Ch. 18 Assessment
True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false. |
| | 1. | The
Legislative Assembly declared war on Austria in 1792. |
| | 2. | The
Paris Commune was made up entirely of working people and the poor. |
| | 3. | The
National Assembly determined that bishops and priests were to be elected by the people. |
| | 4. | Few
Catholics opposed the revolution. |
| | 5. | Olympe de Gouges composed a Declaration of the Rights of Woman. |
| | 6. | Napoleon created over three thousand new nobles between 1808 and 1814. |
| | 7. | Under
Napoleon, France's empire included the western half of Italy north of Rome. |
| | 8. | Napoleon appointed his relatives to rule dependent states, like Spain. |
| | 9. | Napoleon appointed his relatives to rule allied states. |
| | 10. | Napoleon finally defeated the British and Prussian armies at Waterloo in
Belgium. |
Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 11. | The Second
Estate did all of the following EXCEPT a. | own from 25 to 30 percent of the land. | b. | hold high positions in
government and the military. | c. | not pay taxes. | d. | side with the
peasants. | | |
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| | 12. | The Paris
Bastille was a. | a tennis
court. | b. | an armory and prison. | c. | Louis’s
palace. | d. | a restaurant. | | |
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| | 13. | The
Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen proclaimed all of the following
EXCEPT a. | an end to tax
exemptions. | b. | freedom of speech. | c. | equal rights for
women. | d. | freedom of the press. | | |
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| | 14. | The National
Assembly’s Constitution of 1791 a. | set up a limited monarchy. | b. | abolished the
monarchy. | c. | gave all men a vote. | d. | satisfied the priests
and lower classes. | | |
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| | 15. | The Paris
Commune demonstrated, then seized power for all of the following reasons EXCEPT a. | defeats in war with
Austria. | b. | economic shortages. | c. | loyalty to
Prussia. | d. | anger with the monarchy. | | |
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| | 16. | The Reign of
Terror set up revolutionary courts to prosecute a. | Austrian prisoners. | b. | the sans-culottes. | c. | enemies of the republic. | d. | Robespierre’s
followers. | | |
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| | 17. | The two
dissenting groups within the National Convention were the a. | Girondins and the
Mountain. | b. | Jacobins and the Marats. | c. | Commune and the Paris
mob. | d. | Dantons and the
Robespierres. | | |
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| | 18. | During its
rule, the government of the Directory was opposed by a. | Robespierre. | b. | royalists and radicals. | c. | the
Jacobins. | d. | moderates. | | |
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| | 19. | The
Directory was eventually toppled by a. | Robespierre. | b. | Louis
XVI. | c. | the
Jacobins. | d. | Napoleon Bonaparte. | | |
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| | 20. | The
Committee of Public Safety was originally set up to a. | defend France against
foreign armies. | b. | oppose the sans-culottes. | c. | guard Marie
Antoinette. | d. | eliminate the king. | | |
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| | 21. | Napoleon’s Continental System was designed to a. | defeat
Prussia. | b. | stop British trade with Europe. | c. | unify
Italy. | d. | conquer Protestantism. | | |
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| | 22. | Napoleon’s military force was called the a. | Grand
Army. | b. | Coup d’État. | c. | Dependent
States. | d. | Napoleonic Code. | | |
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| | 23. | Promotion
within Napoleon’s government and military was based on a. | rank. | b. | birth. | c. | bribery. | d. | ability. | | |
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| | 24. | Napoleon’s agreement with the Catholic Church did all of the following
EXCEPT a. | recognize Catholicism
as the majority religion of France. | b. | return church lands to the pope and clergy. | c. | make those who had
purchased church land his supporters. | d. | restore some stability to France. | | |
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| | 25. | Napoleon’s Civil Code treated women a. | as legal equals to
men. | b. | as less than equal to
men. | c. | as co-owners of
property with their husbands. | d. | equal in divorce proceedings. | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement. |
| 26. | The
Committee of Public Safety was dominated by Georges Danton, then ____________________.
|
| 27. | The
National Convention’s policy of weakening Catholic power in France was called
____________________.
|
| 28. | Electors had to be owners or renters of ____________________ worth a certain
amount.
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| 29. | The
radical journal called Friend of the People was published by
____________________.
|
| 30. | Within Paris, the local government or ____________________ favored radical
change.
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Matching |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | bourgeoisie | b. | relics of feudalism | c. | sans-culottes | d. | Third Estate | e. | Estates-General | | |
|
| | 31. | social
commoners |
| | 32. | merchants,
bankers, industrialists, professionals |
| | 33. | French
parliament under Louis XVI |
| | 34. | “without breeches,” members of the Paris Commune |
| | 35. | aristocratic
privileges |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | coup d’état | b. | Georges
Danton | c. | Council of Elders | d. | factions | e. | electors | | |
|
| | 36. | Minister of
Justice for the Paris Commune |
| | 37. | individuals
qualified to vote |
| | 38. | sudden
overthrow of a government |
| | 39. | dissenting
groups |
| | 40. | upper
legislative house under the Constitution of 1795 |
| | Match
each item with the correct statement below. a. | allied states | b. | the
consulate | c. | nationalism | d. | Corsica | e. | Civil Code | | |
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| | 41. | Napoleon’s government after 1799 |
| | 42. | Napoleon’s unified law system |
| | 43. | Napoleon’s birthplace |
| | 44. | Napoleon’s allies against Britain |
| | 45. | unique
cultural identity of a people |