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1
French intellectuals of the Englightenment were known as _____.
sans culottes
philosophes
enragés
poissonières
2
In 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the French government known as the _____
2nd Republic
absolute monarchy
Directory
Reign of Terror
3
_____ triggered the Women's march to Versailles
admiration for the Queen (Marie Antoinette)
a discount on group tours at Versailles
bread shortages (and high prices)
high fish prices
4
The Third Estate (National Assembly) swore to draft a constitution in _______
a meeting hall
a hunting lodge
a garden
an indoor tennis court
5
_____ decisively worsened the financial troubles that forced Louis XVI to summon the Estates General on May 4, 1789.
the storming of the Bastille
French support for the American Revolution
Necker's financial reforms
the Haitian Revolution
6
This painting can best be described as _____.
neoclassical
medieval
romantic
classical
7
Which of the following leader declared Haitian Independence in 1804?
Jean-Jaques Dessalines
Dutty Boukman
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Cécile Fatiman
8
Which of the following figures belonged to the second estate?
Louis de Rouvroy, Duc (Duke) de Saint Simon
The Abbé (Abbot) Sieyès
Jean-Paul Marat
Olympe de Gouges
9
This inconclusive battle, fought before Moscow in September, 1812, marked the turning of the tide against Napoleon.
Issus
Austerlitz
Borodino
Marengo
10
French forces sent by Napoleon (1801-1803) concealed his/their intention to restore slavery in Haiti.
False
True
11
Delacroix's 1824 painting "The Massacre at Chios" dramatized the cruelty and decadence of _____.
The Ottoman Empire
The Songhai Empire
The Safavid Empire
The Mughal Empire
12
Before moving into sugar cultivation and production, settlers of Saint Domingue dedicated themselves primarily to
mining
agriculture
piracy and cattle ranching
textile manufacture
13
The French government confirmed the abolition of slavery in 1794.
True
False
14
Journalist Camille Demoulins compared the dismissal of Jacques Necker to this historical event
the Battle of Valmy
The Defenestration of Prague
(the tocsin of) The Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Cesare Borgia's excecution of Ramiro d'Orco
15
Olympe de Gouges is remembered as _____.
An advocate of women's rights
a salonnière
a poissonière
the inventor of the Guillotine
16
During the Reign of Terror, approximately _______ French men and women were guillotined.
12,000
16,000
20,000
8,000
17
A tocsin is a _____.
alarm signal
sheep
tiktok
poison
18
Saint Domingue, the site of the Haitian Revolution was / is located on the island of Hispaniola, in the _____.
Pacific Ocean
Indian Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
19
The principal cause of the Reign of Terror was _____.
The invention of the Guillotine
The Flight to Varenne
Enlightenment ideas
External and internal threats to national security
20
Louis XIV's minister Colbert sought to increase France's wealth by which of the following mercantilist policies?
all of the above
securing and enforcing trade monopolies
taxing peasants and middle class subjects
fostering and regulating ship-building, textile production, etc.
21
Denis Diderot is famous as the author of _____.
L'Encyclopédie (The Encyclopedia)
The Social Contract
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
Poème sur le desastre de Lisbonne (1756)
22
Which of the following probably contributed to France's success during its battles against the first coalition?
Napoleon's leadership
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
The Levée en Masse
The abolition of feudal priviliege in 1789 (08/04)
23
The French Revolution can be attributed to which of the following causes?
The extravagant habits of Louis XIV and his court
Crop failure during the winter of 1788-89
France's financial troubles
The Philosophes
24
In the Estates General each delegate was entitled to 1 vote.
False
True
25
True or False: the
Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
(1789) inspired Haitians to revolt in 1791.
True
False
26
Napoleon Bonaparte had himself crowned King Napoleon I in 1804.
False
True
27
The destruction of this building on July 14, 1789 was a key turning point in the French Revolution.
Versailles
Marly
The Louvre
The Bastille
28
Romantic elements in Gericault's "Raft of the Medusa" (1819) include
a brooding, sinister palette
a sinuous, off-balance composition
Géricault's emphasis on human helplessness before the forces of nature
depiction of powerful, raw emotion
29
Jacques Necker was Louis XIV's _____.
press secretary
financial advisor
valet
dance instructor
30
_____ commanded Haitian resistance during the earlier part of the Haitian Revolution.
Toussaint L'Ouverture
Jean-Jacques Dessalines
