French Revolution Quiz Answers

Abbe Sieyès claims that the correct sequencing of the French Estate System is

1 estate: Clergy, 2 estate: nobility, 3 estate: rest of French Revolution

By the standards of the 20th century, the slaughter of the French citizens during the Reign of Terror was relatively small in number. It claimed approximately how many victims?

40,000

The enlightenment influenced revolutionary thought by

Instilling a belief in the natural rights of man

Rousseau's concept of the ideal government, which some believe was a foundation of the French Revolution, was centered on

The general will

Which of the following statements about France's social structure is true?

There was inequality among the three estates

The American Revolution and French Revolution were similar in that both

Were encouraged by enlightenment idea of natural rights

During the Reign of Terror, Robespierre tried to

crush all opposition to the revolution

What was Voltaire's view?

Everybody should have the right to speak their mind even if he doesn't believe in what they're saying

The members of the third estate took Revolutionary action because they

Had fewer rights, owned less land and paid more taxes than the wealthier members of the French Revolution

Choose the correct chronological order: I. Conveying of the Estates General II. The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen III. Formation of the National Assembly IV. The Tennis Court Oath

I, III, IV, II

A vocal element in the French Revolution, the sans-culottes were

Members of the urban working class

The declarations of the Rights of Man and of the citizen includes several enlightenment ideas. Which of the following is not one of the Enlightenment ideas incorporated into the document?

People are incapable of ruling themselves because they are inherently disorganized and chaotic

This event became a symbol of the French Revolution

Storming of the Bastille

Which of the following is the central purpose of the third estate in the passage above?

The creation of a constitutional monarchy with better representation

A primary cause of the French Revolution in 1789 was the

increasing dissatisfaction of the Third Estate