Question 1

How did the Convention differ in its purpose from the First Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Convention,unlike the first wave of

Question 2

Why were Napoleon's armies so successful?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon proved himself to be an excelle

Question 3

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 4

The Fall of the Bastille,the "Great Fear," and the "October Days" were all important because they:

Accepted Answer

A) precipitated war with various European nations,but primarily Austria. 
B) signaled the shift from the moderate stage of the revolution to the radical. 
C) were all popular uprisings initiated by the Jacobins during the summer of 1789. 
D) reflected the depth of discontent on the part of the French people in 1789. 
E) led directly to the declaration of the French Republic. 
A) precipitated war with various European nations,but primarily Austria. 
B) signaled the shift from the moderate stage of the revolution to the radical. 
C) were all popular uprisings initiated by the Jacobins during the summer of 1789. 
D) reflected the depth of discontent on the part of the French people in 1789. 
E) led directly to the declaration of the French Republic.

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Which of the following countries was not part of the alliance to defeat Napoleon at Leipzig?

Accepted Answer

A) England. 
B) Poland. 
C) Russia. 
D) Austria. 
E) Sweden. 
A) England. 
B) Poland. 
C) Russia. 
D) Austria. 
E) Sweden.

Question 7

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

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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) strengthening the system of regional parlements. 
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) strengthening the system of regional parlements.

Question 8

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

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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 1000 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 1000 people died.

Question 9

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

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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 10

The war fought in Spain was significant because it:

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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 11

Who was a member of the French Committee of Public Safety?

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Paine 
B) Charlotte Corday 
C) Samuel Adams 
D) Georges Danton 
E) Paul La Fayette 
A) Thomas Paine 
B) Charlotte Corday 
C) Samuel Adams 
D) Georges Danton 
E) Paul La Fayette

Question 12

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 13

The naval battle in 1805 between the French and British naval forces was won by:

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A) Admiral Francisco Goya. 
B) Viscount Arthur Wellesley. 
C) Admiral Horatio Nelson. 
D) Comte de Mirabeau. 
E) Vice Admiral Maximilien Robespierre. 
A) Admiral Francisco Goya. 
B) Viscount Arthur Wellesley. 
C) Admiral Horatio Nelson. 
D) Comte de Mirabeau. 
E) Vice Admiral Maximilien Robespierre.

Question 14

The leader of the Haitian Revolution,who did not live to see independence,was:

Accepted Answer

A) Toussaint L'Ouverture. 
B) Jean-Jacques Dessalines. 
C) Marie-Louis Gouze. 
D) François Babeuf. 
E) Vincent Ogé. 
A) Toussaint L'Ouverture. 
B) Jean-Jacques Dessalines. 
C) Marie-Louis Gouze. 
D) François Babeuf. 
E) Vincent Ogé.

Question 15

"French Revolution" refers to:

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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 16

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 17

Radical measures by the National Convention included all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) the execution of King Louis XVI. 
B) confiscating property of enemies of the revolution. 
C) execution of emissaries of the pope. 
D) repealed the practice of primogeniture. 
E) sought to remove Christianity from everyday French life. 
A) the execution of King Louis XVI. 
B) confiscating property of enemies of the revolution. 
C) execution of emissaries of the pope. 
D) repealed the practice of primogeniture. 
E) sought to remove Christianity from everyday French life.

Question 18

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 19

Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated for the last time in Belgium at the battle of:

Accepted Answer

A) Waterloo. 
B) Arnheim. 
C) Liège. 
D) Leipzig. 
E) Amiens. 
A) Waterloo. 
B) Arnheim. 
C) Liège. 
D) Leipzig. 
E) Amiens.

Question 20

Louis VVI:

Accepted Answer

A) Sought to increase the tax burden on the poor. 
B) Was not interested in changing the tax exempt status of the wealthy. 
C) Fought to defend the tax exempt status of the wealthy. 
D) Pressed for new taxes to be paid by the wealthy. 
E) Allowed his wife a free hand in choosing economic ministers,which led to disaster. 
A) Sought to increase the tax burden on the poor. 
B) Was not interested in changing the tax exempt status of the wealthy. 
C) Fought to defend the tax exempt status of the wealthy. 
D) Pressed for new taxes to be paid by the wealthy. 
E) Allowed his wife a free hand in choosing economic ministers,which led to disaster.

How did the Convention differ in its purpose from the First Revolution?

Why were Napoleon's armies so successful?

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.

The Fall of the Bastille,the "Great Fear," and the "October Days" were all important because they:

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

Which of the following countries was not part of the alliance to defeat Napoleon at Leipzig?

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

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

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

The war fought in Spain was significant because it:

Who was a member of the French Committee of Public Safety?

The naval battle in 1805 between the French and British naval forces was won by:

The leader of the Haitian Revolution,who did not live to see independence,was:

"French Revolution" refers to:

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

Radical measures by the National Convention included all of the following except:

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.

Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated for the last time in Belgium at the battle of:

Louis VVI:

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The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe During the Enlightenment

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 1848-1871

Imperialism and Colonialism, 1870-1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics, 1870-1914

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Exam 9: The French Revolution

How did the Convention differ in its purpose from the First Revolution?

Why were Napoleon's armies so successful?

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.

The Fall of the Bastille,the "Great Fear," and the "October Days" were all important because they:

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

Which of the following countries was not part of the alliance to defeat Napoleon at Leipzig?

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

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

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

The war fought in Spain was significant because it:

Who was a member of the French Committee of Public Safety?

The naval battle in 1805 between the French and British naval forces was won by:

The leader of the Haitian Revolution,who did not live to see independence,was:

"French Revolution" refers to:

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

Radical measures by the National Convention included all of the following except:

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.

Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated for the last time in Belgium at the battle of:

Louis VVI:

The Medieval World, 1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest, 1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration, 1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division, 1500-1564

Europe in the Atlantic World, 1550-1660

European Monarchies and Absolutism, 1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe During the Enlightenment

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 1848-1871

Imperialism and Colonialism, 1870-1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics, 1870-1914

The First World War

Turmoil Between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics, economic Recovery, and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: the End of the Cold War, 1960-1990

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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