Chapter 21 AP Euro Test Review

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Use the following passage by Edmund Burke, Reflections on the French Revolution, 1790, to answer the following questions. Burke saw the main error of the Enlightenment philosophes as being which of the following? A. They were stuck in outmoded ideas B. They believed in constitutions C. They distrusted tradition D. They put too much faith in kings E. They excluded women

They distrusted tradition

The battle that prevented Napoleon's planned invasion of England was

Trafalgar

During 1793-1794, Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety owed much of their influence to the support of

a group of small property owners and wage laborers in Paris

The Directory continued French wars of conquest begun by early revolutionary governments

because big, victorious armies kept men employed and could draw sustenance from the conquered areas.

A major revolutionary ideal spread throughout Europe by the French armies during the Revolutionary and the Napoleonic periods was that

careers should be open to talented individuals from all classes

Revisionist historians of the French Revolution stress all of the following except the

conflict between the nobility and the bourgeoisie.

The Declaration of Pillnitz

declared war on the French revolutionary government

The Americans contributed to the French Revolution by

demonstrating the practical application of Enlightenment ideals

Napoleon's primary aim in establishing the Continental System was to

destroy Great Britain's economy

The main purpose of the women's march to Versailles in October 1789 was to

ensure the king's support for the Declaration of Rights and cheap bread for Paris.

Under the Napoleonic system, peasants in territories conquered by French armies were generally given

freedom from manorial obligations

Napoleon's Civil Code of 1804

institutionalized women's secondary status.

In the 1780s, over 50 percent of France's annual budget was expended on

interest payment on the debt

The men elected to represent the Third Estate at the Estates General were primarily

lawyers and government officials.

According to Olympes de Gouges,

men and women should be equal in the eyes of the law.

Mary Wollstonecraft argued that

men and women would benefit from sexual equality

The social groups that benefited most from the Revolution and Napoleon were the middle class and the

peasants

The American Revolution played and major role in European history because it

precipitated the French financial crisis that led to the calling of the Estates-General

The first use of the terms "right" and "left" was to describe the

seating arrangements in the French National Assembly chamber during the French Revolution

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen guaranteed all of the following except

social equality

The list of grievances, or cahiers de doleances, brought by members of the Estates-General to Versailles in 1789 called for

tax equity

All of the following are accurate statements concerning the Estates-General EXCEPT:

the Third Estate made up about 50% of the French population

The accomplishments of the National Assembly included all of the following except

the introduction of universal compulsory education

Abbe Sieyes answer to the question "What is the Third Estate?" was that it was

the most useful component of French society

The author of the cartoon below would most likely agree with all of the following EXCEPT:

the writing of the Declaration of Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen

One major difference in election procedures for the Legislative Assembly (established by the Constitution of 1791) and the National Convention that followed it in 1792 was that

there were property requirements for voting for the legislative Assembly, but none for the Convention. All adult French males could legally vote for the Convention.

The artist in this drawing

was sympathetic to what the people he was portraying were doing

The print below, commemorating the women's march on Versailles in October 1789, shows that

women wanted to leave their homes to join the work force

How did Austria fare in its relations with France in the years before Napoleon was overthrown?

A series of humiliating military defeats.

This selection was written by which of the following?

A supporter of the French Revolution

The grievance petitions from all three estates called for all of the following except

An American-style republic

The painting of Napoleon shown below portrays him as which of the following?

An imperial ruler

As the French Revolution began, which countries became its most vocal enemies?

Austria and Prussia

In 1815 Prince Metternich did which of the following?

Coordinated the dismantling of Napoleon's empire at the Congress of Vienna

The document below most closely resembles

Declaration of Independence

This document records and oath of unity taken by members of the

French Estates General in opposition to Louis XVI, thus marking the beginning of the French Revolution.

The policy of extending the French Revolution beyond France's borders was most clearly associated with the

Girondin party

The armies of revolutionary France enjoyed which of the following advantages over the armies of the major European monarchs?

Greater patriotism and morale

What was the most important factor shaping Metternich's view of Napoleon I?

His aristocratic birth and heritage

The radical Jacobins of the French Revolution asserted their authority

In the Committee of Public Safety

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Napoleonic Code?

It protected private property and the authority of husbands within the family.

The Third Estate was represented in the Estates General, which met in 1789. What happened to the French parliament in that year?

It was reconstituted at the National Assembly

"I will allow that bodily strength seems to give man a natural superiority over woman; and this is the only solid basis on which the superiority of men over women can be built." The passage above best reflects the argument of

Mary Wollstonecraft

How did Napoleon rise to power in France?

Napoleon's charismatic personality and great military leadership encouraged people to support him as he led a coup d'etat.

This selection is: A. Olympe de Gouges' Declaration on the Rights of Woman and Female Citizen B. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein C: Mary Wallsoncraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Women D. Mary Wallstoncraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Man E. Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique

Olympe de Gouges' Declaration on the Rights of Woman and Female Citizen

In Great Britain the Enlightenment may best be characterized as which of the following:

Pragmatic and moderate

Napoleon Bonaparte's repressive occupation sparked a violent popular revolt in

Spain

Which of the following was a persistent cause of agitation and protests by the Parisian lower classes in the eighteenth century?

Substantial increases in the cost of bread

This agreement is commonly known as the

Tennis Court Oath

Burke regarded the French Revolution as a A. Terrible mistake B. A glorious triumph C. Necessary and timely D. A matter of indifference E. A model for future revolutions

Terrible mistake

Which of the following best characterizes eighteenth century France just prior to the Revolution of 1789?

The French monarchy was experiencing a deepening financial crisis.

Use the selection by Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes, delegate to the Estates General, "What is the Third Estate?," pamphlet, 1789, to answer the following question. Which of the following were members of the Third Estate in France in 1789? A. The nobles B. The clergy C. Military officers D. The bourgeoisie E. The colonists

The bourgeoisie

Which of the following caused the deepest and most persistent internal opposition to the French Revolution?

The enactment of the Civil Constitution of the Clergy

The scene below depicted by David is of what event?

The first meeting of the National Assembly.

The point of view of the artist in the caricature of eighteenth-century French society shown above is that

The peasantry is exploited both by the church and the nobility.


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