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French Revolution Test

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In 1792, the National Convention voted to abolish the monarchy and declare France
a)
Dissolved
b)
Bankrupt
c)
A Republic
d)
An Oligarchy
2.
What happened on July 14th, Bastille Day in France?
a)
Robespierre was executed by guillotine
b)
French women marched all the way to Versailles to protest for bread
c)
A mob stormed a prison looking for gunpowder
d)
King Louis XVI was executed
3.
Belief in the ideas of _______________________________and discontent within the Third Estate were causes of the French Revolution
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Spanish Inquisition
c)
Catholic Reformation
d)
Renaissance
4.
Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for:
a)
Protecting freedom of religion
b)
Instituting the Reign of Terror
c)
Supporting the reign of King Louis XVI
d)
Sending French troops to fight in the American Revolution
5.
About what percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?
a)
1
b)
10
c)
50
d)
98
6.
Which of the following is an accurate description of the tax system in France in the years preceding the French Revolution?
a)
Only peasants and the clergy paid taxes.
b)
Only about 2 percent of the nobility paid any taxes.
c)
The nobility paid taxes only on land, not on income.
d)
The members of the Third Estate paid almost all of the taxes.
7.
Which document stated that "men are born and remain free and equal in rights"?
a)
Holy Alliance
b)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Napoleanic Code
8.
During the Reign of Terror, who was safe from the guillotine?
a)
No one
b)
The Nobility
c)
Known Revolutionaries
d)
Only Maximilien Robespierre
9.
What was Napoleon able to accomplish during peacetime?
a)
He set up government-run public schools.
b)
He set up a comprehensive system of laws.
c)
He established a fairer tax code.
d)
All of the above are true.
10.
Which group imposed the Reign of Terror?
a)
The Second Coalition
b)
The Committee of Public Safety
c)
The National Assembly
d)
The king's Swiss guard
11.
What was the main goal of the participants in the Congress of Vienna?
a)
to create constitutional monarchies in Europe
b)
to restore royal families to the thrones of Europe
c)
to establish security and stability for the nations of Europe
d)
to prevent nations outside Europe from interfering in European affairs
12.
All of these are causes of the French Revolution, except:
a)
Enlightenment Ideas
b)
The American Revolution
c)
Napoleon’s military victories
d)
Absolute Monarchy
13.
Which person/group completes the pyramid of French society below?
a)
King Louis XVI
b)
The 2nd Estate
c)
High clergy
d)
Napoleon
14.
Use the Timeline: In what year did Napoleon seize control of the government and assume dictatorial powers?
a)
1800
b)
1799
c)
1805
d)
1804
15.

Who was the "sun king" of France before French Revolution, ruling with absolute power during his monarchy and embodied the sort of despotic leader that enlightenment thinkers spoke against.

a)

Louis XIV (14th)

b)

Louis XVI (16th)

c)

Louis XV (15th)

d)

Robespierre

16.

Who was the King of France during the French Revolution

a)

Louis XIV (14th)

b)

Louis XVI (16th)

c)

Louis XV (15th)

d)

Robespierre

17.

The period when Robespierre ruled France as a dictator and thousands of political figures and citizens were executed.

a)

Age of Enlightenment

b)

Reign of Terror

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

The Plague

18.

A French body of representatives from all three estates..

a)

Estates General

b)

Third Estate

c)

Second Estate

d)

National Assembly

19.

The estate which included professionals, artisans, and peasants

a)

Estates General

b)

Third Estate

c)

Second Estate

d)

National Assembly

20.

A French congress established by representatives of the Third Estate

a)

Estates General

b)

Third Estate

c)

Second Estate

d)

National Assembly

21.

The estate which included nobles and supporters of the monarchy.

a)

Estates General

b)

Third Estate

c)

Second Estate

d)

National Assembly

22.

A pledge made by the members of France’s National Assembly in 1789 in which they vow to continue meeting until they had drawn up a new constitution

a)

Tennis Court Oath

b)

Oath of Loyalty

c)

Oath of Office

d)

Croquet Court Promises

23.

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

24.

This image portrays the Bread Riots. Why did this happen?

a)

1st Estate needed food

b)

3rd Estate refused to give wheat harvest to anyone

c)

The people were starving

d)

2nd Estate only gave bread on Sunday's

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