The French Revolution And Napoleon, 1789–1815 (3)

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The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789–1815 (3)

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1.

France's chief tax
- A.
  
  Waterloo
- B.
  
  Taille
- C.
  
  Elba
- D.
  
  Paris Commune
2.

Demanded equal political rights for women from the new French National Assembly
- A.
  
  Olympe de Gouges
- B.
  
  Paris Commune
- C.
  
  Napoleonic Code
- D.
  
  Elba
3.

Lawmaking body established by the Constitution of 1791
- A.
  
  Napoleonic Code
- B.
  
  The Mountain
- C.
  
  Coup d' e'tat
- D.
  
  Legislative Assembly
4.

Radical political group made up of the san-culottes
- A.
  
  Maximilien Robespierre
- B.
  
  Paris Commune
- C.
  
  Legislative Assembly
- D.
  
  Taille
5.

Representatives who convinced the Convention to condemn Louis XVI to death
- A.
  
  Olympe de Gouges
- B.
  
  Waterloo
- C.
  
  The Mountain
- D.
  
  Legislative Assembly
6.

Radical Jacobin
- A.
  
  Legislative Assembly
- B.
  
  Taille
- C.
  
  Napoleonic Code
- D.
  
  Maximilien Robespierre
7.

A sudden overthrow of the government
- A.
  
  Waterloo
- B.
  
  Coup d' e'tat
- C.
  
  Elba
- D.
  
  Paris Commune
8.

Preserved most of the revolutionary principles
- A.
  
  Paris Commune
- B.
  
  Taille
- C.
  
  Napoleonic Code
- D.
  
  Legislative Assembly
9.

Island off the coast of Italy, where Nopoleon was first exiled
- A.
  
  Elba
- B.
  
  Taille
- C.
  
  Waterloo
- D.
  
  The Mountain
10.

Site of Napoleon's final defeat
- A.
  
  Paris Commune
- B.
  
  Napoleonic Code
- C.
  
  Waterloo
- D.
  
  The Mountain
11.

The french National Assembly swore the Tennis court Oath, which was
- A.
  
  A promise to destroy all of the nation's tennis bracelets.
- B.
  
  A vow to continue to meet until they had produced a French constitution.
- C.
  
  An oath of loyalty to Jean Valjean, an outspoken lawyer that called for doing with the relic of feudalism.
- D.
  
  A promise not to rest until all members of the clergy were tired and executed.
12.

Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly's decrees because
- A.
  
  The army turned against him and threatened to execute him.
- B.
  
  It was the only way he would be allowed to remain mayor of Paris.
- C.
  
  Thousands of armed Parisian women desended on the palace and captured him and his family.
- D.
  
  His attempt to escape to Poland had failed.
13.

According to the Civil Constitution of Clergy,
- A.
  
  Bishops and priests were to be elected by the people and paid by the state.
- B.
  
  The Church was to be separate from the government.
- C.
  
  The Methodist Church was to replace Catholicism as the state religion.
- D.
  
  The Church was to take over the Ligislative Assembly.
14.

The term sans-culottes, meaning "without breeches," implied that the members of this political group were
- A.
  
  Women, because they wore skirts
- B.
  
  Very poor and could not afford pants
- C.
  
  Pacifists who did not use guns.
- D.
  
  Ordinary patriots without fine clothes.
15.

The Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers to
- A.
  
  Drain all the canals.
- B.
  
  Defend France from threats.
- C.
  
  Protect the Paris Commune from thieves.
- D.
  
  Restore order to Brussels
16.

In an attempt to create a new order that reflected its belief in reason, the National Convention
- A.
  
  Declared new national holidays celebrating great French cuisine.
- B.
  
  Ordered the building of several new libraries and universities, even though the treasury was empty.
- C.
  
  Pursued a policy of de-Christianization, going so far asto adopt a new calendar.
- D.
  
  Drapted yet another constitution to reflect the ideas of enlightment
17.

Naploleon's coup d' e'tat overthrew the ______________ to establish his consulate.
- A.
  
  Directory
- B.
  
  City mayor
- C.
  
  British government
- D.
  
  Legislative Assembly
18.

The three major parts of Naploleon's Grand Empire were
- A.
  
  The First Estateon, the Second Estate, and Third Estate.
- B.
  
  France, Morocco, and Algeria.
- C.
  
  The French Empire, the dependent states, and the allied states.
- D.
  
  Autstria, Purssia, and Serbia.
19.

What were the two major reasons that Naploleon's Grand Empire collaped?
- A.
  
  Naploleon's greed and laziness within his bureaucracy
- B.
  
  The survival of Great Britain and the force of nationism
- C.
  
  The resentment of the clergy and the plotting of the accountants
- D.
  
  France 's weak econmy and the drain of Naploleon's many wars
20.

In his final battle, Naploleon was defeated by
- A.
  
  The bitter Russians winter.
- B.
  
  A combined French and Swiss army.
- C.
  
  The Duke of Wellington.
- D.
  
  The superior British navy.
21.

What percentage of the land was owned by the clergy?
- A.
  
  15 percent
- B.
  
  65 percent
- C.
  
  25 percent
- D.
  
  10 percent
22.

Which French government lasted thlongest during the period from 1789 to 1815?
- A.
  
  Consulate
- B.
  
  Empire
- C.
  
  Directory
- D.
  
  National Convention