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CBSE Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Important Questions

The document provides 20 questions about the French Revolution for students studying CBSE Class 9 History Chapter 1. The questions cover topics such as the clergy, King Louis XVI, the storming of the Bastille prison, Olympe de Gouges' Declaration of the Rights of Woman, the abolition of slavery, democratic rights originating from the revolution, and the rise of Napoleon.

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CBSE Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution Important Questions

The document provides 20 questions about the French Revolution for students studying CBSE Class 9 History Chapter 1. The questions cover topics such as the clergy, King Louis XVI, the storming of the Bastille prison, Olympe de Gouges' Declaration of the Rights of Woman, the abolition of slavery, democratic rights originating from the revolution, and the rise of Napoleon.

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CBSE Class 9 History Chapter 1 The French Revolution

Important Questions

1. Who are the clergy?


2. Write a note on the French Revolution.
3. Explain the Subsistence crisis.
4. Name the King of France during the French Revolution.
5. Describe The Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizen.
6. What is liberty? State the two conflicting views about it.
7. Write a brief note on “The life of a revolutionary woman – Olympe de Gouges”.
8. Give a reason why Bastille was hated by all. Why did a group of several hundred people storm the
fortress prison Bastille?
9. Mention some of the basic rights set forth in Olympe de Gouges’ Declaration.
10. Write a note on the Abolition of Slavery.
11. Write a short biography on any one of the revolutionary figures you have read about in this chapter.
12. Describe the circumstances leading to the outbreak of revolutionary protest in France.
13. Which groups of French society benefited from the revolution? Which groups were forced to
relinquish power? Which sections of society would have been disappointed with the outcome of the
revolution?
14. Describe the legacy of the French Revolution for the peoples of the world during the nineteenth and
twentieth centuries.
15. Draw up a list of democratic rights we enjoy today whose origins could be traced to the French
Revolution.
16. Would you agree with the view that the message of universal rights was beset with contradictions?
Explain.
17. How would you explain the rise of Napoleon?
18. Explain the terms “Tithes” and “Taille.”
19. Name the author of the book ‘Two Treatises of Government.’
20. Explain “middle class.” Mention three points.

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