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WorksheetsThe French Revolution
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 37mins
What was a major economic cause of the French Revolution?
The prosperity of the French nobility
The discovery of gold in French colonies
The financial crisis due to debt from wars
Increased trade with Asia
What was one of the key factors contributing to the French Revolution?
Religious conflict
Economic inequality
Foreign invasions
Political instability
Which social class in pre-revolutionary France made up 98% of the population?
A) 1st Estate
B) 2nd Estate
C) 3rd Estate
D) Nobility
Which event marked the official start of the French Revolution?
A) Storming of the Bastille
B) Tennis Court Oath
C) Execution of Louis XVI
D) Reign of Terror
What document proclaimed equal rights for all men but did not grant political rights to women during the French Revolution?
A) Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
B) Declaration of Women's Rights
C) Declaration of Independence
D) Bill of Rights
Who was the leader of the Jacobins and head of the Committee of Public Safety during the Reign of Terror?
A) King Louis XVI
B) Maximilian Robespierre
C) Georges Danton
D) Camille Desmoulins
Which instrument of execution was used during the Reign of Terror in France?
A) Hanging
B) Firing squad
C) Guillotine
D) Electric chair
Which estate was primarily made up of the bourgeoisie, artisans, workers, and peasants?
The First Estate
The Second Estate
The Third Estate
The Fourth Estate
What event led to the formation of the National Assembly during the early stages of the French Revolution?
A) Execution of Louis XVI
B) Tennis Court Oath
C) Storming of the Bastille
D) Reign of Terror
What is the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?
it led to a new constitution for France
It resulted in more support for the Louis XVI
it was the beginning of the Reign of Terror
it marked the beginning of the rule of Napoleon
Who leads the Reign of Terror?
Oliver Cromwell
Maximilian Robespierre
Louis XVI
Selim the Grim
What was the primary reason behind the execution of Louis XVI?
A) His support for the Revolution
B) His involvement in foreign wars
C) His extravagant spending and debt
D) His alliance with foreign powers against France
_______ = on July 14th, 1789, this building falls and becomes a symbol of the French Revolution
Bastille
Notre Dame
Eiffel Tower
Arc de Triomphe
____________________ = a representative house where each estate gets a vote
Congress of Vienna
National Assembly
Judicial Branch
Estates General
What does the Third Estate rename themselves?
National Assembly
Congress of Vienna
Estates General
Parliament
What was the name of the prison stormed at the beginning of the French Revolution?
The Bastille
The Louvre
Versailles
Alcatraz
What role did women play in the French Revolution?
They were excluded from all political activities
They led the march to Versailles to demand bread
They served as soldiers in the revolutionary army
They were only spectators and did not participate
How many social classes were there before the French Revolution?
4
3
2
5
Which of the following is an outcome of the French Revolution?
End of Absolute Monarchy of Louis XVI
Foundations of the Industrial Revolution
France is controlled by England
30 Years War
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
The Storming of the Bastille is considered to be the start to the French Revolution
True
False
What marked the end of the Reign of Terror in France?
A) Execution of Robespierre
B) Execution of Louis XVI
C) Establishment of the Directory
D) French victory in a major battle
Which estate paid the majority of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?
1st Estate
2nd Estate
3rd Estate
What do these pie charts reveal about the causes of the French Revolution?
all the estates were taxed equally
the upper classes paid the most taxes
the poorest classes paid all the taxes
the third estate was the wealthiest
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
The American Revolution proved to the 3rd estate of France that ______________.
Democracy could be gained through revolution.
It was possible to defeat the British army.
It was possible to reform taxes.
George Washington was the greatest general in the world.
Before the revolution in France, members of the Third Estate had
a smaller tax burden than the other estates
greater political influence than the clergy
a voice in government equal to that of the First and Second Estates
a high tax burden and little political power
Appointed First Consul in Notre Dame Cathedral.
He fought other generals.
French queen before the French Revolution.
Maria Theresa
Elizabeth I
Marie Antoinette
Anne Bolyn
What does coup d'é·tat mean?
Winning the popular vote in the election.
Sudden overthrow of government.
Letting people choose what they want in the election.
“. . . 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?
natural law
nationalism
free trade
socialism
What was the Napoleonic Code?
A code of recipes for French cooking
The main French legal code
The rules for running the French army
The guidelines Napoleon used to determine what his next military move was going to be
What did the National Assembly vow during the Tennis Court Oath?
to behead the king
to draft a new, written Constitution
to prepare cahiers
to revolt against the King's tariff policies
The French people supported Napoleon Bonaparte because they hoped he would:
provide stability for the nation
end British control of France
restore Louis XVI to power
adopt the ideas of the Protestant Reformation
Most of the 30-60,000 executions that took place during the French Revolution were done by:
Hanging
Electric chair
Firing Squad
Guillotine
Napoleon gained success in France as a ________ leader.
Enlightenment
Military
Political
Religious
A sudden, violent, and unlawful overthrow of the government is called a ___________.
Revolution
Coup D'etat
Seizure
Embargo
After a few years of becoming First Consul in France, Napoleon will declare himself _________.
King
Lieutenant General
Prime Minister
Emperor
