Question 1

Louis XVI wanted to better the lot of the French people by enacting reforms.Unfortunately,his plans fell short.He aspired to enact all of the following policies EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  abolishing torture. 
B)  revamping the administrative system. 
C)  shifting the tax burden from the poor to the rich. 
D)  restructuring the tax system. 
E)  strengthening the system of regional parlements. 
A)  abolishing torture. 
B)  revamping the administrative system. 
C)  shifting the tax burden from the poor to the rich. 
D)  restructuring the tax system. 
E)  strengthening the system of regional parlements.

Question 2

Although the French government had been ruled by one committee or another since the revolution began in 1789,this came to an end in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte assumed the title of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Caesar. 
B)  temporary consul. 
C)  emperor. 
D)  kaiser. 
E)  first consul. 
A)  Caesar. 
B)  temporary consul. 
C)  emperor. 
D)  kaiser. 
E)  first consul.

Question 3

In the book Reflections on the Revolution in France,the Irish author _________attacked the revolution as a monstrous crime.

Accepted Answer

A)  William Pitt 
B)  Frederick, Lord North 
C)  Edmund Burke 
D)  Arthur Wellesley 
E)  William Godwin 
A)  William Pitt 
B)  Frederick, Lord North 
C)  Edmund Burke 
D)  Arthur Wellesley 
E)  William Godwin

Question 4

The French Revolution ushered in the age of the first "total wars."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The authors state that "ideas did not cause the revolution," but they did:

Accepted Answer

A)  play a critical role in articulating grievances by the French people. 
B)  allow people to vent their problems and thus forestall the revolution for decades. 
C)  give the peasantry a voice in the electing of delegates to the Estates General. 
D)  cause the philosophes to gain the upper hand in negotiations in the Estates General. 
E)  cause Louis XVI to be convinced by the arguments made by the Third Estate for reform. 
A)  play a critical role in articulating grievances by the French people. 
B)  allow people to vent their problems and thus forestall the revolution for decades. 
C)  give the peasantry a voice in the electing of delegates to the Estates General. 
D)  cause the philosophes to gain the upper hand in negotiations in the Estates General. 
E)  cause Louis XVI to be convinced by the arguments made by the Third Estate for reform.

Question 6

After the defeat of Napoleon,the Bourbon family was restored to the throne,though briefly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Arguably,the most important conceptual legacy of the French Revolution was embodied in the term:

Accepted Answer

A)  "nation." 
B)  "citizen." 
C)  "patriotism." 
D)  "assembly." 
E)  "comrade." 
A)  "nation." 
B)  "citizen." 
C)  "patriotism." 
D)  "assembly." 
E)  "comrade."

Question 8

On the 20th of June 1789,the National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath under the leadership of the maverick noble:

Accepted Answer

A)  Baron de Montesquieu. 
B)  Marquis de Lafayette. 
C)  Viscount Louis de Capet. 
D)  Comte de Mirabeau. 
E)  Baron Louis du Bourbon. 
A)  Baron de Montesquieu. 
B)  Marquis de Lafayette. 
C)  Viscount Louis de Capet. 
D)  Comte de Mirabeau. 
E)  Baron Louis du Bourbon.

Question 9

The Haitian Revolution was important because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  served as a training ground for Napoleon's armies. 
B)  showed that Napoleon had a liberal/philosophical side and a military side. 
C)  anticipated the more moderate stage of the French Revolution to come. 
D)  carried on the French monarchy in its fight against the revolution. 
E)  was the only successful slave revolt in history. 
A)  served as a training ground for Napoleon's armies. 
B)  showed that Napoleon had a liberal/philosophical side and a military side. 
C)  anticipated the more moderate stage of the French Revolution to come. 
D)  carried on the French monarchy in its fight against the revolution. 
E)  was the only successful slave revolt in history.

Question 10

By order of the king,the Estates General was replaced by the National Assembly,which asserted the right to remake government in the name of the people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Those who urged the French government to reform its economic policies were known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  economists. 
B)  physiocrats. 
C)  philosophes. 
D)  mercantilists. 
E)  Second Estate. 
A)  economists. 
B)  physiocrats. 
C)  philosophes. 
D)  mercantilists. 
E)  Second Estate.

Question 12

The wars Napoleon waged to build his empire may be viewed:

Accepted Answer

A)  as textbook examples of how to win wars with very little loss of life. 
B)  as a patchwork of defeats from which Napoleon managed to ultimately emerge victorious. 
C)  as an example of the idea of "total war." 
D)  in a manner similar to how Americans viewed their own Revolutionary War. 
E)  as a senseless waste of life since Napoleon continually lost his battles. 
A)  as textbook examples of how to win wars with very little loss of life. 
B)  as a patchwork of defeats from which Napoleon managed to ultimately emerge victorious. 
C)  as an example of the idea of "total war." 
D)  in a manner similar to how Americans viewed their own Revolutionary War. 
E)  as a senseless waste of life since Napoleon continually lost his battles.

Question 13

Why is it inaccurate to view the causes of the French Revolution as a struggle between the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy? What were the reasons for the revolution?

Accepted Answer

To view this struggle as one merely betw

Question 14

The most notable action of the "October Days" in 1789 was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  march on Versailles by the women of Paris. 
B)  revolt of the army, which caused the king to abdicate. 
C)  seizure of power by Napoleon Bonaparte. 
D)  publication of the French National Constitution. 
E)  abdication of the king in favor of his son. 
A)  march on Versailles by the women of Paris. 
B)  revolt of the army, which caused the king to abdicate. 
C)  seizure of power by Napoleon Bonaparte. 
D)  publication of the French National Constitution. 
E)  abdication of the king in favor of his son.

Question 15

How did the popular uprisings from 1789 to 1792 shape royal policy?

Accepted Answer

The first revolt took place in 1789 when

Question 16

The Russian campaign of 1812 was marked by minor fighting until the Russians made a stand just outside Moscow at:

Accepted Answer

A)  Jaffa. 
B)  Pushkin. 
C)  Wagram. 
D)  Borodino. 
E)  Saint Petersburg. 
A)  Jaffa. 
B)  Pushkin. 
C)  Wagram. 
D)  Borodino. 
E)  Saint Petersburg.

Question 17

In 1789,Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General,which had not met since 1614,because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Marie Antoinette wanted to throw a ball for the entire country to attend. 
B)  France faced severe economic hardship and financial chaos. 
C)  he decided to democratize France and believed a popular legislature was needed. 
D)  a surplus in the country's treasury needed to be disbursed equitably. 
E)  he needed a vote of the assembly to authorize supporting the United States in its revolution. 
A)  Marie Antoinette wanted to throw a ball for the entire country to attend. 
B)  France faced severe economic hardship and financial chaos. 
C)  he decided to democratize France and believed a popular legislature was needed. 
D)  a surplus in the country's treasury needed to be disbursed equitably. 
E)  he needed a vote of the assembly to authorize supporting the United States in its revolution.

Question 18

The war fought in Spain was significant because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  proved once and for all the invincibility of Napoleon's battlefield tactics. 
B)  indicated that Napoleon could be defeated militarily. 
C)  finally allowed Spain and Portugal to be reunified into a single country. 
D)  was the means to forge the Fourth Coalition to finally defeat Napoleon. 
E)  showed the superiority of French rifles and artillery over that of the Spanish. 
A)  proved once and for all the invincibility of Napoleon's battlefield tactics. 
B)  indicated that Napoleon could be defeated militarily. 
C)  finally allowed Spain and Portugal to be reunified into a single country. 
D)  was the means to forge the Fourth Coalition to finally defeat Napoleon. 
E)  showed the superiority of French rifles and artillery over that of the Spanish.

Question 19

The French financial system was brought to the brink of collapse because of Louis XVI's support of:

Accepted Answer

A)  his many mistresses and their large, extended families. 
B)  a free market economy urged by his finance minister and based on Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations. 
C)  the English colonists in North America in their war of independence from Great Britain. 
D)  the parlements in their struggle for power against the central, national government. 
E)  Genevan financiers. 
A)  his many mistresses and their large, extended families. 
B)  a free market economy urged by his finance minister and based on Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations. 
C)  the English colonists in North America in their war of independence from Great Britain. 
D)  the parlements in their struggle for power against the central, national government. 
E)  Genevan financiers.

Question 20

The September Massacres only killed seven prisoners,five of whom were petty criminals and two who were mentally incompetent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: The French Revolution

Louis XVI wanted to better the lot of the French people by enacting reforms.Unfortunately,his plans fell short.He aspired to enact all of the following policies EXCEPT:

Although the French government had been ruled by one committee or another since the revolution began in 1789,this came to an end in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte assumed the title of:

In the book Reflections on the Revolution in France,the Irish author _________attacked the revolution as a monstrous crime.

The French Revolution ushered in the age of the first "total wars."

The authors state that "ideas did not cause the revolution," but they did:

After the defeat of Napoleon,the Bourbon family was restored to the throne,though briefly.

Arguably,the most important conceptual legacy of the French Revolution was embodied in the term:

On the 20th of June 1789,the National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath under the leadership of the maverick noble:

The Haitian Revolution was important because it:

By order of the king,the Estates General was replaced by the National Assembly,which asserted the right to remake government in the name of the people.

Those who urged the French government to reform its economic policies were known as the:

The wars Napoleon waged to build his empire may be viewed:

Why is it inaccurate to view the causes of the French Revolution as a struggle between the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy? What were the reasons for the revolution?

The most notable action of the "October Days" in 1789 was the:

How did the popular uprisings from 1789 to 1792 shape royal policy?

The Russian campaign of 1812 was marked by minor fighting until the Russians made a stand just outside Moscow at:

In 1789,Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates General,which had not met since 1614,because:

The war fought in Spain was significant because it:

The French financial system was brought to the brink of collapse because of Louis XVI's support of:

The September Massacres only killed seven prisoners,five of whom were petty criminals and two who were mentally incompetent.

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