Question 1

The wars Napoleon waged to build his empire may be viewed:

Accepted Answer

A)  as textbook examples of how to win wars with very little loss of life. 
B)  as a patchwork of defeats from which Napoleon managed to ultimately emerge victorious. 
C)  as an example of the idea of "total war." 
D)  in a manner similar to how Americans viewed their own Revolutionary War. 
E)  as a senseless waste of life since Napoleon continually lost his battles. 
A)  as textbook examples of how to win wars with very little loss of life. 
B)  as a patchwork of defeats from which Napoleon managed to ultimately emerge victorious. 
C)  as an example of the idea of "total war." 
D)  in a manner similar to how Americans viewed their own Revolutionary War. 
E)  as a senseless waste of life since Napoleon continually lost his battles.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

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 5

"French Revolution" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a complex series of events from 1789 to 1799. 
B)  the series of French upheavals between 1789 and 1871. 
C)  the events that took place from 1789 to 1815. 
D)  the radical changes Napoleon made in the French legal system after 1800. 
E)  the three stages of rebellion in France in 1789, 1830, and 1848. 
A)  a complex series of events from 1789 to 1799. 
B)  the series of French upheavals between 1789 and 1871. 
C)  the events that took place from 1789 to 1815. 
D)  the radical changes Napoleon made in the French legal system after 1800. 
E)  the three stages of rebellion in France in 1789, 1830, and 1848.

Question 6

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 7

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 8

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

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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 9

The Concordat of 1801:

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A)  returned authority over all matters concerning the Catholic Church to the pope. 
B)  was an intensification of principles established by the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. 
C)  renewed the hostilities between the French state and the Catholic Church. 
D)  returned all Church lands appropriated by the revolution. 
E)  did not revoke the principle of religious freedom established by the revolution. 
A)  returned authority over all matters concerning the Catholic Church to the pope. 
B)  was an intensification of principles established by the Civil Constitution of the Clergy. 
C)  renewed the hostilities between the French state and the Catholic Church. 
D)  returned all Church lands appropriated by the revolution. 
E)  did not revoke the principle of religious freedom established by the revolution.

Question 10

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.

Question 11

The summer of 1792 was when:

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A)  the Paris Commune was abolished by the National Assembly. 
B)  the French Revolution entered the radical stage of its history. 
C)  Louis XVI was executed by the National Assembly as a common criminal. 
D)  French forces defeated the allied armies of Prussia and Austria. 
E)  the Directory seized control of France and ended the "Terror." 
A)  the Paris Commune was abolished by the National Assembly. 
B)  the French Revolution entered the radical stage of its history. 
C)  Louis XVI was executed by the National Assembly as a common criminal. 
D)  French forces defeated the allied armies of Prussia and Austria. 
E)  the Directory seized control of France and ended the "Terror."

Question 12

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

Question 13

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 14

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 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Second French Revolution first affec

Question 16

England was the most densely populated country in Europe by the close of the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In what ways did Napoleon's state mark the transition from absolute government to the modern state?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon appealed for his power to the p

Question 18

The meeting of the Estates-General was radicalized from the beginning because of the positions taken by the members of the Third Estate and also because of the published popular views of _________,a member of the First Estate.

Accepted Answer

A)  Comte de Mirabeau 
B)  Marquis de Lafayette 
C)  Baron de Montesquieu 
D)  Abbé Emmanuel Sieyès 
E)  Viscount Louis de Capet 
A)  Comte de Mirabeau 
B)  Marquis de Lafayette 
C)  Baron de Montesquieu 
D)  Abbé Emmanuel Sieyès 
E)  Viscount Louis de Capet

Question 19

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 20

The authors state 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 of 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 of 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.

Exam 18: The French Revolution

The wars Napoleon waged to build his empire may be viewed:

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

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

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

"French Revolution" refers to:

Olympe de Gouges is best known as the:

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

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

The Concordat of 1801:

The Haitian Revolution was important because it:

The summer of 1792 was when:

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?

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

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

England was the most densely populated country in Europe by the close of the eighteenth century.

In what ways did Napoleon's state mark the transition from absolute government to the modern state?

The meeting of the Estates-General was radicalized from the beginning because of the positions taken by the members of the Third Estate and also because of the published popular views of _________,a member of the First Estate.

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

The authors state that "ideas did not cause the revolution," but they did:

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