Question 1

After war broke out with Prussia and Austria in 1792,the radical ____________________ took over the government in France.

Accepted Answer

Jacobins

Question 2

According to your authors,what leader came closest to amassing the necessary qualities to be labeled a true "enlightened despot"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louis XIV 
B)  Louis XV 
C)  Napoleon 
D)  Robespierre 
E)  Prince Metternich 
A)  Louis XIV 
B)  Louis XV 
C)  Napoleon 
D)  Robespierre 
E)  Prince Metternich C

Question 3

During the reign of Louis XVI,interest rates skyrocketed because of the people's fear of

Accepted Answer

A)  a revolution. 
B)  national bankruptcy. 
C)  European wars. 
D)  the king's excessive lifestyle. 
E)  All of the options are correct. 
A)  a revolution. 
B)  national bankruptcy. 
C)  European wars. 
D)  the king's excessive lifestyle. 
E)  All of the options are correct. B

Question 4

The calling of the Estates General was necessitated by

Accepted Answer

A)  war with Spain. 
B)  a financial crisis. 
C)  war with England. 
D)  a voting controversy. 
E)  a succession crisis. 
A)  war with Spain. 
B)  a financial crisis. 
C)  war with England. 
D)  a voting controversy. 
E)  a succession crisis.

Question 5

The Jacobin Terror ended only with

Accepted Answer

A)  Napoleon's coup d'etat. 
B)  Danton's execution. 
C)  Napoleon's execution. 
D)  Louis XVI's execution. 
E)  Robespierre's execution. 
A)  Napoleon's coup d'etat. 
B)  Danton's execution. 
C)  Napoleon's execution. 
D)  Louis XVI's execution. 
E)  Robespierre's execution.

Question 6

Napoleon's military forces were known as ____________________.

Accepted Answer

La Grande

Question 7

The financial crisis leading to the French Revolution was set off by France's participation in the

Accepted Answer

A)  Seven Years' War. 
B)  War of the Roses. 
C)  War of the Austrian Succession. 
D)  American Revolution. 
E)  War of the Spanish Succession. 
A)  Seven Years' War. 
B)  War of the Roses. 
C)  War of the Austrian Succession. 
D)  American Revolution. 
E)  War of the Spanish Succession.

Question 8

Examine ways in which Enlightenment ideas,combined with the deficiencies of Louis XV,contributed to the French Revolution.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 9

According to the "reason" and "patriotism" of the Jacobins,every person

Accepted Answer

A)  should participate in the levee en masse. 
B)  must choose to support the current level of revolution or suffer the consequence of being put to death. 
C)  should be given a piece of land for supporting the Revolution. 
D)  should participate in the Thermidorian Reaction. 
E)  must treat every person they met reasonably and as a true citizen. 
A)  should participate in the levee en masse. 
B)  must choose to support the current level of revolution or suffer the consequence of being put to death. 
C)  should be given a piece of land for supporting the Revolution. 
D)  should participate in the Thermidorian Reaction. 
E)  must treat every person they met reasonably and as a true citizen.

Question 10

Discuss the convening of the Estates-General in 1789.How did the disputes contribute to the revolution and development of a constitution?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 11

Which of these was not true of Napoleon Bonaparte?

Accepted Answer

A)  When he became monarch of France in 1804, he symbolically crowned himself. 
B)  For several years, popularity at home allowed him to build up a large conscript army and impose heavy taxes to supply his men. 
C)  Napoleon's formal title was emperor, because he led a country that by then had a significant empire. 
D)  Napoleon is often given credit for being the greatest military strategist of the modern age. 
E)  Napoleon never meant to found a dynasty to replace the Bourbons, but his supporters convinced him to take that path. 
A)  When he became monarch of France in 1804, he symbolically crowned himself. 
B)  For several years, popularity at home allowed him to build up a large conscript army and impose heavy taxes to supply his men. 
C)  Napoleon's formal title was emperor, because he led a country that by then had a significant empire. 
D)  Napoleon is often given credit for being the greatest military strategist of the modern age. 
E)  Napoleon never meant to found a dynasty to replace the Bourbons, but his supporters convinced him to take that path.

Question 12

Which of the following was least considered in the negotiations at Vienna?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right of forcibly deposed monarchs to regain their thrones. 
B)  The right of working people to determine their form of government. 
C)  The responsibility of nations to work together to promote peace. 
D)  The need to suppress rebellions in the future. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  The right of forcibly deposed monarchs to regain their thrones. 
B)  The right of working people to determine their form of government. 
C)  The responsibility of nations to work together to promote peace. 
D)  The need to suppress rebellions in the future. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 13

The role of women in the French Revolution could best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  severely limited. 
B)  inconsequential. 
C)  nonexistent. 
D)  active. 
E)  crucial to Jacobin success. 
A)  severely limited. 
B)  inconsequential. 
C)  nonexistent. 
D)  active. 
E)  crucial to Jacobin success.

Question 14

Napoleon did all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  create legal and civil codes. 
B)  dealt successfully with France's finances. 
C)  created administrative and judicial systems that are still around today. 
D)  called for free and open elections for all governmental positions. 
E)  granted legal title to peasants for the land they had seized. 
A)  create legal and civil codes. 
B)  dealt successfully with France's finances. 
C)  created administrative and judicial systems that are still around today. 
D)  called for free and open elections for all governmental positions. 
E)  granted legal title to peasants for the land they had seized.

Question 15

Discuss the changes in French government during this turbulent period in French history,highlighting liberalism and conservatism.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discussion of li

Question 16

The levee en masse was the ____________________ assembled by the Jacobins to fight for the Revolution.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The levee en masse was the ____________________...

Question 17

Evaluate Napoleon as a leader.

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a discus

Question 18

The ____________________,fought with Napoleon on one side and a coalition of Russian,Prussian,and Austrian forces on the other,led to Napoleon's abdication.

Accepted Answer

Battle of

Question 19

Describe and discuss the focus of the Jacobin regime.In what ways did it implement its policies of "terror"?

Accepted Answer

Answers would include a thorou

Question 20

The counterrevolution began in protest over the

Accepted Answer

A)  Declaration of the Rights of Man. 
B)  Civil Constitution of the Clergy. 
C)  Storming of the Bastille. 
D)  Jacobin Terror. 
E)  execution of the king and queen. 
A)  Declaration of the Rights of Man. 
B)  Civil Constitution of the Clergy. 
C)  Storming of the Bastille. 
D)  Jacobin Terror. 
E)  execution of the king and queen.

Exam 31: The French Revolution and the Empire of Napoleon

After war broke out with Prussia and Austria in 1792,the radical ____________________ took over the government in France.

According to your authors,what leader came closest to amassing the necessary qualities to be labeled a true "enlightened despot"?

During the reign of Louis XVI,interest rates skyrocketed because of the people's fear of

The calling of the Estates General was necessitated by

The Jacobin Terror ended only with

Napoleon's military forces were known as ____________________.

The financial crisis leading to the French Revolution was set off by France's participation in the

Examine ways in which Enlightenment ideas,combined with the deficiencies of Louis XV,contributed to the French Revolution.

According to the "reason" and "patriotism" of the Jacobins,every person

Discuss the convening of the Estates-General in 1789.How did the disputes contribute to the revolution and development of a constitution?

Which of these was not true of Napoleon Bonaparte?

Which of the following was least considered in the negotiations at Vienna?

The role of women in the French Revolution could best be described as

Napoleon did all of the following EXCEPT

Discuss the changes in French government during this turbulent period in French history,highlighting liberalism and conservatism.

The levee en masse was the ____________________ assembled by the Jacobins to fight for the Revolution.

Evaluate Napoleon as a leader.

The ____________________,fought with Napoleon on one side and a coalition of Russian,Prussian,and Austrian forces on the other,led to Napoleon's abdication.

Describe and discuss the focus of the Jacobin regime.In what ways did it implement its policies of "terror"?

The counterrevolution began in protest over the

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