The Outbreak of the

Revolution
French Revolution, Unit-2

Presentation by Group-3
 QUIZ
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First, read Unit 2 (before 2.1 from the

book)
Q1. In France of the Old Regime, the
monarch did not have the power to ___?
A) Impose taxes according to his will alone
B) Get Driver’s License
C) Host ceremonies
D) Send criminals to prison
Q2. What did the monarch have to do to pass
his proposals for new taxes?

A) Call 911
B) Call the Estates General
C) He couldn't do anything
D) None of the Above
Q3. The Estates General was a political body to
which the three estates sent their _____?

A) Representatives
B) Musicians
C) Lawyers
D) Suicide Bombers
Q4. When did the monarch call the Estates
General last time?
A) 1800
B) 1614
C) 2001
D) 1669
Q5. Louis XVI called the meeting of the
Estates General on?
A) 5th May, 1769
B) 6th May 1789
C) 5th May 1789
D) 5th June 1789
Q6. A ______ was prepared in Versailles to
host the delegates of the Estates General.
A) Resplendent hall
B) Party hall
C) McDonalds
D) Supreme Court
Q7. How many Representatives were sent
by the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Estates respectively?
A) 100,200,300
B) 300,300,600
C) 111,222,333
D) 100,100,100
Q8. In the Estates General, the 3rd Estate
was presented by its -
A) Poor and vulnerable people
B) Prosperous and Educated Members
C) Lawyers and Judges
D) Peasants and artisans
Q9. Who were denied entry to the
assembly?
A) Rich and prosperous people
B) Landlords and nobility
C) Peasants, artisans and women
D) Clergy
Q10. How many letters did the
representatives bring with them?
A) 80,000
B) 10,000
C) 40,000
D) 4,000
Q11. How many votes does each state have
in the Estates General?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Q12. What did the 3rd Estate demand for?

A) Sports period every day

B) Less tax to be paid
C) Each member should get one vote
D) Louis XVI should be killed
Q13. From which Philosopher’s book did
the 3rd Estate get inspired?
A) Rosseau
B) Abbé Sieyès
C) Mirabeau
D) None of these
Q14. Name of the famous book written by
Rosseau is?
A) The Treaty of Versailles
B) The Social Contract
C) M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story
D) India and the Contemporary World - I
Q15. About which principles did Rosseau
talk about in his book?
A) Democratic
B) Monarchy
C) Anarchy
D) Rule by King
Q16. The members of the 3rd Estate viewed
themselves as _______ for the whole French nation .

A) Criminals
B) Lawyers
C) Om Laxman Kadams
D) Spokesmen
Q17. On ____ they assembled in the hall of
an indoor tennis court.
A) 14th February
B) 20th June
C) 11th September
D) 25th December
Q18. The representatives of the 3rd Estate
declared themselves as?
A) National Assembly
B) Social Workers
C) 4th Estate
D) None of these
Q19. Who was born in a noble family but was convinced
of the need to do away with a society of feudal privilege?

A) Abbé Sieyès
B) Mirabeau
C) Adolf Hitler
D) Pranav Bista
Q20. Who was originally a priest and wrote an
influential pamphlet called ‘What is the Third Estate’?

A) Abbé Sieyès
B) Mirabeau
C) Barrack Obama
D) Osama bin Laden
Q21. On which date the agitated crowd
stormed and destroyed the Bastille?
A) 13th April
B) 14th July
C) 15th June
D) 19th July
Q22. What is the meaning of pl. chateaux
(Chateau)
A) Castle or Stately residence belonging to poor people
B) Ankrit’s home
C) Castle or Stately residence belonging to a king or
nobleman
D) None of these
Q23. What is an estate consisting of the
lord’s lands and his mansion?
A) Chateau
B) Anonymous
C) Estates
D) Manor
Q24. Peasants in several districts seized ___
and ___ and attacked chateaux.
A) hoes, pitchforks
B) hoes, manor
C) French, revolution
D) pitchforks, chateaux
Q25. While the National Assemble was busy at
Versailles drafting a constitution, the rest of
France seethed with ______.

A) celebration
B) citizen rights
C) turmoil
D) None of these
Q26.
Assertion: After Spending hours in long queues at the bakery. Crowds of
angry women stormed into the shops.
Reason: A severe winter had meant a bad harvest, the price of bread rose,
often bakers exploited the situation and hoarded supplies.

A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation

of A
B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct
explanation of A
C) A is true, R is false
D) A is false, R is true
 Q27. What is shown in given Fig. ?
Fig.

A) The Spread of the Great Fear

B) The Spread of subsistence crisis
C) The Spread of Covid-19
D) Both (a) and (b)
Q28. “They looted hoarded grain and burnt
down documents containing records of ____. ”

A) Versailles dues
B) Manorial dues
C) Constitutional dues
D) Treason
Q29. Given Fig. was painted by?

A) Jacques-Louis
David
B) Jacques-Dovis
C) Louis XVI
D) Andrew Tate
Q30. Why did a large number of nobles flee from
their homes?

A) Revolting peasants
B) Bad Weather
C) For better job opportunities
D) To party
Q31. Louis XVI was faced with the power
of-
A) Money
B) Revolting Subjects
C) Vinamr Anand
D) National Assembly
Q32. Who accorded recognition to the
National Assembly?

A) Abbe Sieyes
B) Napoleon Bonaparte
C) Louis XVI
D) None of the Above
Q33. When was the decree passed by the
Assembly?

A) 4th July, 1789

B) 4th September, 1789
C) 3rd August, 1789
D) 4th August, 1789
Q34. On 4th August 1789, the Assembly passed
a decree abolishing the ______.

A) Feudal System of obligation and taxes

B) Democracy
C) Monarchy
D) Rights of Citizens
Q35.
Assertion: Louis XVI finally accorded recognition to the National Assembly and
accepted the principle that his powers would now be checked by constitution.

Reason: Due to the continuous riots and protests going on in France

A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of
A.
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true
Q36. The Assembly passed a decree on 4th
August 1789 during the _______?
A) Morning
B) Afternoon
C) Evening
D) Night
Q37. Members of the ______ were forced to
give up their privileges.
A) Clergy
B) Nobility
C) Both of them
D) None of them
Q38. The _____ tax was abolished during
this period?
A) Tithes
B) Taille
C) Both of them
D) None of them.
Q39. Lands owned by the _______ were
confiscated?
A) Nobility
B) Church
C) 3rd Estate
D) None of the Above
Q40. The government acquired assets
worth at least ________?
A) 1 million euros
B) 2 million livres
C) 2 billion livres
D) 1 million dollars
Q41. In which year did Louis XI become
the king of France?
A) 1775
B) 1774
C) 1789
D) 1614
Q42. After becoming the king, Louis XVI
faces a/an ______ treasury.
A) overflowing
B) half-full
C) empty
D) ugly
Q43. When was the constitution framed?

A) 1775
B) 1774
C) 1789
D) 1791
Q44. The constitution was formed to ______________
and guarantee basic rights to human beings.

A) limit the powers of the king

B) give the monarch more power
C) enable every citizen to vote
D) None of these
Q45. When did the Third Estate form the
National Assembly?

A) 1775
B) 1774
C) 1789
D) 1614
Q46. France became a _____ in 1792.

A) Democracy
B) Republic
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) None of these
Q47. When did Napoleon become the
emperor of France?
A) 1804
B) 1815
C) 1789
D) 1792
Q48. When was Napoleon defeated?

A) 1804
B) 1774
C) 1815
D) 1792
Q49. Where was Napoleon defeated?

A) Fireloo
B) Waterloo
C) Airloo
D) Earthloo
 Q50. What do we do?

A) There’s nothing we can do

THE END