Who was Jean-Paul Marat?

A radical journalist who defended the sans-culottes.

Jean-Paul Marat was devoted to

Hunting down counterrevolutionaries

The term sans-culottes, meaning, "without breeches," implied that the members of this political group were

ordinary patriots without fine clothes

Georges Danton was executed because...

He was less radical than Robespierre.

Allowed Catholics and Protestants the right to worship freely in France

The Russians defeated Napoleon’s superior Grand Army by

retreating and burning their own villages and countryside

Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly’s decrees because

thousands of armed Parisian women descended on the palace & captured them

supporter of Robespierre, was eventually declared a traitor

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed

equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women

What is Catherine The Great known for?

Being the empress of Russia, Increased Russia’s territory, Modernized the Russian army and government

How did the French Revolution end?

A new Emperor took over, A military regime under Napoléon took over

Who was Maximilien Robespierre?

The leader of the Jacobins, A man who led the revolution to overthrow the monarchy

What is one of the principles of the Napoleonic code?

It stated all citizens were equal before the law.

How did Louis XIV control his nobles and princes?

He kept them busy with court life

What are some characteristics of Rococo period and style?

Shows no responsibility, contains Ribbons, bows..., Happy, lighthearted scenes

What happened at the end of the Reign of Terror?

The execution of Maximilien Robespierre

A radical leader who lead the National Convention

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1
The most important of the seven legal codes established by Napoleon was
the Merchant Code
the Religious Code.
the Civil Code.
the Alliance Code.
2
Who was Jean-Paul Marat?
A powerful orator who defended the Revolution's leaders.
A fierce writer who attacked pro-Revolutionary forces.
A radical journalist who defended the sans-culottes.
A member of the Whigs who railed against the Revolution.
3
When Louis XVI called a meeting of the Estates-General in 1789, which estate wanted to set up a constitutional gov?
First Estate
Third Estate
Fourth Estate
Second Estate
4
Jean-Paul Marat was devoted to
Restoring the Catholic Church
Abolishing the monarchy
Granting all men the right to vote
Hunting down counterrevolutionaries
5
The term sans-culottes, meaning, "without breeches," implied that the members of this political group were
wealthy, because they did not wear breeches
women, because they wore skirts
pacifists who did not use guns
ordinary patriots without fine clothes
6
Napoleon overthrew the Directory and crowned himself the emperor of France.
False
True
7
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen was a charter of tax laws based on the US Constitution.
False
True
8
The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at
Moscow in Russia.
Elba off the coast of Italy
Waterloo in Belgium.
St. Helena in France
9
Georges Danton was executed because...
He was more radical than Robespierre.
He supported Charlotte Corday.
He was less radical than Robespierre.
He supported the king.
10
The _________system is the sun-centered concept of the universe.
heliocentric
Newtonian
Ptolemaic
geocentric
11
The Girondins were the most radical group in the French Revolution.
False
True
12
Who were the Huguenots?
French Protestants
French Non-Believers
French Catholics
British Protestants
13
He was Louis XIV's Finance Minister who created Mercantilism to help bring in money for the country.
Cardinal Richelieu
Jean- Baptiste Colbert
Felip Bourbon
El Greco
14
During the Reign of Terror, the majority of people killed were from the Third Estate
True
False
15
What did the European nations that opposed the revolution threaten to do?
Form Republic of virtue
Take away France's territories
Execute Louis XVI
Invade France
16
The Edict of Nantes
Allowed Huguenots and Calvinist the right to worship freely in France.
Only allowed Huguenots the right to worship freely in France
Allowed Catholics and Protestants the right to worship freely in France
Only allowed Protestant the right to worship freely in France
17
Who maintained that all people were born with certain God-given rights which the government should protect
Rousseau
Locke
Smith
Voltaire
18
How did Catherine the great become empress of Russia?
she married Peter III
she kidnapped the king
she married Frederick the Great
She beheaded the king
19
What were the status groups in France prior to the revolution called?
bourgeoisie
estates
taille
classes
20
On June 17, 1789, the First Estate declared itself the National Assembly and swore to create a new constitution.
False
True
21
Napoleon's attempt to unify Europe under French control was unsuccessful.
True
False
22
The Russians defeated Napoleon’s superior Grand Army by
making an alliance with Egypt
splitting their forces in half and attacking from two sides
retreating and burning their own villages and countryside
waiting to attack during the brutal Russian winter
23
Napoleon was born in
St. Helena
Corsica
Elba
Sicily
24
Marat was assassinated by
Georges Danton
Charlotte Corday
Maximillien Robespierre
Olympe de Gouges
25
Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly’s decrees because
the army turned against him and threatened to execute him.
his attempt to escape to Poland had failed.
it was the only way he could remain mayor of Paris.
thousands of armed Parisian women descended on the palace & captured them
26
George Danton was...
supporter of Robespierre, was eventually declared a traitor
supporter of the Rev who used his newspaper to demand blood
The king of France at the start of the revolution
Helped Louis XVI try to escape France
27
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen proclaimed
equal rights for all citizens, including rights for women
an end to the National Police Force
equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women
an end to the monarchy and abolishing the Nat'l Assembly
28
The Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers to
drain the canals
defend France from threats
restore order to Brussels.
protect the Paris Commune from thieves
29
He published a radical paper called the "Friend of the People" it demanded the "heads" of those who were against the rev
Robespierre
Marat
Jean-Paul Baptiste
Danton
30
What is Catherine The Great known for?
Being the empress of Russia
Increased Russia’s territory
Creating spaghetti
Modernized the Russian army and government
31
How did the French Revolution end?
A new King took over
A millitary regime under Robespièrre took over
A new Emperor took over
A military regime under Napoléon took over
32
The father of the scientific method is
Frederic Chopin
Leonardo da Vinci
Francis Bacon
Rene Descartes
33
The translation of ____ means "to let (people) do (what they want)."
salon
laissez-faire
taille
philosophe
34
The Tennis Court Oath was a pledge taken by the Second Estate to force a new constitution.
False
True
35
Rococo architecture often consisted of what colors?
Gold
Raw wood
Pastels, White, Gold
Blacks
36
Under the Constitution of 1795, only____ or qualified voters could elect members to the legislative.
priests
aristocrats
electors
taille
37
Name of Scottish economist who promoted laissez faire, but still saw the need for some govt.
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Adam Smith
Peter Romanov
38
Who was Maximilien Robespierre?
He was the leader of the slave revolt in Haiti
The leader of the Jacobins
A man who led the revolution to overthrow the monarchy
The man who wanted to keep the monarchy in power
39
Which monarch was called the "Most Catholic King"
Elizabeth Tudor
Louis XIV
James I
Philip II
40
What is one of the principles of the Napoleonic code?
It preserved traditional French society
It furthered women's rights.
It strengthened the power of the clergy.
It stated all citizens were equal before the law.
41
Philip II of Spain sent a fleet of warships, or ______ to invade England
battalion
regiment
brigade
armada
42
How did Louis XIV control his nobles and princes?
He kept them busy with court life
He made them join his military.
He imprisoned them
He shared his power with them
43
What are some characteristics of Rococo period and style?
Shows no responsibility
contains Ribbons, bows...
Idealized figures
Happy, lighthearted scenes
44
What was the palace Versailles used for first?
prison
hunting lodge
hospital
hotel
45
What happened at the end of the Reign of Terror?
Napoleon's overthrow of the Directory
The execution of Maximilien Robespierre
The creation of the Committee of Public Safety
The execution of King Louis XVI
46
How many members made up the Directory?
5
3
7
1
47
Who earned the nickname "drinker of blood" because he urged the poor to take what they needed by force.
Danton
Guillotine
Robespierre
Marat
48
Who was Robespierre?
A rebel leader who was from Austria
The king of France after King Louis XVI's death
A radical leader who lead the National Convention
One of the many peasants who was sentenced to death
49
In what system does a ruler hold total power?
Republicanism
Militant Catholicism
Absolutism
Commonwealth
50
Where was Napoleon defeated?
St. Helena
Elba
Russia
Belgium
51
What is the name given to French Calvinist?
Huguenots
Philosophes
Puritans
Methodists
52
Who was Frederick II?
King of England and military strategist
Duke of France and world famous pickle ball champion
Prussian king and military leader
A friar in the Catholic Church
53
Who argued that every person was born with a tabula rasa, or blank mind?
Voltaire
Adam Smith
Denis Diderot
John Locke
54
How did Marie Antoinette die?
Shot
Hanging
Guillotine
Died of old age
55
Voltaire wrote Treatise on Toleration in which he described his belief in
freedom of speech
the right to vote for all people
religious tolerance
against capital punishment
56
Napoleon came to power by:
inheriting the throne
a representative government
starting the Reign of Terror
overthrowing the Directory
57
What happens to Robespierre?
He unsucessfully attempts suicide and shoots himself in the jaw.
All of these
He is executed via guillotine.
He is mocked before his execution.
58
The storming of the Bastille occurred in Paris.
False
True
59
What was the job of the Council of 500?
pass laws
break the laws
enforce laws
draft laws
60
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo was
a famous general.
the last great Italian fresco painter.
a famous musician.
a friend of Shakespeare.
61
Military leader who beat Napoleon at Waterloo
Duke of York
Oliver Cromwell
Peter the Great
Duke of Wellington
62
What was the goal of the Continental System?
conquer Russia
create a strong, centralized bureaucracy
cut off trade between Britain and Europe
codify laws throughout Europe
63
John Locke, called the rights to life, liberty, and property ____________ rights.
inalienable
natural
universal
rational
64
The difference between the Girondins and the Mountain was that
the Girondins wanted to keep the king alive; the Mountain want execution.
the Girondins were radicals in Amsterdam, Mountains in Germany
the Girondins were members of the Third Estate, while the Mountain was not.
the Girondins were elected by the people; Mountain seized by force.
65
Where was Napoleon defeated?
Elba
St. Helena
Belgium
Russia
66
Marie Antoinette was born in this country.
Austria
France
Spain
Russia
67
Which philosopher is noted for the statement "I think, therefore I am"?
Rene Descartes
Francis Bacon
John Locke
Aristotle
68
Island off the coast of Italy, where Napoleon was first exiled.
Sicily
Elba
Waterloo
St. Helena
69
A/an ____ is a sudden overthrow of the government.
rebellion
crowning
election
coup d'etat
70
The ____ was an elegant drawing room where intellectuals discussed enlightenment ideas.
deism
rococo
salon
Hanoverian
71
What were some of the most important causes of the French Revolution?
Protestant Reformation, war with Russia, the rise of Napoleon
Enlightenment, rigid social structure, financial crisis
Protestant Reformation, the storming of Bastille, Third Estate
Enlightenment ideas, war with Russia, the rise of Napoleon
72
What did Peter the Great do to control his subjects?
require all citizens to pay a citizenship tax
require his nobleman to marry foreign princesses
require noble men to cut their beards or pay a beard tax
require all citizens to pledge an oath to him and Russia
73
Montesquieu wrote Treatise on Toleration.
True
False
74
She was the last Hapsburg monarch, and rival to Frederick II.....
Wollstone
Sheppard
Catherine I
Maria Teresa
75
Montesquieu believed in the separation of powers because
it prevented any one group /person from gaining too much power.
it prevented Protestants from taking over in France
it prevented a republic from acquiring too much power.
it prevented anyone from using the guillotine in France ever
76
Monarchs who practiced _______ tried to govern by Enlightenment principles
enlightened absolutism
separation of powers
social contract law
deism
77
What are the causes of the French Revolution?
Social
All of the above
Economic
Political
78
In attempts to create a new order that reflects its belief in reason, the National Convention
drafted another new constitution to reflect the ideas of Engligtenment
ordered the building of several new libraries and universities
declared new national holidays celebrating great French leaders
pursued a policy of de-Christianization even adopting a new calendar
79
The work of ______ shows the use of enchantment in the rococo style.
Antoine Watteau
Alexander Dumas
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Henry Fielding
80
Who argued that the sun, NOT the Earth, was the center of the universe?
Martin Luther
Johannes Kepler
Nicolaus Copernicus
Ptolemy
81
Why did the National Convention decide to execute Robespierre?
They feared his power and his fanaticism.
He was a member of the royal family.
They feared that he sold secrets to Britain.
He led the attack on the Bastille.
82
Who inspired the French Revolution ?
American Revolution
The Bill of Rights
Federal System
The Enlightenment
83
How did the French Revolution start?
The Bastille was stormed
The taxes were increased
The National Assembly was created
The King was executed
84
Laissex-faire can best be described as ...
the intellectuals of the Enlightenment
monarchical rule of Enlightenment
style that emphasized grace and charm
idea that the sate should not interfere wit the economy
85
Who was one of the most prominent Russian rulers in the Romanov dynasty
Philip II
Frederick William the Great Elector
Peter the Great
Ivan IV
86
Who was married to Marie Antoinette?
Louis XVI
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louis XV
Louis XVII
87
Which act brought an end to the Holy Roman Empire?
the Treaty of Versailles
the Peace of Westphalia
the Toleration Act
the Edict of Nantes
88
To Voltaire and many other philosophe, the universe was
unknowable to all
a divine creation
like a clock
constructed like a flower

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