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French Revolution and the Enlightenment

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement best describes France’s status in the 1700s before the Revolution?

a)

Religiously tolerant yet culturally unpopular

b)

Militarily dominant with declining agriculture

c)

Politically unified but economically isolated

d)

Most advanced culture and prosperous foreign trade

2.

Under the Old Regime, French society was divided into what?

a)

Two estates and royal councils

b)

Guilds, communes, and prefectures

c)

Three estates or social classes

d)

Four provinces and two parishes

3.

Which development is highlighted as a recurring historical pattern in the material?

a)

Foreign trade eliminates domestic conflicts

b)

Economic and social inequalities spark revolts

c)

Cultural achievements prevent political unrest

d)

Religious unity resolves class tensions

4.

Which description best captures Marie Antoinette’s approach to fashion reforms?

a)

Advocated rigid dress regulations

b)

Banned the wearing of undergarments

c)

Supported tight corsetry for court

d)

Promoted looser cotton dresses

5.

Using the biographies, which inference explains public hostility toward the monarchy?

a)

The king’s decisive policymaking

b)

The court’s perceived extravagance

c)

The nobles’ support for tax equality

d)

The queen’s frugal household spending

6.

Strategically, why did Louis XVI’s reliance on poor advice hinder reform?

a)

It reduced the national deficit

b)

It improved bureaucratic efficiency

c)

It delayed necessary decisions

d)

It strengthened popular trust

7.

What slogan did revolutionary leaders adopt that reflected their ideals?

a)

Order, Stability, Tradition

b)

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

c)

Faith, Crown, Nation

d)

Commerce, Industry, Prosperity

8.

What was a key effect of making the Church part of the state during the reforms?

a)

Monasteries gained tax exemptions again

b)

Clergy were elected and paid as state officials

c)

Church courts regained criminal jurisdiction

d)

Pope appointed bishops for French dioceses

9.

Despite reforms, what problem continued to challenge the new government?

a)

International trade monopolies

b)

Religious persecution of nobles

c)

Food shortages and national debt

d)

Colonial uprisings in the Caribbean

10.

Why were Russia, Prussia, and Austria described as loosely attached to Napoleon’s empire?

a)

They were neutral states refusing any diplomacy

b)

They were fully annexed provinces of France

c)

They were independent but tied through alliances

d)

They were conquered colonies with French governors

11.
The working class and the middle class of the Third Estate were know as
a)
Bourgeoisie
b)
Peasants 
c)
Girondins
d)
Jacobins
12.
Which group made up the vast majority of French society?
a)
the clergy
b)
the First Estate
c)
the Third Estate
13.

80% of the French population were....

a)

city workers

b)

farmers

c)

wealthy merchants

d)

Roman Catholic clergy

14.

Which group best replaces the question mark in the table?

a)

Foreign citizens

b)

Revolutionary leaders

c)

Soldiers and military officers

d)

Members of the middle class

15.
The Second Estate was composed of 
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
16.
The First Estate was made up of this group.
a)

clergy

b)
common people
c)
nobles
d)
kings and queens
17.
Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France.
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
1st and 3rd Estates
18.

The bourgeoisie (middle class) belonged to which of the three Estates?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Third

d)

None

19.
Lawyers, craftsmen, merchants, and commoners make up which estate?
a)
First Estate
b)
Second Estate
c)
Third Estate
d)
Estates General
20.

The ___ made up roughly 97% of the French population.

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

d)

Church officials

21.

Of the Three Estates, which one had the LEAST money, yet paid the MOST taxes?

a)

First Estate

b)

Second Estate

c)

Third Estate

22.

Before the Revolution, which TWO REASONS caused France to sink into debt?

a)

France's support of the American Revolution

b)

France's long-running war with England

c)

Marie Antoinette's expensive taste

d)

the invention of the printing press

23.

What was the Estates General?

a)

a war hero during the French Revolution

b)

an assembly of representatives from the Three Estates

c)

an assembly of royalty and noblemen

24.

What was unfair about the Estates General?

a)

Each Estate had to pay for their own travel to the meetings

b)

Each Estate had unlimited votes

c)

Each Estate got one vote, even though the Third Estate had most of France's population

25.

Why did the Third Estate break off from the Estates General to create the National Assembly?

a)

Because the Third Estate wasn't getting fair representation in the Estates General

b)

Because the Second Estate had the most votes

c)

Because the First Estate was too religious

26.

What was the goal of the National Assembly?

a)

to draft a new constitution for France

b)

to move into the Palace of Versailles

c)

to behead the king and queen

27.

What happened when King Louis ordered the First and Second Estates to meet with the National Assembly, BUT he let his finance minister stay home?

a)

thousands of outraged Parisians joined soldiers to storm the Bastille

b)

thousands of Englishmen stormed the Bastille

c)

millions of people went hungry

28.

The Bastille was a prison, but it was also what TWO other things?

a)

a symbol of royal power

b)

a large storehouse of weapons

c)

a royal bank

d)

a getaway home for the Third Estate

29.

As the rebellion spread through France, what system was abolished?

a)

The Estates System

b)

The monarchy

c)

The Enlightenment ideas

30.

The National Assembly wrote a constitution for France. What was the name of that constitution?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Versailles Treaty

c)

The Declaration of the Rights of Man

31.

What TWO main ideas were in the Declaration of the Rights of Man?

a)

individual rights and freedoms are fundamental to human nature

b)

government exists only to protect individual rights

c)

freedom of speech

d)

freedom to bear arms

32.

What TWO things did the French nobles do when their privileges were stripped away?

a)

they fled the country

b)

they begged foreign rulers to invade France and restore order

c)

they offered the clergy a room in the castle

d)

they offered the Third Estate land

33.

Even though he was still in charge, what did King Louis try to do in 1791 as the Revolution was underway?

a)

flee the country

b)

bribe members of the Third Estate

c)

give food to the Third Estate

34.

When King Louis was caught, what THREE things happened?

a)

he was beheaded

b)

the royal family was arrested

c)

he was charged with treason

d)

he went on vacation

35.

True or False: With the beheading of King Louis, 1,000 years of monarchy ended and the first French Republic was declared.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

True or False: Marie Antoinette was not executed.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

The Reign of Terror took place during which important historical event?

a)

American Revolution

b)

World War I

c)

French Revolution

d)

Hundred Years' War

38.

Which group ruled the country during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Second Estate

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

French nobles

d)

King Louis XVI

39.

Who was the main French leader during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Lafayette

b)

King Louis XVI

c)

Marie Antionette

d)

Maximilien Robespierre

40.

True or False: Everyone who was killed or imprisoned during the Reign of Terror received a fair trial.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

True or False: Many revolutionaries used the Reign of Terror to execute their rivals.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What happened to Robespierre after the Reign of Terror ended?

a)

He retired to his country house

b)

He became the King

c)

He was executed

d)

He continued working in the government

43.

What was the guillotine?

a)

A revolutionary newspaper

b)

A political club

c)

The official uniform of the revolutionaries

d)

A device used to execute people

44.

True or False. King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette were executed.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Which country stands out in this map?

a)

England

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Canada

46.

T/F: Only members of the clergy and nobility were killed during the Reign of Terror.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

47.

What was the Reign of Terror?

a)

A period of mass execution on suspicion alone

b)

A war against Austria, Great Britain, and Prussia

c)

People being beaten

d)

The storming of the Bastille

48.

Which of these was an early event of the French Revolution?

a)

France supported the American Revolution

b)

France wrote a New Constitution

c)

the Tennis Court Oath

d)

Louis XIV was executed

49.

The National Assembly was dissolved and replaced by

a)

the French Republic.

b)

the monarchy.

c)

the Senate.

d)

the National Convention.

50.

Someone who supports extreme changes in a society is a

a)

liberal

b)

conservative

c)

radical

d)

Jacobin

51.

What device was used to cause terror and fear during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Flamethrower

b)

Spear

c)

Guillotine

d)

Gallows

52.

The Reign of Terror took place during which major historical event?

a)

American Revolution

b)

World War I

c)

Hundred Years' War

d)

French Revolution

e)

Napoleonic Wars

53.

Which group ruled the country during the Reign of Terror?

a)

Second Estate

b)

Committee of Public Safety

c)

French nobles

d)

Estates General

e)

King Louis XVI and his advisors

54.

The cartoonist's point of view is that

a)

the 3rd Estate had no problem paying all the taxes in France

b)

all 3 estates were treated equally before the Revolution

c)

the estate system in France was unfair to the 3rd Estate

d)

the Church was not a member of the estates.

55.

The kingdoms of Austria and Prussia tried to invade France in order to

a)

protect the French Revolution and help spread democratic ideas

b)

put the autocratic King Louis back on the throne and stop the spread of democracy

56.

After the fall of Robespierre and the end of the Reign of Terror, France obtained another constitution where power was transferred to a very corrupt five-member executive branch called

a)

Concordat

b)

Directory

c)

Plebiscite

d)

First Consul

57.

Time period in Europe during the 17th & 18th Centuries when Philosophers began applying the concept of reason to the political environment and challenged absolutism (unlimited government).

a)

Scientific Revolution

b)

Renaissance

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Middle Ages

58.
Which enlightenment thinker wrote about natural rights?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
John Locke
d)
Thomas Paine
59.

The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Essential Rights

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Original Rights

60.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed to limit government, that it should be divided into separate branches that shared power.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
61.

An Unlimited Government where the king or queen have unlimited power

a)

Constitutional Monarchy

b)

Absolute Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Dictatorship

62.

The concept that people have to agree to be governed. If the government fails to protect their rights, people can revolt and abolish the government.

a)

Separation of powers

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Freedom of religion

d)

Social Contract

63.

This Enlightenment thinker believed in freedom of speech

a)

John Locke

b)

Rousseau

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Voltaire

64.
Enlightenment philosophers believe that if government abuses power the people should change it.
a)
True
b)
False
65.

The original goal of both the American and French Revolution was to....

a)

To produce more food

b)

To get rid of the monarchy rule

c)

To create a new religion

d)

To allow the people to become aristocrats

66.

One of the first radical moves of the Reign of Terror was sending King Louis XVI to what?

a)

The Electric Chair

b)

The Guillotine

c)

The Firing Squad

d)

Drown

67.

This nation was forced to pay an "independence debt" for its successful revolution.

a)

America

b)

Brazil

c)

Mexico

d)

Haiti

68.
What was the most distinctive feature of the Haitian Revolution?  
a)
Its status as the only completely successful slave revolt in world history. 
b)
The success of different races at putting aside differences in the name of the revolution. 
c)
Its failure to influence the populations of other Caribbean islands.
d)
 Its relative lack of violence.
69.

What was a major cause of the French Revolution?

a)

inequalities in the tax structure

b)

economic success of mercantilism

c)

failure of the congress of Vienna

d)

Continental System in Europe

70.

Prior to the French Revolution, France was deep in debt because

a)

money spent on the American Revolution

b)

the monarchy's lavish spending

c)

the 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes

d)

all of the above

71.

During the Reign of Terror, who was safe?

a)

ABSOLUTELY NO ONE

b)

THE KING

c)

ROBESPIERRE

d)

CITIZENS OF FRANCE

72.

On July 14, 1789, French peasants stormed which French prison and armory?

a)

French Armory

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Bastille

d)

Versailles

73.

Who was the preeminent revolutionary leader in Haiti?

a)

Simon Bolivar

b)

Toussaint L'ouverture

c)

Dom Pedro I

d)

Miguel Hidalgo

74.

The first estate in pre revolutionary France was the

a)

Clergy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Nobles

d)

Bourgeoisie

75.

Which estate paid all of the taxes in France?

a)

1st Estate

b)

2nd Estate

c)

3rd Estate

d)

They all paid roughly the same

76.

The French Revolution ended with

a)

A permanent democracy in France

b)

The execution of Napoleon

c)

The monarchy being reestablished in France

d)

None of the above