226. This king ruled France from 1774 to 1792, married Marie Antoinette, nearly bankrupted the nation by supporting the American Revolution, and eventually was beheaded by the guillotine in January 1793, by the orders of the National Convention.
a. Louis XV
b. Louis XVI
c. Louis XVII
d. Robespierre
Monica Volodarskiy
Period 3; AP Euro
226. This king ruled France from 1774 to 1792, married Marie Antoinette, nearly bankrupted the nation by supporting the American Revolution, and eventually was beheaded by the guillotine in January 1793, by the orders of the National Convention.
a. Louis XV
b. Louis XVI
c. Louis XVII
d. Robespierre
227. Why did Marie Antoinette marry Louis XVI?
a. Her mother, Empress Marie Therese, promised an arranged marriage to Louis XV before the end of his reign.
b. Louis XVI visited Austria and fell in love with Marie Antoinette.
c. The French Revolution began and Louis XVI believed Austria’s military would provide a strength to his own army.
d. Austria and France believed the marriage of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI would strengthen the Franco-Austrian relations.
227. Why did Marie Antoinette marry Louis XVI?
a. Her mother, Empress Marie Therese, promised an arranged marriage to Louis XV before the end of his reign.
b. Louis XVI visited Austria and fell in love with Marie Antoinette.
c. The French Revolution began and Louis XVI believed Austria’s military would provide a strength to his own army.
d. Austria and France believed the marriage of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI would strengthen the Franco-Austrian relations.
228. What did French clergyman revolutionary, Joseph Sieyes, publish in order to rally the Third
Estate?
a. Common Sense
b. What Is the Third Estate?
c. The Life of Jesus
d. On Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
228. What did French clergyman and revolutionary, Joseph Sieyes, publish in order to rally the Third
Estate?
a. Common Sense
b. What Is the Third Estate?
c. The Life of Jesus
d. On Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres
229. What was the agreement of the Third Estate when they were locked out of the National Assembly
at Versailles?
a. Tennis Court Oath
b. Peace of Versailles
c. Peace of Augsburg
d. Diet of Worms
e. None of the above
229. What was the agreement of the Third Estate when they were locked out of the National Assembly
at Versailles?
a. Tennis Court Oath
b. Peace of Versailles
c. Peace of Augsburg
d. Diet of Worms
e. None of the Above
230. The Cahiers was a/an _______ sent by the provinces to the Estates General.
a. Treaty
b. Petition
c. List of grievances
d. Order for the murder of King Louis XVI.
e. Both C and D.
230. The Cahiers was a/an _____ sent by the provinces to the Estates General.
a. Treaty
b. Petition
c. List of grievances
d. Order for the murder of King Louis XVI
e. Both C and D.
231. The Storming of the Bastille was influenced by the Parisians fear of what?
a. The fear of the rise in taxes.b. The fear that Louis XVI would shut down the
National Assembly.c. The fear that Marie Antoinette would run France
into even more debt.d. The fear of the French Revolution’s influence on
the government.e. None of the above.
231. The Storming of the Bastille was influenced by the Parisians’ fear of what?
a. The fear of the rise in taxes.b. The fear that Louis XVI would shut down the
National Assembly.c. The fear that Marie Antoinette would run France
into even more debt.d. The fear of the French Revolution’s influence on
the government.e. None of the above.
232. Peasants experienced paranoia with the nobles’s threats to halt the revolution. This event was known
as the ______.
a. The Great Fear
b. The Reign of Terror
c. The White Terror
d. Republic of Virtue
e. Both A and B
232. Peasants experienced paranoia with the nobles’s threats to halt the revolution, which led to pillaged
monasteries and unpaid feudal dues. This event was known as the _____.
a. The Great Fear
b. The Reign of Terror
c. The White Terror
d. Republic of Virtue
e. Both A and B
233. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed that ____ are born free and
_____ before the law.
a. Men and women; happy
b. Women; equal
c. Men; happy
d. Men; equal
e. Men and women; equal
233. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed that ____ are born free and
_____ before the law.
a. Men and women; happy
b. Women; equal
c. Men; happy
d. Men; equal
e. Men and women; equal
234. Who led a group of women to create the Declaration of the Rights of Women and
Citizinesses, which appealed unsuccessfully to the National Assembly?
a. Mary Wollstonecraft
b. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
c. Olympe de Gouges
d. Madame de Pompadour
e. None of the above
234. Who led a group of women to create the Declaration of the Rights of Women and
Citizinesses, which appealed unsuccessfully to the National Assembly?
a. Mary Wollstonecraft
b. Charlotte Perkins Gilman
c. Olympe de Gouges
d. Madame de Pompadour
e. None of the above
235. What was the slogan of the French Revolutionaries?
a. Liberty, equality, and fraternity
b. Liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness
c. Liberty, fraternity, and the pursuit of happiness
d. Liberty, equality, fraternity, and the pursuit of happiness
e. None of the above
235.What was the slogan of the French Revolutionaries?
a. Liberty, equality, and fraternity
b. Liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness
c. Liberty, fraternity, and the pursuit of happiness
d. Liberty, equality, fraternity, and the pursuit of happiness
e. None of the above
236. What was the main purpose of the Woman’s March on Versailles?
a. To demand for lower taxes and more representation.
b. To demand for women’s rights in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
c. To demand that the royal family return to Paris.d. To demand an end to the nationwide food
shortage.e. Both C and D.
236. What was the main purpose of the Woman’s March on Versailles?
a. To demand for lower taxes and more representation.
b. To demand for women’s rights in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
c. To demand that the royal family return to Paris.d. To demand an end to the nationwide food
shortage.e. Both C and D.
237. Who were the emigres?
a. Immigrants who fled France when Napolean came into power.
b. People who pushed for the Republic of Virtue.
c. Border police in France and Germany who worked for Robespierre in preventing the immigrants from escaping the Great Terror.
d. Members of the Old Regime who fled from France, Germany, and Switzerland who conspired to end the Revolution.
237. Who were the emigres?
a. Immigrants who fled France when Napolean came into power.
b. People who pushed for the Republic of Virture
c. Border police in France and Germany who worked for Robespierre in preventing the immigrants from escaping the Great Terror.
d. Members of the Old Regime who fled from France, Germany, and Switzerland who conspired to end the Revolution.
238. What were the 83 districts wherein local officials would be elected?
a. Districts
b. Assemblies
c. Republics
d. Parlements
238. What were the 83 districts wherein local officials would be elected?
a. Districts
b. Assemblies
c. Republics
d. Parlements
239. Why did the Civil Constitution of the Clergy deeply upset devout French Catholics?
a. Catholicism was no longer the main religion of France and it strained relations with the Catholic Church.
b. It led to the separation of Church and State.c. It made the French clergy employees of the
French government.d. The clergy swore an oath that French
government could control affairs with the Church.
239. Why did the Civil Constitution of the Clergy deeply upset devout French Catholics?
a. Catholicism was no longer the main religion of France and it strained relations with the Catholic Church.
b. It led to the separation of Church and State.c. It made the French clergy employees of the
French government.d. The clergy swore an oath that French
government could control affairs with the Church.
240. What limited the King’s authority and divided the government into three branches- judicial,
legislative, and executive?
a. Constitution of 1791
b. The National Convention
c. The Republic of Virtue
d. The Napoleonic Code
e. Both A and D.
240. What limited the King’s authority and divided the government into three branches- judicial,
legislative, and executive?
a. Constitution of 1791
b. The National Convention
c. The Republic of Virtue
d. The Napoleonic code
e. Both A and D
241. What was the purpose of the National Convention?
a. Influenced the National Assembly when electing the 83 electoral districts.
b. Declared the end of the monarchy.
c. Brought Louis XVI and his family under the guillotine.
d. Both B and C.
241. What was the purpose of the National Convention?
a. Influenced the National Assembly when elsecting the 83 electoral districts.
b. Declared the end of the monarchy
c. Brought Louis XVI and his family under the guillotine.
d. Both B and C
242. Who were the Girondists and the Jacobins?
a. The Girondists favored Parisian control, while Jacobins were demoncrats.
b. The Jacobins were republicans who were against Parisian control, while the Girondists favored Parisian control.
c. The Girondists were republicans who feared Parisian domination of France, whereas the Jacobins were for Parisian control
d. None of the above.
242. Who were the Girondists and the Jacobins?
a. The Girondists favored Parisian control, while Jacobins were democrats.
b. The Jacobins were republicans who were against Parisian control, while the Girondists favored Parisian control.
c. The Girondists were republicans who feared Parisian control.
d. None of the above.
243. In 1793, the Committee of Public Safety:
a. Rooted out the “enemies of the Revolution”.
b. Directed the army in defeating foreign invasion.
c. Created a universal draft in name of national security.
d. All of the above
243. In 1793, the Committee of Public Safety:
a. Rooted out the “enemies of the Revolution”.
b. Directed the army in defeating foreign invastion.
c. Created a universal draft in name of national security.
d. All of the above.
244. What was Robespierre’s last attempt to suppress all opposition to the Revolution called?
a. The Great Fear
b. The Reign of Terror
c. The White Terror
d. The March on Versailles
e. The Republic of Virtue
244. What was Robespierres’s last attempt to suppress all opposition to the Revolution called?
a. The Great Fear
b. The Reign of Terror
c. The White Terror
d. The March on Versailles
e. The Republic of Virtue
245. The Directory, the final stage of the French Revolution, favored the ______ class(es) and were
______ and ________.
a. Wealthier; corrupt and unpopular.
b. Lower; loved and esteemed
c. Middle; smart and popular
d. Lower and Middle; rational and fair
e. None of the above
245. The Directory, the final stage of the French Revolution, favored the ______ class(es) and were
_______ and ________.
a. Wealthier; corrupt and unpopular
b. Lower; loved and esteemed
c. Middle; smart and popular
d. Lower and Middle; rational and fair
e. None of the above
246. The Consulate allowed Napoleon to:
a. Rule with absolute power and issue taxes to the upper class.
b. Control the economic portion of France, such as trading.
c. Propose new laws which could only be rejected or approved by the legislature.
d. Control the military, which led to his need of conquering all of Europe.
e. Both D and C.
246. The Consulate allowed Napoleon to:
a. Rule with absolute power and issue taxes to the upper class.
b. Control the economic portion of France, such as trading.
c. Propose new laws which could only be rejected or approved by the legislature.
d. Control the military, which led to the his need of conquering all of Europe.
e. Both D and C
247. What were some of the achievements of the Napoleonic Code?
a. It centralized the disorganized body of French laws.
b. It allowed more freedom and a liberal approach towards women.
c. It safeguarded property rights.d. It held a less conservative attitude towards labor
organizations.e. Both A and C
247. What were some of the achievements of the Napoleonic Code?
a. It centralized the disorganized body of French laws.
b. It allowed more freedom and a liberal approach towards women.
c. It safeguarded property rights.d. It held a less conservative attitude towards labor
organizations.e. Both A and C
248. What was one of the agreements of the 1801 Concordat with the Pope?
a. France was recognized as solely Catholic with no religious freedom.
b. The Church agreed to give up claims to lands the revolutionaries had seized.
c. The lands of the revolutionaries were returned to the Church.
d. Napoleon recognized the Church as the State.e. None of the above.
248. What was on of the agreements of the 1801 Concordat with the Pope?
a. France was recognized as solely Catholic with no religious freedom.
b. The Church agreed to give up claims to lands the revolutionaries had seized.
c. The lands of the revolutionaries were returned to the Church.
d. Napoleon recognized the Church as the State.e. None of the above.
249. Which three nations combined to end Napoleon’s reign, known as the Hundred Days, after
his return from exile in Elba?
a. Prussia, Great Britain, and the Netherlands
b. Belgium, the Netherlands, and Russia
c. Austria, Russia, and Germany
d. Spain, Great Britain, and Italy
e. None of the above
249. Which three nations combined to end Napoleon’s reign, known as the Hundred Days, after
his return from exile in Elba?
a. Prussia, Great Britain, and the Netherlands
b. Belgium, the Netherlands, and Russia
c. Austria, Russia, and Germany
d. Spain, Great Britain, and Italy
e. None of the above
250. What was the final battle of the Hundred Days called?
a. Peterloo
b. Marnes
c. Tiber
d. Waterloo
e. None of the above
Waterloo
250. What was the final battle of the Hundred Days called?
a. Peterloo
b. Marnes
c. Tiber
d. Waterloo
e. None of the above