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The document provides a series of practice questions and answers related to the French Revolution, covering multiple choice, very short answer, short answer, and long answer formats. Key topics include the storming of the Bastille, the role of philosophers, women's contributions, the Reign of Terror, and the Revolution's global legacy. It highlights significant events, figures, and concepts that shaped the Revolution and its impact on history.

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French Revolution QA

The document provides a series of practice questions and answers related to the French Revolution, covering multiple choice, very short answer, short answer, and long answer formats. Key topics include the storming of the Bastille, the role of philosophers, women's contributions, the Reign of Terror, and the Revolution's global legacy. It highlights significant events, figures, and concepts that shaped the Revolution and its impact on history.

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The French Revolution – Practice Questions and

Answers

I. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)


Q1. Who stormed the Bastille on 14 July 1789?
a) Nobles b) Peasants and workers c) Clergy d) Army
Answer: b) Peasants and workers
Q2. What was the direct tax paid to the state called?
a) Tithe b) Taille c) Dues d) Livres
Answer: b) Taille
Q3. Which philosopher proposed separation of powers?
a) Locke b) Rousseau c) Montesquieu d) Voltaire
Answer: c) Montesquieu
Q4. Who led the Jacobins?
a) Mirabeau b) Robespierre c) Danton d) Napoleon
Answer: b) Robespierre
Q5. Which year did France become a Republic?
a) 1789 b) 1791 c) 1792 d) 1795
Answer: c) 1792
Q6. Olympe de Gouges is known for:
a) Closing women’s clubs b) Writing Declaration of Rights of Woman c) Drafting 1791 Constitution
d) Leading Jacobins
Answer: b) Writing Declaration of Rights of Woman
Q7. Which year was slavery finally abolished in French colonies?
a) 1794 b) 1804 c) 1848 d) 1946
Answer: c) 1848
Q8. Napoleon crowned himself Emperor in:
a) 1799 b) 1804 c) 1815 d) 1789
Answer: b) 1804

II. Very Short Answer Questions


Q1. What is a subsistence crisis?
Answer: An extreme situation where basic means of livelihood are endangered.
Q2. What did the storming of the Bastille symbolize?
Answer: It symbolized the end of the king’s despotic power.
Q3. Who wrote 'What is the Third Estate'?
Answer: Abbé Sieyès.

III. Short Answer Questions


Q1. Mention three causes of the French Revolution.
Answer:
- Economic crisis due to wars and royal extravagance.
- Unfair taxation where only the Third Estate paid.
- Subsistence crisis due to poor harvests and rising bread prices.
Q2. Explain the role of philosophers in inspiring the Revolution.
Answer: Locke opposed divine right of kings, Rousseau proposed social contract, Montesquieu
suggested separation of powers. Their ideas spread and inspired people to demand equality and
liberty.
Q3. Write about the contribution of women in the French Revolution.
Answer: Women marched to Versailles for bread, formed clubs, demanded voting rights, and
leaders like Olympe de Gouges demanded equality. They played active roles but political rights
were denied until 1946.

IV. Long Answer Questions


Q1. Describe the Reign of Terror. Why did it fail?
Answer: From 1793–94, Robespierre ruled harshly. Thousands were guillotined, price controls
imposed, rationing enforced, and churches closed. It failed because it became too extreme, and
Robespierre himself was executed in 1794.
Q2. Explain the legacy of the French Revolution for the world.
Answer: The Revolution ended monarchy and feudalism in France. It spread ideas of liberty,
equality, and fraternity worldwide. It inspired European movements and colonial struggles, including
in India (Rammohan Roy, Tipu Sultan). Its democratic ideals influenced the 19th and 20th centuries
globally.

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