Question 1

The battle that broke French naval power in the Mediterranean was fought at:

Accepted Answer

A)  Abukar. 
B)  Wagram. 
C)  Trafalgar. 
D)  Leipzig. 
E)  Borodino. 
A)  Abukar. 
B)  Wagram. 
C)  Trafalgar. 
D)  Leipzig. 
E)  Borodino.

Question 2

The event that marked the beginning of the French Revolution was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  September Massacre. 
B)  passage of the Constitution of 1791. 
C)  Oath of the Tennis Court. 
D)  drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. 
E)  execution of Louis XVI. 
A)  September Massacre. 
B)  passage of the Constitution of 1791. 
C)  Oath of the Tennis Court. 
D)  drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen. 
E)  execution of Louis XVI.

Question 3

Olympe de Gouges is best known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  author of Frankenstein. 
B)  writer of pamphlets advancing the rights of women. 
C)  author of the pamphlet What Is the Third Estate? 
D)  assassin of Jean-Paul Marat. 
E)  only female member of the Estates General. 
A)  author of Frankenstein. 
B)  writer of pamphlets advancing the rights of women. 
C)  author of the pamphlet What Is the Third Estate? 
D)  assassin of Jean-Paul Marat. 
E)  only female member of the Estates General.

Question 4

On August 4,1789,the French National Assembly:

Accepted Answer

A)  broke with the past completely by abolishing the last remnants of feudalism. 
B)  abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic. 
C)  urged the people of Paris to march on the king at Versailles. 
D)  declared the French Revolution to be successfully completed. 
E)  outlawed slavery throughout French lands. 
A)  broke with the past completely by abolishing the last remnants of feudalism. 
B)  abolished the monarchy and declared France a republic. 
C)  urged the people of Paris to march on the king at Versailles. 
D)  declared the French Revolution to be successfully completed. 
E)  outlawed slavery throughout French lands.

Question 5

In the French revolutionary calendar,September 22,1792,marked the:

Accepted Answer

A)  execution of Louis XVI. 
B)  birth of the republic. 
C)  trial of Louis XVI. 
D)  Festival of Reason. 
E)  end of the "Terror." 
A)  execution of Louis XVI. 
B)  birth of the republic. 
C)  trial of Louis XVI. 
D)  Festival of Reason. 
E)  end of the "Terror."

Question 6

The radical stage of the French Revolution was destructive for many reasons; among these reasons was the weakening of all of the following traditional institutions EXCEPT the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Church. 
B)  guild. 
C)  parish. 
D)  family. 
E)  army. 
A)  Church. 
B)  guild. 
C)  parish. 
D)  family. 
E)  army.

Question 7

The Fall of the Bastille,the "Great Fear," and the "October Days" were all important because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  precipitated war with various European nations, but primarily Austria. 
B)  signaled the shift from the moderate stage of the revolution to the radical. 
C)  were all popular uprisings initiated by the Jacobins during the summer of 1789. 
D)  reflected the depth of discontent on the part of the French people in 1789. 
E)  led directly to the declaration of the French Republic. 
A)  precipitated war with various European nations, but primarily Austria. 
B)  signaled the shift from the moderate stage of the revolution to the radical. 
C)  were all popular uprisings initiated by the Jacobins during the summer of 1789. 
D)  reflected the depth of discontent on the part of the French people in 1789. 
E)  led directly to the declaration of the French Republic.

Question 8

French society was legally divided into the Three Estates: an upper (First Estate),middle (Second Estate),and lower (Third Estate)class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The summer of 1792 was when:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Paris Commune was abolished by the National Assembly. 
B)  the French Revolution entered the radical stage of its history. 
C)  Louis XVI was executed by the National Assembly as a common criminal. 
D)  French forces defeated the allied armies of Prussia and Austria. 
E)  the Directory seized control of France and ended the "Terror." 
A)  the Paris Commune was abolished by the National Assembly. 
B)  the French Revolution entered the radical stage of its history. 
C)  Louis XVI was executed by the National Assembly as a common criminal. 
D)  French forces defeated the allied armies of Prussia and Austria. 
E)  the Directory seized control of France and ended the "Terror."

Question 10

The Concordat of 1801:

Accepted Answer

A)  returned authority over all matters concerning the Catholic Church to the pope. 
B)  was an intensification of principles established by the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. 
C)  renewed the hostilities between the French state and the Catholic Church. 
D)  returned all Church lands appropriated by the revolution. 
E)  did not revoke the principle of religious freedom established by the revolution. 
A)  returned authority over all matters concerning the Catholic Church to the pope. 
B)  was an intensification of principles established by the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. 
C)  renewed the hostilities between the French state and the Catholic Church. 
D)  returned all Church lands appropriated by the revolution. 
E)  did not revoke the principle of religious freedom established by the revolution.

Question 11

Why were Napoleon's armies so successful?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon proved himself to be an excelle

Question 12

The Haitian rebellion broke out after the National Assembly in Paris refused to seat a delegation from Saint-Domingue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Napoleon placed his brothers and brothers-in-law on the thrones of France's surrounding client states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

French society in the eighteenth century was influenced by a new,emerging group composed of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the aristocracy and merchants. 
B)  clergy, merchants, and the aristocracy. 
C)  officeholders, merchants, philosophes, and the clergy. 
D)  officeholders, professionals, merchants, and the aristocracy. 
E)  the aristocracy, merchants, and professionals. 
A)  the aristocracy and merchants. 
B)  clergy, merchants, and the aristocracy. 
C)  officeholders, merchants, philosophes, and the clergy. 
D)  officeholders, professionals, merchants, and the aristocracy. 
E)  the aristocracy, merchants, and professionals.

Question 15

A declaration by some European states in 1791 that restoring the rights of the French monarchy was a matter of "common interest to all sovereigns of Europe" led to the:

Accepted Answer

A)  National Assembly's declaration of war against Austria and Prussia. 
B)  September Massacres. 
C)  Continental System. 
D)  creation of the Committee of Public Safety. 
E)  declaration of war against France by all the countries of Europe. 
A)  National Assembly's declaration of war against Austria and Prussia. 
B)  September Massacres. 
C)  Continental System. 
D)  creation of the Committee of Public Safety. 
E)  declaration of war against France by all the countries of Europe.

Exam 18: The French Revolution

The battle that broke French naval power in the Mediterranean was fought at:

The event that marked the beginning of the French Revolution was the:

Olympe de Gouges is best known as the:

On August 4,1789,the French National Assembly:

In the French revolutionary calendar,September 22,1792,marked the:

The radical stage of the French Revolution was destructive for many reasons; among these reasons was the weakening of all of the following traditional institutions EXCEPT the:

The Fall of the Bastille,the "Great Fear," and the "October Days" were all important because they:

French society was legally divided into the Three Estates: an upper (First Estate),middle (Second Estate),and lower (Third Estate)class.

The summer of 1792 was when:

The Concordat of 1801:

Why were Napoleon's armies so successful?

The Haitian rebellion broke out after the National Assembly in Paris refused to seat a delegation from Saint-Domingue.

Napoleon placed his brothers and brothers-in-law on the thrones of France's surrounding client states.

French society in the eighteenth century was influenced by a new,emerging group composed of:

A declaration by some European states in 1791 that restoring the rights of the French monarchy was a matter of "common interest to all sovereigns of Europe" led to the:

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