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Question 1
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Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette were sentenced to death in _____.

A
1793

B
1792

C
1794

D
1795

Solution

After the failure of French Constitution of 1791, the revolution continued. The elected Legislative Assembly members drafted a new constitution and jailed King Louis XVI. In 1793 King Louis XVI and the Last French Queen was sentenced to death.
Question 2
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Through whose writings did the people find an expression to their feelings in France?

A
Montesquieu

B
Voltaire

C
Necker

D
Calon

Solution

Voltaire was a well-known writer and philosopher. He was known for his satirical writings. He wrote the famous book 'Candid'. Voltaire criticized French monarchy, selfish clergy and nobles through his plays, poems history and biography.
Question 3
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The Directory was made up of _____ members.

A
2

B
3

C
4

D
5

Solution

The Directory was a 5 members committee which replaced the committee of Public safety under the Jacobin leader Robespierre. It was in power until Napoleon became the emperor of France.
Question 4
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A person's social position must depend on his ______.

A
caste

B
merit

C
birth

D
none of these

Solution

The Middle Class were educated and believed that no group in the society should be privileged by birth. Rather a person's social position must depend on his merit.
Question 5
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Political _____ became an important rallying point in France for people who wished to discuss government policies and plan their own form and action.

A
Parties

B
Clubs

C
Associations

D
None of these

Solution

Political Clubs were the place people discussed politics and about the government. The two famous clubs in France were Jacobins and Girondins.
Question 6
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The _____ Estate was least prosperous in France.

A
First

B
Second

C
Third

D
None of these

Solution

Before the French Revolution, the French society was divided into three estates. The First estate comprised the clergy, the Second estate comprised the nobility. These two states were exempted from paying of taxes. And the third estate comprised of peasants, wage-laborers and they had to pay all the taxes, therefore, the third estate was the least prosperous.
Question 7
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Which of the following rights were not stated in the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen?

A
Freedom of speech

B
Right to life

C
Right to education

D
Freedom of opinion

Solution

The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen was set by France's National Constituent Assembly in 1789. It is a human civil rights document from the time of French Revolution. This paper explains a list of rights, such as freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of opinion and separation of powers.
Question 8
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All of the following describe how Napoleon Bonaparte gained and maintained power in Europe except _____________________.

A
leading a coup d'etat of the Directory

B
creating forced alliances such as the Continental System

C
refusing to bow to the will of the people in the form of plebiscites

D
employing nepotism to placed family members in powerful positions of government

E
using the means of direct annexation and military engagements

Solution

Napoleon came back to France and lead a coup d'etat means overthrowing of the government, not necessarily through violence. Shortly afterward, a plebiscite (a direct electorate vote) was held and Napoleon was made Emperor of France. He used force to dominate affairs in France and Europe. He also made his closed relatives and friends to administer the conquered states like Joseph Bonaparte in Spain and many more.
Question 9
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King Louis XVI entered into secret negotiations with the king of ______.

A
Japan

B
Russia

C
England

D
Prussia

Solution

King Louis XVI was afraid that he will lose all his political powers and right to make decisions because of the new constitution which he had signed. So he entered into secret negotiations with the Kings of Austria and Prussia in order to suppress the French people and their revolution.
The kings of Prussia and Austria were afraid that they may also face the revolution someday, therefore they decided to help king Louis so that ideas of revolution do not spread in their country.
Question 10
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The National Assembly completed the draft of the Constitution in ______.

A
1719

B
1774

C
1791

D
1725

Solution

On 20 June 1789, the representatives of the third estates assembled in the hall of an indoor tennis court in the grounds of Versailles. They declared themselves a National Assembly and swore not to disperse till they had drafted a constitution for France that would limit the powers of the monarch. The National Assembly took almost 2 years and completed the draft of the constitution in 1791.

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Question 1

1793

1792

1794

1795

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Question 2

Montesquieu

Voltaire

Necker

Calon

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Question 3

2

3

4

5

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Question 4

caste

merit

birth

none of these

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Question 5

Parties

Clubs

Associations

None of these

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Question 6

First

Second

Third

None of these

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Question 7

Freedom of speech

Right to life

Right to education

Freedom of opinion

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Question 8

leading a coup d'etat of the Directory

creating forced alliances such as the Continental System

refusing to bow to the will of the people in the form of plebiscites

employing nepotism to placed family members in powerful positions of government

using the means of direct annexation and military engagements

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Question 9

Japan

Russia

England

Prussia

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Question 10

1719

1774

1791

1725

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