Question 1

The "October Days" of 1789 were caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the disbanding of the Jacobin political clubs by the National Assembly. 
B)  the king's triumphal return to Paris from Versailles at the head of his subjects. 
C)  a continuing economic crisis sparked by the price of bread. 
D)  fears of an aristocratic counterrevolution in the provinces. 
E)  the invasion of France by Austrian and Prussian armies. 
A)  the disbanding of the Jacobin political clubs by the National Assembly. 
B)  the king's triumphal return to Paris from Versailles at the head of his subjects. 
C)  a continuing economic crisis sparked by the price of bread. 
D)  fears of an aristocratic counterrevolution in the provinces. 
E)  the invasion of France by Austrian and Prussian armies.

Question 2

Most victims of the "Reign of Terror" were aristocrats,nobility,or wealthy merchants and artisans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The leader of the Haitian Revolution,who did not live to see independence,was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Toussaint L'Ouverture. 
B)  Jean-Jacques Dessalines. 
C)  Marie-Louis Gouze. 
D)  François Babeuf. 
E)  Vincent Ogé. 
A)  Toussaint L'Ouverture. 
B)  Jean-Jacques Dessalines. 
C)  Marie-Louis Gouze. 
D)  François Babeuf. 
E)  Vincent Ogé.

Question 4

Who was a member of the French Committee of Public Safety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Paine 
B)  Charlotte Corday 
C)  Samuel Adams 
D)  Georges Danton 
E)  Paul La Fayette 
A)  Thomas Paine 
B)  Charlotte Corday 
C)  Samuel Adams 
D)  Georges Danton 
E)  Paul La Fayette

Question 5

Napoleon was interested in rebuilding and beautifying his own country,and ordered work to be undertaken to restore the ruins of Rome and to make the Prado Palace in Madrid into a museum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Louis XVI was condemned to death not by a unanimous vote,but by a very narrow margin in the convention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Civil Constitution of the Clergy demanded the clergy serve France,rather than Rome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated for the last time in Belgium at the battle of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Waterloo. 
B)  Arnheim. 
C)  Liège. 
D)  Leipzig. 
E)  Amiens. 
A)  Waterloo. 
B)  Arnheim. 
C)  Liège. 
D)  Leipzig. 
E)  Amiens.

Question 9

Napoleon's governmental accomplishments included all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  the orderly return of church lands confiscated during the revolution. 
B)  the containment of the price inflation that had stymied earlier revolutionary governments. 
C)  the introduction of a moore efficient and fairer system of taxation. 
D)  the confirmation of meritocratic principles in government offices. 
E)  the replacement of elected officials with centrally appointed prefects. 
A)  the orderly return of church lands confiscated during the revolution. 
B)  the containment of the price inflation that had stymied earlier revolutionary governments. 
C)  the introduction of a moore efficient and fairer system of taxation. 
D)  the confirmation of meritocratic principles in government offices. 
E)  the replacement of elected officials with centrally appointed prefects.

Question 10

Peasants in prerevolutionary France paid a disproportionate share of the taxes,such as the corvée and the tithe to the Church,but the most onerous of these was the tax on:

Accepted Answer

A)  wine. 
B)  wheat. 
C)  salt. 
D)  truffles. 
E)  meat. 
A)  wine. 
B)  wheat. 
C)  salt. 
D)  truffles. 
E)  meat.

Question 11

In the second stage of the French Revolution,the Terror,the vast majority of those executed were members of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  aristocracy. 
B)  clergy. 
C)  peasantry. 
D)  foreign diplomatic corps. 
E)  bourgeoisie. 
A)  aristocracy. 
B)  clergy. 
C)  peasantry. 
D)  foreign diplomatic corps. 
E)  bourgeoisie.

Question 12

When the Third Estate renamed itself the National Assembly and was locked out of the Estates General meeting hall at Versailles,it and sympathetic members of the First and Second Estates met at another site at Versailles and swore what was known as the _________ not to separate until a constitution for France had been drafted.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hippocratic Oath 
B)  Oath of the Stables 
C)  Oath of Versailles 
D)  Oath of the Gardens 
E)  Oath of the Tennis Court 
A)  Hippocratic Oath 
B)  Oath of the Stables 
C)  Oath of Versailles 
D)  Oath of the Gardens 
E)  Oath of the Tennis Court

Question 13

Jean Paul Marat was an early leader of the revolution and editor of the popular news sheet:

Accepted Answer

A)  Common Sense. 
B)  Le monde. 
C)  Révolution dans le révolution? 
D)  The Friend of the People. 
E)  The Secrets of the Revolution. 
A)  Common Sense. 
B)  Le monde. 
C)  Révolution dans le révolution? 
D)  The Friend of the People. 
E)  The Secrets of the Revolution.

Question 14

How did the convention differ in its purpose from the First Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The convention,unlike the first wave of

Question 15

The Eighteenth Brumaire is important because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the day that Napoleon was declared a "temporary consul." 
B)  was the day that Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself king. 
C)  represented the victory of the Directory over the National Convention. 
D)  abolished the French Republic. 
E)  was the day the First Republic was declared. 
A)  was the day that Napoleon was declared a "temporary consul." 
B)  was the day that Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself king. 
C)  represented the victory of the Directory over the National Convention. 
D)  abolished the French Republic. 
E)  was the day the First Republic was declared.

Question 16

Who were included or excluded in the Declaration of the Rights of Man,and what does this reveal about French society on the eve of revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Declaration of the Rights of Man inc

Question 17

In what ways did Napoleon's state mark the transition from absolute government to the modern state?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon appealed for his power to the p

Question 18

In 1798,the French under Napoleon Bonaparte's command attempted to defeat the British by attacking:

Accepted Answer

A)  its forces in Egypt and the Near East. 
B)  its North American colonies. 
C)  the British Isles. 
D)  its Indian colonies. 
E)  its Chinese colony of Hong Kong. 
A)  its forces in Egypt and the Near East. 
B)  its North American colonies. 
C)  the British Isles. 
D)  its Indian colonies. 
E)  its Chinese colony of Hong Kong.

Question 19

In December 1804,Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I in Notre Dame in Paris.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What was the impact of the Second French Revolution (1792-1794)on French society?

Accepted Answer

The Second French Revolution first affec

Exam 18: The French Revolution

The "October Days" of 1789 were caused by:

Most victims of the "Reign of Terror" were aristocrats,nobility,or wealthy merchants and artisans.

The leader of the Haitian Revolution,who did not live to see independence,was:

Who was a member of the French Committee of Public Safety?

Napoleon was interested in rebuilding and beautifying his own country,and ordered work to be undertaken to restore the ruins of Rome and to make the Prado Palace in Madrid into a museum.

Louis XVI was condemned to death not by a unanimous vote,but by a very narrow margin in the convention.

The Civil Constitution of the Clergy demanded the clergy serve France,rather than Rome.

Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated for the last time in Belgium at the battle of:

Napoleon's governmental accomplishments included all of the following EXCEPT:

Peasants in prerevolutionary France paid a disproportionate share of the taxes,such as the corvée and the tithe to the Church,but the most onerous of these was the tax on:

In the second stage of the French Revolution,the Terror,the vast majority of those executed were members of the:

Jean Paul Marat was an early leader of the revolution and editor of the popular news sheet:

How did the convention differ in its purpose from the First Revolution?

The Eighteenth Brumaire is important because it:

Who were included or excluded in the Declaration of the Rights of Man,and what does this reveal about French society on the eve of revolution?

In what ways did Napoleon's state mark the transition from absolute government to the modern state?

In 1798,the French under Napoleon Bonaparte's command attempted to defeat the British by attacking:

In December 1804,Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I in Notre Dame in Paris.

What was the impact of the Second French Revolution (1792-1794)on French society?

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