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1
Promotion within Napoleon's new bureaucracy was
designed to benefit the nobility.
based on merit/ability only; not rank or birth.
based on height.
given to those Napoleon favored.
2
The Committee of Public Safety was originally set up to
defend France against foreign armies.
eliminate the King.
guard Marie Antoinette.
oppose the sans-culottes.
3
Louis XVI was forced to accept the National Assembly's decrees because
his attempt to escape to Poland failed.
the army turned against him and threatened to kill him.
thousands of armed women attacked the palace & captured him.
it was the only way he would be allowed to stay in power.
4
He was the brutal head of the Committee of Public Safety.
Victor Hugo
Jean Valjean
Maximilien Robespierre.
Jean-Paul Marat
5
Inspired by liberty and equality, it gained its independence from Napoleon and France
Cuba
Indonesia
India
Haiti
6
The First estate did all of the following,
EXCEPT
Side with the peasants.
Hold high positions in the church
Own 10-15% of the land.
Not pay taxes.
7
The Russians defeated Napoleon's superior Grand Army by
making an alliance with Egypt.
retreating, burning their own villages, and winter
waiting to attack during the humid summer.
splitting their forces and attacking from two sides.
8
Which of the following was the bloodiest period of the French Revolution?
Reign of Terror
Thermodorian phase.
Bourgeoisie phase.
White terror
9
Finance minister who encouraged Louis XVI to tax nobles, peasants liked him, nobles didn't!
Maximilian Robespierre
Georges Danton
Jacques Necker
Jean Paul Marat
10
The "Concert of Europe" is best described as
The social structure of France before the Revolution
Cooperation of major powers to maintain order after the Congress of Vienna
The end to the bloodshed during the Reign of Terror
The alliance formed against Napoleon's 100 day return
11
The most important of the domestic policies established by Napoleon was
the Religious Code.
the Merchant Code.
the Food Code.
the Civil Code.
12
How was the old order destroyed w/ the new constitution written by the National Assembly?
Women received the right to vote.
Created a limited monarchy.
Protestantism made official religion of France.
There was no change in France.
13
This was used by the revolutionaries to execute their opponents.
guillotine
bourgeoisie
Bastille
Directory
14
They were ordinary revolutionaries who wore long trousers & were more radical during the rev.
The Directory
The Consulate
The Committee of Public Safety
The Sans-culottes
15
The reason Parisian women marched on Versailles palace was
to support American independence against the British
to loot the palace for Marie Antoinette's wig collection.
to demand that women's rights be added to the Constitution.
to demand bread/food for their starving families.
16
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
proclaimed all of these
EXCEPT
freedom of the press.
freedom of speech.
equal rights for women.
an end to tax exemptions.
17
They were the middle class citizens of the third estate.
Peasants
Clergy
Bourgeoisie
Nobility
18
A British conservative, he criticized the excesses and bloodshed of the Revolution
Duke of Wellington
John Locke
Edmund Burke
Thomas Hobbes
19
The 3 major parts of Napoleon's Grand Empire were
Austria, Prussia, and Serbia
France, Morocco, and Algeria
1st Estate, 2nd Estate, and the 3rd Estate
the French Empire, the satellite kingdoms, & allied states
20
This is the sudden overthrow of a government.
nationalism
coup d' etat
estate
consulate
21
The storming of this began the French Revolution
Island of Elba
guillotine
Bastille
Versailles
22
Napoleon's coup d' état overthrew the _________ to establish his consulate.
city mayor
Committee of Public Safety
The Directory
British government
23
Napoleon's Civil Code viewed women with regard to what idea
The Family Monarchy
legal equals to men
as co-owners of property with their husbands.
equal in divorce proceedings.
24
The Committee of Public Safety was given broad powers to
defend France from domestic and foreign threats.
drain all the canals.
protect the Paris Commune from thieves.
restore order to Brussels.
25
Which of the following is
NOT
considered an accomplishment of Napoleon?
The execution of Louis XVI
The Napoleonic Code
The Lycée System of Education
The Louisiana Purchase
26
Which of France's estates was
NOT EXEMPT
from the
taille
(
taxes)?
Third Estate (commoners)
Second Estate (nobility)
First Estate - Clergy
Fourth Estate (middle class)
27
The French National Assembly swore the Tennis Court Oath, which was
a promise not to rest until all members of the church dead.
a vow to meet until they created a new constitution.
an oath of loyalty to Jean Valjean.
a promise to destroy all of the nation's tennis teams.
28
The purpose of this was to reform French legal code to reflect beliefs of French Rev.
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen
Napoleonic Code
Constitution
Continental System
29
She demanded equal political rights for women
Josephine Bonapoarte
Marie Louise Bonaparte
Marie Antoinette
Olympe de Gouges
30
In its attempts to create a new order that reflected its belief in reason, the National Conv.
bought newspaper space to promote their view.
declared new national holidays.
ordered the building of new libraries and universities.
pursued a policy of de-christianization.
31
This was enacted by Napoleon to weaken the British economy
Nationalism
Continental System
Directory
Declaraction of the Rights of Man and Citizens
32
The Directory was eventually overthrown by
the Jacobins
Louis XVI
Napoleon Bonaparte
Robespierre
33
All of the following are examples of de-Christianization
EXCEPT
changing Notre Dame to the Temple of Reason.
using the guillotine to exterminate ALL opposition.
changing the names of the months to reflect seasons.
banning the practice of religion publicly.
34
The Second Estate did all of the following
EXCEPT
hold high positions in government and military.
not pay taxes.
own from 25 to 30 percent of land.
side with the peasants.
35
What were the two main reasons that Napoleon's Grand Empire collapsed?
the survival of Great Britain and the force of nationalism.
the resentment of the clergy and the plotting of accountants
France's weak economy
Napoleon's greed and laziness within his bureaucracy.
