Question 1

What generalization could be made about the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?

Accepted Answer

A) The Civil Constitution of the Clergy did more than any other action to make an enemy of the Roman Catholic Church for France. 
B) The Civil Constitution of the Clergy made reasoned and necessary rules to limit the control of the Roman Catholic Church over the people. 
C) The Civil Constitution of the Clergy created an unpopular move to dissolve religious orders and restructure the role of the Roman Catholic Church in government. 
D) The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was an ineffective tool for changing the power of the Roman Catholic Church in France. 
A) The Civil Constitution of the Clergy did more than any other action to make an enemy of the Roman Catholic Church for France. 
B) The Civil Constitution of the Clergy made reasoned and necessary rules to limit the control of the Roman Catholic Church over the people. 
C) The Civil Constitution of the Clergy created an unpopular move to dissolve religious orders and restructure the role of the Roman Catholic Church in government. 
D) The Civil Constitution of the Clergy was an ineffective tool for changing the power of the Roman Catholic Church in France. A

Question 2

As Prime Minister of Britain,William Pitt the Younger ________.

Accepted Answer

A) embraced political reform 
B) supported the French Revolution 
C) suppressed the more radical political movements 
D) suppressed calls for reform 
A) embraced political reform 
B) supported the French Revolution 
C) suppressed the more radical political movements 
D) suppressed calls for reform D

Question 3

With what type of political movement is the term Thermidor associated?

Accepted Answer

A) revolution 
B) overthrow of a monarchy 
C) political reaction 
D) populism 
A) revolution 
B) overthrow of a monarchy 
C) political reaction 
D) populism C

Question 4

Who was responsible for the introduction of the revolutionary land tax that all landowners would have to pay regardless of their social status?

Accepted Answer

A) Jacques Necker 
B) Louis XIV 
C) René Maupeou 
D) Charles Alexandre de Calonne 
A) Jacques Necker 
B) Louis XIV 
C) René Maupeou 
D) Charles Alexandre de Calonne

Question 5

Which of the following best summarizes Edmund Burke's view of the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) He wholeheartedly supported the uprising. 
B) He believed it was shortsighted and politically ignorant. 
C) He believed it was the inevitable extension of Enlightenment ideals. 
D) He was rather ambivalent toward the revolutionary events. 
A) He wholeheartedly supported the uprising. 
B) He believed it was shortsighted and politically ignorant. 
C) He believed it was the inevitable extension of Enlightenment ideals. 
D) He was rather ambivalent toward the revolutionary events.

Question 6

The Jacobins,like those who carried out the September Massacres,were motivated by ________.

Accepted Answer

A) fear of counterrevolution 
B) the bread riots 
C) the white terror 
D) fear of the Catholic Church 
A) fear of counterrevolution 
B) the bread riots 
C) the white terror 
D) fear of the Catholic Church

Question 7

What was the purpose of the Society of Revolutionary Republican Women?

Accepted Answer

A) to promote the civil rights of women 
B) to fight the internal enemies of the revolution 
C) to fight the political enemies of the republicans in the Convention 
D) to support the development of a new Constitution 
A) to promote the civil rights of women 
B) to fight the internal enemies of the revolution 
C) to fight the political enemies of the republicans in the Convention 
D) to support the development of a new Constitution

Question 8

The French Revolution has often been considered a victory of the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) peasantry 
B) clergy 
C) nobility 
D) bourgeoisie 
A) peasantry 
B) clergy 
C) nobility 
D) bourgeoisie

Question 9

The term sans-culottes was used in revolutionary France to refer to ________.

Accepted Answer

A) children 
B) the professional classes 
C) the lower middle-class 
D) the lower clergy 
A) children 
B) the professional classes 
C) the lower middle-class 
D) the lower clergy

Question 10

What revenue was to back up the value of the assignats?

Accepted Answer

A) new taxes on the nobility 
B) taxes on the Third Estate 
C) wealth captured after the monarchy was executed 
D) the sale of church property 
A) new taxes on the nobility 
B) taxes on the Third Estate 
C) wealth captured after the monarchy was executed 
D) the sale of church property

Question 11

In 1791,________,a butcher's daughter from Montauban in northwest France who became a major revolutionary radical in Paris,composed a Declaration of the Rights of Woman.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1791,________,a butcher's daughter from Montauban in...

Question 12

The National Constituent Assembly abolished the ancient French provinces and established in their place eighty-three administrative units called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The National Constituent Assembly abolished the ancient...

Question 13

The Thermidorian Reaction was a product of what two developments?

Accepted Answer

A) the Civil Constitution of the Clergy and the Great Fear 
B) the Tennis Court Oath and the Reign of Terror 
C) the Reign of Terror and the growing power of the sans-culottes after the deaths of Robespierre and Danton 
D) the white terror and the establishment of the Directory 
A) the Civil Constitution of the Clergy and the Great Fear 
B) the Tennis Court Oath and the Reign of Terror 
C) the Reign of Terror and the growing power of the sans-culottes after the deaths of Robespierre and Danton 
D) the white terror and the establishment of the Directory

Question 14

By late 1794,the French army ________.

Accepted Answer

A) was disbanded 
B) was larger than any other in European history 
C) numbered little more than 50,000 men 
D) joined forces with the soldiers of Polish reform 
A) was disbanded 
B) was larger than any other in European history 
C) numbered little more than 50,000 men 
D) joined forces with the soldiers of Polish reform

Question 15

Consider the events of the Reign of Terror.In a brief essay,explain the causes that led to the revolutionary tribunals and the events that led to their demise.Discuss the reasons that the terror led to the government sanction of thousands of executions.

Accepted Answer

The Reign of Terror was a period during

Question 16

With reference to "Encountering the Past: The Metric System," explain how the introduction of the metric system reflected the ideas of the Enlightenment.Relate this to other measures undertaken by the government of France during the Revolution.

Accepted Answer

The introduction of the metric system re

Question 17

The cahiers de doléances ________.

Accepted Answer

A) were grievances presented to the king 
B) were largely requests for the postponement of taxes 
C) consisted of criticism of the monarchy 
D) were calls for property tax changes 
A) were grievances presented to the king 
B) were largely requests for the postponement of taxes 
C) consisted of criticism of the monarchy 
D) were calls for property tax changes

Question 18

How did the Jacobins suppress the Society of Revolutionary Republican Women?

Accepted Answer

A) They called for a popular vote on the economic policies advanced by the Society. 
B) They banned all women's clubs and societies. 
C) They convicted the leaders of the Society and sent them to prison. 
D) They offered to include the Society in their regular meetings. 
A) They called for a popular vote on the economic policies advanced by the Society. 
B) They banned all women's clubs and societies. 
C) They convicted the leaders of the Society and sent them to prison. 
D) They offered to include the Society in their regular meetings.

Question 19

What political and social factors led to the outbreak of the second period of revolution? How could this revolution have been avoided? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The outbreak of the second period of rev

Question 20

The fall of the ________ marked the first time the populace of Paris redirected the course of the revolution.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The fall of the ________ marked the...

Exam 18: The French Revolution

What generalization could be made about the Civil Constitution of the Clergy?

As Prime Minister of Britain,William Pitt the Younger ________.

With what type of political movement is the term Thermidor associated?

Who was responsible for the introduction of the revolutionary land tax that all landowners would have to pay regardless of their social status?

Which of the following best summarizes Edmund Burke's view of the French Revolution?

The Jacobins,like those who carried out the September Massacres,were motivated by ________.

What was the purpose of the Society of Revolutionary Republican Women?

The French Revolution has often been considered a victory of the ________.

The term sans-culottes was used in revolutionary France to refer to ________.

What revenue was to back up the value of the assignats?

In 1791,________,a butcher's daughter from Montauban in northwest France who became a major revolutionary radical in Paris,composed a Declaration of the Rights of Woman.

The National Constituent Assembly abolished the ancient French provinces and established in their place eighty-three administrative units called ________.

The Thermidorian Reaction was a product of what two developments?

By late 1794,the French army ________.

Consider the events of the Reign of Terror.In a brief essay,explain the causes that led to the revolutionary tribunals and the events that led to their demise.Discuss the reasons that the terror led to the government sanction of thousands of executions.

With reference to "Encountering the Past: The Metric System," explain how the introduction of the metric system reflected the ideas of the Enlightenment.Relate this to other measures undertaken by the government of France during the Revolution.

The cahiers de doléances ________.

How did the Jacobins suppress the Society of Revolutionary Republican Women?

What political and social factors led to the outbreak of the second period of revolution? How could this revolution have been avoided? Explain.

The fall of the ________ marked the first time the populace of Paris redirected the course of the revolution.

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