French Revolution Quiz

Which of the following statements is NOT a reason why King Louis XVI was executed?

Question Answer Choices He tried to flee to neighboring Switzerland, escaping his house arrest in Paris. He encouraged Austria and Prussia to attack France in order to help reestablish the French throne. He was a symbol of the absolutist government, and the new Republic was trying to create a new Constitution without absolute authority. He outright denied to give grain to the people of France, prolonging famine for much of the third estate.

Why did the Parisians attack the Bastille prison?

Question Answer Choices It may have contained weapons and gunpowder, which the Parisian mob might need if the King’s guard attacked them. There were prisoners inside that the Parisians wanted released. It was a symbol of absolute monarchy and authoritarian power. All of these

Which of the following is NOT one of the causes of the French Revolution?

Question Answer Choices A bankrupt French economy Invasion by the Haitians that led to panic in Paris Privileges that were given to the first and second estate but not the third, such as not having to pay taxes Food shortages

Which other Revolution had a major impact on the enlightenment ideas of the French Revolution?

Question Answer Choices The Glorious Revolution in England The Haitian Revolution The Protestant Reformation The American Revolution

Which of the following statements is correct?

Question Answer Choices The second estate owned 65% of the land The first estate received 10% of the taxes The third estate were exempt from paying taxes The first estate owned 25% of the land

Which of the following statements would you NOT expect to find in the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

Question Answer Choices The guilty will be given chance to prove his or her innocence at trial. All men are free and equal. Property cannot be taken away unless it presents danger to someone else or violates the law. All men have the right to freedom of speech, press, religion, and thought.

Which is the most accurate outcome of the French Revolution?

Question Answer Choices It was a conflict of senseless violence that had no positive ramifications whatsoever. It was a successful attempt at removing an authoritarian ruler and supplanting it with a long-lasting Republic. It successfully showed other European monarchs that revolution was a permanent solution to absolutism in Europe. It resulted in a weak political structure that allowed the General Napoleon Bonaparte to take over as part of a coup d’Etat.