French Revolution Review

LETS SEE WHAT YOU

KNOW ABOUT THE
FRENCH
REVOLUTION!!!

Who proposed taxing the nobles

and clergy?
LOUIS XVI
b. JACQUES NECKER
c. MARQUIS DE
LAFAYETTE
d. ROBESPIERRE
a.

Many members of this Estate found

themselves in prison after the church
was placed under state control
FIRST ESTATE
b. SECOND ESTATE
c. THIRD ESTATE
a.

The third estate made up what

percentage of the population?
a.
b.
c.
d.

75%
60%
83%
95%

Which legislative body was formed

by delegates of the third estate
following the Tennis Court Oath?
a.

NATIONAL CONVENTION
b. NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
c. DIRECTORY
d. REPUBLIC

To deal with threats to France, the

National Convention created
THE DIRECTORY
b.
THE REVOLUTIONARY
ASSEMBLY
c.
THE COMMITTEE OF
PUBLIC SAFETY
d.
THE NATIONAL
ASSEMBLY
a.

How did European monarchs and

nobles feel about the French
Revolution?
THEY OPPOSED IT BECAUSE THEY FEARED
REVOLUTION WOULD SPREAD.
b.
THEY SUPPORTED IT BECAUSE IT
WEAKENED FRANCE.
c.
THEY SUPPORTED IT BECAUSE THEY HELD
ENLIGHTENMENT IDEALS.
d.
THEY SUPPORTED IT BECAUSE THEY
WANTED EUROPE TO BE DEMOCRATIC.
a.

Participants in the Tennis Court Oath

swore to continue meeting until they
were able to bring about
THE FALL OF THE BASTILLE
b. THE OVERTHROW OF LOUIS
XVI
c. A REDUCTION IN TAXES
d. A JUST CONSTITUTION
a.

How did the National Assembly

hope to pay off the national debt?
BY BORROWING MONEY
BY SELLING ROYAL PALACES
c. BY TAXING BREAD
BY SELLING CHURCH LANDS

a.
b.
d.

What kind of government did the

constitution of 1791 set up?
A REPUBLIC
b. A DEMOCRACY
c. AN ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
d. A LIMITED MONARCHY
a.

What is the right to vote?

a.

NATIONALISM
b. SUFFRAGE
c. SECULAR
d. FACTIONS

Which estate(s) paid taxes under the

ancien regime?

FIRST
b. SECOND
c. THIRD
ALL OF THE ABOVE
a.

d.

Why was Louis XVI viewed as a traitor

to the revolution?
HE WASTED MONEY
HE DIDNT HAVE COMPASSION FOR
THE POOR
c.
HE TRIED TO ESCAPE FROM
FRANCE
d.
HE WAS LAZY
a.

b.

What was the slogan of the French

Revolution?
LIFE, LIBERTY, PROPERTY
GUNS, GOLD, AND GUILLOTINE
c.
LIBERTY, EQUALITY,
FRATERNITY
LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT
OF HAPPINESS

a.
b.

d.

In which of the following governments

did people elect officials?
LIMITED MONARCHY
b.
REPUBLIC
c.
ABSOLUTE MONARCHY
CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY
a.

d.

Which legislative body created under

the constitution of 1791 had the power
to tax and declare war?
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
b.
DIRECTORY
c.
NATIONAL CONVENTION
d.
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

a.

During which of the following events

did the third estate break off and swear
to continue meeting until they formed a
new constitution?
a.

STORMING OF THE BASTILLE

b.
SEPTEMBER MASSACRES
c.
TENNIS COURT OATH
d.
REIGN OF TERROR

What was the goal of the March on

Versailles?
TO REDUCE THE PRICE OF
BREAD
b. GIVE JOBS TO THE POOR
KING LOUIS XVI TO RETURN TO
PARIS
d. TO KILL PEOPLE

a.

c.

Which of the following would be apart

of the bourgeoisie?

A PRIEST
b. A PEASANT
c. A MERCHANT
A FACTORY WORKER
a.

d.

The economic crisis in France was

caused by
THE FAILURE OF SEVERAL ECONOMIC
REFORMS.
b.
THE POLICIES OF JACQUES NECKER.
c.
BAD HARVESTS, DEFECIT SPENDING AND
SOARING FOOD PRICES.
d.
THE POLICIES OF THE
ESTATES-GENERAL.
a.

Why was the third estate unhappy

under the ancien regime?
THEY WERE LEFT WITH THE TAX
BURDEN
THEY WERE ARRESTED AND EXECUTED
THEY WERE NOT INVITED TO THE ROYAL
PARTIES
d.
THEY WERE STUCK IN THE PAST

a.
b.
c.

What was the Declaration of the Rights

of Man modeled after?
CONSTITUTION OF 1791
b. U.S. CONSTITUTION
c. DECLARATION OF
INDEPENDENCE
CIVIL CONSTITUTION OF THE
CLERGY

a.

d.

Who led the Reign of Terror?

a.
c.

MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE
b. MARIE ANTOINETTE
MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE
d. JACQUES NECKER

Who were the poorest members of the

third estate?
PHILOSOPHERS
b. NUNS AND PRIESTS
c. URBAN WORKERS
d. MERCHANTS
a.

Which of the following people survived

the Reign of Terror?
MARIE ANTOINETTE
MAXIMILIEN ROBESPIERRE
c. KING LOUIS XVI
d. NONE OF THE ABOVE
a.

b.