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Question 1 (1 point)
The Enlightenment promoted what two things over tradition and religion?

a
Reason and Human Freedom
b
Philosophy and Government lead by Steve
c
Science and Math
d
Music and Art
Question 2 (1 point)
What things encouraged people to be politically aware, during the Enlightenment?

a
Extra food and longer life
b
Better work conditions and better kings
c
Greater taxes and less available money
d
The rise of the middle class and printed materials.
Question 3 (1 point)
What groups made up the First and Second Estates?

a
The Nobles and the Army
b
The Middle Class and the King
c
The Church and the Nobles.
d
The Peasants and Merchants
Question 4 (1 point)
What evidence best supports the idea that the Third Estate held little power in France?

a
They were heavily taxed even when they had very little wealth.
b
They were mostly merchants, craftsment, and peasants.
c
They had very limited access to the new ideas of philosophers and artists.
d
They lived far away from the King and Nobles making political decisions.
Question 5 (1 point)
Who did the Third Estate pay taxes to?

a
The Church and the King
b
The King and Nobles.
c
The King
d
The Church, The King, and The Nobles
Question 6 (1 point)
Why was France in so much debt?

a
It had never been very wealthy
b
The Church took most of the money in France
c
It gave American Revolution and had fought a long war with England
d
It had not paid anyone in years so France owed a lot of money to people.
Question 7 (1 point)
What was the Estates General?

a
A meeting or assembly of representatives from each of the Estates
b
A meeting or assembly of the nobles and King
c
A meeting or assembly of the Church to decide who the next Pope would be.
d
A general estate, meaning a large house that was open to the public where anyone could come and talk.
Question 8 (1 point)
Which statement best represents the Third Estate's reaction to the King's meeting of the Estates General?

a
They were outraged that taxes had been increased.
b
They were upset at their unequal level of representation.
c
They were angered by the First and Second Estates' new constitution.
d
They were frustrated with the King's unwillingness to listen.
Question 9 (1 point)
What was the National Assembly? (also known as the Asseblée Nationale)

a
What the Third Estate called itself after it split from the Estates General
b
A special organization the King set up to make a New French Constitution
c
A group made up of the First Estate that wanted to give power back to the king
d
The new army of France that the king called to end the rebellion of the Third Estate
Question 10 (1 point)
What did the French citizens storm (or attack) that began the French Revolution?

a
The Bastille prison, a symbol of royal power and a storehouse of weapons
b
The King's palace, which was a symbol of royal power and a storehouse of weapons
c
Château d'If, a prison and a symbol of royal power; it is also where they tried to imprison Steve.
d
The National Army Head Quarters, a symbol of royal power and a storehouse of weapons
Question 11 (1 point)
The National Assembly issued the Rights of Man and the Citizen, what radical idea did it claim?

a
There needed to be a new king chosen from the peasants
b
The king was God's representative on earth
c
The Church needed to be completely in control of France
d
Individual freedom was fundamental to the individual
Question 12 (1 point)
Which two details taken together provide the best evidence of why the people of France lost faith in King Louis XVI?

a
He rejected their new constitution and helped to lead the storming of the Bastille.
b
He ordered the public execution of Marie Antoinette and imprisoned other nobles.
c
He denounced the storming of the Bastille prison and arrested members of the National Assembly.
d
He dismissed his popular finance minister and attempted to flee the country.
Question 13 (1 point)
What happened to king Louis XVI after he tried to run away?

a
He was publically killed.
b
He assassinated in his palace near Paris
c
He was eventually let go and he gave up his crown
d
He was put in prison where he died
Question 14 (1 point)
Who lead the Jacobins and launched Reign of Terror?

a
The King Louis XVI
b
Maximilien Robespierre
c
Marie Antoinette
d
Jacques Necker
Question 15 (1 point)
Who eventually took over France, and claimed to be Emperor and also to save the democratic ideas of the Revolution?

a
King Louis XVIII (Louis XVI's brother)
b
Steve
c
A general named Napoleon Bonaparte
d
A general named Maximilien Robespierre

Answer 1

1. a. Reason and Human Freedom

2. d. The rise of the middle class and printed materials.

3. c. The Church and the Nobles.

4. d. They lived far away from the King and Nobles making political decisions.

5. d. The Church, The King, and The Nobles.

6. c. It gave American Revolution and had fought a long war with England.

7. a. A meeting or assembly of representatives from each of the Estates.

8. b. They were upset at their unequal level of representation.

9. a. What the Third Estate called itself after it split from the Estates General.

10. a. The Bastille prison, a symbol of royal power and a storehouse of weapons, was stormed on July 14, 1789, which is considered the beginning of the French Revolution.

11. d. Individual freedom was fundamental to the individual.

12. d. He dismissed his popular finance minister and attempted to flee the country.

13. d. He was put in prison where he eventually was tried, convicted, and executed by guillotine in 1793.

14. b. Maximilien Robespierre.

15. c. A general named Napoleon Bonaparte.