WorksheetsFrench Revolution
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was the end result of the Women's March on Versailles?
a)
Louis XVI was executed
b)
Marie Antionette was killed by the mob
c)
The monarchs returned to Paris with the mob
d)
France went to war with Austria and Prussia
2.
About ______ percent of France’s population belonged to the Third Estate.
a)
1 percent
b)
10 percent
c)
50 percent
d)
97 percent
3.
All but which of the following applied to the Reign of Terror.
a)
You could be executed for not being excited enough about the revolution
b)
The Commmittee of Public Safety was in charge
c)
Over 17, 000 people were executed
d)
The Giorondins were in charge of the government
4.
An accurate generalization that can be made about the Third Estate is that:
a)
they paid most of the taxes
b)
they were poor
c)
they were uneducated
d)
they were farmers
5.
Why did the clergy side with the nobles when voting during the Estates-General to have the nobles begin paying taxes?
a)
They were afraid they would be next to pay taxes if they agreed with the nobles paying taxes
b)
They wanted the king to have to figure out other ways to get money
c)
They wanted taxing anyone in France to end.
6.
The Reign of Terror was imposed and controlled by:
a)
the National Assembly
b)
Louis XVI
c)
The Jacobins
d)
The conservatives
7.
Why did enemies of Robespierre organize to overthrow him?
a)
They realized the bloodshed and executions of the Terror should end
b)
They thought the Revolutionary Tribunal was a better form of government
c)
They realized the Committee of Public Safety was making too much money
d)
They were tired of listening to him and wanted a new leader
8.
On August 27, 1789, the National Assembly adopted a statement of revolutionary ideals called the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. This document was similar to the American Declaration of Independence in that it:
a)
was the promise of the Third Estate to change the government of France
b)
stated the reasons for and goals of the revolution
c)
had a Bill of Rights
d)
included no Enlightenment ideas
9.
The guillotine became the symbol of:
a)
the Reign of Terror
b)
the Napoleonic Era
c)
the Directory
d)
the reign of Louis XVI
10.
The Bourgeoisie were:
a)
the middle class component of the Third Estate
b)
the aristocrats/nobility
c)
the people who paid no taxes
d)
all radicals
11.
On July 14, 1789, French Revolutionaries stormed a prison fortress known as the Bastille. Why?
a)
it was the home of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
b)
they were violent people who had no goals and just wanted to cause trouble
c)
they wanted to steal money stored inside
d)
they wanted to steal weapons stored inside to arm themselves against the king’s army
12.
The legislative body in France arranged by social class throughout the 1600s and 1700s was called the _______________.
a)
Congress
b)
Parliament
c)
Directory
d)
Estates-General
13.
The Legislative Assembly was arranged according to which of the following seating arrangements:
a)
radicals on right, conservatives on left, moderates in the middle
b)
moderates on right, conservatives on left, radicals in the middle
c)
radicals on left, moderates in the middle, conservatives on right
d)
moderates on left, radicals on right, conservatives in the middle
14.
What is the significance of the French celebrating Bastille Day each year?
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