WorksheetsFrench Revolution Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the three distinct social classes in France during the 1700s?
a)
Clergy, Nobility, Commoners
b)
Merchants, Traders, Nobility
c)
Kings, Queens, Peasants
2.
The Third Estate was made up of these people.
a)
nobles
b)
common people
c)
kings and queens
3.
The Second Estate was made up of the these people.
a)
clergy
b)
common people
c)
nobles
4.
The First Estate was made up of this group.
a)
clergy
b)
common people
c)
nobles
5.
France was deep in debt because
a)
money spent on the American Revolution
b)
Marie Antoinette's lavish spending
c)
the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes
d)
all of the above
6.
The National Assembly set down the ideas of the Revolution in
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Declaration of the Rights of Man
c)
The Napoleonic Code
7.
The Radicals eliminated anyone accused of being against the Revolution during
a)
the Reign of Terror
b)
the Great Scare
c)
The Tower of Terror
8.
What was the result of King Louis XVI's trial for treason in front of the National Convention?
a)
Guilty and Exiled
b)
Innocent and restored as King
c)
Guilty and Executed with the Guillotine
9.
How did Napoleon Bonaparte take power in France in 1799?
a)
Democratically elected
b)
A coup de'tat (He took it for himself)
c)
appointed First Consul in Notre Dame Cathedral
10.
What did the Third Estate rename themselves at the time of the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
First Estate
b)
French Republic
c)
National Assembly
11.
What new method of execution was primarily used during the Reign of Terror?
a)
Firing squad
b)
Guillotine
c)
Burned at the stake
12.
When Napoleon became the supreme leader in France what popular legal system did he enact (put in place)?
a)
Napoleonic Code
b)
French Bill of Rights
c)
Equal Rights Legislation
13.
What was the main reason for the French Revolution?
a)
The king's decision to invade England
b)
Discontent among the lower classes due to inequality
c)
A desire to establish a new religion
14.
Who was the king of France at the start of the French Revolution?
a)
Maximilien Robespierre
b)
Louis XVI
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
15.
The ___ made up roughly 97% of the French population.
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
16.
What was the main source of income for the nobility?
a)
Taxes from peasants
b)
Government salaries
c)
Inheritance
17.
What was the significance of the Bastille in the French Revolution?
a)
It was a royal palace
b)
It was a famous prison/ armory stormed by a mob
c)
It was the meeting place of the Estates-General
18.
Marie Antoinette was the wife of which French monarch?
a)
Napoleon
b)
Maximillien Robespierra
c)
Louis XVI
19.
What was the main purpose of the Estates General called by Louis XVI?
a)
To discuss financial reforms
b)
To abolish the monarchy
c)
To draft a new constitution
20.
What was the Reign of Terror?
a)
A period of peace
b)
A time of executions and fear
c)
A celebration of the revolution
21.
What event is considered the start of the French Revolution?
a)
Storming of the Bastille
b)
Formation of the Third Estate
c)
Execution of King Louis XVI
22.
What document proclaimed the rights of the
French during the French Revolution?
a)
The Constitution of 1791
b)
The Declaration of Independence
c)
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
23.
Who was the leader of the Jacobins (revolutionaries) during the Reign of Terror?
a)
Louis XVI
b)
Maximilien Robespierre
c)
Napoleon Bonaparte
24.
What was the Reign of Terror?
a)
A time of economic prosperity
b)
A period of mass executions
c)
A military campaign
25.
What was the Napoleonic Code known for?
a)
Establishing a monarchy
b)
Guaranteeing equality before the law
c)
Restricting individual rights
26.
Why did the French people welcome Napoleon?
a)
He was a member of the royal family
b)
He promised order after the chaos of the Revolution
c)
He was a military hero
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