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When Louis XVI ascended the throne of France?
1773
1774
1775
1776
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The word livres stands for
unit of currency in France
A tax to be paid directly to the state
A tax levied by the Church
none of these
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Which patriotic song sung by the army in the war against Prussia and Austria?
Ça ira
Marseillaise
Le Réveil du Peuple
Hymne du janvier
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When Bastille was demolished?
5th May 1789
14th July, 1789
20th June 1789
26th August 1789
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What was ‘Estates General’?
Head of the Army
A political body
Persons of high rank in state administration
Head of Church
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Name of the book written by John Locke.
Two Treatises on Government
The Spirit of the Laws
The Social Contract
None of the Above
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What did the term ‘Old Regime’ mean?
History of France before 1789 A.D.
Administration of France before 1789 A.D.
Society and institutions of France before 1789 A.D.
None of the above
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When did Louis XVI call an assembly of Estates General to pass proposals for new taxes?
14th July, 1789
5th May 1789
20th June 1789
4th August 1789
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The Constitution of 1791 given power to make laws to whom?
Convention
National Assembly
Directory
Clergy and Nobility
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The word ‘Taille’ stands for:
It is a tax paid directly to the state by the third state
It is a tax paid directly to the church by the third state
It is a tax paid directly to the state by the Nobility
It is a tax paid directly to the state by the Clergy
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In April 1792, The National Assembly voted to declare war against which countries?
Prussia
Austria
Both (i) and (ii)
Neither (i) nor (ii)
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The Assembly elected in 1792 was called
National Assembly
General Assembly
Convention
Council
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Who proposed the Social Contract theory?
Mirabeau
Rousseau
John Locke
None of the above
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When did Slavery finally abolished in France?
1845
1846
1848
1852
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King Louis XVI belonged to which dynasty of kings?
House of Capet
House of Bonaparte
House of Bourbon
House of Valois
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Why is the period from 1793 to 1794 referred to as the ‘Reign of Terror’?
France facing economic crisis
Neighboring countries attacked France
Robespierre followed a policy of severe control and punishment
Corruption prevailed everywhere
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On what charge was Louis XVI sentenced to death?
Treason
Misuse of powers
Corruption
None
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The word ‘sans-culottes’ mean?
People without knee breeches
People with knee breeches
People with black watch
People with black trousers
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After the Jacobins’ revolt in 1792, which of these events happened in France?
Elections were held
France was declared a Republic
Monarchy was abolished
All the above
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Who seized power after the fall of the Jacobin government?
Common people
Napoleon Bonaparte
Wealthy middle class
Robespierre’s son
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When was the battle of Waterloo fought?
1810 AD
1815 AD
1825 AD
1795 AD
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Which of these rights were established as ‘natural and inalienable’ rights by the constitution of 1791?
Right to life
Freedom of speech and opinion
Equality before the law
All the above
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Who reintroduced slavery in France after it was abolished by Jacobin regime?
Rousseau
Robespierre
Napoleon
Mirabeau
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Who was Rousseau?
A French Philosopher
An Astrologer
Leader of Jacobin Club
A Dictator
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Who wrote the pamphlet called ‘What is the Third Estate’?
Mirabeau
Rousseau
Abbé Sieyès
Robespierre
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What do you mean by the term ‘Directory’?
A convention made up of six members
A congress made up of five members
A council made up of six members
An executive made up of five members
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The important figure who rose to power after the French revolution was
Napolean Bonapart
Tsar Nicholas II
Louis XVi
Louis IV
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The year that Napoleon was defeated in Waterloo was
1804
1810
1815
1821
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The year in which the National Assembly completed the draft of the constitution was
1791
1789
1769
1782
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The population of France rose from about 23 million to 28 million in the year
1789
1774
1775
1770
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In the Old Regime in France, women who worked as seamstress, laundresses and fruit vendors belonged to the
Third Estate
Second Estate
First Estate
Merchants
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The term Marseillaise used at the time of the French revolution is associated with
Drama
Painting
Patriotic song
Sculpture
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The people in France during the French Revolution who belonged to the Third Estate were
Common People
Merchants
Nobility
clergy
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The National colours of France at the time of the French Revolution were
Blue-White -Red
Black-blue-green
white-yellow-blue
Red-yellow-green
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The group that was described as private citizen by the constitution of 1791 in France was
Landed Clergy
Political Philosopheres
Tax Paying Peasants
Women and Peasants
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Forced closure of Woman Political Clubs took place during the
reign of Louis VI
Reign of Terror
Reign Of Directory
Reign of Convention
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The Document that proclaimed freedom of speech and Expression as a Natural Right was
Declaration of Right of man and citizen.
Declaration of Women's rights
Declaration of Legal Rights
Declaration of Constitution
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In the 1790's Martinique , Guadeloupe and San Domingo are names of places in the Caribbean , which were
French Plantations
French Colonies
French Capitals
French States.
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Montesquieu Proposed a three tiered division of power within the government in his book
The New Government
The Two Treatises of Government
The Spirit of Laws
The Social Contract
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Hearing about the storming of Bastille, peasants in villages attacked the
farm houses
churches
chateaux
institutes
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The National Assembly voted to declare war against Prussia and Austria in
April 1791
April 1792
April 1793
April 1794
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An estate consisting of the lords lands and his mansion in France was known as
Chateau
Dovecote
Manor
Masion forte
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An influential pamphlet called, “What is the Third Estate”was written by
Abbe Sieyes
Mirabeau
Montesquieu
Voltaire
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Abbe Sieyes by occupation was a/an
actor
doctor
priest
Professor
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People who were denied entry to the meeting of the Estate General were
atheists, artisans and fisher men
Peasants, artisans and women
tribes , writers and warrior
Women, King’s relatives and artists