1.
When did the French Revolution
begin?
A. 1776
B. 1789
C. 1799
D. 1804
2. Who was the king of France at the
time of the French Revolution?
A. Louis XIV
B. Louis XVI
C. Napoleon Bonaparte
D. Charles X
3. What was the name of the social
system in France before the Revolution?
A. Feudal System
B. Estates System
C. Old Regime
D. Monarchy
4. Which Estate paid the most taxes in
pre-revolutionary France?
A. First Estate (Clergy)
B. Second Estate (Nobility)
C. Third Estate (Commoners)
D. All Estates paid equally
5. What was the Estates-General?
A. A military force
B. A court of law
C. A political body representing the three
estates
D. A revolutionary group
6. What event is considered the start of
the French Revolution?
A. Execution of Louis XVI
B. Formation of National Assembly
C. Tennis Court Oath
D. Storming of the Bastille
7. What was the Declaration of the
Rights of Man and Citizen?
A. A list of demands by the clergy
B. A peace treaty with Britain
C. A document stating the rights of all
male citizens
D. Napoleon’s code of laws
8. Who were the Jacobins?
A. Royal supporters
B. Wealthy businessmen
C. A radical political club
D. Clergy members
9. What was the Reign of Terror?
A. Napoleon’s rule
B. A period of economic growth
C. A period of mass executions
D. A time of peace
10. Who led the Reign of Terror?
A. Napoleon Bonaparte
B. Louis XVI
C. Robespierre
D. Danton
*Choose the correct option*
A: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
are true and Reason (R) is the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
B: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R)
are true but Reason (R) is not the correct
explanation of Assertion (A).
C: Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is
false.
D: Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R)
is true.
1.Assertion (A): The French Revolution
began in 1789.
Reason (R): The immediate cause of the
French Revolution was the fall of
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Options:
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.
2.Assertion (A): The Third Estate in
France included peasants, workers, and
the middle class.
Reason (R): The Third Estate was the
most
privileged class in French society.
3.Assertion (A): The storming of the
Bastille prison became a symbol of the
French Revolution.
Reason (R): The Bastille represented the
oppressive monarchy and the king’s
absolute power.
4.Assertion (A): Louis XVI called a
meeting of the Estates-General in 1789
to pass proposals for new taxes.
Reason (R): The French government
was facing a severe financial crisis.
5.Assertion (A): The National Assembly
was formed by the First and Second
Estates.
Reason (R): The First and Second
Estates wanted to bring equality to
French society.
6.Assertion (A): The Reign of Terror was
led by Robespierre.
Reason (R): Robespierre believed in
harsh punishments to maintain order.
7.Assertion (A): The Declaration of the
Rights of Man and of the Citizen
abolished the privileges of the nobility.
Reason (R): It declared that all men are
born free and equal in rights.
8.Assertion (A): The women of France
had equal political rights after the French
Revolution.
Reason (R): The revolutionary leaders
granted full citizenship rights to all adults.
9.Assertion (A): Napoleon Bonaparte
crowned himself Emperor of France in
1804.
Reason (R): He restored the monarchy
and ended all revolutionary changes.
10.Assertion (A): The French Revolution
inspired struggles for democracy in many
parts of the world.
Reason (R): The Revolution promoted
the ideas of liberty, equality, and
fraternity.
