Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Those who urged the French government to reform its economic policies were known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  economists. 
B)  physiocrats. 
C)  philosophes. 
D)  mercantilists. 
E)  Second Estate. 
A)  economists. 
B)  physiocrats. 
C)  philosophes. 
D)  mercantilists. 
E)  Second Estate.

Question 3

Why were Napoleon's armies so successful?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon proved himself to be an excelle

Question 4

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 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 Eighteenth Brumaire is important because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the day that Napoleon was declared a "temporary consul." 
B)  was the day that Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself king. 
C)  represented the victory of the Directory over the National Convention. 
D)  abolished the French republic. 
E)  was the day the First Republic was declared. 
A)  was the day that Napoleon was declared a "temporary consul." 
B)  was the day that Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself king. 
C)  represented the victory of the Directory over the National Convention. 
D)  abolished the French republic. 
E)  was the day the First Republic was declared.

Question 7

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 8

In the book Reflections on the Revolution in France,the English author _________ reversed his position on revolutions,after having supported the American revolutionaries the decade before.

Accepted Answer

A)  William Pitt 
B)  Frederick,Lord North 
C)  Edmund Burke 
D)  Arthur Wellesley 
E)  William Godwin 
A)  William Pitt 
B)  Frederick,Lord North 
C)  Edmund Burke 
D)  Arthur Wellesley 
E)  William Godwin

Question 9

French society was legally divided into the three Estates,which legally divided society into an upper (First Estate),middle (Second Estate),or lower (Third Estate)class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Napoleon was interested in rebuilding and beautifying his own country,and ordered work to be undertaken to restore the ruins of Rome and to make the Prado Palace in Madrid into a museum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The war fought in Spain was significant because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  proved once and for all the invincibility of Napoleon's battlefield tactics. 
B)  indicated that Napoleon could be defeated on the battlefield. 
C)  finally allowed Spain and Portugal to be reunified into a single country. 
D)  was the means to forge the Fourth Coalition to finally defeat Napoleon. 
E)  showed the superiority of French rifles and artillery over that of the Spanish. 
A)  proved once and for all the invincibility of Napoleon's battlefield tactics. 
B)  indicated that Napoleon could be defeated on the battlefield. 
C)  finally allowed Spain and Portugal to be reunified into a single country. 
D)  was the means to forge the Fourth Coalition to finally defeat Napoleon. 
E)  showed the superiority of French rifles and artillery over that of the Spanish.

Question 12

In December 1804,Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I in Notre Dame in Paris.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

One of the most important legacies of the French Revolution was the new term:

Accepted Answer

A)  nation. 
B)  citizen. 
C)  patriotism. 
D)  assembly. 
E)  comrade. 
A)  nation. 
B)  citizen. 
C)  patriotism. 
D)  assembly. 
E)  comrade.

Question 14

Jean Paul Marat was an early leader of the revolution and editor of the popular news sheet:

Accepted Answer

A)  Common Sense. 
B)  Le monde. 
C)  Révolution dans le révolution? 
D)  The Friend of the People. 
E)  The Secrets of the Revolution. 
A)  Common Sense. 
B)  Le monde. 
C)  Révolution dans le révolution? 
D)  The Friend of the People. 
E)  The Secrets of the Revolution.

Question 15

When the Third Estate renamed itself the National Assembly and was locked out of the Estates-General meeting hall at Versailles,it and sympathetic members of the First and Second Estates met at another site at Versailles and swore what was known as the _________ not to separate until a constitution for France had been drafted.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hippocratic Oath 
B)  Oath of the Stables 
C)  Oath of Versailles 
D)  Oath of the Gardens 
E)  Oath of the Tennis Court 
A)  Hippocratic Oath 
B)  Oath of the Stables 
C)  Oath of Versailles 
D)  Oath of the Gardens 
E)  Oath of the Tennis Court

Question 16

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 17

Louis XVI wanted to better the lot of the French people by enacting reforms.Unfortunately,his plans were not completely successful.Among the improvements that he failed to enact was:

Accepted Answer

A)  abolishing torture. 
B)  revamping the administrative system. 
C)  shifting the tax burden from the poor to the rich. 
D)  restructuring the tax system. 
E)  all of these 
A)  abolishing torture. 
B)  revamping the administrative system. 
C)  shifting the tax burden from the poor to the rich. 
D)  restructuring the tax system. 
E)  all of these

Question 18

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 19

In 1789,Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General,which had not met since 1614,because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Marie Antoinette wanted to throw a ball for the entire country to attend. 
B)  France faced severe economic hardship and financial chaos. 
C)  he decided to democratize France and believed a popular legislature was needed. 
D)  a surplus in the country's treasury needed to be disbursed equitably. 
E)  he needed a vote of the assembly to authorize supporting the United States in its revolution. 
A)  Marie Antoinette wanted to throw a ball for the entire country to attend. 
B)  France faced severe economic hardship and financial chaos. 
C)  he decided to democratize France and believed a popular legislature was needed. 
D)  a surplus in the country's treasury needed to be disbursed equitably. 
E)  he needed a vote of the assembly to authorize supporting the United States in its revolution.

Question 20

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.

Exam 18: The French Revolution

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

Those who urged the French government to reform its economic policies were known as the:

Why were Napoleon's armies so successful?

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

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

The Eighteenth Brumaire is important because it:

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

In the book Reflections on the Revolution in France,the English author _________ reversed his position on revolutions,after having supported the American revolutionaries the decade before.

French society was legally divided into the three Estates,which legally divided society into an upper (First Estate),middle (Second Estate),or lower (Third Estate)class.

Napoleon was interested in rebuilding and beautifying his own country,and ordered work to be undertaken to restore the ruins of Rome and to make the Prado Palace in Madrid into a museum.

The war fought in Spain was significant because it:

In December 1804,Napoleon crowned himself Emperor Napoleon I in Notre Dame in Paris.

One of the most important legacies of the French Revolution was the new term:

Jean Paul Marat was an early leader of the revolution and editor of the popular news sheet:

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

Louis XVI wanted to better the lot of the French people by enacting reforms.Unfortunately,his plans were not completely successful.Among the improvements that he failed to enact was:

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

In 1789,Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General,which had not met since 1614,because:

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

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