Chapter 11: The French Revolution And Napoleon, 1789–1815 (1)
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The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789–1815
- 1.The social inequalities that contributed to the French Revolution are best illustrated by the conditions of the __________, who made up 75 to 80 percent of the population
- A.
Bourgeoisie
- B.
Second Estate
- C.
Third Estate
- D.
Peasants
- 2.Economic problems, the immediate cause of the French Revolution, included all of the following EXCEPT __________
- A.
French support for the American colonists.
- B.
A manufacturing slowdown.
- C.
Bad harvests.
- D.
High unemployment.
- 3.The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen __________
- A.
Secularized the Catholic Church in France.
- B.
Ended exemptions from taxation.
- C.
Restricted participation in the Legislative Assembly to the upper classes.
- D.
Established a constitution.
- 4.Why did the lower classes oppose the new order after the French Revolution?
- A.
Because they were hurt by the rise in the cost of living
- B.
Because only men could be elected to the Assembly
- C.
Because they wanted more drastic solutions to problems
- D.
Because the government now controlled the Catholic Church
- 5.An informal coalition of several European states took up arms against France following __________
- A.
The imprisonment of Louis XVI.
- B.
The Reign of Terror of the Committee of Public Safety.
- C.
The execution of Louis XVI.
- D.
The fall of the Bastille.
- 6.Under the leadership of Georges Danton and __________, the radical Committee of Public Safety took control, executing thousands of the republic's enemies over a 12-month period.
- A.
Jean-Paul Marat
- B.
Maximilien Robespierre
- C.
The Mountain
- D.
The Girondins
- 7.Which did NOT occur after the execution of Robespierre?
- A.
The Jacobins continued to be in control.
- B.
The Reign of Terror ended.
- C.
Churches were allowed to reopen for public worship.
- D.
A new constitution was created.
- 8.The Directory consisted of __________
- A.
Selected members of the Council of 500.
- B.
A group of men chosen by the electors to govern the country.
- C.
The executive committee of the Council of Elders.
- D.
Royalists who wanted to restore the monarchy.
- 9.The Civil, or Napoleonic, Code __________
- A.
Was one of seven codes of law.
- B.
Was a single law code for the entire nation.
- C.
Put into code all the radical laws of the revolution.
- D.
Undid all of the gains of the revolution.
- 10.French nationalism did NOT __________
- A.
Aid in the defeat of Napoleon.
- B.
Stir a desire in other European nations to join France.
- C.
Stir the patriotism of those opposed to the French.
- D.
Show other European nations the power of nationalism.
- 11.__________ marked the beginning of Napoleon’s downfall.
- A.
The formation of the Continental System
- B.
The British naval victory at Trafalgar
- C.
The capture of Paris
- D.
The invasion of Russia
- 12.Upon his return from exile at Elba, Napoleon was __________
- A.
Executed.
- B.
Exiled immediately to St. Helena.
- C.
Restored to power.
- D.
Crowned emperor.
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