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WorksheetsFrench Revolution Quiz 2
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Under the Old Regime in which Estate were the clergy?
Third
First
Second
Bourgeoisie
During the time of the Convention what was the name given to the moderates who represented the middle class in France?
Jcobins
Radicals
Girondists
Reformers
Developed under the Constitution of 1791 it guaranteed the French people rights such as freedom of speech, press, and religion
Declaration of Independence
Committee of Public Safety
Commune
Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen
WHo is considered the new middle class of merchants, bankers, lawyers, and doctors in the Third Estate during the Old Regime?
Bourgeoisie
Electorate
Commune
Nobles
What group created the Tennis Court Oath pledging to stay at Versailles until they had written a new Constitution for France?
Commune
National Assembly
Bourgeoisie
Jacobins
What is the important event that happened on July 14, 1789 which is considered the beginning of the French Revolution
Napoleon overthrows the Directory
Convention begins to rule France
Louis XVI is guillotined
Storming of the Bastille
What percent of the population of France belonged to the 3rd Estate during the Old Regime?
45%
2%
1%
97%
What group of people in France would gain little from the Declaration of the Rights of Man
Commune
3rd Estate
Women
National Assembly
Which group in French society was most influenced by enlightened thinkers?
1st Estate
Bourgeoisie
2nd Estate
King Louis XVI
Why did European leaders declare war on France during the revolution?
Fear the revolution's ideals would spread to their countries
To punish Louis XVI
To rebuild the Bastille
To guarantee basic freedoms
By what right did Louis XVI claim to rule, or from where did his power come from?
The National Assembly declared him to be ruler
The Constitution guaranteed his authority
He was elected
Divine Right
What meeting did Louis XVI call to try to solve the financial crisis in France in 1789?
Commune
Estates General
Convention
Constitution of 1791
