Question 1

The eighteenth Brumaire saw Napoleon fail to dissolve all representative institutions in a military coup.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements about women's rights in the wake of the French Revolution stands true?

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A)   Women were not able to participate in the events that transpired during the October Days.
B)   The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen called out that women had specific rights.
C)   In France, most of the demands in the "Declaration of the Rights of Woman" were met.
D)   Women were granted the right to vote, except when they were pregnant.
E)   The legalization of divorce was among the greatest gains for women's rights in France.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 3

The failures in the war with Austria and Prussia led National Guards and the sans-culottes to

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A)   attack the royal palace in Paris.
B)   join the Swiss guards.
C)   force the king and queen to flee to Versailles.
D)   turn on each other.
E)   execute their officers.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Which of the following aspects of the French Revolution disappeared under Napoleon?

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A)   the institution of religious toleration
B)   the confiscation of the lands of the Church
C)   civic equality
D)   the end of the countryside's seigneurial system
E)   the right of the people to choose their own rulersF) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

The election to the National Convention in 1792 was the first time in European history that every one of the nation's adult males could vote.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Ninth of Thermidor began the "Thermidorian Reaction" with

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A)   the promotion of Maximilien Robespierre as leader of the National Convention.
B)   the formal establishment of Napoleon as leader of the sans-culottes.
C)   demands for the arrest of Maximilien Robespierre and Louis-Antoine Saint-Just.
D)   a formal acknowledgement of the ultimate victory of the revolutionaries.
E)   an alliance between the National Convention and Catherine the Great.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

The French Republic was the second French revolutionary government of the conflict and the first of these two governments to be a republic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The French Revolution helped the word "revolution" take on its modern meaning of a(n)

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A)   gradual suppression of radicalization.
B)   moderate change in politics by a minority class.
C)   unpredictable whirling about of human affairs.
D)   explosive expression of a people's collective will.
E)   political upheaval marked by consensual changes.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

Who was the publicist who, in the book The Rights of Man, countered Edmund Burke's argument that the French revolutionaries were guided by a "barbarous philosophy"?

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A)   Louis-Antoine Saint-Just
B)   Maximilien Robespierre
C)   Thomas Paine
D)   Joseph Priestly
E)   Jean-Paul MaratF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

In the end, what happened to Governor de Launay of the Bastille on July 14, 1789?

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A)   He chose to support the crowds of people swarming the Bastille, joining their cause.
B)   He and his men successfully defended the Bastille, only for it to fall into enemy hands months later.
C)   He was put in charge of publicly executing the prisoners held there as a warning to the revolutionaries.
D)   He continued to support the king and committed suicide rather than surrender.
E)   He surrendered and died a public death.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

What was the significance of Louis XVI's decision in 1788 to call the Estates General?

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A)   Its announcement immediately set off riots that began the French Revolution, with protesters requiring all voting under the new system be postponed until after the fighting.
B)   It initially brought together three equally balanced Estates, but the decrease in the wealth of French commoners after the Renaissance had made this equality impossible to maintain.
C)   It led to the realization that voting by estate in France would guarantee that less than 2 percent of the population would always dominate all decisions.
D)   It revealed that electing members to a chamber for each estate allowed each chamber equal representation like that achieved by the American revolution.
E)   It set in motion the reorganization of the Three Estates so that they would privilege wealth as much as inherited status, much like the government in Britain did.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Marie-Antoinette was right to claim that "these imbeciles don't see that they are helping us" to regain power when she and the king supported Brissot's call for war with Austria.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Napoleon can be credited with enabling the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Jacobins were an important radical political club that included revolutionaries such as Maximilien Robespierre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following correctly describes the influence of the Convention during the Reign of Terror?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Convention focused on the economy and paid little attention to the armed forces.
B)   The Convention attempted to gain the people's favor by gradually placing Louis XVI and his former ministers in leadership roles.
C)   The Convention refused to exert control over the sans-culottes, such as by limiting their access to goods.
D)   The Convention allowed people legally to be arrested based on suspicion alone for sympathizing with the counterrevolutionary cause.
E)   The Convention alone, without contributions by the French common people, played a role in driving the events of the Terror forward.F) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Exam 16: Revolution: Liberty and Terror, 1780-1799

Which of the following statements about women's rights in the wake of the French Revolution stands true?

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The French Revolution helped the word "revolution" take on its modern meaning of a(n)

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Which of the following correctly describes the influence of the Convention during the Reign of Terror?

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Napoleon can be credited with enabling the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.

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Marie-Antoinette was right to claim that "these imbeciles don't see that they are helping us" to regain power when she and the king supported Brissot's call for war with Austria.

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The failures in the war with Austria and Prussia led National Guards and the sans-culottes to

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The election to the National Convention in 1792 was the first time in European history that every one of the nation's adult males could vote.

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The Ninth of Thermidor began the "Thermidorian Reaction" with

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In the end, what happened to Governor de Launay of the Bastille on July 14, 1789?

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The eighteenth Brumaire saw Napoleon fail to dissolve all representative institutions in a military coup.

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Who was the publicist who, in the book The Rights of Man, countered Edmund Burke's argument that the French revolutionaries were guided by a "barbarous philosophy"?

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Which of the following aspects of the French Revolution disappeared under Napoleon?

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The French Republic was the second French revolutionary government of the conflict and the first of these two governments to be a republic.

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What was the significance of Louis XVI's decision in 1788 to call the Estates General?

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The Jacobins were an important radical political club that included revolutionaries such as Maximilien Robespierre.

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Exam 16: Revolution: Liberty and Terror, 1780-1799

Which of the following statements about women's rights in the wake of the French Revolution stands true?

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The French Revolution helped the word "revolution" take on its modern meaning of a(n)

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Which of the following correctly describes the influence of the Convention during the Reign of Terror?

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Napoleon can be credited with enabling the discovery of the Rosetta Stone.

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Marie-Antoinette was right to claim that "these imbeciles don't see that they are helping us" to regain power when she and the king supported Brissot's call for war with Austria.

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The failures in the war with Austria and Prussia led National Guards and the sans-culottes to

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The election to the National Convention in 1792 was the first time in European history that every one of the nation's adult males could vote.

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The Ninth of Thermidor began the "Thermidorian Reaction" with

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In the end, what happened to Governor de Launay of the Bastille on July 14, 1789?

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The eighteenth Brumaire saw Napoleon fail to dissolve all representative institutions in a military coup.

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Which of the following aspects of the French Revolution disappeared under Napoleon?

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The French Republic was the second French revolutionary government of the conflict and the first of these two governments to be a republic.

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