Question

I have a bunch of French Revolution Questions. Whose willing to help??? Will give medals and become a fan.

Answer 1

1.Which of the following was not one of the Enlightenment ideas that promoted revolution in France?

A.
People have natural rights.

B.
No one should pay taxes.

C.
Government should represent the people.

D.
Rights should be written in a constitution.

Answer 2

2.The revolutionaries disliked the Church for many reasons. Which of the following is not one of those reasons?

A.
The Church was too wealthy.

B.
Church leaders were too powerful.

C.
Many priests were as poor as their parishioners.

D.
Religion ran contrary to reason.

Answer 3

3.Which of the following is not a major position of the political spectrum?

A.
liberal

B.
moderate

C.
presbyterian

D.
conservative

E.
radical

F.
reactionary

Answer 4

4.Napoleon came to power by

A.
allying himself with France's allies.

B.
overthrowing the Directory by force.

C.
leading the nobles against the revolution.

D.
storming the Bastille.

Answer 5

5.France’s absolute monarchs had very limited power.

A.
True

B.
False

Answer 6

6.When the king called for a meeting of the Estates-General, the commoners of the Third Estate demanded more power and formed a National Assembly. Fearing royal plots against them, the people of Paris stormed the Bastille and began to arm themselves.

A.
True

B.
False

Answer 7

The revolutionary government saw enemies of the Revolution everywhere. It passed laws that allowed it to arrest citizens on very little evidence. Soon, no one felt safe. Thousands of innocent prisoners were executed—some nobles, some priests, and some the ordinary “commoners” of France.

A.
True

B.
False

Answer 8

Mark the statement if it is correct.

A.
The First Estate was made up of clergy.

B.
The Second Estate was made up of nobles.

C.
The Third Estate was made up of journalists.

Answer 9

Mark the statement if it is correct.

A.
The Fourth Estate was made up of “commoners.”

B.
It was very difficult to change membership in an estate.

C.
This social structure made most French people happy.

Answer 10

Here are a number of claims about the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Declaration of Independence. Mark the statement if the claim is correct.

A.
The Declaration of Independence speaks of a divine Creator and the Declaration of the Rights of Man speaks of a Supreme Being.

B.
Only the Declaration of Man expresses the ideas of the Enlightenment.

C.
Both documents drew on the “natural law” philosophy of John Locke.

D.
Only the Declaration of Independence mentions the right to liberty.

Answer 11

Mark the phrase if it describes one of the reforms the National Convention made to improve the lives of ordinary French people.

A.
free primary schooling for all boys and girls

B.
kings had to be elected

C.
equal inheritance for both sons and daughters

Answer 12

Mark the phrase if it describes one of the reforms the National Convention made to improve the lives of ordinary French people.

A.
the right to vote for all French men

B.
slavery made illegal in the French colonies

C.
death penalty abolished

Answer 13

That was the last one...

Answer 14

Government should represent the people.
Many priests were as poor as their parishioners.
presbyterian
overthrowing the Directory by force.
False.
False.
True.

Answer 15

The answer to #6 is true, and the rest of the answers Nurali said are correct. :)

Answer 16

Thank you @LASoftBallChic101 for catching that error!

Answer 17

@jabez177

Answer 18

THANK YOU!