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Kukatpally

Name: Roll No:


Subject: Social Studies Date of issue:
Grade IX: Date of submission:
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History Lesson 1: French Revolution
MCQs
1. The French Revolution is most important for having changed subjects to citizens." This
statement emphasizes the shift from
a) religious traditions to secular values
b) divine right rule to people's participation in government
c) rural lifestyles to urban lifestyles
d) private property ownership to government ownership

2. One way in which the caste system in traditional India and the Estates system of
pre-revolutionary France are similar is that
a) occupations were attained by merit
b) social mobility was very limited
c) status was determined by education
d) impact on the daily lives of people was minimal

3. One way in which Robespierre and Louis XVI of France are similar is that both
a) were removed from power during the French Revolution
b) adopted ideas of the Congress of Vienna
c) implemented policies of religious tolerance
d) decreased government control of the economy

4. Maximilien Robespierre and the Jacobins are best known for


a) instituting the Reign of Terror
b) protecting freedom of religion
c) supporting the reign of King Louis XVI
d) sending French troops to fight in the American Revolution

5. Arrange these events related to the French Revolution in sequence of occurrence.


a) Napoleon became emperor of France.
b) The Declaration of the Rights of Man was issued.
c) Louis XVI called the Estates General into session.
d) The Committee of Public Safety led the Reign of Terror.

6. Base your answer to question on the passage below. "During the greater part of the day the
guillotine had been kept busy at its ghastly
work. Every aristocrat was a traitor. For two hundred years now the people had sweated, and
toiled, and starved to keep a lustful court in
lavish extravagance; now the descendants of those who had helped to make these courts brilliant
had to hide for their lives."
Which generalization best summarizes the views of the author of this passage?
a) The common people of the nation deserved to be punished for violating the country’s laws.
b) The goals of fraternity, equality, and liberty were achieved in this period.
c) The nobility was being punished for bringing benefits to the nation.
d) Because of past abuses by the nobility, the common people staged a bloody revolt.

7. Correct the following statement and rewrite


French Revolution was a turning point in global history because it inspired people to seek
autocracy.

8. Which list of French leaders is in the correct chronological order?


a) Louis XVI, Napoleon, Robespierre
b) Robespierre, Napoleon, Louis XVI
c) Louis XVI, Robespierre, Napoleon
d) Napoleon, Louis XVI, Robespierre

9. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason
(R). Read the statements and choose the
correct option:
Assertion (A): One important law that came into effect soon after the storming of
the Bastille in the summer of 1789 was the abolition of censorship.
Reason (R): In the Old Regime all written material and cultural activities books,
newspapers, plays could be published or performed only after they had been approved by the
censors of the king.
Options:
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct, but R is wrong.
d) A is wrong, but R is correct
10. Match the following items given in column A with those in column B and choose the correct
answer from the options given below:

Column A Column B

(i) Abbe Sieyes 1. The spirit of laws

(ii) John Locke 2. The social contract

(iii) Montesquieu 3. What is a third estate?

(iv) Jean Jacques Rousseau 4. Two Treatises of government

A.(i)- 3 , (ii) - 4 , (iii) - 1 , (iv) -2


B.(i) - 2 , (ii) - 4 , (iii) - 1 , (iv) - 3
C.(i) - 1 , (ii) - 2 , (iii) - 3 , (iv) -4
D.(i) – 2 , (ii) - 3 , (iii) - 4 , (iv)- 1

11. In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason
(R). Read the statements and choose the correct
option:
Assertion (A): Plays, songs and festive processions attracted large number of people
Reason (R): This was one way the common uneducated people could grasp the meaning of
liberty, equality and fraternity.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is correct, but R is wrong.
D. A is wrong, but R is correct

Very short question answers


1.What was the newly elected assembly called?
2.Who introduced Reign of Terror and where?
3.When was slavery finally abolished in French colonies?
4.Who proposed the Social Contract theory?
5.What did the French Revolution of 1789 stand for?
6.What did the fall of Bastille signify?
7.Name the special tax levied by the church on peasants.
8.On what principle was voting conducted in the Estates General?
9.What is a Guillotine?
10.What idea was the ‘Law Tablet Convey’?
11.Who was the leader of the Jacobin club?
12.What was the Estates General?
13.Who were denied entry to the assembly of the Estates General, called by Louis XVI on 5
May, 1789?
14.Why were images and symbols used in eighteenth century France?
15.Who owned about 60 percent of the land in France?
16.What led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains in 1789?
17.Which doctrine was refuted by John Locke in his ‘Tiro Treatises of Government’!
18.What idea did Rousseau propose?
19.What was the main object of the Constitution of 1791?
20.Who were considered passive citizens under the Constitution of 1791?

Short answer questions


1.An empty treasury is what Louis XVI inherited on accession in 1774. Discuss the reasons for
the same.
2.Illustrate the French society post the old regime.
3.Subsistence crisis in France in 1789 caused great pain to the people. Elaborate.
4.Why did members of the third estate walk out of the assembly of the Estates General, called by
Louis XVI on 5 May 1789?
5.Storming of the Bastille storm resulted out of anger and frustration of the French citizens ,
especially those from the third estate. Justify.
6.Under what circumstances did Louis XVI finally accord recognition to the National Assembly?
Mention the changes brought by the Assembly
on the night of 4 August 1789.
7.Discuss the consequences of the uprising led by the Jacobins in 1792.
8.Write three points about the Jacobin club in France. Who was its leader?
9.What was a Directory? Why was it dismissed?
10.Women had been active participants in the events which brought about many important
changes in French society. Still their condition did
not improve.” Explain.
11.Describe the triangular slave trade that was carried on during the eighteenth and nineteenth
centuries.
12.Under what circumstances did the representatives of the third estate form the National
Assembly?
Long Answers Questions

1.The journey of France from a monarchy to a republic was an incredible one. Elucidate the
statement.
2.Robespierre’s government was known as the Reign of Terror. Explain.
3.Discuss the impact of the French revolution on the everyday life of the people in France.
4.Who were the Jacobins? What was their contribution to the French Revolution?
5.The French Revolution had a huge impact on the world. Explain
6.The revolutionary government took it upon themselves to pass laws that would translate the
ideals of liberty and equality into everyday
practice.” Discuss this statement with special emphasis on the abolition of censorship.
7.Women did not have a revolution in 1789 and after. Analyse the given statement with facts.
8.Describe the social conditions in France before the French Revolution.
9.Describe causes for the fall of the Jacobin government in France.
10.Explain the role of philosophers in the French Revolution of 1789.

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