Question 1

Economic changes brought in by the National Assembly included:

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A) the sold off church lands. 
B) established new rules for guilds. 
C) ended the practice of establishing tariffs on imported goods. 
D) ended the tax on salt. 
E) taxed lands held by the crown. 
A) the sold off church lands. 
B) established new rules for guilds. 
C) ended the practice of establishing tariffs on imported goods. 
D) ended the tax on salt. 
E) taxed lands held by the crown.

Question 2

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

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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 parlements in their struggle for power against the central,national government. 
E) Genevan financiers. 
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 parlements in their struggle for power against the central,national government. 
E) Genevan financiers.

Question 3

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

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

Question 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The summer of 1792 was when:

Accepted Answer

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

Three factors contributed greatly to bot

Question 7

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

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 8

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 9

Peasants in prerevolutionary France paid a disproportionate share of the taxes,such as the corvée and the tithe to the Church,but the most onerous of these was the tax on:

Accepted Answer

A) wine. 
B) wheat. 
C) salt. 
D) truffles. 
E) meat. 
A) wine. 
B) wheat. 
C) salt. 
D) truffles. 
E) meat.

Question 10

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

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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 11

French society was legally divided into the Three Estates: an upper (First Estate),middle (Second Estate),and lower (Third Estate)class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

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.

Economic changes brought in by the National Assembly included:

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

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

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

The summer of 1792 was when:

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

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

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

Peasants in prerevolutionary France paid a disproportionate share of the taxes,such as the corvée and the tithe to the Church,but the most onerous of these was the tax on:

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

French society was legally divided into the Three Estates: an upper (First Estate),middle (Second Estate),and lower (Third Estate)class.

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

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

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

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Exam 9: The French Revolution

Economic changes brought in by the National Assembly included:

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

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

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

The summer of 1792 was when:

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

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

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

Peasants in prerevolutionary France paid a disproportionate share of the taxes,such as the corvée and the tithe to the Church,but the most onerous of these was the tax on:

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

French society was legally divided into the Three Estates: an upper (First Estate),middle (Second Estate),and lower (Third Estate)class.

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

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

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

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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

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