Esl Year 11 Modern History

ESL YEAR 11 MODERN HISTORY

THE FRENCH REVOLUTION – EXAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS

1. MULTIPLE CHOICE ( circle the most correct answer)

The French Revolution was caused by

a) Famine

b) Bankruptcy due to involvement in foreign wars

c) A growing middle class that wanted more say in the society

d) All of the above

On August 26, 1789 the new National Assembly introduced a document that proclaimed liberty, equality, the inviolability of property, and the right to resist oppression.

a) The Declaration of Independence

b) The Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen

c) The Declaration of Human Rights

d) The Declaration of the Republic of France

Louis XVI was judged by the Convention, condemned to death for treason, and executed on January 21, 1793; the queen, Marie-Antoinette

a ) was guillotined at the same time

b) was guillotined nine months later

c) was allowed to return to her family in Vienna

d) died in prison in Paris

2. TRUE AND FALSE

From 1789 to 1799, France went from a largely 'feudal' state under an absolutist monarch, through the French Revolution to a republic which executed the king and then to an empire under Napoleon Bonaparte.

A financial crisis, led to the King calling together the Estates General, which met every ten years, to propose reforms that increase the taxation of the privileged classes.

The decision to nationalize the lands of the Roman Catholic Church in France to pay off the public debt led to a widespread redistribution of property

3. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence (circle the correct word)

The Montagnards, led by Robespierre, are now in power and adopt a radical/ conservative economic and social policy.

After the rise/ fall of Robespierre in 1794, many of the changes to social law were established/ abolished and efforts toward economic equality were renewed/ abandoned.

Napoleon Bonaparte was sent to school in Corsica/ France to study to become an officer.

The French Revolution provided opportunities/ barriers to promotion for Napoleon.

In Paris, Napoleon showed that he was prepared/ not prepared to use military tactics against civilians.

4. Read the passage and answer the questions in the space provided

Joséphine de Beauharnais ( née Tascher de la Pagerie) was born on 23 June 1763 and died on 29 May 1814. She was the first wife of Napoleon I, and thus the first Empress of the French. Her first husband Alexandre de Beauharnais was guillotined during the Reign of Terror, and she was imprisoned in the Carmes prison until her release five days after Alexandre's execution. Through her daughter, Hortense, she was the maternal grandmother of Napoléon III. Through her son, Eugène, she was the great-grandmother of later Swedish and Danish kings and queens. Napoleon’s national profile was enhanced by his marriage to her on March 9, 1796 as her first husband had been very popular with the people and seen as a hero. Joséphine was the recipient of numerous love letters written by Napoleon, many of which still exist. In the early months of their marriage she did not appear to share the same feelings and was known to have lovers who visited her at the Chateau de Malmaison which she had built outside Paris. The Chateau de Malmaison was noted for its magnificent rose garden, which Josephine supervised closely, owing to her passionate interest in roses, collected from all over the world. Napoleon was very angry when he found out about her unfaithfulness but they were reconciled and she became Empress after he declared himself Emperor in 1804. She did not bear Napoleon any children, and as a result, he divorced her in 1810 to marry Marie Louise of Austria, although he insisted she keep the title of Empress of France until her death.

How old was Josephine when she married Napoleon? …………………………………………………………

Her first husband was killed in the Terror but her children survived to become adults. How do you know this? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

A lot of detail is known about the private life of Napoleon and Josephine, not just what they did but how they felt. How do we know so much about how they felt? ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Why did Napoleon divorce Josephine? Why do you think this was so important to him?

How do we know that Napoleon stilled cared for Josephine, even after the divorce.

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Josephine spent a lot of time at the Chateau de Malmaison when Napoleon was away fighting. What is one of her interests that kept her busy when Napoleon was away?

5. Write a paragraph answering the following question

The short term outcomes of the French Revolution were very mixed for France leading to both more freedom and more fear for many French people. Briefly describe the main events of the Revolution that resulted in both freedom and fear.

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