Grade IX
Session: 2025 – 26
Chapter:1 French Revolution
Worksheet
Answer the following questions:
1. When did French Revolution occur?
A. 14th July 1789
B. 18th July 1780
C. 20th August 1789
D. 14th July 1789
2. What was tithes?
A. A tax levied by the Church
B. A tax levied by the King
C. Unit of currency in France
D. None of these
3. Tax from peasants to church was called:
A. Tithes
B. Livres
C. Taille
D. Manor
4. Who wrote Two Treatises of Government?
A. John Locke
B. Jacques Rousseau
C. Voltaire
D. George Danton
5. Who wrote The Spirit of Laws?
A. John Locke
B. Jacques Rousseau
C. Voltaire
D. Montesquieu
6. Who wrote The Social Contract?
A. John Locke
B. Jacques Rousseau
C. Voltaire
D. George Danton
7. Which period in the history of France is known as “Reign of Terror”?
A. 1793 to 1798
B. 1793 to 1799
C. 1793 to 1794
D. 1793 to 1799
8. Whose role in the history of France is known as Reign of Terror?
A. John Locke
B. Jacques Rousseau
C. Maximilian Robespierre
D. Roget de L'lsle
9. Napoleon was finally defeated at_ _ _ _ _ _ _ in 1815.
a. Waterloo
b. Paris
c. Tokyo
d. Israel
10. The ideas of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ were the most important legacy of the French revolution.
a. Liberty, democratic rights
b. Economic equality, Voting rights
c. Liberty, social rights
d. Liberty, equality
11. What did the red cap worn by Sans Culottes in France symbolise?
a. Liberty
b. Brotherhood
c. Love
d. Equality
12. What was the literal meaning of Sans Culottes?
a. Those without knee breeches
b. Those who wear the RED
c. Female figure of Liberty
d. The aristocrats
13. In the context of France, what was ‘Taille’?
a. An indirect tax
b. Direct tax
c. Custom duties
d. None of these
14. In the context of France, the ‘Tennis Court Oath' took place on:
a. 14th July 1789
b. 20th June 1789
c. 4th August 1789
d. 5th May 1789
15. Who wrote an influential pamphlet called ‘What is the Third Estate’?
a. Abbe Sieyes
b. Rousseau
c. Mirabeau
d. None of these
16. Who among the following enjoyed certain privileges by birth in France during the late eighteenth
century?
a. Big business men and Merchants
b. Peasants and artisans
c. Clergy and Nobles
d. Court officials and lawyers
17. Based on the French constitution of 1791, who were known as ‘active citizens’?
a. Only men above 35 years of age
b. The lowest bracket of taxpayers
c. Those who were elected by the people
d. Those who were entitled to vote
18. Women in France won the right to vote in _ _ _ _ _ _.
19. Identify the person in the given image.
_____________
20. Identify the symbols:
Name and its significance Symbols
