The idea that reason should guide society rather than tradition helped cause the French Revolution and came from
a)
the Declaration of Independence
b)
the Scientific Revolution
c)
the Enlightenment
d)
all of the above
3.
The Second Estate was composed of
a)
Church leaders
b)
Nobility
c)
Peasants
d)
none of the above
4.
Most of the people of France belonged to the
a)
1st Estate
b)
2nd Estate
c)
3rd Estate
d)
4th Estate
5.
Why was voting in the Estates General unfair
a)
votes were not secret
b)
each estate voted by how many members there were
c)
each estate got the same number of votes
d)
the King got two votes
6.
When the people of Paris heard that the military was going to stop the revolution their response was to
a)
leave the city
b)
storm the Bastille
c)
force the King to come to Paris
d)
none of the above
7.
Which of these contributed to the French Revolution?
a)
defeat and occupation by Prussian army
b)
rejection of Enlightenment ideas
c)
participation in the American Revolution
d)
the rise of Napoleon
8.
Which of the following was an underlying, or deep-rooted, cause of the French Revolution?
a)
unequal tax burdens
b)
equal land ownership
c)
a law granting peasants more freedom
d)
a growing French empire
9.
This document was important in creating the French constitution and declaring its citizens equal.
a)
Declaration of Rights of Man and the Citizen
b)
Declaration of Sentiments
c)
Declaration of French Independence
d)
Declaration of Citizen and Rights
10.
When the Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General, they pledged never to disband until a new constitution was created. This event is known as:
a)
Women's March on Versailles
b)
Reign of Terror
c)
The Great Fear
d)
Tennis Court Oath
11.
Who belonged to the First Estate?
a)
nobles
b)
clergy
c)
peasants
d)
royalty
12.
The king of France during the French Revolution:
a)
Napoleon
b)
Leoverture
c)
Louis XVI
d)
Robespierre
13.
What did the National Assembly promise to do in the Tennis Court Oath?
a)
To execute the king
b)
To write a new constitution
c)
To stage a Coup d'etat
d)
To make France independent
14.
The French Revolution was inspired by _______________ thinkers.
a)
Scientific Revolution
b)
Clergy
c)
Enlightenment
d)
Revolutionary
15.
Which estate paid the majority of the taxes in France prior to the French Revolution?
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