French Revolution Check In- 2019
Complete the Quiz on the Enlightenment. Remember you do need to graph your data!
- 1.John Locke believed in the concept of natural rights of the indiividual. What famous documents did he help to influence in world history?
- A.
Gettysburg Address
- B.
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
- C.
Declaration of Independence
- D.
Both B and C
- 2.Select the best definition of revolution.
- A.
Change
- B.
War
- C.
Conflict
- D.
Independence
- 3.American Revolution: "No taxation without representation" French Revolution: ________________________________
- A.
Reign of Terror
- B.
Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood
- C.
Freedom is here!
- D.
Opporunity for all- no more taxes!
- 4.This group had the burden of paying all the taxes in the nation of France before the revolution?
- A.
First Estate
- B.
Second Estate
- C.
Third Estate
- D.
Fourth Estate
- 5.I was the King of France when the French Revolution began.
- A.
King Louis XVI
- B.
King Henry VIII
- C.
Napoleon
- D.
King George III
- 6.This was the time of "radical" extreme leadership of the French Revolution in which many were executed in 1793-1794.
- A.
Renaissance
- B.
Storming of the Bastille
- C.
Reformation
- D.
Regin of Terror
- 7.A food shortage of bread caused unstable times for the people of France during the French Revolution.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.What was the final fate of the King and Queen of France?
- A.
They both escaped into Austria during the war
- B.
Both were killed by the King of Austria during the war
- C.
Both were executed by the guillotine
- D.
King Louis XVI was the only one to escape the death punishment during the Reign of Terror
- 9.The ideas of the Enlightenment were most strongly embraced by which of the following estate?
- A.
First Estate
- B.
Second Estate
- C.
Third Estate
- D.
None of the above
- 10.It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair . . . " -----Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities, 1859 Using the quote from above, it is evident that Dickens was worried about social inequality. Who would be experiencing the best of times? The worst of times in French society?
- A.
Second Estate only
- B.
Third Estate only
- C.
First and Second Estates
- D.
Second Estate and Third Estate
- 11.What is the main difference between what occurred in America and France in the years after their respective revolutions?
- A.
Violence increased in America afterward , and there was peace in France.
- B.
A volatile leadership existed increased in France with much violence, and there was democracy and peace in America.
- C.
A dictator took charge in America, and democracy flourished in France.
- D.
Both countries had a long period of peace and stability in their governments.
- 12.France was able to hold off attacks by Great Britain, Austria, Spain and Prussia and regain some of the_______________it had lost.
- 13.All of the following were goals of the French Revolution except which one?
- A.
Abolish slavery
- B.
Liberty
- C.
Equality
- D.
Brotherhood
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