Question 1

Which European nation had gained the most territory during the partitions of Poland by 1795?
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Accepted Answer

A)  The Austrian Empire 
B)  Prussia 
C)  Russia 
D)  Berlin 
A)  The Austrian Empire 
B)  Prussia 
C)  Russia 
D)  Berlin

Question 2

The fall from grace of Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety came about when Robespierre

Accepted Answer

A)  ordered the execution of hundreds of Catholic priests in Lyon in 1794. 
B)  began to order the execution of members of the Convention itself. 
C)  was accused of enticing the British to stage an invasion of Brittany so as to whip up republican sentiment in exchange for French territory in the West Indies. 
D)  inaugurated the Cult of the Supreme Being, which many Catholics viewed as a brazen and blasphemous attempt to replace Christianity. 
A)  ordered the execution of hundreds of Catholic priests in Lyon in 1794. 
B)  began to order the execution of members of the Convention itself. 
C)  was accused of enticing the British to stage an invasion of Brittany so as to whip up republican sentiment in exchange for French territory in the West Indies. 
D)  inaugurated the Cult of the Supreme Being, which many Catholics viewed as a brazen and blasphemous attempt to replace Christianity.

Question 3

Why was the royal family's 1791 flight to Varennes a turning point in the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

How did Emperor Joseph II's Enlightenment-inspired reforms ignite the Belgian independence movement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Belgians were so motivated by Joseph's Enlightenment ideals that they pushed for more direct participation in their own government, and eventually for independence. 
B)  Joseph's reorganization of the government eliminated offices belonging to nobles and lawyers, and his anti-Catholic measures offended the Catholic population, galvanizing resistance. 
C)  Since Joseph had little interest in governing Belgium, his reforms were designed to make the territory self-governing and stir up support for independence. 
D)  Belgium had a strongly Catholic population that had little interest in the Enlightenment and wanted to get rid of any regime that had anything to do with the movement. 
A)  Belgians were so motivated by Joseph's Enlightenment ideals that they pushed for more direct participation in their own government, and eventually for independence. 
B)  Joseph's reorganization of the government eliminated offices belonging to nobles and lawyers, and his anti-Catholic measures offended the Catholic population, galvanizing resistance. 
C)  Since Joseph had little interest in governing Belgium, his reforms were designed to make the territory self-governing and stir up support for independence. 
D)  Belgium had a strongly Catholic population that had little interest in the Enlightenment and wanted to get rid of any regime that had anything to do with the movement.

Question 5

In the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, the National Assembly

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A)  attempted to control rising female radicalism by declaring that women did not have equal rights with men. 
B)  solidified distinctions between the aristocracy and the Third Estate, although it extended citizenship to all. 
C)  sought to provide special privileges to those individuals who were actively involved in reforming the state. 
D)  pronounced all men free and equal and promised to recognize the essential political and civil rights of all men. 
A)  attempted to control rising female radicalism by declaring that women did not have equal rights with men. 
B)  solidified distinctions between the aristocracy and the Third Estate, although it extended citizenship to all. 
C)  sought to provide special privileges to those individuals who were actively involved in reforming the state. 
D)  pronounced all men free and equal and promised to recognize the essential political and civil rights of all men.

Which European nation had gained the most territory during the partitions of Poland by 1795?

The fall from grace of Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety came about when Robespierre

Why was the royal family's 1791 flight to Varennes a turning point in the French Revolution?

How did Emperor Joseph II's Enlightenment-inspired reforms ignite the Belgian independence movement?

In the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, the National Assembly

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Which European nation had gained the most territory during the partitions of Poland by 1795? ​ ​

The fall from grace of Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety came about when Robespierre

Why was the royal family's 1791 flight to Varennes a turning point in the French Revolution?

How did Emperor Joseph II's Enlightenment-inspired reforms ignite the Belgian independence movement?

In the Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen, the National Assembly

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Near East Empires and the Reemergence of Civilization in Greece, 1000-500 B.C.E

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The Heirs of Rome: Islam, Byzantium, and Europe, 600-750

From Centralization to Fragmentation, 750-1050

Commercial Quickening and Religious Reform, 1050-1150

The Flowering of the Middle Ages, 1150-1215

The Medieval Synthesis and Its Cracks, 1215-1340

Crisis and Renaissance, 1340-1492

Global Encounters and the Shock of the Reformation, 1492-1560

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Which European nation had gained the most territory during the partitions of Poland by 1795?