This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Quiz 19 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Size Means A) Pay tax or death. B) Tax to be paid directly to the state. C) Tax to be paid by the kings. D) Clergy's office. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tax to be paid directly to the state. 2. 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. 3. Legislative group in France prior to the French Revolution that Louis had to meet with to raise taxes on the 3rd Estate: A) Congress. B) Estates General. C) National Assembly. D) Old Regime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Estates General. 4. Who wrote '' Two Treatises of Government" ? A) Napoleon Bonaparte. B) Louis XVI. C) John Locke. D) Jean Jacques Rousseau. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John Locke. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. The word 'Taille' stands for: A) It is a tax paid directly to the state by the third state. B) It is a tax paid directly to the church by the third state. C) It is a tax paid directly to the state by the Nobility. D) It is a tax paid directly to the state by the Clergy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It is a tax paid directly to the state by the Clergy. 9. Nickname for Robespierre's period of rule that ended when he was executed? A) 100 Days. B) National Assembly. C) Reign of Terror. D) Old Regime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reign of Terror. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. After being outvoted many times in the past, the third estate established the ..... to write a constitution and create more fair laws. A) National Assembly. B) Estate General. C) Parliament. D) Inquisition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National Assembly. 13. 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. 14. When was Bastille destroyed? A) 14 July 1789. B) 14 July 1798. C) 02 July 1789. D) 05 July 1777. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 14 July 1789. 15. On what charge was Louis XVI sentenced to death? A) Treason. B) Misuse of powers. C) Corruption. D) (iv). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Treason. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. In ..... year Jacobin club planed a rebellion of large no. of parisians. A) 1793. B) 1792. C) 1794. D) 1791. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1792. 19. The Reign of Terror was imposed (forced) on the people by which group?Hint:#17 from Study Guide A) The Committee of Public Safety. B) The National Assembly. C) The nobility. D) The clergy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Committee of Public Safety. 20. 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. 21. The National Assembly formed a constitution in 1791, to limit the power of the ..... ? A) Wealthy men. B) Businessmen. C) Monarch. D) Press. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monarch. 22. 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. 23. What are the national colours of France? A) White-red-purple. B) Blue-red-black. C) Blue-white-red. D) Red-yellow-green. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue-white-red. 24. The Third Estate comprised of A) Peasants and artisan. B) Big businessmen, merchants, lawyers etc. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All the above. 25. Who said:The task of representing the people has been given to the rich? A) Mirabeau. B) Jean-Paul Marat. C) Rousseau. D) Georges Denton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jean-Paul Marat. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Quiz 1Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Quiz 2Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Quiz 3Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Quiz 4Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Quiz 5Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Quiz 6Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Quiz 7Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Quiz 8Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Quiz 9Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books