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French Revolution and Napoleonic Era Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

Noah and Aria are time-traveling to France’s old order! They want to know: which Estate did the clergy belong to?

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

Fourth Estate

2.

Abigail, Noah, and Avery are playing a history trivia game! They stumble upon this question: Which country was able to remain outside Napoleon’s European empire?

a)

Britain

b)

Belgium

c)

Italy

d)

Netherlands

3.

Emma and Michael are playing a history board game. They land on a question: What clever war tactic did the Russians use to outsmart Napoleon and win? Can you help them choose the right answer?

a)

Scorched-earth policy

b)

Continental System

c)

Waterloo strategy

d)

blockades

4.

Imagine Grace and Mason are discussing life in the Third Estate. Who among the following would have struggled the most with poverty?

a)

Urban workers

b)

Bourgeois families

c)

nuns & priests

d)

philosophes

5.

Imagine Hannah, Samuel, and Lily are living in France during the fall of 1792. When radicals took control of the Legislative Assembly, which group did they extend voting rights to?

a)

All citizens

b)

All male citizens

c)

All male property owners

d)

All male and female property owners

6.

Noah, Elijah, and Isla are discussing how Robespierre thought France could become a “republic of virtue.” According to Robespierre, which method was necessary to achieve this goal?

a)

Extending suffrage to more citizens.

b)

Electing a strong, absolute ruler.

c)

The use of terror.

d)

Observing strict religious laws.

7.

Imagine Liam, Arjun, and Grace are time travelers visiting the French Revolution! During the Reign of Terror, they witness trials & executions. Under whose authority are these dramatic events taking place?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

The National Assembly

c)

The Committee of Public Safety

d)

Napoleon

8.

Imagine Jackson, Michael, and Aria are time travelers who just witnessed Napoleon overthrowing the Directory in 1799. They see Napoleon and his followers set up a new three-man governing board. Can you help them remember what it was called?

a)

Revolutionaries

b)

Assembly

c)

Convention

d)

Consulate

9.

Abigail, Charlotte, and Olivia are discussing history class! Under the Napoleonic Code, which of the following was true?

a)

Men regained complete authority over their wives.

b)

Most enlightenment principles were abandoned.

c)

The practice of religion was banned.

d)

Many aspects of feudalism were restored.

10.

Sophia and Daniel are debating in history class: The Continental System was a form of what?

a)

Government.

b)

Economic warfare.

c)

Social class system.

d)

Oppression through terror.

11.

Avery, Ethan, and Maya are debating which famous battle marked Napoleon’s final defeat. Can you help them settle the score?

a)

Battle of Waterloo.

b)

Battle of the Nations.

c)

Battle of Moscow.

d)

Battle of Austerlitz.

12.

Imagine Scarlett, Grace, and Anika are time travelers attending the Congress of Vienna. What was one of the main goals the decision-makers at this historic event wanted to achieve?

a)

Restore the sans-culottes to power in France.

b)

Divide France among the victors.

c)

Suppress revolutionary uprisings throughout Europe.

d)

Destroy Napoleon’s forces at Waterloo.

13.

Michael, Aria, and Ethan are time-traveling students who land in revolutionary France. To escape the Reign of Terror, they must answer: What was the name of the group responsible for the Reign of Terror?

a)

Committee on Public Safety

b)

The Directory

c)

The Consulate

d)

The Tennis Court Foursome

14.

Imagine James, Priya, and Hannah are time-travelers visiting the French Revolution! They meet a group of middle-class lawyers & intellectuals who boldly take over the National Assembly. Who are these daring revolutionaries?

a)

Sans-culottes

b)

Peasants

c)

Nobles

d)

Jacobins

15.

Charlotte and Noah are discussing the group of working-class people who demanded radical reform to the national government during the French Revolution. Who were they?

a)

Sans-culottes

b)

Jacobins

c)

Directory

d)

Consul

16.

Imagine David, Zoe, and Scarlett are living in France in 1793. They hear about the mass levy announced that year. What was the main goal of this mass levy?

a)

To pay for the king’s defense

b)

To abolish slavery

c)

To erase the traces of the old order

d)

To raise money for the war effort

17.

Aria and Mason are debating history: A disastrous attempt to invade which country marked the beginning of Napoleon’s downfall?

a)

Poland

b)

Russia

c)

Austria

d)

Prussia

18.

Evelyn, Michael, and Ava are time-traveling students who just landed at the Congress of Vienna! Their mission: figure out what the main goals of this historic meeting were. Can you help them choose the right answer?

a)

Make Vienna the capital of Europe and restore peace

b)

Preserve peace through a balance of power and restore monarchies

c)

Divide Europe into equal parts

d)

Establish a new European constitution

19.

Scarlett, Abigail, and Ethan are discussing history. Scarlett asks, "What did many people see the Bastille as a symbol of?" Can you help them out?

a)

Freedom

b)

Tyranny

c)

Social classes

d)

Wealth

20.

Avery and Abigail are debating history! When the National Assembly created the constitution of 1791, what exciting new form of government did they establish?

a)

An absolute monarchy

b)

A republic

c)

A theocracy

d)

A limited monarchy

21.

What were the causes of the French Revolution? Explain

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22.

Do you think the actions of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette contributed to their downfall?  Explain.

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23.

What is nationalism? In what ways did it help Napoleon? In what ways did it hurt Napoleon?

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24.

Identify and describe the Three Estates.  Who made up each estate?  Briefly describe how the different social classes contributed to the French Revolution. 

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