French Revolution Review Quiz I

Question 1 of 16

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Identify all the causes of the French Revolution

Select one or more of the following:

Ideas from philosophers such as Rousseau and Locke influenced the French people
France was in financial crisis because of its unequal tax structure.
The Nobility paid the majority of the taxes.
Poor weather conditions led to bad harvest.
Overproduction of crops and low food prices resulted in merchants failing to pay taxes.
Bourgeoisie and the Sans culottes paid most of the taxes.
Louis XVI's war with the American colonies led to bankruptcy.
The banks refused to loan France money

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Question 2 of 16

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Who said the following quote?

"What is the Third Estate? Everything.
What has it been up to now in the political order? Nothing.
What does it demand? To become something herein."

Select one of the following:

Maximilien Robespierre
Abbe Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Jean-Paul Marat
Georges Jacques Danton

Explanation

Question 3 of 16

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The voting procedure of the Estates General was that each estate met separately and each estate had cast vote. This resulted in the Third Estate, which had the most representatives, being outvoted by the other two estates.

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Question 4 of 16

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The political and social system that existed in France before the Revolution of 1789 was known as the (two words) or Old Order.

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Question 5 of 16

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Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

The ( 1st Estate, 2nd Estate, 3rd Estate ) consisted of the ( clergy, nobility, Bourgeoisie, San Culottes, and Peasants ) and made up 1% of the population.
The ( 2nd Estate, 1st Estate, 3rd Estate ) consisted of the ( nobility, clergy, Bourgeoisie, San Culottes, and Peasants ) and made up 2% of the population.
The ( 3rd Estate, 2nd Estate, 1st Estate ) consisted of ( Bourgeoisie, San Culottes, and Peasants, clergy, nobility ) and made up 97% of the population.

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Question 6 of 16

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The Third Estates were made up of:
❌ were city-dwelling middle class made up of ❌, manufacturers and professional people such as ❌ and lawyers
❌ were skilled laborers and ❌
❌ who were ranked at the bottom of the Third Estate. They paid the heaviest taxes and rents as well as owed feudal dues and services

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doctor

sans-culottes

artisans

Peasants

Nobility

Bourgeoisie

merchants

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Question 7 of 16

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Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

(first and last name) was the Queen of France during the French Revolution. She was the daughter of (first and last name) who was the Empress of Austria.

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Question 8 of 16

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

(two words): the representative body that existed in France during the Ancien Regime. It was drawn from all three Estates

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Question 9 of 16

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Place the following events in their proper order
France supports the American Revolution
The Banks refuse to loan France any money
❌
The King refuses to change the voting procedure
❌
The Third Estate is locked out of Versailles
❌
❌
❌
National Assembly writes the Constitution of 1791
❌

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Estates General is called into session

The National Assembly is formed

Tennis Court Oath

Storming the Bastille

The Great Fear

Legislative Assembly is formed

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Question 10 of 16

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Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

Identify the titles of the figures in the picture below.

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Question 11 of 16

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Identify everything that involved the National Assembly

Select one or more of the following:

It was formed by the 2nd Estate in reaction to the voting procedures of the Estates General.
It wrote the Declaration Rights of Man
It declared war on Austria
It wrote the Constitution of 1791
It came into power after the Legislative Assembly was dissolved.
It ended feudalism in France.
It created a Limited Constitutional Monarchy

Explanation

Question 12 of 16

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The resulted in France taking control of the Catholic Church.

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Question 13 of 16

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On July 14, 1789, the need for weapons led to

Select one of the following:

The calling of the Estates General
The formation of the National Assembly
The Woman’s March on Versailles
The Storming of the Bastille

Explanation

Question 14 of 16

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Identify the event that is described in the quote below

““Sir, the flames are sweeping through Anjou and Maine. The Comte de Laurencin read out to us yesterday the terrible events suffered by Madame, his sister, at two chateaux (houses) in Dauphine: papers burnt, the chateaux pillaged (robbed) and roofs removed if they were not burnt. They were not even left with the means of gathering and securing their harvest..”

Select one of the following:

The Storming of the Bastille
The Great Fear
The Women's March on Versailles
The September Massacre

Explanation

Question 15 of 16

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The excerpt below was part of the Constitution of 1791. What kind of government does the above passage describe?

2. The person of the King is inviolable and sacred; his only title is King of the French.
3. There is no authority in France superior to that of the law; the King reigns only thereby, and only in the name of the law may he exact obedience.
4. On his accession to the throne, or as soon as he has attained his majority, the King, in the presence of the legislative body, shall take oath to the nation to be faithful to the nation and to the law, to employ all the power delegated to him to maintain the Constitution decreed by the National Constituent Assembly in the years 1789, 1790, and 1791, and to have the laws executed.

Select one of the following:

A Republic
A Dictatorship
A Limited Constitutional Monarchy
An Absolute Monarchy

Explanation

Question 16 of 16

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Identify the document where the below excerpt appeared.

“His Majesty the Emperor [of Austria] and his Majesty the King of Prussia… jointly declare that they regard the present situation of his Majesty the king of France as a matter of common interest to all the sovereigns (rulers) of Europe. .”

Select one of the following:

The Brunswick Manifesto
The Friends of the People
The Declaration of Pillnitz
Danton's Address to the National Convention

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Review activity for the lesson on the French Revolution

French Revolution Review Quiz I

Question 1 of 16

Identify all the causes of the French Revolution

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 16

Who said the following quote? "What is the Third Estate? Everything. What has it been up to now in the political order? Nothing. What does it demand? To become something herein."

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 16

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The voting procedure of the Estates General was that each estate met separately and each estate had cast vote. This resulted in the Third Estate, which had the most representatives, being outvoted by the other two estates.

Explanation

Question 4 of 16

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The political and social system that existed in France before the Revolution of 1789 was known as the (two words) or Old Order.

Explanation

Question 5 of 16

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

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Question 6 of 16

Drag and drop to complete the text.

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Question 7 of 16

Fill the blank spaces to complete the text.

(first and last name) was the Queen of France during the French Revolution. She was the daughter of (first and last name) who was the Empress of Austria.

Explanation

Question 8 of 16

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

(two words): the representative body that existed in France during the Ancien Regime. It was drawn from all three Estates

Explanation

Question 9 of 16

Place the following events in their proper order France supports the American Revolution The Banks refuse to loan France any money ❌ The King refuses to change the voting procedure ❌ The Third Estate is locked out of Versailles ❌ ❌ ❌ National Assembly writes the Constitution of 1791 ❌

Drag and drop to complete the text.

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Question 10 of 16

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

Identify the titles of the figures in the picture below.

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Question 11 of 16

Identify everything that involved the National Assembly

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 16

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The resulted in France taking control of the Catholic Church.

Explanation

Question 13 of 16

On July 14, 1789, the need for weapons led to

Select one of the following:

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Question 14 of 16

Select one of the following:

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Question 15 of 16

Select one of the following:

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Question 16 of 16

Select one of the following:

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Who said the following quote?

"What is the Third Estate? Everything.
What has it been up to now in the political order? Nothing.
What does it demand? To become something herein."

Place the following events in their proper order
France supports the American Revolution
The Banks refuse to loan France any money
❌
The King refuses to change the voting procedure
❌
The Third Estate is locked out of Versailles
❌
❌
❌
National Assembly writes the Constitution of 1791
❌