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Chapter 22 Test
Multiple Choice: Choose the best answer to the question.
1) The institution of estates France operated under before the Revolution was known as the
_________________
a) Clergy
b) Bourgeoisie
c) Old Regime
d) Taille
2) The different classes of France were known as ____________________.
a) Castes
b) the Taille
c) Sans-Culottes
d) Estates
3) These were the individuals in the First Estate.
a) Peasants
c) Clergy
b) Sans-Culottes
d) Nobles
4) The third estate accounted for _________ of the population of France.
a) 27%
b) 50%
c) 85%
d) 97%
5) This man was king of France during the Revolution and married to Marie Antoinette.
a) King Louis XVI
b) King Henry VIII
c) King William I
d) King Bach
6) During the meeting of the Estates-General in 1789, the ______________________ boldy
claimed that it was the National Assembly and would draft a new constitution.
a) First Estate
b) Second Estate
c) Third Estate
d) Fourth Estate
7) This document was roughly based on the English Bill of Rights and the American Declaration of
Independence. It stated that all men have certain "natural rights" that cannot be taken away by
the government.
a) Declaration of the Rights of Man
b) French Constitution
c) Tennis Court Oath
d) Committee of Public Safety
8) Why did the rebels in Paris storm the Bastille?
a) Hunger
c) to capture the warden
.
b) Weapons
d) to make it the new capitol
9) The head of the Committee of Public Safety was _________________________________.
a) King Louis XVI
b) the Sans-Culottes
c) the First Estate
d) Maximilian Robespierre
10) The rule of the Committee of Public Safety became known as __________________________.
a) The Age of Imperialism
b) The Reign of Terror
c) The Guillotine
d) The Old Regime
Matching: Match each question with the appropriate answer.
11) ______ Napoleon conquered most of
a) Napoleon
12) ______ Machine used to kill tens of
thousands of French men and
women.
b) Russia
c) Europe
d) guillotine
13) ______ Overthrew the French government
and became Emperor
14) ______ Napoleon's fall began when he
decided to invade
e) the British Navy
f) machine gun
.
15) ______ One of Napoleon's main troubles
was
.
16) ______ Idea that favors individual rights
over government restraint.
a) Conservatism
17) ______ Idea that favors obedience over
individual rights.
c) Liberalism
b) beheaded
d) sent into exile
18) ______ When King Louis XVI was
dethroned, he was
______________.
19) ______ Napoleon was finally defeated at
the Battle of _____________.
e) Monarchy
f) Waterloo
g) Milvian Bridge
.
20) ______ When Napoleon was defeated, he
was ___________.
21) ______ After Napoleons defeat, the
______________ was reinstated in
France.
.
True / False: Choose wether or not you believe the statement is true or false.
22) Qualified voters were known as electors.
a) True
b) False
.
23) Napoleon conquered Sweden, Russia, Britain, and Spain in 10 years.
a) True
b) False
.
24) Nationalism is a sense of unique identity among a group of people who share a common
language, religion, and national symbols.
a) True
b) False
.
25) The Russian winter proved too much for Napoleon were HALF of his troops were killed by cold,
hunger, and combat.
a) True
b) False
.
26) Nationalism played a significant part in the rise and fall of Napoleon.
a) True
b) False
.
Provide 2-3 sentences answering TWO of the following questions. Pick TWO questions to answer!
27) How did the ideas of the Enlightenment help cause the French Revolution?
28) How does the French Revolution relate to the American Revolution?
29) What effect did social / living conditions have on the French Revolution?
Bonus (5 points): Draw a triangle that depicts the three estates of the Old Regime. Must be to
roughly to scale with the actual percentages of each estate and include the defferent sections within
each estate to recieve full credit.
