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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which Estate included government and military leaders?
First
Second
Third
None
- 2. Multiple Choice
The bourgeoisie (middle class) belonged to which of the three Estates?
First
Second
Third
None
- 3. Multiple Choice
A bishop (city church leader) belonged to which Estate?
First
Second
Third
None
- 4. Multiple Choice
Select the choices that are causes of the French Revolution.
Inspiration from American Revolution
Enlightenment Ideas
Strong economy
Low food prices
Inequality among the 3 Estates
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the Estates-General?
France's hospital system
A meeting of representatives from 3 Estates
France's military leader
the Assembly that executed the king
- 6. Multiple Choice
What was the purpose of the National Assembly's Tennis Court Oath?
To raise taxes of the the Third Estate
Write a constitution for France and limit the king's power
To make plans to storm the Bastille
- 7. Multiple Choice
In a constitutional monarchy...
Monarch shares power with lawmakers
Monarch shares power with all citizens who vote on all laws
Elected officials represent the citizen body
A monarch has all power
- 8. Multiple Choice
Declaration of the Rights of Man...
... explained why the British colonies should be free
... listed the natural rights of citizens in revolutionary France
... abolished the monarchy
- 9. Multiple Choice
July 14, 1789, a French mob stormed a prison. The mob successfully captured the gunpowder they were after.
Storming of the Bastille
The Great Fear
Storming of Pompei
Sandstorm
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which event marked the beginning of the Revolution?
The execution of King Louis XVI
The Storming of the Bastille
The execution of King Charles X
The Reign of Terror
- 11. Multiple Choice
In a republican form of government...
a party that favors limited government rules
a monarch shares power with lawmakers
Elected officials represent the citizen body
- 12. Multiple Choice
What organization was established by Robespierre to find and eliminate critics of the Revolution?
National Assembly
Committee of Public Safety
Estates General
- 13. Multiple Choice
Nickname for Robespierre's period of rule that ended when he was executed?
100 Days
National Assembly
Reign of Terror
Old Regime
- 14. Multiple Choice
Robespierre dies & the Reign of Terror ends. What government takes over?
The Directory
Napoleon Bonaparte's
The Parliament
The House of Bourbon
- 15. Multiple Choice
Who overthrew The Directory in a coup d'etat?
Robespierre
King Louis
Jean Valjean
Napoleon Bonaparte
- 16. Multiple ChoiceHow did Napoleon end the chaos of the French Revolution?He continued to use the guillotine against his enemiesHe worked with the Directory to bring peaceHe stabilized the country with his new policiesHe decreased the size of the military
- 17. Multiple Choice
Select all the correctly paired items
Robespierre & Reign of Terror
National Assembly & Republic
National Assembly & Constitutional monarchy
The Directory & overthrown by Napoleon
Reign of Terror & moderate
- 18. Multiple Choice
Select all the correctly paired items:
The Directory & weak, ineffective
Napoleon & coup d'etat
Reign of Terror & cooperation with monarchy
Reign of Terror & moderate
National Assembly & radical
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