Question 1

Why were Napoleon's armies so successful?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon proved himself to be an excelle

Question 2

How did the popular uprisings from 1789 to 1792 shape royal policy?

Accepted Answer

The first revolt took place in 1789 when

Question 3

Of the "Terror," it can be stated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  all of those executed were convicted before a revolutionary tribunal and a jury of their peers. 
B)  more than 500,000 people were executed. 
C)  the majority of its victims were peasants and laborers. 
D)  only members of the royal family were executed during the "Terror." 
E)  it was mostly the creation of the enemies of the revolution as fewer than one thousand people died. 
A)  all of those executed were convicted before a revolutionary tribunal and a jury of their peers. 
B)  more than 500,000 people were executed. 
C)  the majority of its victims were peasants and laborers. 
D)  only members of the royal family were executed during the "Terror." 
E)  it was mostly the creation of the enemies of the revolution as fewer than one thousand people died.

Question 4

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:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen:

Accepted Answer

A)  was never accepted by Louis XVI and thus never went into effect. 
B)  was renounced two years later in favor of the Constitution of 1791. 
C)  gave equal political and social rights to all men and women. 
D)  was a moral document specifying the natural rights of human beings. 
E)  was written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and formed the basis for the French Revolution. 
A)  was never accepted by Louis XVI and thus never went into effect. 
B)  was renounced two years later in favor of the Constitution of 1791. 
C)  gave equal political and social rights to all men and women. 
D)  was a moral document specifying the natural rights of human beings. 
E)  was written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and formed the basis for the French Revolution.

Question 7

When the Committee of Public Safety fell from power in 1794,it was replaced by a more moderate group known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Commissariat. 
B)  the Jacobins. 
C)  the Mountain. 
D)  the Directory. 
E)  the Girondins. 
A)  the Commissariat. 
B)  the Jacobins. 
C)  the Mountain. 
D)  the Directory. 
E)  the Girondins.

Question 8

The textbook states that "ideas did not cause the revolution," but they did:

Accepted Answer

A)  play a critical role in articulating grievances by the French people. 
B)  allow people to vent their problems and thus forestall the revolution for decades. 
C)  give the peasantry a voice in the electing the delegates to the Estates-General. 
D)  cause the philosophes to gain the upper hand in negotiations in the Estates-General. 
E)  cause Louis XVI to be convinced by the arguments made by the Third Estate for reform. 
A)  play a critical role in articulating grievances by the French people. 
B)  allow people to vent their problems and thus forestall the revolution for decades. 
C)  give the peasantry a voice in the electing the delegates to the Estates-General. 
D)  cause the philosophes to gain the upper hand in negotiations in the Estates-General. 
E)  cause Louis XVI to be convinced by the arguments made by the Third Estate for reform.

Question 9

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 10

For many people,the event that is the epitome of the French Revolution occurred on July 14,1789.

Accepted Answer

A)  the storming of the Bastille 
B)  the expulsion of all foreign armies from French soil 
C)  the Declaration of the Rights of Man 
D)  the abdication of Louis XVI 
E)  the execution of Louis XVI 
A)  the storming of the Bastille 
B)  the expulsion of all foreign armies from French soil 
C)  the Declaration of the Rights of Man 
D)  the abdication of Louis XVI 
E)  the execution of Louis XVI

Question 11

Napoleon's foreign minister who continued to serve the monarchy after the restoration was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Maurice de Talleyrand 
B)  François Marie Arouet 
C)  Baron de Montesquieu 
D)  Georges Danton 
E)  Louis Antoine St. Just 
A)  Charles Maurice de Talleyrand 
B)  François Marie Arouet 
C)  Baron de Montesquieu 
D)  Georges Danton 
E)  Louis Antoine St. Just

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What factors account for the rising levels of violence and radicalism in the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Three factors contributed greatly to bot

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

The Second French Revolution first affec

Question 15

The Haitian Revolution was important because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  served as a training ground for Napoleon's armies. 
B)  showed that Napoleon had a liberal/philosophical side and a military side. 
C)  anticipated the more moderate stage of the French Revolution to come. 
D)  carried on the French monarchy in its fight against the revolution. 
E)  was the only successful slave revolt in history. 
A)  served as a training ground for Napoleon's armies. 
B)  showed that Napoleon had a liberal/philosophical side and a military side. 
C)  anticipated the more moderate stage of the French Revolution to come. 
D)  carried on the French monarchy in its fight against the revolution. 
E)  was the only successful slave revolt in history.

Exam 18: The French Revolution

Why were Napoleon's armies so successful?

How did the popular uprisings from 1789 to 1792 shape royal policy?

Of the "Terror," it can be stated that:

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:

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

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen:

When the Committee of Public Safety fell from power in 1794,it was replaced by a more moderate group known as:

The textbook states that "ideas did not cause the revolution," but they did:

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

For many people,the event that is the epitome of the French Revolution occurred on July 14,1789.

Napoleon's foreign minister who continued to serve the monarchy after the restoration was:

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

What factors account for the rising levels of violence and radicalism in the French Revolution?

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

The Haitian Revolution was important because it:

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