Question 1

Why did the émigrés leave France after the Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) They left to find religious freedom. 
B) They wanted to begin a counterrevolutionary movement. 
C) They were driven out by revolutionaries. 
D) They left to find a better life because the social order of France was undergoing fundamental change. 
A) They left to find religious freedom. 
B) They wanted to begin a counterrevolutionary movement. 
C) They were driven out by revolutionaries. 
D) They left to find a better life because the social order of France was undergoing fundamental change.

Question 2

During the Great Fear,________.

Accepted Answer

A) peasants demanded the execution of Louis XVI 
B) the liberal nobles attained new titles and wealth 
C) disturbances in cities and in the countryside led to fear of violence 
D) the nobility refused to make concessions to the peasantry 
A) peasants demanded the execution of Louis XVI 
B) the liberal nobles attained new titles and wealth 
C) disturbances in cities and in the countryside led to fear of violence 
D) the nobility refused to make concessions to the peasantry

Question 3

Issued in August of 1793,the levée en masse was a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

A) military requisition on the entire population 
B) restriction on foreign imports 
C) attempt to fix prices in order to quell inflation 
D) call to the French population to rise up and defend the church 
A) military requisition on the entire population 
B) restriction on foreign imports 
C) attempt to fix prices in order to quell inflation 
D) call to the French population to rise up and defend the church

Question 4

In May 1794,at the height of his power,Robespierre,considering the worship of "Reason" too abstract for most citizens,replaced it with the ________.

Accepted Answer

Cult of th

Question 5

Many victims of the Reign of Terror were subject to this "humane" form of execution.What was it?

Accepted Answer

A) hanging 
B) guillotine 
C) starvation 
D) poisoning 
A) hanging 
B) guillotine 
C) starvation 
D) poisoning

Question 6

On June 1,1789,the Third Estate invited the clergy and the nobles to join them in organizing a new legislative body,which was later named the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of On June 1,1789,the Third Estate invited the...

Question 7

Which of these events occurred as a result of the Thermidorian Reaction?

Accepted Answer

A) the Reign of Terror 
B) the execution of the royal family 
C) the Great Fear 
D) the white terror 
A) the Reign of Terror 
B) the execution of the royal family 
C) the Great Fear 
D) the white terror

Question 8

On November 4,in the single bloodiest day of combat in the decade,________ troops killed well over 10,000 Poles outside Warsaw.

Accepted Answer

The answer of On November 4,in the single bloodiest day...

Question 9

The Chapelier Law ________.

Accepted Answer

A) forbade workers' associations 
B) put a protective tariff on wine imports 
C) granted female suffrage 
D) expunged residual feudal dues 
A) forbade workers' associations 
B) put a protective tariff on wine imports 
C) granted female suffrage 
D) expunged residual feudal dues

Question 10

Called the ________,throughout the country,people who had been involved in the Reign of Terror were attacked and often murdered.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Called the ________,throughout the country,people who had...

Question 11

By which of the following ways did the aristocracy attempt to limit the influence of the Third Estate?

Accepted Answer

A) They demanded that each estate have an equal number of representatives. 
B) They levied excessive "luxury" taxes on the estate. 
C) They demanded that each individual should have a vote in the Estates General. 
D) They attempted to disband the estate all together. 
A) They demanded that each estate have an equal number of representatives. 
B) They levied excessive "luxury" taxes on the estate. 
C) They demanded that each individual should have a vote in the Estates General. 
D) They attempted to disband the estate all together.

Question 12

The immediate need to protect the revolution from enemies,real or imagined,from across the spectrum of French political and social life manifested itself in what became known as the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The immediate need to protect the revolution...

Question 13

Louis XVI was condemned to death on the charge of ________.

Accepted Answer

A) conspiring against the liberty of the people 
B) the manslaughter of hundreds of revolutionaries 
C) subversive actions against the state 
D) conspiracy to commit murder 
A) conspiring against the liberty of the people 
B) the manslaughter of hundreds of revolutionaries 
C) subversive actions against the state 
D) conspiracy to commit murder

Question 14

The French term ________ refers to the days on which the populace of Paris redirected the course of the revolution.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The French term ________ refers to the...

Question 15

"The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen" claimed that natural rights included "liberty,property,security,and resistance to ________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of "The Declaration of the Rights of Man...

Question 16

How did the Constitution of 1791 address the grievances that the Third Estate had with the Old Regime? What aspects of the constitution were revolutionary? What aspects ran counter to the spirit of the revolution? Explain.

Accepted Answer

The Constitution of 1791 addressed sever

Question 17

What justification did the Paris Commune give for the September Massacres?

Accepted Answer

A) They claimed that the people held in city jails were counterrevolutionaries and threatened the gains of the revolution. 
B) They claimed that the aristocrats executed in the massacre had worked against the goals of the revolution and could not be trusted to be free. 
C) They claimed that the massacres targeted counterrevolutionaries. 
D) They claimed that the massacres were directed by the Legislative Assembly against enemies of the state. 
A) They claimed that the people held in city jails were counterrevolutionaries and threatened the gains of the revolution. 
B) They claimed that the aristocrats executed in the massacre had worked against the goals of the revolution and could not be trusted to be free. 
C) They claimed that the massacres targeted counterrevolutionaries. 
D) They claimed that the massacres were directed by the Legislative Assembly against enemies of the state.

Question 18

How did most French people react to the de-Christianization of France?

Accepted Answer

A) They largely supported it as a way to further the revolutionary policies. 
B) They opposed the de-Christianization and reacted against the revolutionary government in Paris. 
C) They violently opposed the policy and took up arms against the deputies of the government. 
D) They reacted with solid support and participated in desecrating churches. 
A) They largely supported it as a way to further the revolutionary policies. 
B) They opposed the de-Christianization and reacted against the revolutionary government in Paris. 
C) They violently opposed the policy and took up arms against the deputies of the government. 
D) They reacted with solid support and participated in desecrating churches.

Question 19

What happened on the Ninth of Thermidor to end the Reign of Terror?

Accepted Answer

A) Robespierre was executed. 
B) Members of the Convention stood together to shout down Robespierre. 
C) Robespierre delivered a speech making it clear that no one in the Convention was safe from the Terror. 
D) Robespierre replaced the worship of reason with the "Cult of the Supreme Being." 
A) Robespierre was executed. 
B) Members of the Convention stood together to shout down Robespierre. 
C) Robespierre delivered a speech making it clear that no one in the Convention was safe from the Terror. 
D) Robespierre replaced the worship of reason with the "Cult of the Supreme Being."

Question 20

Which body carried out the policies in the Reign of Terror?

Accepted Answer

A) the Legislative Assembly 
B) the Convention 
C) the Committee of Public Safety 
D) the Estates General 
A) the Legislative Assembly 
B) the Convention 
C) the Committee of Public Safety 
D) the Estates General

Exam 18: The French Revolution

Why did the émigrés leave France after the Revolution?

During the Great Fear,________.

Issued in August of 1793,the levée en masse was a(n)________.

In May 1794,at the height of his power,Robespierre,considering the worship of "Reason" too abstract for most citizens,replaced it with the ________.

Many victims of the Reign of Terror were subject to this "humane" form of execution.What was it?

On June 1,1789,the Third Estate invited the clergy and the nobles to join them in organizing a new legislative body,which was later named the ________.

Which of these events occurred as a result of the Thermidorian Reaction?

On November 4,in the single bloodiest day of combat in the decade,________ troops killed well over 10,000 Poles outside Warsaw.

The Chapelier Law ________.

Called the ________,throughout the country,people who had been involved in the Reign of Terror were attacked and often murdered.

By which of the following ways did the aristocracy attempt to limit the influence of the Third Estate?

The immediate need to protect the revolution from enemies,real or imagined,from across the spectrum of French political and social life manifested itself in what became known as the ________.

Louis XVI was condemned to death on the charge of ________.

The French term ________ refers to the days on which the populace of Paris redirected the course of the revolution.

"The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen" claimed that natural rights included "liberty,property,security,and resistance to ________."

How did the Constitution of 1791 address the grievances that the Third Estate had with the Old Regime? What aspects of the constitution were revolutionary? What aspects ran counter to the spirit of the revolution? Explain.

What justification did the Paris Commune give for the September Massacres?

How did most French people react to the de-Christianization of France?

What happened on the Ninth of Thermidor to end the Reign of Terror?

Which body carried out the policies in the Reign of Terror?

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