Short Questions

1. Why was Bastille hated by all?

2. What kind of government was in practice in France in
1789?
3. When did French Revolution break?
4. When was Bastille demolished by the people?
5. State any three points of significance of
storming the Bastille.
6. Trace the events which led to the fall of the
Bastille.
7. To which dynasty was Louis XVI related?
8. Name the tax which was charged by the church
from the peasants?
9. Who refuted the doctrine of the divine and
absolute right of the Monarch?
10. Who wrote the book ‘Two Treatises of
Government’?
11. Who wrote ‘The Spirit of the Laws’?
12. .What role did the middle class play in
bringing about social and economic changes
France? Explain.
13. Examine the economic conditions of France
before 1789.
14. Examine the economic conditions of France
before 1789.
15. What does subsistence crisis mean? What
led to subsistence crisis in France? Explain.
16. Explain the role of philosophers in the
French Revolution of 1789.
17. Explain the composition of French society
during the late 18th century.
18. Who in France, was given the status of
active citizens?
19. Which term was used in France for the
newly elected assembly in 1791?
20. Name the pamphlet written by Abe Sieyes
21. Who proposed the concept of The Social
Contract?
22. What was the ‘guillotine’ and who invented
it?
23. What important change occurred in France
on 21 September 1792?
24. . What was Marseillaise in France?
25. Name the main leader of the Jacobin Club.
26. Between which three countries was
triangular slave trade held?

Long answers
1. How were ancient _regime and its crises
responsible for the Revolution of 1789 in
France?
2. Who was the king of France at the time of the
French Revolution? Mention the conditions in
which he ascended the throne of France.
3. Mention the Third Estate on after the walk o
reason for a walkout from the assembly of
Estate General by the members of 5th May
1789. Explain any two steps taken by the
members of the Third Estate out.
4. Give Reasons as to why the National
Assembly was formed by the ‘people of the
Third Estate’.
5. Evaluate countryside condition during the
French Revolution.
6. Describe the political conditions leading to
the outbreak of revolution in France.
7. Explain any three features of the Constitution
of France drafted in 1791.
8. Why did King Louis XVI conclude to increase
taxes? Assess any three reasons.
9. Describe any five causes of the French
Revolution.
10. Mention any five symbols which came up
during the French Revolution and explain
their significance.
11. Which period in the history of France is known as
‘The Reign of Terror’? Explain the reasons.
12. Describe the rise of Napoleon as an emperor.
13. Why was Robespierre guillotined ? Give
reasons.
14. How did Robespierre establish equality in
French society? Explain.
15. Explain the role of Jacobins in the French
Revolution.
16. . Write the names of two prominent
revolutionary women of France.
17. State any three steps taken by the
Revolutionary Government in France to
improve the lives of women.
18. State any three steps taken by the
Revolutionary Government in France to
improve the lives of women.
19. Explain triangular slave trade carried on
during 18th and 19th centuries.
20. Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy
today whose origins could be traced to the
French Revolution.
21. Give three laws enforced by Napoleon to
modernize France
22. How did the Revolution affect the everyday
life of the people of France?