Question 1

The most notable action of the "October Days" in 1789 was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  march on Versailles by the women of Paris. 
B)  revolt of the army,which caused the king to abdicate. 
C)  seizure of power by Napoleon Bonaparte. 
D)  publication of the French National Constitution. 
E)  abdication of the king in favor of his son. 
A)  march on Versailles by the women of Paris. 
B)  revolt of the army,which caused the king to abdicate. 
C)  seizure of power by Napoleon Bonaparte. 
D)  publication of the French National Constitution. 
E)  abdication of the king in favor of his son.

Question 2

In 1798,the French under Napoleon Bonaparte's command attempted to defeat the British by attacking:

Accepted Answer

A)  its Egyptian and Near Eastern colonies. 
B)  its North American colonies. 
C)  the British Isles. 
D)  its Indian colonies. 
E)  its Chinese colony of Hong Kong. 
A)  its Egyptian and Near Eastern colonies. 
B)  its North American colonies. 
C)  the British Isles. 
D)  its Indian colonies. 
E)  its Chinese colony of Hong Kong.

Question 3

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 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

How did the aims of the Convention differ from the aims of the First Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Convention,unlike the first wave of

Question 6

The Haitian slave rebellion broke out when the National Assembly in Paris refused to seat a delegation from Saint-Domingue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Louis XVI was condemned to death not by a unanimous vote,but by a very narrow margin in the Assembly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

By the time of the French Revolution,the line between noble and nonnoble was quite blurred due to many families purchasing their titles.A good example of this change in the aristocracy is the family of a maverick noble:

Accepted Answer

A)  Baron de Montesquieu. 
B)  Marquis de Lafayette. 
C)  Viscount Louis de Capet. 
D)  Comte de Mirabeau. 
E)  Baron Louis du Bourbon. 
A)  Baron de Montesquieu. 
B)  Marquis de Lafayette. 
C)  Viscount Louis de Capet. 
D)  Comte de Mirabeau. 
E)  Baron Louis du Bourbon.

Question 9

Olympe de Gouges is best known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)  author of Frankenstein. 
B)  writer of pamphlets advancing the rights of women. 
C)  author of the pamphlet,What Is the Third Estate? 
D)  assassin of Jean-Paul Marat. 
E)  only female member of the Estates-General. 
A)  author of Frankenstein. 
B)  writer of pamphlets advancing the rights of women. 
C)  author of the pamphlet,What Is the Third Estate? 
D)  assassin of Jean-Paul Marat. 
E)  only female member of the Estates-General.

Question 10

France on the eve of the revolution was a relatively homogeneous society without clear or sharp class distinctions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The French financial system was brought to the brink of collapse because of Louis XVI's support of:

Accepted Answer

A)  his many mistresses and their large,extended families. 
B)  a free market economy urged by his finance minister and based on Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations. 
C)  the English colonists in North America in their war of independence from Great Britain. 
D)  the parliaments in their struggle for power against the central,national government. 
E)  all of these 
A)  his many mistresses and their large,extended families. 
B)  a free market economy urged by his finance minister and based on Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations. 
C)  the English colonists in North America in their war of independence from Great Britain. 
D)  the parliaments in their struggle for power against the central,national government. 
E)  all of these

Question 13

By order of the king,the Estates-General was replaced by the National Assembly,which asserted the right to remake government in the name of the people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the establishment of _________ in every major town to train government officials.

Accepted Answer

A)  enrages 
B)  lycées 
C)  assignats 
D)  academies 
E)  collèges 
A)  enrages 
B)  lycées 
C)  assignats 
D)  academies 
E)  collèges

Question 15

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 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 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 16

Why was the formation of a law code important to Napoleon,and how did his code differ from previous attempts to establish a national law?

Accepted Answer

Each revolutionary regime had attempted

Question 17

In 1799,Napoleon assumed the title Pater Patrae and governed in the name of the republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

After the defeat of Napoleon,the Cognac family was restored to the throne,though briefly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The "October Days" of 1789 were caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the disbanding of the Jacobin political clubs by the National Assembly. 
B)  the king's triumphal return to Paris from Versailles at the head of his subjects. 
C)  a continuing economic crisis sparked by the price of bread. 
D)  fears of an aristocratic counterrevolution in the provinces. 
E)  the invasion of France by Austrian and Prussian armies. 
A)  the disbanding of the Jacobin political clubs by the National Assembly. 
B)  the king's triumphal return to Paris from Versailles at the head of his subjects. 
C)  a continuing economic crisis sparked by the price of bread. 
D)  fears of an aristocratic counterrevolution in the provinces. 
E)  the invasion of France by Austrian and Prussian armies.

Question 20

Why is it inaccurate to view the causes of the French Revolution as a struggle between the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy? What were the reasons for the revolution?

Accepted Answer

To view this struggle as one merely betw

Exam 18: The French Revolution

The most notable action of the "October Days" in 1789 was the:

In 1798,the French under Napoleon Bonaparte's command attempted to defeat the British by attacking:

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen:

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

How did the aims of the Convention differ from the aims of the First Revolution?

The Haitian slave rebellion broke out when the National Assembly in Paris refused to seat a delegation from Saint-Domingue.

Louis XVI was condemned to death not by a unanimous vote,but by a very narrow margin in the Assembly.

By the time of the French Revolution,the line between noble and nonnoble was quite blurred due to many families purchasing their titles.A good example of this change in the aristocracy is the family of a maverick noble:

Olympe de Gouges is best known as the:

France on the eve of the revolution was a relatively homogeneous society without clear or sharp class distinctions.

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 the:

The French financial system was brought to the brink of collapse because of Louis XVI's support of:

By order of the king,the Estates-General was replaced by the National Assembly,which asserted the right to remake government in the name of the people.

Napoleon Bonaparte ordered the establishment of _________ in every major town to train government officials.

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

Why was the formation of a law code important to Napoleon,and how did his code differ from previous attempts to establish a national law?

In 1799,Napoleon assumed the title Pater Patrae and governed in the name of the republic.

After the defeat of Napoleon,the Cognac family was restored to the throne,though briefly.

The "October Days" of 1789 were caused by:

Why is it inaccurate to view the causes of the French Revolution as a struggle between the bourgeoisie and the aristocracy? What were the reasons for the revolution?

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