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French Revolution Part One: Origins
6th Grade Key School French Revolution test,
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6th Grade
08/23/2011

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Today France is/is not a free country.
Definition
is
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The National Assembly is the Upper/Lower House of Parliament.
Definition
Lower
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T/F The dream of France was liberty, equality, and fraternity.
Definition
True
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The French Revolution lasted then years and was from 17___ to 17____.
Definition
1789 to 1799
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There were/were not huge numbers of political prisoners.
Definition
were
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The guillotine did/did not eliminate excessive political prisoners.
Definition
Did
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The guillotine was called "The National R____"
Definition
Razer
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30,_____ to 40,_____ political prisoners were decapitated.
Definition
30,000 to 40,000
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The aristocracy and clergy were the first and second e______.
Definition
estates
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The commoners and bourgeoisie were the t______ estate.
Definition
third
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The bourgeoisie were the m_______ class of merchants, doctors, etc. who had some wealth and education.
Definition
middle
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The Reign of Terror was/was not out of control.
Definition
was
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T or F - King Louis XVI's main problem was lack of jewels.
Definition
False: lack of money
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T or F:  King Louis XVI's wife was Marie Antoinette.
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True

 

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T or F: Marie Antoinette was from France.
Definition
False: from Austria
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T or F: The palace of Versailles was in the center of Paris.
Definition
False
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King Louis XIV was known as the "s_____ king"
Definition
Sun King
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King Louis XIV loved silver/gold.
Definition
Gold
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Louis XIV did/did not love water fountains.
Definition
did
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T/F: The Grand Trianon, Petit Trianon, and the Hamlet were pastimes for royal ladies.
Definition
True
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France did/did not send troops to the American colonies.
Definition
did
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The French did/did not respect England.
Definition
did not
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Marquis de Lafayette came to help the A________ fight the English.
Definition
Americans
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T/F: Voltaire, Montesquieu, and Rousseau were French philosophers with new ideas about freedom.
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True
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T/F: The monarchy received money from taxes.
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True
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T/F: The third estate, the peasants, and bourgeoisie, paid very little taxes.
Definition
False
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Salt was/was not highly taxed.
Definition
was
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The nobles did/did not tax themselves.
Definition
did not
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T/F: The Estates General make the king share some power.
Definition
True
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The B______ of Grievances was taken to Louis XVI.
Definition
Book of Grievances
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Count de Mirabeau was/was not sympathetic to the poor.
Definition
was
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The National Assembly was made up of the rich/poor.
Definition
poor
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The T_______ Court Oath said the National Assembly would meet anywhere until France had a constitution.
Definition
Tennis Court Oath
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T/F: July 14, 1789 was the storming of the Bastille.
Definition
True
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The prison is/is not standing today.
Definition
is not
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T/F: The stones of the Bastille prison were used to build a bridge.
Definition
True
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The French flag has been t______ colored since July 1789.
Definition
tri-colored
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T/F: The flag if red, white, and green.
Definition
False: red, white, and blue
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July _____ is now called French Independence Day.
Definition
July 14th
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Marquis de Lafayette fought for/against King Louis XVI.
Definition
against
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Feudalism was/was not abolished.
Definition
was
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T/F: Declaration of Rights of Man gave the common people rights.
Definition
True
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The women marched on Versailles to complain about the shortage of bread/wine.
Definition
Bread
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T/F: The royal family was taken from Versailles to the Tuileries.
Definition
True
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