Revolutions Quiz IV

Question 1

Of France's Three Estates, which paid ALL the taxes, despite owning only 65% of the land?

Accepted Answer

Commoners (3rd)

Question 2

What three-word phrase sums up the goals of the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood

Question 3

Random trivia: What company, founded in 1885, is the oldest telecom company in the US?

Accepted Answer

AT&T

Question 4

What was a doctrine in diplomacy in which no one country could dominate Europe.

Accepted Answer

Balance of power

Question 5

Who is the key figure in this painting by Jacques-Louis David?

Accepted Answer

Napoleon Bonaparte

Question 6

Napoleon's Grand Empire included 1) the French Empire, 2) dependent states, and 3)...

Accepted Answer

Allied states

Question 7

Why did France support the Americans in their war for independence?

Accepted Answer

They wanted revenge on Britain

Question 8

What did Napoleon do with the French law?

Accepted Answer

Created a single law code

Question 9

Whose Enlightenment ideas were expressed in the Declaration of Rights of Man & Citizen DORMAC?

Accepted Answer

John Locke - Natural Rights

Question 10

Which of these was a "dependent state" of Napoleon's empire, ruled by his brother?

Accepted Answer

Spain

Question 11

"The cultural identity of a people based on common language, religion, & national symbols."

Accepted Answer

Nationalism

Question 12

Where did the 3rd Estate meet, where they swore to stay until they created a new constitution?

Accepted Answer

An indoor tennis court

Question 13

Who was the King of France 1774-92, who was executed (guillotined) by the National Convention

Accepted Answer

Louis XVI

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