MANAV RACHNA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
Sector-51, Noida
Session- 2023-2024
Worksheet- French Revolution
Q1. Choose the correct answer
1) Who wrote an influential Pamphlet: What is the Third Estate?
a) Abbe Sieyes
b) Mirabeau
c) John Locke
d) Montesquie
2) Which group of people did not joi the Jacobin Club?
a) Artisans
b) Shopkeepers
c) Daily Wage workers
d) Men with property
3) French women demanded the right to:
a) Vote
b) Be elected in the Assembly
c) Hold offices
d) All of the above
4) A triangular slave trade took place between:
a) Europe, Africa and America
b) Europe, India and Africa
c) Australia, Europe and America
d) India, Africa and Australia
5) Who wrote the book: Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen?
a) John Locke
b) Monesquieu
c) Robespierre
d) Olympe De Gouges
6) Identify the symbols:
a) Freedom, Eternity, Unity
b) Knowledge, Power, Unity
c) Freedom, Law, Eternity,
d) Knowledge, Freedom, Eternity
7) Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention?
a) Declared France a Constitutional Monarchy
b) Abolished Monarchy
c) Gave all citizens the right to vote
d) Declared France a Republic.
8) In the meeting of the estates general, the members of the third estate demanded-
a) All three estates should have one vote altogether
b) East estate should have one vote
c) Each member of the three estates should have one vote
d) None of the above
9) Assertion (A): The revolutionary wars brought losses and economic difficulties to
the people.
Reason (R): While the men were away fighting at the front, women were left to cope
with the tasks of earning a living and looking after their families.
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 correct but (R) is wrong.
d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
10) Assertion (A): During the eighteenth century France witnessed the emergence of the middle class.
Reason (R): The emergence of the middle class happened on the account of royal patronage.
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 correct but (R) is wrong.
d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Q2. What was the Tennis Court Oath?
Q3. Who was Maximilian Robespierre? What role did he play in the French Revolution?
Q4. ‘The period from 1793 to 1794 is referred to as the Reign of Terror’ Why?
Q5. Describe the role of Philosophers in influencing people during French Revolution.
Q6. Enumerate the changes brought by Robespierre during his reign.
Q7. “On ascending the throne of France, Louis XVI found the treasury empty.” Why was the treasury empty?
Q8. What were the demands of the middle classes?
Q9. Explain the features of the constitution of France drafted in 1791.
Q10. What were the changes brought by the Revolutionary Government in France.
