WorksheetsFrench Revolution Begins Test Review
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In the 1700s, which European country was considered the most advanced and the center of the Enlightenment?
a)
a) England
b)
b) France
c)
c) Spain
d)
d) Germany
2.
What were some of the causes of unrest in France during the 1700s?
a)
a) Good harvests and low taxes
b)
b) Low prices and high wages
c)
c) Bad harvests, high prices, high taxes, and Enlightenment ideas
d)
d) Political stability and religious unity
3.
What group of people made up the first estate?
a)
clergy (the Church)
b)
artisans
c)
soldiers
d)
bankers
4.
What group of people made up the second estate?
a)
clergy (the Church)
b)
urban workers
c)
peasants
d)
nobility
5.
What group of people made up the third estate?
a)
clergy (the Church)
b)
the king and queen
c)
common people
d)
nobility
6.
What percentage of France's population belonged to the Third Estate?
a)
a) About 2%
b)
b) About 20%
c)
c) About 50%
d)
d) About 97%
7.
Which of the following events served as a catalyst (cause) for the French Revolution?
a)
A) The American Revolution
b)
B) The Hundred Years' War
c)
C) The Protestant Reformation
d)
D) The Industrial Revolution
8.
What was the Estates General in pre-revolutionary France?
a)
A) A legislative assembly representing the clergy, nobility, and common people
b)
B) A group of military leaders
c)
C) A secret revolutionary society
d)
D) A royal palace
9.
Which estate in France paid the most taxes prior to the Revolution?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
10.
What event marked the beginning of the radical and violent phase of the French Revolution?
a)
A) The Tennis Court Oath
b)
B) The Storming of the Bastille
c)
C) The execution of King Louis XVI
d)
D) The Reign of Terror
11.
What event marked the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789?
a)
a) The Reign of Terror
b)
b) The Tennis Court Oath
c)
c) The execution of Marie Antoinette
d)
d) The Battle of Waterloo
12.
Which revolutionary slogan became the motto of the French Revolution?
a)
a) "Vive la France!"
b)
b) "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity"
c)
c) "Long live the King!"
d)
d) "God Save the Queen!"
13.
Who was the King of France at the start of the French Revolution?
a)
a) Charles II
b)
b) Peter
c)
c) Louis XVI
d)
d) Philip X
14.
What was the name of the palace where the king and queen lived before being forced to return to Paris?
a)
a) Chateau de Versailles
b)
b) Louvre Palace
c)
c) Palace of Fontainebleau
d)
d) Palace of Luxembourg
15.
What was the main political cause of the French Revolution?
a)
a) The rise of Enlightenment ideas and the desire for more democratic government.
b)
b) Economic inequality and poverty.
c)
c) The influence of foreign monarchs in French politics.
d)
d) A series of poor harvests and food shortages.
16.
What was the main economic cause of the French Revolution?
a)
a) The influence of foreign monarchs in French politics.
b)
b) The desire for more political power by the clergy.
c)
c) Economic inequality, war debt, extravagant spending by the monarchs, trade issues.
d)
d) A lack of cultural exports.
17.
What was the primary reason for the high levels of public debt in France before the Revolution?
a)
a) Overspending on social welfare programs
b)
b) Frequent natural disasters
c)
c) Wars and extravagant lifestyles of the monarchy
d)
d) Low tax rates
18.
The French bourgeoisie consisted of:
a)
a) Literate and wealthy merchants and professionals
b)
b) Rural farmers and laborers
c)
c) The clergy
d)
d) The nobility
19.
What was the primary source of discontent among the peasantry in France?
a)
a) Lack of access to education
b)
b) Heavy taxation and feudal dues
c)
c) Religious discrimination
d)
d) Lack of representation in government
20.
Which social class in France had privileges, including exemptions from paying taxes (Did not have to pay taxes)?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
21.
Who was the king of France during the French Revolution?
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
King George III
c)
King Louis XVI
22.
Which of the following fueled French desires to revolt against the monarchy?
a)
The Reign of Terror and the Ideas of the Enlightenment
b)
The Napoleonic Code and ideas of the Enlightenment
c)
Ideas of the Enlightenment and the American revolution
d)
The Scientific Revolution and the Reign of Terror
23.
Select the choices that are causes of the French Revolution.
a)
Inspiration from American Revolution
b)
Enlightenment Ideas
c)
Strong economy
d)
Low food prices
e)
Inequality among the 3 Estates
24.
What happened at the "Storming of the Bastille?"
a)
Japanese samurai attack American ships.
b)
Peasants storm a French prison. This was the beginning of the French Revolution.
c)
Indian citizens rebel against British soldiers.
25.
What was the significance of the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
It marked the beginning of the Reign of Terror.
b)
It was a pledge by the Third Estate to create a new constitution.
c)
It was a treaty with neighboring countries.
d)
It was a celebration of the king's birthday.
26.
One cause of the French Revolution was the emergence of a new middle class of merchants and professionals called the
a)
bourgeoisie
b)
aristocracy
c)
sans culottes
d)
denoument
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