Why did the Jacobins establish a new calendar?

The old calendar was associated with Christianity.

Where did the deputies take their oath to not separate until a new constitution was written?

The tennis courts at Versailles

Under Louis XIV, what was life like at Versailles?

uncomfortable: b/c small rooms/courtiers trying to win favor

Why is the summer of 1789 known as the "time of the Great Fear" in France?

Peasants fled from a "plot" that nobles wanted to kill them.

Who were the philosophes?

Enlightenment thinkers who believed in justice and freedom

What gave the "Reign of Terror" its name?

Many people were executed by guillotine.

Who was Jean-Paul Marat?

a radical journalist and doctor

What happened at the Bastille on July 14, 1789?

The sans culottes stormed the building& killed the governor

What was the first reform demanded by the Third Estate's deputies?

one vote per deputy no matter which Estate he belonged to

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1
Which of the following did the Declaration of the Rights of man not establish?
freedom of religion
freedom of speech
the legal equality of all men
the end of the monarchy
2
An assembly made up of representatives from France's Three Estates:
Estates-General
the Legislative Assembly
a republic
the Third Estate
3
Why did the Jacobins establish a new calendar?
Astronomers had discovered that the old calendar was wrong.
The old calendar was associated with Christianity.
Working people wanted a calendar to shorten the work week
Marie Antoinette loved the new fancy names of the months.
4
Where did the deputies take their oath to not separate until a new constitution was written?
the Bastille
the Hall of Mirrors
Le Petit Trianon
The tennis courts at Versailles
5
A system of rights or justice shared by all people and that comes from nature, not society is
absolute monarchy.
natural law.
a republic.
a Legislative Assembly.
6
Which philosophe said that "Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains."
Rousseau
Locke
Voltaire
Montesquieu
7
Which of the following would have been OPPOSED by the philosophes?
recent revolutionary change in the English government
freedom of the press
religious tolerance
abolition of government
8
A group of representatives with the power to make laws for the country is...
the Estates-General.
a republic.
the Third Estate.
a Legislative Assembly.
9
Which title was the only title that Napoleon did not have in his lifetime?
First Consul
Emperor of the French
General
king of France
10
Under Louis XIV, what was life like at Versailles?
difficult because everyone had to milk cows
uncomfortable: b/c small rooms/courtiers trying to win favor
boring for the courtiers because not many people lived there
lonely because only the king and queen lived there.
11
What was the Declaration of the Rights of Man?
The French Bill of Rights
The French national anthem
A law that gave French men the right to vote.
An agreement to storm the Bastille
12
A king or queen who has unchecked authority to do whatever he or she wants with no restrictions
is a regime.
is the Estates-General.
is a constitutional monarchy.
is an absolute monarchy.
13
Why is the summer of 1789 known as the "time of the Great Fear" in France?
Everyone was afraid of the Black Death, a plague in Europe.
Aristocrats were being murdered at the guillotine.
Peasants fled from a "plot" that nobles wanted to kill them.
The royal family fled from Paris
14
Who were the philosophes?
Shop keepers who stormed the Bastille
Followers of Napoleon who believed in uniting Europe
Members of the Estates-General
Enlightenment thinkers who believed in justice and freedom
15
Which battle was the final defeat in Napoleon's military career?
New Orleans
Waterloo
Elba
St. Petersburg
16
What gave the "Reign of Terror" its name?
There was no government in France.
France was at war with Russia.
Many people were executed by guillotine.
Napoleon Bonaparte established an oppressive dictatorship.
17
A period of rule is...
a natural law.
neoclassicism.
a regime.
a republic.
18
What was the greatest factor in Russia's defeat of Napoleon's army?
Napoleon's inability to take Moscow
the army's disloyalty to Napoleon
the number of Russian soldiers
the cold Russian winter
19
Who was Jean-Paul Marat?
a neoclassical painter
a radical journalist and doctor
a royalist emigre
the man who assassinated a leading Jacobin.
20
A famous story told about Marie Antoinette claims she said:
"After me, the deluge."
"I am the state."
"I feel like the universe is going to fall on me."
"Let them eat cake."
21
A government ruled by a king or queen whose power is limited by a constitution is...
a republic.
a constitutional monarchy.
an absolute monarchy.
a regime.
22
A revival of ancient Greek and Roman ideas, especially art, literature, and architecture is...
tyrannical.
the Third Estate.
a constitutional monarchy.
neoclassicism.
23
In pre-revolutionary France , which group had the least amount of political power?
peasants
royalty
aristocracy
clergy
24
What type of civilization inspired a movement of art during the French Revolution?
medieval
classical
Romantic
Renaissance
25
Who was called the Sun King?
Louis XVI
Louis Ex Vee Aye, aye, aye.
Louis XIV
Louis XV
26
Why did many people disapprove of Marie Antoinette?
She built a make believe peasant village: Le Petit Trianon.
She was Austrian.
All of the above.
She was accused of interfering with political decisions.
27
Why did Parisian women march to Versailles in October 1789?
to celebrate the fall of the Bastille
to demand the right to vote
to demand bread
to demonstrate their loyalty to the king
28
Which of the following did Romantic artists value most?
imitation
Spontaneity
lofty, heroic subjects
order
29
A synonym for "cruel" or "unjust" is:
neoclassicism
tyrannical
natural law
regime
30
What happened at the Bastille on July 14, 1789?
Royal troops drove off an attacking mob
the deputies signed the constitution
The Parisians executed Louis XVI
The sans culottes stormed the building& killed the governor
31
A government in which people elect representatives to rule for them is...
an absolute monarchy.
a Third Estate.
tyrannical.
a republic.
32
What did the royal family do after the women's march to Versailles?
demanded bread
fled to England
ordered Napoleon Bonaparte to fire on the crowd
returned to Paris
33
In pre-revolutionary France, which group of people made up the First Estate?
soldiers
commoners
nobles
clergy
34
What was the first reform demanded by the Third Estate's deputies?
loss of privileges for the Second Estate
abolition of the monarchy
tax on the income of the First Estate
one vote per deputy no matter which Estate he belonged to

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