estate did not want to eat bread anymore but were being forced to by the First and Second Estates

28.

The Storming of the Bastille is considered to be the start to the French Revolution

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What marked the end of the Reign of Terror in France?

a)

A) Execution of Robespierre

b)

B) Execution of Louis XVI

c)

C) Establishment of the Directory

d)

D) French victory in a major battle

30.
Which of the three estates was the poorest?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
31.
Which estate did the nobles belong to?
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
32.
Which of the following was an underlying, or deep-­rooted, cause of the French Revolution? 
a)
unequal tax burdens
b)
equal land ownership
c)
a law granting peasants more freedom 
d)
a growing French empire
33.

Which estate paid the majority of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

34.

What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?

a)

all the estates were taxed equally

b)

the upper classes paid the most taxes

c)

the poorest classes paid all the taxes

d)

the third estate was the wealthiest

35.

What is the artist's message?

a)

The 1st and 2nd Estates need all the help they can get from the third estate

b)

The 1st and 2nd Estates were taking advantage of the 3rd Estate

c)

All three Estates in Pre-Revolutionary France were equal

d)

The 1st and 2nd Estate were taken advantage of by the 3rd estate

36.

The American Revolution proved to the 3rd estate of France that ______________.

a)

Democracy could be gained through revolution.

b)

It was possible to defeat the British army.

c)

It was possible to reform taxes.

d)

George Washington was the greatest general in the world.

37.
How did the Reign of Terror change the French Revolution?
a)
The original problems in France were all solved
b)
The French were taken over by neighboring Austria
c)
Robespierre used unlimited power to help the peasants
d)
Revolution took a radical turn as thousands were executed
38.

Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had

a)

a smaller tax burden than the other estates

b)

greater political influence than the clergy

c)

a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates

d)

a high tax burden and little political power

39.
How did Napoleon Bonaparte take power in France in 1799?
a)
Democratically elected 
b)
A coup de'tat 
c)

Appointed First Consul in Notre Dame Cathedral.

d)

He fought other generals.

40.

French queen before the French Revolution.

a)

Maria Theresa

b)

Elizabeth I

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Anne Bolyn

41.

What does coup d'é·tat mean?

a)

Winning the popular vote in the election.

b)

Sudden overthrow of government.

c)

Letting people choose what they want in the election.

42.

“. . . Men are born and remain free and equal in rights. Social distinctions may be founded only upon the general good. . . .”

—Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, 1789


Which principle of the Enlightenment philosophers is expressed in this quotation from the French Revolution?

a)

natural law

b)

nationalism

c)

free trade

d)

socialism

43.
Who crowned Napoleon emperor in 1804?
a)
The Pope
b)
He crowned himself
c)
The King of France
d)
The people voted him Emperor
44.

What was the Napoleonic Code?

a)

A code of recipes for French cooking

b)

The main French legal code

c)

The rules for running the French army

d)

The guidelines Napoleon used to determine what his next military move was going to be

45.

What did the National Assembly vow during the Tennis Court Oath?

a)

to behead the king

b)

to draft a new, written Constitution

c)

to prepare cahiers

d)

to revolt against the King's tariff policies

46.

The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he would:

a)

provide stability for the nation

b)

end British control of France

c)

restore Louis XVI to power

d)

adopt the ideas of the Protestant Reformation

47.

Most of the 30-60,000 executions that took place during the French Revolution were done by:

a)

Hanging

b)

Electric chair

c)

Firing Squad

d)

Guillotine

48.

Napoleon gained success in France as a ________ leader.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Military

c)

Political

d)

Religious

49.

A sudden, violent, and unlawful overthrow of the government is called a ___________.

a)

Revolution

b)

Coup D'etat

c)

Seizure

d)

Embargo

50.

After a few years of becoming First Consul in France, Napoleon will declare himself _________.

a)

King

b)

Lieutenant General

c)

Prime Minister

d)

Emperor