1) The ___________ Revolution inspired the people of France to revolt against their King. a) English b) Spanish c) American d) Irish 2) The French Revolution took place in the _____ century. a) 17th b) 18th c) 16th 3) What is a monarchy? a) A form of government where the King or Queen have sole authority. b) A government where the people had a say. 4) King Louis XVI believed he had a divine right to rule France. Explain.  a) A god-given right to rule b) The right to rule from his father c) A government-given right to rule 5) What movement had people believing in reason and science over faith and authority? a) The Labour Movement b) The Social Movement c) The Enlightenment 6) In France, people were divided into social groups called _______ a) Estates b) Category  c) Set d) Groups 7) How many Estates were there in France at the time? a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 8) Who made up the 1st Estate? a) Nobility b) The Common People c) Clergy 9) Which estate payed taxes? a) The First: Clergy b) The Second: nobility c) The Third: Common People d) All of them 10) What was the Corvée? a) A nickname for the Third Estate. b) The name of Marie Antoinette’s dog. c) The Third Estate worked for free on the roads d) Salt tax 11) Why were the Third Estate unhappy paying taxes? a) The richer Estates did not have to pay them. b) They payed them yet had no say in the running of the country c) They wanted to only pay the tithe tax 12) How many people made up the Third Estate? a) 25 million b) 2 million c) 17 million 13) What was the land tax called? a) Taille b) Gabelle  c) Tithe d) Corvée 14) How did France help America with their Revolution a) They sent food to them b) They sent money and weapons c) They attacked England 15) How did King Louis XVI try to save France from bankruptcy? a) Ask America for a loan. b) Force all estates to pay taxes. 16) What happened after the King asked all estates to pay taxes? a) The 1st and 2nd Estate refused. b) The Third refused to pay more taxes. c) King Louis XVI organised a meeting to discuss taxes 17) What was the name of the meeting between the Estates? a) The Estates-Government b) The Estates-General 18) Which Estate had more representatives at the meeting? a) 1st b) 2nd c) 3rd 19) Who believed that each estate should get one vote? a) 1st estate b) 2nd estate c) 3rd estate 20) After 6 weeks of debate, the 3rd Estate lost patience. They declared that they represented the people of France. What did they name themselves? a) The French Government b) The National Assembly c) The National Government d) The Third Rulers 21) What was the name of the oath taken by the National Assembly? a) Tennis Court Oath b) Basketball Court Oath c) Football Field Oath 22) Why did the people in Paris attack the Bastille Prison? a) Searching for weapons b) Searching for Louis XVI c) Searching for family 23) Marquis de Lafayette set up a new army called the National ___________ a) Army b) Guard c) Police 24) What was the slogan of the French Revolution? a) Brotherhood, Equality and Liberty b) Liberty, Equality and Brotherhood c) Equality, Liberty and Brotherhood 25) What 3 colours make up the French tricolore flag? a) Blue, White and Red b) Blue and White c) Red and White 26) When Louis and Marie-Antoinette tried to escape, where were they caught? a) Versailles b) Paris c) Varennes 27) What type of government did Paris have in September 1791? a) A National Convention b) A Monarchy c) A Constitutional Monarchy 28) April 1972, the National Assembly declared war on ___________ a) England b) Austria c) Sweden d) Germany 29) What was the name of the radical politicians? a) Émigrés b) Jacobins c) Bonaparte 30) The Committee of Public Safety arrested anyone believing to be counter-revolutionary. This period was called the Reign of __________. a) Horror b) Terror c) Fear

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