Froggy Jumps FRENCH REVOLUTIONOnline version FRENCH REVOLUTION by Xabier Servera 1 Put in order the phases of the French Revolution a National Assembly (89)- Parliamentary Monarchy (89-92)- First Republic (92-95)- Directory (95-99) b Parliamentary Monarchy (89)- Directory (89-91) - National Assembly (92-95)- First Republic (95-99) c First Republic (89)- Directory (89-91)- Parliamentary Monarchy (92-95) - National Assembly (95-99) 2 Who was the name of the king in France? a Louis XVI b François I c Henry II 3 What country had recently became independent and declared itself a democratic republic? a Holland b USA c United Kingdom 4 What was the name of the cultural movement which inspired the French Revolution? a Enlightenment b Baroque c Renaissance 5 Why the Third Estate was so discontent with the Ancien Régime? a It paid taxes meanwhile the Nobility and the Clergy don't b They wanted to abolish the Monarchy c Both members of the Third State, the bourgeoisie and the peasants, hated each other 6 What are the reason the king was forced to call the Estates General? a He wanted to declare war on United Kingdom b France was in bankruptcy and the king needed money c He wanted to reform France after having read the complaints of the French people 7 What were the General Estates? a The meeting of representatives of the three estates b The meeting of the most powerful members of the kingdom c The meeting of the representatives of the French provinces 8 What did the members of the Third Estate did when the king refused to change the way of voting? a They declared war on the king b They accepted the old system and the Ancien Régimen kept on c They proclaimed themselves the only legitimate representatives of French Nation (National Assembly) 9 What did the people of Paris when their representatives proclaimed themselves "National Assembly"? a They beheaded the king with the guillotine b They stormed the prison of the Bastille, symbol of French monarchy c They stayed at home, waiting for the result of General Estates 10 What is the main document of French Revolution? a The Declaration of Man and Citizen b The death sentence agaisnt the king c The Constitucion of 1791 11 Why the king was killed in 1791? a He consipired with the European monarchies (enemies of France) to restore absolutism b He was accused of economic corruption c His brother conspired against him to become king of France 12 What was the name of the two political parties during the First Republic (The Convention)? a Jacobins-Gironds b Gironds-Thermidorians c Napoleonics-Royalists 13 What was the characteristics of the Jacobin gouvernement? a It was led by Robespierre and it was called "The Red Terror" because of the violence b It was led by Marat and it was a moderate gouvernment c It was led by the people and and it was known by the anarchy 14 How the French Revolution came to an end? a Napoleon Bonaparte took power through a coup-d-état in 1799 and proclamed the Consulate b There was a civil war and and the King's son, Louis XV, come back to power c France was invaded by the absolutist monarchies
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