Causes of the French Revolution

Q. Who was the King of France during the French Revolution?

1. Louis XV
2. Louis XIII
3. Louis Philippe
4. Louis XVI

Q.

Merry in comparative and superlative degree.

Q. proposed a division of power between the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary.

1. Rousseau
2. Voltaire
3. Montesquieu

Q. "Every man having been born free and master of himself, no one else may under any pretext whatever subject him without his consent. To assert that the son of a slave is born a slave is to assert that he is not born a man".

The above lines were written by which famous Enlightenment philosopher?

1. Rousseau
2. Montesquieu
3. Voltaire
4. Karl Marx

Q. 'X' was seen as a symbol of despotic power. The people hated 'X' and the beginning of the French Revolution was marked by the destruction of 'X'.

Identify 'X'.

1. Prison of Bastille
2. Napoleon's Throne
3. Palace of Versailles
4. Place de la Revolution

Q. Write the reasons behind the French Revolution.

Q. Who was the main advocate for the separation of powers of the ruling government?

1. Montesquieu
2. Rousseau
3. Voltaire
4. Diderot

Q. Which class enjoyed the most power in the French society?

1. The Aristocracy
2. The Bourgeoisie
3. The Clergy
4. The Serfs

Q. What were Trade Unions called in the French society?

1. Guilds
2. The Association
3. Syndicate
4. Artisans

Q. Which Estate took revolutionary step of leaving the Estate general?

1. second
2. first
3. fourth
4. third

Q. proposed a division of power between the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary.

1. Rousseau
2. Voltaire
3. Montesquieu

Q. Which philosopher wrote the book, Spirit of Laws?

1. Voltaire
2. Garibaldi
3. Rousseau
4. Montesquieu

Q. In France, the powers were separated and assigned to ______ different institutions.

1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Q. A weak educational system was the primary cause of discontentment among the French citizens during the reign of King Louis XVI.

1. True
2. False

Q. "The clergy and the nobles together constituted 3% of the French population. They owned about 60% of the land. The population of the middle class, on the other hand, comprised 97% of the total population. However, they owned just 40% of the land."

What inferences can be drawn from this data?

1. The clergy and nobles deserved the divine right to own majority of the lands.
2. The clergy and nobles worked hard to own their lands.
3. Land distribution was highly disproportionate between the three classes.
4. The clergy and nobles together exploited the majority 97% percent people who are the middle class, peasants and workers.