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Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly’s decrees because (#16)
the army turned against him and threatened to execute him.
it was the only way he could remain mayor of Paris.
his attempt to escape to Poland had failed.
thousands of armed Parisian women descended on the palace
2
This means a "sudden overthrow of the government". (#8)
Continental System
coup d'revolution
super revolt
coup d'etat
3
The Russians defeated Napoleon’s superior Grand Army by (#35)
splitting their forces in half and attacking from two sides.
waiting to attack during the brutal Russian winter.
retreating hundreds of miles and burning their own villages.
making an alliance with Egypt.
4
What were the two major reasons that Napoleon’s Grand Empire collapsed? (#7)
Napoleon’s greed and laziness within his bureaucracy
the resentment of the clergy and plotting of the accountants
the survival of Great Britain and the force of nationalism
France’s weak economy and the drain of Napoleon’s many wars
5
The middle class (#2)
burghers
second estate
first estate
bourgeoisie
6
Napoleon’s agreement with the Catholic Church did all of the following EXCEPT (#34)
return church lands to the pope and clergy.
restore some stability to France.
make those who had purchased church land his supporters.
recognize Catholicism as the majority religion of France.
7
The Paris Bastille was (#14)
an armory and prison.
a tennis court.
a restaurant.
Louis’s palace.
8
Napoleon's army was called... (#10)
Grand Army
Super Forces
Strong Guys
Grand Militia
9
Which of France’s estates was NOT exempt from the
taille
? (#11)
the Second Estate (nobility)
the Fourth Estate (middle class)
the First Estate (clergy)
the Third Estate (commoners)
10
The term
sans-culottes
implied that the members of this political group were (#15)
ordinary patriots without fine clothes.
very poor and could not afford pants.
pacifists who did not use guns.
women, because they wore skirts.
11
The Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers to (#27)
protect the Paris Commune from thieves.
defend France from threats.
restore order to Brussels.
drain all the canals.
12
Napoleon’s Civil Code treated women (#33)
as less than equal to men.
as co-owners of property with their husbands.
as legal equals to men.
equal in divorce proceedings.
13
According to _____, bishops and priests were to be elected by the people and paid by the state. (#18)
Louis XVI
The Clergy Commandments
Church Rules
The Civil Constitution of the Clery
14
Louis XIV's wife that loved to spend money... (#21)
Marie Curie
Olympe de Gouges
Kim Forlines
Marie Antoinette
15
The Directory was eventually toppled by (#31)
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Robespierre.
the Jacobins.
Louis XVI.
16
The two dissenting groups within the National Convention were the (#6)
Commune and the Paris mob.
Girondins and the Mountain.
Jacobins and the Marats.
Dantons and the Robespierres.
17
Napoleon’s military force was called the (#10)
Coup d’État.
Dependent States.
Napoleonic Code.
Grand Army.
18
The storming of the ______ started the French Revolution. (#14)
Eiffel Tower
Bastille
Palace
Versailles
19
In his final battle, Napoleon was defeated by (#36)
the superior British navy.
a combined French and Swiss army.
the Duke of Wellington.
the bitter Russian winter.
20
A sudden overthrow of the government is called a... (#8)
coup d'etat
sedan d'etat
power transition
power play
21
The Duke of Wellington defeated Napoleon at (#36)
Waterloo in Belgium.
Moscow in Russia.
Annecy in France.
the Black Forest in Germany.
22
The Reign of Terror set up revolutionary courts to prosecute (#23)
the sans-culottes.
Austrian prisoners.
Robespierre’s followers.
enemies of the republic.
23
Napoleon’s coup d’état overthrew the ____ to establish his consulate. (#31)
city mayor
British government
Legislative Assembly
Directory
24
The ____________________, or middle class, included merchants, bankers, and industrialists. (#2)
dissidents
Girondins
bourgeoisie
nobles
25
Maximilian Robespierre was the head of... (#24)
National Assembly
Third Estate
Committee of Public Safety
Second Estate
26
The Second Estate did all of the following EXCEPT (#12)
side with the peasants.
not pay taxes.
hold high positions in government and the military.
own from 25 to 30 percent of the land.
27
Notre Dame was known as the (#29)
building of beliefs
cathedral of reason
church of reason
temple of reason
28
The French National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath, which was (#13)
an oath of loyalty to Jean Valjean.
a vow to continue to meet until they made a constitution
a promise to destroy all of the nation’s tennis bracelets.
a promise not to rest until all clergy were executed.
29
Approximately how many people were killed during the Reign of Terror? (#30)
25,000
100,000
100
40,000
30
Who seized political power from the Legislative Assembly? (n/a)
Henry VIII
Marie Antoinette
Paris Commune
National Assembly
31
The National Assembly’s Constitution of 1791 (n/a)
satisfied the priests and lower classes.
gave all men a vote.
abolished the monarchy.
set up a limited monarchy.
32
What was another name for France's chief tax? (#11)
guillotine
gold coin
taille
income tax
33
The National Convention designated the cathedral of Notre Dame a _________ of __________. (#29)
city of angels
dome of hope
temple of reason
temple of secularism
34
The most important of the seven legal codes established by Napoleon was (#32)
the Religious Code.
the Merchant Code.
the Food Code.
the Civil Code.
35
When Louis XVI began to lose power, _____________ threatened to use force to restore his power. (#17)
Britain and Austria
Germany and Mexico
Spain and Portugal
Austria and Prussia
36
The _______ proclaimed equal rights for all men, but no political rights for women. (#19)
Constitution of 1795
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Declaration of Independence
Constitution of 1789
37
Invention used during the Reign of Terror for beheading enemies of the revolution (#4)
Blade Basher
Razor Knife
Guillotine
Catapult
38
____ was the brutal head of the Committee of Public Safety. (#24)
Maximilien Robespierre
Jean-Paul Marat
Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean
39
Promotion within Napoleon’s new bureaucracy was (#9)
based on ability only, not rank or birth.
designed to benefit the nobility.
based on height
given to those Napoleon favored, but taken away.
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In an attempt to create a new order that reflected its belief in reason the National Convention (#28)
ordered the building of several new libraries.
drafted a Constitution to reflect the Enlightenment.
pursued a policy of dechristianization.
declared new national holidays celebrating French cuisine.
