Question 1

In 1799,Napoleon assumed the title Pater Patriae and governed in the name of the republic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Jean Paul Marat was an early leader of the revolution and editor of the popular news sheet:

Accepted Answer

A)   Common Sense.
B)   Le monde.
C)   Révolution dans le révolution?
D)   The Friend of the People.
E)   The Secrets of the Revolution.

Question 3

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. C

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

Louis XVI was condemned to death not by a unanimous vote,but by a very narrow margin in the convention.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen:

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A)   was never accepted by Louis XVI and thus never went into effect.
B)   was renounced two years later in favor of the Constitution of 1791.
C)   gave equal political and social rights to all men and women.
D)   was a moral document specifying the natural rights of human beings.
E)   was written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and formed the basis for the French Revolution.

Question 7

By the time of the French Revolution,the line between noble and non-noble was quite blurred due to many families purchasing their titles.A good example of this change in the aristocracy is the family of the maverick noble:

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A)   Baron de Montesquieu.
B)   Marquis de Lafayette.
C)   Viscount Louis de Capet.
D)   Comte de Mirabeau.
E)   Baron Louis du Bourbon.

Question 8

When the Committee of Public Safety fell from power in 1794,it was replaced by a more moderate group known as the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Commissariat.
B)   Jacobins.
C)   Mountain.
D)   Directory.
E)   Girondins.

Question 9

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

Question 10

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

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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 11

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.

Question 12

Napoleon was interested in rebuilding and beautifying his own country,and ordered work to be undertaken to restore the ruins of Rome and to make the Prado Palace in Madrid into a museum.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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.

Question 14

The September Massacres only killed seven prisoners,five of whom were petty criminals and two who were mentally incompetent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 15

The Eighteenth Brumaire is important because it:

Accepted Answer

A)   was the day that Napoleon was declared a "temporary consul."
B)   was the day that Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself king.
C)   represented the victory of the Directory over the National Convention.
D)   abolished the French republic.
E)   was the day the First Republic was declared.

Question 16

The lists of grievances drawn up by the delegates of the three Estates were called the:

Accepted Answer

A)   Cahiers de Doléances.
B)   Enrages.
C)   Assignats.
D)   Levée en masse.
E)   Sans-culottes.

Question 17

How did the popular uprisings from 1789 to 1792 shape royal policy?

Accepted Answer

The first revolt took place in 1789 when...

Question 18

In the second stage of the French Revolution,the Terror,the vast majority of those executed were members of the:

Accepted Answer

A)   aristocracy.
B)   clergy.
C)   peasantry.
D)   foreign diplomatic corps.
E)   bourgeoisie.

Question 19

The Civil Constitution of the Clergy demanded the clergy serve France,rather than Rome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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:

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 18: The French Revolution

In 1799,Napoleon assumed the title Pater Patriae and governed in the name of the republic.

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Jean Paul Marat was an early leader of the revolution and editor of the popular news sheet:

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

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

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Louis XVI was condemned to death not by a unanimous vote,but by a very narrow margin in the convention.

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The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen:

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By the time of the French Revolution,the line between noble and non-noble was quite blurred due to many families purchasing their titles.A good example of this change in the aristocracy is the family of the maverick noble:

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When the Committee of Public Safety fell from power in 1794,it was replaced by a more moderate group known as the:

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

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

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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:

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Napoleon was interested in rebuilding and beautifying his own country,and ordered work to be undertaken to restore the ruins of Rome and to make the Prado Palace in Madrid into a museum.

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

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The September Massacres only killed seven prisoners,five of whom were petty criminals and two who were mentally incompetent.

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The Eighteenth Brumaire is important because it:

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The lists of grievances drawn up by the delegates of the three Estates were called the:

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How did the popular uprisings from 1789 to 1792 shape royal policy?

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In the second stage of the French Revolution,the Terror,the vast majority of those executed were members of the:

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