French Revolution For 8th Grade Student
Grade 8 French Revolution Unit
- 1.Which of the three estates makes up O.5% of the poplutaltion of France?
- A.
First Estate (Clergy)
- B.
Second Estate (Nobility)
- C.
Third Estate
- D.
Peasants
- 2.____________________ wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen.
- 3.What was the beginning of the Revolution?
- A.
The Guillotine
- B.
Versaille
- C.
Rise in Bread Prices
- D.
Marat
- 4.Robespierre was the editor of L'ami de peuple.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.Explain two reasons why the people of Paris stormed the Bastille.
- 6.What type of government did France have prior to the Revolution?
- A.
Republic
- B.
Absolute Monarch
- C.
Democracy
- 7.In what year did the Revolution begin?
- A.
1776
- B.
1787
- C.
1789
- 8.Who was the ruler of France at the beginning of the Revolution?
- A.
Louis XVI
- B.
Louis XIV
- C.
Louis X
- 9.What philosophers ideas influenced the French people to revolt?
- A.
Locke
- B.
Hobbes
- C.
Montesquieu
- 10.How many divisions was French society divided into?
- A.
3
- B.
2
- C.
1
- 11.What group made up the First Estate?
- A.
Clergy
- B.
Nobles
- C.
Commoners
- 12.What group made up the Second Estate?
- A.
Clergy
- B.
Nobles
- C.
Commoners
- 13.What group made up the Third Estate?
- A.
Clergy
- B.
Nobles
- C.
Commoners
- 14.Which group paid taxes?
- A.
Clergy
- B.
Nobles
- C.
Commoners
- 15.In which group did over 90% of the people fall into?
- A.
Clergy
- B.
Nobles
- C.
Commoners
- 16.In which group did the French Middle Class fall into?
- A.
Clergy
- B.
Nobles
- C.
Commoners
- 17.Do you think the peasants could afford to pay taxes?
- A.
No
- B.
Yes
- 18.What people were considered the master minds behind the Revolution?
- A.
Skilled Workers
- B.
Peasants
- C.
Middle Class
- 19.Did the royals spend a lot on luxury items/food?
- A.
No
- B.
Yes
- 20.What were the French women demanding the royals to give them?
- A.
Cake
- B.
Meat
- C.
Bread
- 21.What event sparked the Revolution?
- A.
Nobles Attacking the King
- B.
Calvins and Catholic fighting
- C.
Storming of Bastille by the Third Estate
- 22.The need for gunpowder and weapons led to
- A.
The Storming of the Bastille
- B.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man
- C.
The riots of 1791
- D.
War with Austria/Prussia
- 23.The Tennis Court Oath pledged
- A.
That the Third Estate would never belong to a Tennis club
- B.
That all tennis bracelets in France should be destroyed
- C.
That the Third Estate/National Assembly would remain together until a Constitution was written
- D.
That King Louis XVI should die
- 24.Which of the following were treasonous acts committed by Louis?
- A.
Supporting the Revolution
- B.
Declaring the National Assembly unconstitutional
- C.
Declaring war on Austria
- D.
Trying to escape France
- 25.Which of the following contributed to the French Revolution
- A.
The theory of divine right of kings
- B.
The theory of the Mandate of Heaven
- C.
The ideas of the Enlightenment
- D.
None of the above
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