IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FROM CLASS 9 CHAPTER THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

 

1. Old regime in France meant a period

• (a) before 1815
• (b) after 1815
• (c) before 1789
• (d) after 1789

1. (c).before 1789

2. What did Bastille symbolize?

• (a) Benevolence of the king
• (b) Despotic power of the king
• (c) Armed might of France
• (d) Prestige and power

2. (b) Despotic power of the king

3. 18th-century French society was divided into

• (a) Castes
• (b) Four Estates
• (c) Three Estates
• (d) Two Estates

3. (c) Three Estates

4. Which of the following constituted the privileged class?

• (a) Clergy and peasants
• (b) Peasants and nobility
• (c) First and Third Estate
• (d) Clergy and nobility

4. (d) Clergy and nobility

5. The most important of the privileges enjoyed by the clergy and nobility

• (a) Right to collect dues
• (b) Ownership of land
• (c) Participate in wars
• (d) Exemption from taxes to the state

5. (d) Exemption from taxes to the state

6. Which of the following believed social position must depend on merit?

• (a) Middle class
• (b) Nobility
• (c) Workers
• (d) Peasants

6. (a) Middle class

7. Society based on freedom, equal laws, and opportunities was advocated by

• (a) Middle class and people of the Third Estate
• (b) Clergy and nobility
• (c) Philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau
• (d) Englishmen Georges Danton and Arthur Young

7. (c) Philosophers such as John Locke and Rousseau

8. Which of the following refuted the doctrine of divine and absolute right?

• (a) John Locke
• (b) Rousseau
• (c) Montesquieu
• (d) Voltaire

8. (a) John Locke

9. Who advocated government based on Social Contract?

• (a) Darwin
• (b) Spencer
• (c) Rousseau
• (d) Montesquieu

9. (c) Rousseau

10. Division of power within the government was put forth in

• (a) 'Two Treaties of Government'
• (b) 'The Spirit of the Laws'
• (c) 'Le Moniteur Universal'
• (d) 'The Social Contract'

10. (b) 'The Spirit of the Laws'

11. Who was the King of France at the time of the Revolution?

• (a) Louis XIV
• (b) Louis XVI
• (c) Marie Antoinette
• (d) Nicholas II

11. (b) Louis XVI

12. Political body of France

• (a) Duma
• (b) Reichstag
• (c) Lok Sabha
• (d) Estates General

12. (d) Estates-General

13. Voting in the Estates-General was conducted on the principle of

• (a) Each member one vote
• (b) Male adult franchise
• (c) Universal adult franchise
• (d) Estates General

13. (d) Estates-General

14. The Estates General was last convened in

• (a) 1604
• (b) 1614
• (c) 1416
• (d) 1641

14. (b) 1614

15. Where did the Third Estate form and announce the National Assembly?

• (a) Indoor Tennis Court
• (b) Hall of Mirrors
• (c) Firoz Shah Ground
• (d) Winter Palace

15. (a) Indoor Tennis Court

16. Members of the Third Estate were led by

• (a) Louis XVI and Marie Antionette
• (b) Lenin and Kerensky
• (c) Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes
• (d) Rousseau and Voltaire

16. (c) Mirabeau and Abbe Sieyes

17. Which of the following was the main objective of the Constitution of 1791?

• (a) To limit the powers of the king alone
• (b) Do away with feudal privileges
• (c) Give equal rights to women
• (d) Establish a constitutional monarchy

17. (d) Establish a constitutional monarchy

18. A broken chain symbolized

• (a) Chains used to fetter slaves
• (b) Strength lies in unity
• (c) Royal power
• (d) Act of becoming free

18. (d) Act of becoming free

19. The winged woman personified

• (а) National colours of France
• (b) Act of becoming free
• (c) Personification of Law
• (d) Rays of the Sun will drive away the clouds of ignorance

19. (c) Personification of Law

20. Bundle of rods or fasces symbolized

• (a) Royal power
• (b) Equality before law
• (c) Law is the same for all
• (d) Strength lies in unity

20. (d) Strength lies in unity

21. Which of the following symbolized Eternity?

• (a) Sceptre
• (b) Eye within a triangle radiating light
• (c) The Law Tablet
• (d) Snake biting its tail to form a ring

21. (d) Snake biting its tail to form a ring

22. Which of the following were the national colours of France ?

• (a) Blue-green-yellow
• (b) Red-green-blue
• (c) Blue-white-red
• (d) Yellow-red-white

22. (c) Blue-white-red

23. National Anthem of France

• (a) Vande Matram
• (b) Roget de L Isle
• (c) Le Moniteur Universal
• (d) Marseilles

23. (d) Marseilles

24. Members of the Jacobin Club were known as

• (a) Conservatives
• (b) Revolutionaries
• (c) Terrorists
• (d) San-culottes

24. (d) San-culottes

25. France on 21st September 1792 was declared a

• (a) Socialist State
• (b) Democracy
• (c) Communist State
• (d) Republic

25. (d) Republic

26. Which of the following was a factor in the rise of Napoleon?

• (a) Fall of the Jacobin government
• (b) Robespiere’s Reign of Terror
• (c) Political instability of the Directory
• (d) Nationalist forces

26. (c) Political instability of the Directory

27. French legacy to the world

• (a) Democracy
• (b) Socialism and nationalism
• (c) Republicanism
• (d) Liberty, Freedom, and Equality

27. (d) Liberty, Freedom, and Equality

28. In the context of France the volunteers from Marseilles sang the Marseillaise, a patriotic song when they marched into Paris. Who composed this song?

• (a) Maximilian Robespierre
• (b) Marie Antoinette
• (c) Roget de L’Isle
• (d) Mirabeau

28. (c) Roget de L’Isle

29. What did the Red Cap wear by Sans-Culottes in France symbolize?

• (a) Liberty
• (b) Brotherhood
• (c) Love
• (d) Equality

29. (a) Liberty

30. Which of the following refers to the political body representing the three estates of pre-revolutionary France?

• (a) Parliament of France
• (b) National Assembly
• (c) Estates General
• (d) Estates Committee

30. (c) Estates-General

31. The word ‘Guillotine’ during French Revolution-era refers to

• (a) Beheading a person
• (b) Awarding a person
• (c) Taxing a person
• (d) Threatening a person

31. (a) Beheading a person

32. The French Revolution took place on…..

• (a) July 14, 1789
• (b) July 14, 1788
• (c) July 14, 1786
• (d) July 14, 1785

32. (a) July 14, 1789

33. On what charges was Louis XVI guillotined?

• (a) Cruelty
• (b) Treason
• (c) Absolute Role
• (d) Misgovernance

33. (b) Treason

34. The tax called tithe was collected from French Peasants by

• (a) The Church
• (b) The emperor
• (c) The Nobles
• (d) Chief of the Army

34. (a) The Church

35. Why was the subsistence crisis caused in France?

• (a) The wages of the people were low
• (b) There was widespread unemployment
• (c) Increase in population led to rapid increase in the demand of food grains
• (d) The government imposed various taxes

35. (c) Increase in population led to rapid increase in the demand of food grains

36. The Bastille was hated by all in France because

• (a) It stood for the despotic power of the king
• (b) It was a fortress prison
• (c) Prison In charge tortured the inmates
• (d) It housed dreaded criminals

36. (a) It stood for the despotic power of the king

Q.37. When was Napoleon Bonaparte crowned as the Emperor of France?

• (a) 1801
• (b) 1802
• (c) 1803
• (d) 1804

37. (d) 1804

Q.38. ______________ was regarded as the moderniser of Europe in 1804.

• (a) Napoleon
• (b) Olympe de Gouges
• (c) Robespierre
• (d) Robespierre

38. (a) Napoleon 

Q.39. In the year ________ Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.

• (a) 1814
• (b) 1813
• (c) 1815
• (d) 1816

39. (c) 1815 

Q.40. One important law that came into effect soon after the storming of the Bastille in the summer of 1789 was the abolition of _____________.

• (a) leadership
• (b) censorship  
• (c) invading force
• (d) slavery

40. (b) censorship

Q.41. Name the two individuals from India who responded to the ideas coming from revolutionary France.

• (a) Tantia Tope and Raja Rammohun Roy
• (b) Tipu Sultan and Laxmi Bai
• (c) Tipu Sultan and Rammohun Roy
• (d) Chandrasekhar Azad and Raja Rammohun Roy

41. (c) Tipu Sultan and Rammohun Roy

Q42. Some 7,000 men and women gathered in front of the town hall and decided to form a …………?

• A. Peoples party
• B. Peoples’ militia
• C. Peoples democracy
• D. Peoples presence

42. (B). Peoples’ militia 

Q43. Finally, a group of several hundred people marched towards the …………….. part of the city and stormed the fortress-prison, the Bastille, where they hoped to find hoarded ammunition?

• A. Eastern
• B. Northern
• C. Western
• D. Southern

43. (A). Eastern 

Q44. What was the main protest by the people?

• A. Price of bread
• B. Behavior of the king
• C. Poverty of the people
• D. High taxes

44. (A). Price of bread 

Q45. Who said “ the task of representing the people has to be given to the rich”?

• A. Mirabeau
• B. Jean Paul Marat
• C. Rousseau
• D. Georges Denton

45. (B). Jean Paul Marat 

Q46. The National Assembly formed a constitution in 1791, to limit the power of the …….?

• A. Wealthy men
• B. Businessmen
• C. Monarch
• D. Press

46. (C). Monarch 

Q47. Who wrote the influential pamphlet- ‘What is the Third Estate”? 

• A. Mirabeau
• B. Jean Paul Marat
• C. Abbe Sieyes
• D. Georges Denton

47. (C). Abbe Sieyes 

Q48. Which group of people did not join the Jacobin Club?

• A. Artisans
• B. Shopkeepers
• C. Daily wage workers
• D. Men with property

48 .(D). Men with property

Q49. French women demanded the right to…..?

• A. Vote
• B. To be elected in the assembly
• C. To hold political office
• D. All

49. (D). All 

Q50. A triangular slave trade took place between Europe, the Americas and…..?

• A. Asia
• B. Australia
• C. Africa
• D. None

50.(C). Africa 

Q51. What did the slaves wear after becoming free?

• A. Blue cap
• B. Red cap
• C. White cap
• D. Green cap

51. (B). Red cap 

Q52. Who were not considered passive citizens?

• A. Women
• B. Children
• C. Non property men
• D. Wealthy people

52. (D). Wealthy people 

Q53. The third estate comprised……?

• A. Poor and small peasants
• B. Land less labour
• C. Peasants and artisans
• D. All

53. (D). All  

Q54. Which of the following decisions was taken by the convention?

• A. It declared France a constitutional Monarchy
• B. Abolished the Monarchy
• C. All men and women above 21 got the right to vote
• D. Declared France a Republic

54. (D). Declared France a Republic  

Q55. How does a subsistence crisis happen?

• A. Bad harvest leads of scarcity of grains
• B. Food prices rise and the poor cannot buy bread
• C. Leads to disease and death
• D. All

55. (D). All

Q56. Which of the following statements is false about the Third Estate?

• A. It comprised of poor only
• B. Some were rich some were poor
• C. Rich members owned land
• D. Peasant was obliged to serve in the army

56. (A). It comprised of poor only 

Q57. What was a guillotine?

• (A). A device consisted of two poles and a blade to behead people
• (B). A fine sword to behead people
• (C). A special noose to hang people
• (D). None 0f these

57. (A). A device consisted of two poles and a blade to behead people 

Q58. What does the word livres stand for?

• (A). Unit of currency in France
• (B). Tax levied by the state
• (C). Tax levied by the Church
• (D). Tax to the Landlord

58. (A). Unit of currency in France 

Q59. What was Estates General?

• (A). Post of army general
• (B). A political body
• (C). Head of all landed property
• (D). Advisor of the king

59. (B). A political body

Q.60. In which century the slave trade began? 

• (a) sixteenth-century
• (b) fifteenth century
• (c) seventeenth century
• (d) eighteenth century

60. (c) seventeenth century

61. On which of the following day did ‘Storming of the Bastille’ occur?

• (a) 14th July 1789
• (b) 14th July 1798
• (c) 14th June 1789
• (d) 14th June 1798

61. (a) 14th July 1789

62. Court officials were part of

• (a) 1st Estate
• (b) 2nd Estate 
• (c) 3rd Estate

Ans. 62. (c) 3rd Estate

63.  The population increase in France from 1715 to 1789 was

• (a) 23 million
• (b) 28 million
• (c) 5 million
• (d) 10 million

Ans. 63. (c) 5 million

64.  The staple diet of France was

• (a) bread
• (b) pizza
• (c) rice
• (d) burger

Ans. 64. (a) bread

65. Division of power was proposed in

• (a) The social contract
• (b) The Spirit of laws
• (c) Two treatises of government

Ans. 65. (b) The spirit of laws

66. Before 1789, the meaning of estate generals was called in 

• (a) 1523
• (b) 1459
• (c) 1614
• (d) 1715

Ans. 66. (c) 1614