The French Revolution
Multiple Choice Questions
1. When did the French Revolution begin?
a) 1776
b) 1789
c) 1804
d) 1815
2. What was the main slogan of the French Revolution?
a) Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
b) Unity, Justice, Freedom
c) Revolution, Power, Democracy
d) Peace, Progress, Prosperity
3. Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French Revolution?
a) The financial crisis and high taxation
b) The rise of the industrial revolution
c) The inequality among the three estates
d) The influence of Enlightenment ideas
4. Which social group led the early stages of the French Revolution?
a) The clergy
b) The aristocracy
c) The bourgeoisie (middle class)
d) The monarchy
5. What was the immediate effect of the fall of Bastille?
a) End of monarchy in France
b) Formation of the National Assembly
c) Symbolic victory of the revolutionaries against monarchy
d) Napoleon’s rise to power
Answers & Explanations
1. b) The French Revolution began in 1789 .
2. a) “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity†was the revolutionary slogan .
3. b) The industrial revolution was not a direct cause of the French Revolution .
4. c) The bourgeoisie, or middle class, played a crucial role in initiating the revolution .
5. c) The fall of the Bastille was a symbolic victory for the revolutionaries .
French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How was the French society divided before the Revolution?
a) Two Estates
b) Three Estates
c) Four Estates
d) Five Estates
2. Who belonged to the First Estate in pre-revolutionary France?
a) Nobility
b) Clergy
c) Commoners
d) Merchants
3. What percentage of the French population did the Third Estate comprise?
a) 10%
b) 28%
c) 50%
d) 97%
4. What was one of the major grievances of the Third Estate?
a) Lack of voting rights
b) Exemption from taxation
c) Control over the land
d) Absolute monarchy
5. Which system of taxation was imposed on the Third Estate?
a) Taille
b) Gabelle
c) Corvée
d) All of the above
Answers & Explanations
1. b) French society was divided into three estates: Clergy, Nobility, and Commoners .
2. b) The First Estate consisted of the clergy .
3. d) The Third Estate made up approximately 97% of the population .
4. a) The Third Estate had little political power and was heavily taxed .
5. d) The Third Estate paid multiple taxes including the Taille (land tax), Gabelle (salt tax), and Corvée (forced labor) .
The Outbreak of the Revolution
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What event is considered the beginning of the French Revolution?
a) The meeting of the Estates-General
b) The fall of Bastille
c) The execution of King Louis XVI
d) The rise of Napoleon
2. Why did King Louis XVI call the Estates-General in 1789?
a) To introduce new democratic reforms
b) To discuss war with Britain
c) To address France’s severe financial crisis
d) To propose new religious policies
3. What was the Tennis Court Oath?
a) A vow by the National Assembly to remain united until they created a Constitution
b) A sports competition held during the revolution
c) A declaration of loyalty to King Louis XVI
d) A demand for military action against Britain
4. What was the Great Fear in France?
a) A foreign invasion of France
b) Widespread panic and peasant revolts against landlords
c) The execution of Louis XVI
d) A period of economic prosperity
5. What was the significance of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen?
a) It granted absolute power to the king
b) It declared war on Britain
c) It established equality and individual rights for all men
d) It restored feudal privileges
Answers & Explanations
1. b) The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, marked the beginning of the Revolution .
2. c) King Louis XVI called the Estates-General to solve France’s economic crisis .
3. a) The Tennis Court Oath was a vow by the National Assembly to continue meeting until they drafted a constitution .
4. b) The Great Fear was a period of peasant revolts against landlords and nobility .
5. c) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen established the principles of liberty, equality, and fraternity .
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