This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > History > The French Revolution > Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The radicals who took over the revolution were led by A) Marquis de Lafayette. B) Robespierre. C) Louis XVI. D) Rousseau. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robespierre. 2. Where did the Third Estate from and announce the National Assembly? A) Hall of Mirrors. B) Winter Palace. C) Indoor Tennis Court. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indoor Tennis Court. 3. The population of France in the year 1715 was? A) 24 million. B) 23 million. C) 28 million. D) 29 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 23 million. 4. Which period was known as 'The Reign of Terror'? A) 1793-1794. B) 1789-1790. C) 1780-1781. D) 1796-1797. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1793-1794. 5. Only this group paid taxes in pre-revolutionary France. A) 1st Estate. B) 2nd Estate. C) 3rd Estate. D) 1st and 3rd Estates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd Estate. 6. On the morning of 14 July 1789, the city of ..... in a state of alarm. A) Bastille. B) Paris. C) London. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paris. 7. Where did Napoleon and his army face defeat? A) France. B) Russia. C) London. D) Waterloo. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Waterloo. 8. The population is rose from about ..... in 1715 to ..... in 1789 A) 25 million, 29 million. B) 23 million, 28 million. C) 24 million, 25 million. D) 23 million, 27 million. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 23 million, 28 million. 9. How long had it been since the Estates-General had met? A) They never had met. B) One year. C) 500 years. D) 175 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 175 years. 10. On ..... the city of Paris was in a state of alarm. The king had commanded troops to move into the city. A) 14 July 1779. B) 15 July 1779. C) 14 July 1789. D) 15 July 1789. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 14 July 1789. 11. Which law came into effect after the storming of Bastille in 1789? A) Abolition of censorship. B) Right to vote for women. C) No more execution. D) Abolition of slavery. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Abolition of censorship. 12. What percent did the 2nd Estate have? A) 3%. B) 95%. C) 1%. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3%. 13. What was proposed in "The spirit of the laws" ? A) An ideal Monarchy. B) Increase of taxation. C) Privileges to the first 2 estates. D) Division of power within the government between Legislative, Executive and Judiciary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Division of power within the government between Legislative, Executive and Judiciary. 14. Legislative group in France prior to the French Revolution that Louis had to meet with to raise taxes on the 3rd Estate: A) National Assembly. B) Old Regime. C) Estates General. D) Congress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Estates General. 15. Who wrote '' Two Treatises of Government" ? A) Jean Jacques Rousseau. B) John Locke. C) Napoleon Bonaparte. D) Louis XVI. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Locke. 16. Name the device created by Dr Guillotin and describe it. A) Guillotine; a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person is beheaded. B) Enfield; a rifle used by tearing off a cartridge made by animal flesh. C) Sewing machine; a device used to stitch clothes. D) Harvester; a device used to harvest mature grains which are grown in a farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Guillotine; a device consisting of two poles and a blade with which a person is beheaded. 17. Which group was taxed the most prior to the Revolution? A) 1st Estate. B) 2nd Estate. C) 3rd Estate. D) All taxed equally. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 3rd Estate. 18. What was the old regime? A) The city before 1756. B) The country before 1745. C) The society and institution before 1789. D) The society and institution before 1784. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The society and institution before 1789. 19. The word 'Taille' stands for: A) It is a tax paid directly to the state by the Clergy. B) It is a tax paid directly to the state by the Nobility. C) It is a tax paid directly to the church by the third state. D) It is a tax paid directly to the state by the third state. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is a tax paid directly to the state by the Clergy. 20. Nickname for Robespierre's period of rule that ended when he was executed? A) 100 Days. B) Reign of Terror. C) National Assembly. D) Old Regime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reign of Terror. 21. What rights were guaranteed to men according to the Declaration? A) Liberty. B) Property. C) Security. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 22. Which estate did the nobles belong to? A) 1st Estate. B) 2nd Estate. C) 3rd Estate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2nd Estate. 23. After being outvoted many times in the past, the third estate established the ..... to write a constitution and create more fair laws. A) Parliament. B) Inquisition. C) Estate General. D) National Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) National Assembly. 24. What oath did the National Assembly swear on the tennis court? A) Never to separate until they established a constitution. B) To reconcile with the First and Second Estate. C) Always pay taxes. D) Worship Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never to separate until they established a constitution. 25. On what charge was Louis XVI sentenced to death? A) (iv). B) Treason. C) Corruption. D) Misuse of powers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Treason. 26. In 1792 the National Assembly voted to declare war against ..... and ..... A) Paris and Austria. B) Prussia and Austria. C) France and Russia. D) Bastille and France. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prussia and Austria. 27. What was the cause of the French Revolution?Hint:#12 from Study Guide A) Too much bread. B) Land was distributed unequally. C) Disagreements between the First and Second Estate about the economy. D) A large gap between the lower class taxpayers and the rich upper class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A large gap between the lower class taxpayers and the rich upper class. 28. In ..... year Jacobin club planed a rebellion of large no. of parisians. A) 1791. B) 1793. C) 1792. D) 1794. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1792. 29. The Reign of Terror was imposed (forced) on the people by which group?Hint:#17 from Study Guide A) The clergy. B) The Committee of Public Safety. C) The nobility. D) The National Assembly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The Committee of Public Safety. 30. Louis XVI was executed publicly on ..... A) 21 January 1794. B) 21 January 1793. C) 20 January 1793. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 21 January 1793. 31. The National Assembly formed a constitution in 1791, to limit the power of the ..... ? A) Press. B) Businessmen. C) Monarch. D) Wealthy men. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monarch. 32. Why did the Jacobins call themselves 'Sans-Culottes'? A) They wanted to be different from the commoners. B) They wanted to spread the idea of equality. C) They wanted to distinguish themselves from the aristocracy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They wanted to distinguish themselves from the aristocracy. 33. Who said:The task of representing the people has been given to the rich? A) Jean-Paul Marat. B) Mirabeau. C) Rousseau. D) Georges Denton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jean-Paul Marat. 34. What is the word for-An executive made up of five members? A) Directory. B) Judiciary. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Directory. 35. The famous women's club in France was A) The Society of Revolutionary and Republican Women. B) The Society of Republican Women and Revolutionary. C) The Jacobins club. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Society of Revolutionary and Republican Women. 36. What was the Assembly which got elected in 1792 called? A) Convention. B) National Assembly. C) Directory. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Convention. 37. What did the red cap worn by Sans-Culottes in France symbolise? A) Love. B) Liberty. C) Brotherhood. D) Equality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberty. 38. The representatives of the third estate voted to establish ..... , ending the absolute monarchy in France. A) The Legislative Assembly. B) The National Assembly. C) The Committee of Public Safety. D) The National Convention. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The National Assembly. 39. Who reintroduced slavery in France after it was abolished by Jacobin regime? A) Napoleon. B) Rousseau. C) Mirabeau. D) Robespierre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Napoleon. 40. What did the revolutionary government do with the Church? A) They reformed it. B) They replaced the Clergy. C) They seized its lands and sold them. D) They stormed it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They seized its lands and sold them. 41. Men above the age of 25 years who paid taxes equal to at least 3 days of a labourer's wage were given the status of ..... A) Clergy. B) Active citizens. C) Nobles. D) Passive citizens. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Active citizens. 42. When was slavery permanently abolished in france A) 1946. B) 1848. C) 1804. D) 1794. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1848. 43. The tax that was charged by the Chruch from the peasants- A) Indirect Tax. B) Size. C) Irrigation Tax. D) Tithes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tithes. 44. France was deep in debt because A) Money spent on the American Revolution. B) The queen's lavish spending. C) The 1st and 2nd estates did not pay taxes. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 45. The majority of people who died during the Revolution were killed by guillotine. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 46. Name the book that has proposed a division of power within the government? A) What is the Third Estate. B) Two Treaties of the Government. C) The Spirit of Laws. D) The Social Contract. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Spirit of Laws. 47. Some 7, 000 men and women gathered in front of the town hall and decided to form a ..... A) Peoples' militia. B) Peoples party. C) Peoples presence. D) Peoples democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Peoples' militia. 48. What was the event that was the first major step in the French Revolution? A) The fighting in Normandy. B) The riots of Versailles. C) The storming of the Bastille. D) The occupation of the Eiffel Tower. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The storming of the Bastille. 49. How much money did France borrow from other countries A) 5 Billion Books. B) 2 Billion Books. C) 1 Billion Books. D) 3 Billion Books. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3 Billion Books. 50. Who was the leader of the members of the Jacobin club when they decided to wear long striped trousers? A) Naples Bonaparte. B) Olympe de Gouges. C) Maximilian Robespierre. D) St Jacob. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Maximilian Robespierre. 51. The constitution of 1791 vested the power to make laws in the ..... A) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. B) LAW MAKING ASSEMBLY. C) CONSTITUTIONAL ASSEMBLY. D) FRENCH ASSEMBLY. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. 52. Which famous political club was made by women? A) The Society of France and Women. B) The Society of Revolution ary and Republican Men. C) The Society of Revolution ary and Republican Women. D) The Society of Revolution ary and Unrepublican Women. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The Society of Revolution ary and Republican Women. 53. Known as a big spender A) Abbe Sieyes. B) Jean Paul Marat. C) Marie Antoinette. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Marie Antoinette. 54. The bourgeoisie (middle class) belonged to which of the three Estates? A) First. B) Second. C) Third. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Third. 55. The French Revolution was inspired by ..... thinkers. A) Scientific Revolution. B) Enlightenment. C) Revolutionary. D) Clergy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Enlightenment. 56. The Great Fear was a wave of senseless panic that changed peasants into pitch-fork wielding outlaws. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. Throughout the ..... there was criticism of slavery. A) 17th century. B) 18th century. C) 16th century. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18th century. 58. What is meant by Subsistence Crisis A) State is an extreme king and bishops. B) An extreme situation where the basic means of livelihood are endangered. C) An estate. D) A best movie released in that time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An extreme situation where the basic means of livelihood are endangered. 59. The French Revolution was held in Which year A) 1789. B) 1745. C) 1784. D) 1764. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1789. 60. Name the leaders of third estate in France. A) Mirabeau. B) Abbe' Sieye's. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. 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